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Scientists unveil methane munching monster, 100 million times faster than nature (interestingengineering.com)
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

Yes but the heat it retains in that time is 85x the effect of base CO2, which makes sense: decomposition of the methane releases energy. It does a much better job of reflecting the IR until it breaks down, then in the act of breaking down releases energy.