Many techniques have been invented to gauge the causes and effects and to curb the effects of global warming on earth. For example, a new method to capture methane from the atmosphere to control the temperature has positive and negative effects.
FREMONT, CA: A technique to transform methane, the harsher greenhouse gas (GHGs), into carbon dioxide, also the milder of the gases, has been suggested to tackle climate change.
Methane is premeditated to be 84 times stronger than carbon dioxide over the first two decades after being discharged into the atmosphere. While converting methane into CO2 will not eradicate air pollution, it will reduce about one-sixth of the significant factors that affect global warming and positively affect humanity. However, the International Energy Agency has reported that merely seven of the 45 energy technologies and zones it monitors are at the pace to reach the objectives of the Paris climate agreement.
Some GHGs are more piercing than others; some trap excess heat in the atmosphere than others. Therefore, if it is possible to transform the worst of GHGs into reduced damage-causing ones, theoretically, the effect is enhanced to a net positive.
To make a minor variance in the global CO2 budget, billions of tons of CO2 must be filtered out of the atmosphere yearly. About 5-10 billion tons per year out of the 40 billion tons are presently emitted. Methane exists at 2ppm(parts per million) in the atmosphere, which accounts for a hundred times lower than CO2. Although the method is costly, it will still make some aspects of the process easier than treatment for CO2.
All these approaches have been considered distractions from the actual move toward emission reductions. Many do not receive it well, as the average methane concentrations are insignificant compared to other harmful GHGs. In addition, the technique is relatively more onerous and much more expensive when capturing the higher concentrations of gases and CO2 occurring at 400 ppm. Suggestions focus on reducing methane emissions first rather than managing after pollution is caused, making it much more efficient and cost-effective.
