How Halloween pumpkins contribute to the climate crisis

But there’s a sinister side to the fun

After Halloween ends, people throw their pumpkins away, and they’re hauled off to landfills. Pumpkins in landfills rot — & when they do, those gourds expel gas

methane is at least 28 times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere over a century-long period

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/halloween-pumpkins-climate-crisis-b2606240.html

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How Halloween pumpkins contribute to the climate crisis

Pumpkins are methane emitters – a major component of greenhouse gas emissions

^{Julia Musto (The Independent)}