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Letter: The prospects for methane in our atmosphere (2)

Published 17 July 2019

From Roland Crothers, Somerton, Somerset, UK

Glover says tackling methane emissions should be a priority. Can a reader tell me if there is any possibility that methane released from melting permafrost could be harvested and used as an energy source? This would also unburden the atmosphere of a potent greenhouse gas.

Issue no. 3239 published 20 July 2019

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