Clean air policies having unintended impact driving up wetland methane emissions by up to 34 million tons

ScienceDaily
Feb 5, 2025, 2:27 pm144 pts
Reducing sulphur in the air may inadvertently increase natural emissions of methane from wetlands such as peatlands and swamps, a new study has found. The resulting additional future release of 20-34 million tons of methane each year from natural wetlands would mean targets to reduce human-caused emissions need…

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