India, Dec. 1 -- A research by World Biogas Association
Globally, humans produce over 105 billion tonnes of organic waste each year from food waste, animal manures and slurries, crop residues and human sewage. Currently, only 2 per cent of these organic wastes undergo treatment.
Left untreated, these wastes release methane, a short-lived greenhouse gas that is 86 times more potent than CO2 over 20 years, significantly contributing to climate change. Untreated waste also pollutes rivers and oceans, harms the biodiversity they support and disrupts essential weather patterns, further intensifying climate change.
Capturing and recycling organic wastes is, therefore, critical to meeting the Global Methane Pledge and other climate commitments....