▲ 417 ▼ The world came tantalizingly close to a deal to phase out fossil fuels (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 140 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TheBananaKing@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) mmmnope. Heard of the clathrate bomb? There is a fuckton of methane locked in permafrost soils. Once they start to melt, you get a chain reaction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Methane is very potent, and will cause issues for sure. You're absolutely right about that. But it also has a much shorter half life than carbon does, so it doesn't have the same kind of long term effects as carbon does. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Methane is very potent, and will cause issues for sure. You're absolutely right about that. But it also has a much shorter half life than carbon does, so it doesn't have the same kind of long term effects as carbon does. permalink fedilink source parent