Long-term study suggests landfill methane emissions are far higher than estimates

Long-term study suggests landfill methane emissions are far higher than estimates. Methane is an especially potent greenhouse gas, causing much more warming than carbon dioxide on a unit-for-unit basis—and a new, uniquely long-term study of emissions at a New Jersey landfill suggests that estimates of methane pollution in the U.S.

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Trechos de apoio da pauta: Methane is an especially potent greenhouse gas, causing much more warming than carbon dioxide on a unit-for-unit basis—and a new, uniquely long-term study of emissions at a New Jersey landfill suggests that estimates of methane pollution in the U.S. and elsewhere may be dramatically off.

• Ponto de atenção: long.
• Ponto de atenção: term.
• Ponto de atenção: study.

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