Wetland methane emissions ARE HUGE

[DrDunc]

NASA have published data showing a huge increase in wetland methane emission. Currently wetlands account for a third of world methane emissions, and the warmer wetter climate that coming is set to make matters far worse

So why are "the powers that be" so intent upon making us hill farmers block up drains????

 

[box]

To reduce nutrient/sediment runoff. Well, that's the excuse here anyway.

I thought methane wasn't a problem any more? Something something 12 year cycle.

Thinking about this rubbish makes my brain hurt. Best to not listen or take any notice of the self proclaimed "experts".

 

[Pringles]

Because it's much easier/trendy for "the powers that be" to follow the fashion and blame farmers for stuff that they have little to no knowledge about than accept that there are also other factors that are affecting climate change.

 

[Top Tip.]

NASA have published data showing a huge increase in wetland methane emission. Currently wetlands account for a third of world methane emissions, and the warmer wetter climate that coming is set to make matters far worse

So why are "the powers that be" so intent upon making us hill farmers block up drains????

This is part of the madness that is peatland restoration.

 

[DrDunc]

To reduce nutrient/sediment runoff. Well, that's the excuse here anyway.

I thought methane wasn't a problem any more? Something something 12 year cycle.

Thinking about this rubbish makes my brain hurt. Best to not listen or take any notice of the self proclaimed "experts".

Methane from ruminating livestock is not a problem (despite what the petroleum companies have paid the scientists to say)

Ruminant emissions are recycled carbon. They convert forage into protein, and the young plant growth sequestrates carbon. Provided the total number of ruminants remains static, the net emission is zero

Wetlands produce methane emissions from vegetation rotting in a low oxygen enviroment. There is no carbon cycle to then re-absorb the pollution, making them major contributers to world warming

Yet the idiots in offices want our sheep off the hills and our drains blocked up

 

[SilliamWhale]

Also fossil fuel extraction methane emissions are massive

 

[DrDunc]

What do the idiots in the offices think will happen when the spongue of land doesn't dry out in the summer, ready to absorb autumn's rainstorms?

 

[melted welly]

What do the idiots in the offices think will happen when the spongue of land doesn't dry out in the summer, ready to absorb autumn's rainstorms?

Well, then it’s time to blame climate change again and block up even more drains to alleviate this, as obviously “more needs to be done”, whereas in reality if they just left things alone and just fecked off for a while it would be better for everyone.

 

[M-J-G]

Methane isn't an issue, nor is CO2 for that matter, it's just a stick to beat the money out of people with.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Wetlands cover vast areas of land in the world and they are going to get bigger as sea levels rise and the permafrost in the Northern Hemisphere melts.

If you think ruminant emissions are going to make any kind of dent in this you are in for a big shock...

 

[Welderloon]

Wait until Malaria & Dengue appears then rips through the unconditioned obese sickly U.K population, add in the amount of Hydrogen Sulphide generated then you realise wetlands are not particularly nice environments to have close to any human habitation.
We've all seen what the 'Green' culture brings to Scotland..............it becomes a toxic environment very quickly.

 

[Hilly]

NASA have published data showing a huge increase in wetland methane emission. Currently wetlands account for a third of world methane emissions, and the warmer wetter climate that coming is set to make matters far worse

So why are "the powers that be" so intent upon making us hill farmers block up drains????

Simple , cos they are clueless interfering dickheads .

 

[yoki]

So why are "the powers that be" so intent upon making us hill farmers block up drains????

Because our lawmakers, both the elected and non-elected, are clueless about the practicalities of pretty much everything that they have responsibility for.

 

[delilah]

Simple , cos they are clueless interfering dickheads .

Amen to that.

 

[hoff135]

I'm sure the government know what they are doing

 

[Top Tip.]

I'm sure the government know what they are doing

There’s always a first time for everything.

 

[Hilly]

There’s always a first time for everything.

And this wont be it …

 

[Macsky]

Wetlands cover vast areas of land in the world and they are going to get bigger as sea levels rise and the permafrost in the Northern Hemisphere melts.

If you think ruminant emissions are going to make any kind of dent in this you are in for a big shock...

When are the sea levels going to rise? Must be any day now?

 

[deleted user 837354]

When are the sea levels going to rise? Must be any day now?

My understanding was that they are rising but it won't be in any appreciable rate of increase that would affect mankind really. Rather, it would likely expand some low-lying coastal areas, i.e. existing wetlands, estuaries, salt marshes, swamps, etc.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Wetlands cover vast areas of land in the world and they are going to get bigger as sea levels rise and the permafrost in the Northern Hemisphere melts.

I’m far from convinced I’m going to live life by enough to see any significant difference to either. The planets climate is continually changing at a snails pace and always has. It’s not even a straight line change, it can speed up and slow down, even be a bit two steps forward, one step back, the change can only really be seen over millenniums, certainly not decades or centuries.
I’m certainly not convinced that the tiny bit of CO2 and extremely small bit of man released CO2 in the atmosphere is going to cause the climate to go into melt down although it’s a useful excuse to extract money out of the worlds population into the hands of politicians and big corporations .
It would be very interesting to know how history will look back on current thinking on climate change but unfortunately no meaningful conclusions will be able to be drawn until centuries after my death at the earliest