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Global methane levels soar to record high

Annual emissions of the greenhouse gas have risen by almost 10% in the past two decades, driven by agriculture and the gas industry.
  1. Quirin Schiermeier
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Global methane emissions have risen nearly 10% over the past two decades, resulting in record-high atmospheric concentrations of the powerful greenhouse gas.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02116-8

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