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Why methane emissions are threatening climate stability
Methane emissions have emerged as a top threat to the global climate, with scientists and policymakers calling for aggressive action to curb the output.
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As the production of natural gas from shale fields has expanded, so have methane emissions. U.S. methane emissions grew 27 percent from 1990 to 2009, according to the Energy Information Administration. Methane contributes about 10 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and is 25 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.