Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with 80 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide over a 25-year period. However, it also degrades much more quickly than CO2, meaning cuts in emissions now can have a quick and significant effect on reducing global warming. On this bonus episode of Zero, producer Oscar Boyd talks with host Akshat Rathi about the methane problem and the ways to solve it.

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A transcript of this episode



Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Special thanks to John Fraher, Meg Szabo and Kira Bindrim.  Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with 80 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide over a 25-year period. However, it also degrades much more quickly than CO2, meaning cuts in emissions now can have a quick and significant effect on reducing global warming. On this bonus episode of Zero, producer Oscar Boyd talks with host Akshat Rathi about the methane problem and the ways to solve it.
Read more: 
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-16/cheap-powerful-methane-cuts-get-support-from-turkmenistan-to-eu">A Cheap Fix to Global Warming Is Finally Gaining Support</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-27/how-much-would-it-cost-oil-and-gas-companies-to-curb-methane-leaks">The $75 Billion Climate Solution That’s a Bargain</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-31/us-courts-turkmenistan-for-historic-deal-to-cap-methane-pollution">Turkmenistan in Talks With US to Tackle Giant Methane Leaks</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-03/giant-methane-leak-in-kazakhstan-shows-climate-risk-of-gas-exploration">Scientists Say They’ve Detected a Huge Methane Leak in Kazakhstan</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">A <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-21/methane-leaks-are-the-low-hanging-fruit-of-the-climate-crisis">transcript</a> of this episode</li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Special thanks to John Fraher, Meg Szabo and Kira Bindrim.  Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green">https://www.bloomberg.com/green</a>

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