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Over 20 years, the global warming potential of methane is 72 times that of carbon dioxide, as given in IPCC (2007), chapter 2, p 212, table 2.14, available at http://tinyurl.com/2n27cn . And a 2009 study further suggests that estimates for the GWP of methane should be raised by one third to take into account the effect of methane in breaking down the airborne sulphate particles, which help to cool atmosphere as they reflect heat. See Mark Henderson, “Methane’s Impact on Global Warming Far Higher than Previously Thought”, The Times, 30 October 2009.

David Fleming
Dr David Fleming (2 January 1940 – 29 November 2010) was a cultural historian and economist, based in London, England. He was among the first to reveal the possibility of peak oil's approach and invented the influential TEQs scheme, designed to address this and climate change. He was also a pioneer of post-growth economics, and a significant figure in the development of the UK Green Party, the Transition Towns movement and the New Economics Foundation, as well as a Chairman of the Soil Association. His wide-ranging independent analysis culminated in two critically acclaimed books, 'Lean Logic' and 'Surviving the Future', published posthumously in 2016. These in turn inspired the 2020 launches of both BAFTA-winning director Peter Armstrong's feature film about Fleming's perspective and legacy - 'The Sequel: What Will Follow Our Troubled Civilisation?' - and Sterling College's unique 'Surviving the Future: Conversations for Our Time' online courses. For more information on all of the above, including Lean Logic, click the little globe below!

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