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Increasing anthropogenic methane emissions arise equally from agricultural and fossil fuel sources
Environmental Research Letters · 2020 · Vol. 15(7) · pp. 071002–071002
Robert B. Jackson✉(Forest Institute)Marielle Saunois(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Philippe Bousquet(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)Josep G. Canadell(CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere)Benjamin Poulter(Goddard Space Flight Center)Ann R. Stavert(CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere)P. Bergamaschi(Joint Research Centre)Yosuke Niwa(National Institute for Environmental Studies)Arjo SegersAki Tsuruta(Finnish Meteorological Institute)
Abstract
Human activities emitted a record 364 million metric tonnes of methane in 2017 (range 340-381), jeopardizing climate stabilization.
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisEnvironmental scienceMethaneFossil fuelAgricultureMethane emissionsGreenhouse gasAtmospheric methaneEarth scienceEnvironmental protectionAtmospheric sciences
Funding
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Australian Government
- Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
- Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Citations
585
FWCI
35.30
field-weighted impact
References
30
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100%
vs. same field & year
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References
Three decades of global methane sources and sinks
Nature Geoscience · 2013 · 2,335 citations
Radiative forcing of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide: A significant revision of the methane radiative forcing
Geophysical Research Letters · 2016 · 1,035 citations
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