Biogenic methane is produced from plant and animal sources – including livestock min read

Biogenic methane is produced from plant and animal sources – including livestock - that have recently converted from carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere.

Grazing livestock convert carbon dioxide to biogenic methane

Over time methane produced from biogenic sources decay back to CO₂ without adding to the concentration of CO₂ in the long term.

Fossil methane emissions on the other hand return geological carbon to the atmosphere that has typically been stored underground for millions of years adding to atmospheric pool of carbon dioxide.