Question:What Are Sources Of The Greenhouse Gas Methane?

What Are Sources Of The Greenhouse Gas Methane?

Sometimes it is hotly debated whether global warming is really a human-made problem. For instance, one of the worst climage-change gases is methane (CH4). It is 23 times more potent (in terms of promoting global warming) than carbon dioxi...

Is it true that the number one source for the greenhouse gas Methane in the atmosphere is wet-lands?

Q: Remember "SWAMP-GAS"? Methane is produced by rotting vegetation and wet-lands are probably the greatest source. It certainly exceeds the volume produce by cows. Even grass allowed to rot on the ground instead of being eaten will produce methane. It is pumped out of gas wells to be piped to our homes for energy, to power plants to produce electricity, etc.: but those sources are burned and produce carbon dioxide and water. Atmospheric methane, relative to its quantity, has a far greater effect on global warming than CO2. What is an appropriate perspective for evaluating the reality of this situation?

A: It is true that 'swamp-gas' can produce a lot of methane. But this only amounts to some 5% of the total methane production on earth! By far, human activities, i.e. garbage dumps or land fills, human waste management plants, etc. produce some 60% of the total methane production on earth!!