Description: Against the background of the discussion on Carbon Dioxide Removal, the question arises as to whether there are also technologies to remove methane (CH 4 ) from the atmosphere (Methane Removal), which is 30 times more harmful to the climate. Methane is converted into CO 2 in the atmosphere by natural oxidation processes with an average residence time of 9 to 12 years. This factsheet presents the development status of technical approaches to accelerate this process and remove methane from the atmosphere at the current atmospheric concentration of approx. 2 ppm . These approaches are not an alternative to avoiding and reducing methane emissions. Veröffentlicht in Fact Sheet.
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Tags: Methanemission ? Methan ? Oxidation ? Atmosphäre ? Carbon Dioxide Removal ?
License: other-closed
Language: Englisch/English
Issued: 2025-01-01
Time ranges: 2025-01-01 - 2025-01-01
Topic Geoengineering
https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/climate-energy/geoengineering#cdr (Webseite)UBA position „unterschätztes Treibhausgas Methan – Quellen, Wirkungen, Minderungsoptionen“ (german)
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