Methane production

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017108",
  "term": "Methane production",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Methane Production",
  "definition": "Production of methane - a hydrocarbon that is a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential most recently estimated at 23 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane is produced through anaerobic (without oxygen) decomposition of waste in landfills, animal digestion, decomposition of animal wastes, production and distribution of natural gas and petroleum, coal production, and incomplete fossil fuel combustion.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "Clean Energy Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/methane-production/"
}