An old rubbish tip on Walney Island in Cumbria where the methane escaping from the decomposing rubbish is being captured and burnt to prevent this hig

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An old rubbish tip on Walney Island in Cumbria where the methane escaping from the decomposing rubbish is being captured and burnt to prevent this highly potent greenhouse gas from escaping into the atmosphere. Methane is over 20 times more effective as a greenhouse gas than C02.

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Photo credit: © ASHLEY COOPER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: capture, change, climate, cumbria, dump, garbage, gas, global, greenhouse, island, kingdom, landfill, methane, rubbish, tip, uk, united, walney, warming