Climate Benefits from Methane Mitigation
Methane is a greenhouse gas with a lifespan of about a decade, and its presence in the atmosphere affects the Earth’s temperature and the climate system. Methane is included in short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs) or near-term climate forcers (NTCFs), whose atmospheric composition changes have a near...
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| description | Methane is a greenhouse gas with a lifespan of about a decade, and its presence in the atmosphere affects the Earth’s temperature and the climate system. Methane is included in short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs) or near-term climate forcers (NTCFs), whose atmospheric composition changes have a near-term effect on climate, predominantly in the first two decades after their emission or formation. In this study, the climate benefits of methane mitigation on global air temperature distribution are examined for the near future (2031–2050). The analysis is based on model simulations conducted by the Earth System Model GFDL-ESM4 for the future scenario SSP3-7.0 with additional air quality mitigation measures either in non-methane NTCFs (aerosol and ozone precursors) or in all NTCFs (including methane). It is shown that additional methane mitigation would potentially further contribute to offsetting the warming from reduced aerosols associated mainly with SO<sub>2</sub> reductions that would accompany decarbonization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c8969bb5cd84fbfbbb95cb214b5ea8b2024-03-27T13:37:20ZengMDPI AGEnvironmental Sciences Proceedings2673-49312023-08-0126111310.3390/environsciproc2023026113Climate Benefits from Methane MitigationSofia Eirini Paschou0Alkiviadis Kalisoras1Prodromos Zanis2Department of Meteorology and Climatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Meteorology and Climatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Meteorology and Climatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, GreeceMethane is a greenhouse gas with a lifespan of about a decade, and its presence in the atmosphere affects the Earth’s temperature and the climate system. Methane is included in short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs) or near-term climate forcers (NTCFs), whose atmospheric composition changes have a near-term effect on climate, predominantly in the first two decades after their emission or formation. In this study, the climate benefits of methane mitigation on global air temperature distribution are examined for the near future (2031–2050). The analysis is based on model simulations conducted by the Earth System Model GFDL-ESM4 for the future scenario SSP3-7.0 with additional air quality mitigation measures either in non-methane NTCFs (aerosol and ozone precursors) or in all NTCFs (including methane). It is shown that additional methane mitigation would potentially further contribute to offsetting the warming from reduced aerosols associated mainly with SO<sub>2</sub> reductions that would accompany decarbonization.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/26/1/113methanemethane mitigationtemperatureclimate benefitsemission scenariosSSPs |
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| title | Climate Benefits from Methane Mitigation |
| title_full | Climate Benefits from Methane Mitigation |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Climate Benefits from Methane Mitigation |
| title_short | Climate Benefits from Methane Mitigation |
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| topic | methane methane mitigation temperature climate benefits emission scenarios SSPs |
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