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Published online 18 August 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.833
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China cuts methane emissions from rice fields
But global warming could raise greenhouse gases produced by paddies elsewhere.
Simple changes to farming practices in China have slashed the amount of methane released from rice fields, researchers say. Paddy fields account for around 20% of human-related emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas.
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