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A Sankey Graphic on the Origins of Agricultural Methane in China.
A Tg is 1 million tons
Source: Agricultural Methane Emissions in China: Inventories, Driving Forces and Mitigation Strategies Yang Duan, Yueming Gao, Jing Zhao, Yinglan Xue, Wei Zhang, Wenjun Wu, Hongqiang Jiang, and Dong Cao Environmental Science & Technology 2023 57 (36), 13292-13303
(The paper is labeled as being open to the public.)
Methane is the second most important contributor to climate change after CO2:
Source: NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory: THE POWER OF GREENHOUSE GASES
In theory, but not in actual practice, methane might be mitigated by carbon free Brayton cycle devices. I'm advocating for these with my son, since I will not live to see them, nor have I ever been a position to even seriously propose them.