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Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming Mitigation, Adaptation, and the Science Base (1992) / Chapter Skim
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M Landfill Methane Reduction
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... Existing New 18x0.60=10.8 0.53 x 0.65 = 0.34 TOTAL CH4= 11.1 Mt/yr Next, this number must be converted to CO2 equivalence. Information from the IPCC shows that each kilogram of CH4 is equivalent to 21 times the global warming potential of CO2 for a 100-yr time horizon.
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