Study: Major climate reports have been seriously underestimating gassy cows

For more than a decade, the global concentration of methane — a pernicious greenhouse gas 86 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period  — has been rising at an alarming rate, stirring up intense debate in the scientific community over the cause of the increase. Now, a new study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting the spike can largely be traced back to gas production — but from livestock, not the fossil fuel industry.

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