Coal, gas leading to 'quite dramatic' increases in methane emissions | p_hannam
Fossil fuel developments are rapidly increasing emissions of methane, led by the opening of coal mines and gas fields, some of which are in Australia.
"Particularly during the last few years, we've seen quite dramatic growth rates of methane," said Pep Canadell, head of CSIRO's Global Carbon Project and one of the paper's authors. China was a big source of the extra methane as its coal industry expanded, Dr Canadell said. The Oceania region, which includes Australia, also featured as one region where both fossil fuel and agriculture-sourced methane has increased.
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