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Originally Posted by Mathgod
Just what we need... another nightmare greenhouse gas to worry about.
https://news.mit.edu/2024/atmospheri...oride-sf6-0328
Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) is 24,300 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than CO2, and stays in the atmosphere for more than 1000 years. |
It's not something to worry about. Yes we should limit these emissions, but in context it's not anywhere near many other GHG and they're much easier to limit than methane or CO2. It's waaaay down the list of things to worry about.
Yearly global CO2 emissions: 37.5 Gigatons
Yearly methane emissions: 0.135 Gigatons
Yearly global SF6 emissions: .000009 Gigatons