Atmospheric Methane Removal as a Third Climate Intervention: Termination Risks and Air Pollutant Effects

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Main Authors: Tanaka, Katsumasa, Xiong, Weiwei, Hauglustaine, Didier A., Johansson, Daniel J. A., Bauer, Nico, Bousquet, Philippe, Ciais, Philippe, de Richter, Renaud, Lund, Marianne T., Skeie, Ragnhild, Zusman, Eric
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author Tanaka, Katsumasa
Xiong, Weiwei
Hauglustaine, Didier A.
Johansson, Daniel J. A.
Bauer, Nico
Bousquet, Philippe
Ciais, Philippe
de Richter, Renaud
Lund, Marianne T.
Skeie, Ragnhild
Zusman, Eric
author_facet Tanaka, Katsumasa
Xiong, Weiwei
Hauglustaine, Didier A.
Johansson, Daniel J. A.
Bauer, Nico
Bousquet, Philippe
Ciais, Philippe
de Richter, Renaud
Lund, Marianne T.
Skeie, Ragnhild
Zusman, Eric
contents Atmospheric Methane Removal (AMR) is a third class of climate intervention, along with Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and Solar Radiation Management (SRM). We show that, unlike CDR, the avoided warming by AMR is not durable due to methane's short atmospheric lifetime, although its temperature rebound upon termination is less abrupt than that of SRM. AMR's impact on tropospheric ozone can be further modulated by background pollutant levels.
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spellingShingle Atmospheric Methane Removal as a Third Climate Intervention: Termination Risks and Air Pollutant Effects
Tanaka, Katsumasa
Xiong, Weiwei
Hauglustaine, Didier A.
Johansson, Daniel J. A.
Bauer, Nico
Bousquet, Philippe
Ciais, Philippe
de Richter, Renaud
Lund, Marianne T.
Skeie, Ragnhild
Zusman, Eric
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Physics and Society
Atmospheric Methane Removal (AMR) is a third class of climate intervention, along with Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and Solar Radiation Management (SRM). We show that, unlike CDR, the avoided warming by AMR is not durable due to methane's short atmospheric lifetime, although its temperature rebound upon termination is less abrupt than that of SRM. AMR's impact on tropospheric ozone can be further modulated by background pollutant levels.
title Atmospheric Methane Removal as a Third Climate Intervention: Termination Risks and Air Pollutant Effects
topic Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Physics and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.17462