4% of Global Warming Due to Dams
Jan 3rd, 2008 |
Large dams may be one of the single most important contributors to global warming, releasing 104 million metric tonnes of methane each year. This estimate was recently published in a peer-reviewed journal by Ivan Lima and colleagues from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE).
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Anyone interested in the global impact of dams should watch this short video.