Why this is a boon to the #FossilFuel industry:
#Wetlands are natural carbon cycling, so despite their huge contribution to greenhouse gasses, they are not including in footprint calculations. But #CowFarts are. Natural enteric fermentation is 75% of the Ag methane emissions. Drop that and anthropogenic Ag emissions are only 36MT...
#fossilfuel #wetlands #cowfarts
To illustrate the error inherent in including natural #CarbonCycle #CowFarts in #footprint calculations...
Consider that 1/3 of all #MethaneEmissions come from #wetlands. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5054
CO2 drawn down by photosynthesis and stored in plant material is going to return to the atmosphere via decomposition - be it land, stomach, or wetland processes.
Should we consider a developer's plan to destroy a wetland carbon negative because of methane? that would obviously be ridiculous
#carboncycle #cowfarts #footprint #methaneemissions #wetlands