On Bluesky, David Ho posted "CH₄ has a lifetime of about a decade in the atmosphere, whereby it oxidizes to CO₂ and remains in the atmosphere for tens of thousands of years. More than 99% of the cumulative climate impact (i.e., the radiative forcing) is from its life as CO₂. In the end, it's still CO₂ that gets you. "
I have a smart-assy comment I'd like to share with you.
IMO, it'll be the short-term heat spike from CH4 that "gets me". Bc from that extra °C does extreme weather get its fuel, which destabilises societies, which then rips apart all supply chains of our tech civilisation – which is when "it gets me".
Guess: the CH4 molecule killing me is emitted before 2030.
The steak that kills me, will be BBQ'ed before 2030.
The cow birthing the cow that'll die for the steak that'll kill me, is meeting her bull next year or so.
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/figures/chapter-6/figure-6-16/
#GlobalWarmingPotential #GWP
#methane