{"id":24431,"date":"2026-03-20T10:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T05:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=24431"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:50:55","slug":"methane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/methane\/","title":{"rendered":"Methane"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Methane Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent satellite data processed by Carbon Mapper shows that 15 of the world\u2019s top 25 methane emission sites in 2025 from the oil and gas sector were in Turkmenistan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Methane<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methane is a <\/span><b>potent greenhouse gas,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> responsible for about 30% of the global temperature rise since the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/industrial-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\">Industrial Revolution<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its atmospheric concentration is now 2.5 times higher than in the preindustrial era and is rising faster than other greenhouse gases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the primary component of natural gas and a <\/span><b>byproduct of fossil fuel exploration.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is 86 times more efficient at trapping heat <\/span><b>over a 20-year-period than carbon dioxide.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Major Sources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The three major anthropogenic sources of methane emissions are\u00a0 <\/span><b>agriculture, energy, and waste sectors.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Methane Characteristics<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>colourless, odourless, and highly flammable gas,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also known as marsh gas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although it remains in the atmosphere for a <\/span><b>shorter period \u2014 about 12 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 than carbon dioxide,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It traps far more heat in the near term, making it a key driver of short-term climate change, contributing 28 times more to global warming than carbon dioxide for every tonne.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/climate-change\/methanes-heavy-hitters-turkmenistan-tops-list-of-worst-emitting-oil-and-gas-sites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, responsible for about 30% of the global temperature rise since the Industrial Revolution. 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