
What is methane and what’s its role in climate change? – The Times of India
Representative Image (Image credits: AP) What’s colorless, odorless, is the main component of natural gas and traps massive amounts of heat in the atmosphere?The answer is methane or CH4. Over a 20-year timescale, methane traps around 84 times as much heat as carbon dioxide (CO2), which is released by burning fossil fuels and is probably…