• betanumerus@lemmy.ca
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    14 hours ago

    Well that’s overcomplicating it quite a bit. Just look at the carbon-based molecules. Lump CO2 and CH4 together. Their ratio can be approximated as a constant over some time so who cares. Part if is from newly extracted fossil material, part of the lot is recycled. That’s it.

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      10 hours ago

      Their ratio can be approximated as a constant over some time so who cares

      The people on a burning planet probably?

      You don’t need ANY fossils to be dug up to produce methane, or CO2 for that matter. Of course it helps.