It is a research project founded in 2001 to slow down and ultimately stop the increase of greenhouse gases.
It integrates knowledge of greenhouse gases for human activities and the Earth system.
GCP creates global budgets for three dominant greenhouse gases — carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
The key findings of Methane Budget 2020 are:
Emissions increased by 9% compared to the last decade.
The global increase mainly from anthropogenic sources between Agriculture and Waste and Fossil Fuel.
Tropical regions in three continents, Africa, Asia, and South America, were responsible for 64% of the entire planet’s emissions, while temperate regions and the Arctic contributed to 32% and four per cent respectively.
Sources of Methane
Anthropogenic sources are responsible for about 60% of global emissions. Some of these sources include Fossil fuel production, Livestock industry, Rice cultivation, Biomass burning, Waste management.
Natural sources include wetlands, gas hydrates, termites, oceans, freshwater bodies, and other sources such as wildfires. Natural wetlands are responsible for approximately 80% of global methane emissions from natural sources.
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Sources of Methane