Is cow flatulence a serious problem? NO!!!

 

Owen Jennings:

Grasping the relative size and importance of very 

small fractions can be challenging. Discussing

 parts per million or percentages with several 

zeros can become meaningless. Sometimes 

analogies are helpful.

An example is trying to gather the size of 

methane in the atmosphere or just the amount 

of ruminant methane that, lately, has been

 receiving a bad press from green groups desperate

 for new villains.

All methane in the atmosphere is 0.00018% or less

 than two parts per million. What does that look

 like in terms that are relatable?

Imagine the whole of the atmosphere is a car trip

 from Los Angeles to New York or 2,778 miles...

 All the planet’s methane would be just the first 

26 feet  from the starting point.  

 

It is a very minor amount by any reckoning.