- methane has a higher absorption than CO2
incorrect. CO2 has a dipole moment amd c-infinity-v symmetry so it absorbs way more
- methane has higher absorption in open windows of IR frequencies
also incorrect. the water band don't overlap with CO2
- methane has a longer atmospheric half-life
incorrect. you can look up the numbers on this. i believe it was believed to have a longer half life a few decades ago but detailed isotopic studies have disproved it?
you have to dig really deep to figure out that there is I think? an estimated self-shading effect of CO2 that changes the marginal absorbance of a single molecule. but this assumes a uniform distribution of CO2 in the atmosphere and no scattering. anyways i think this is not spoken of because it also reminds that the effect of Co2 is logarthmic (A = log(T))
https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/what-makes-methane-more-pote...
I'm not aware of anyone asserting that methane has a longer half life than CO2, just the opposite. It has a shorter half life, is more powerful a GHG, and then decomposes into CO2 and H2O to add insult to injury.