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	Natural gas is a [[fossil fuel]]. It occurs naturally (hence the name) in parts of the Earth's crust, it and can be burned for [[energy]]. Like all fossil fuels, natural gas consumption contributes significantly to [[climate change]], although ''slightly'' less than coal & oil. Natural gas is sometimes referred to as just "gas" (not to be confused with ''gasoline'', which is a product of petroleum [[oil refining]]).		[[Category:Energy sources]]
			'''Natural gas''' is a [[fossil fuel]]. It occurs naturally (hence the name) in parts of the Earth's crust, it and can be burned for [[energy]]. Like all fossil fuels, natural gas consumption contributes significantly to [[climate change]], although ''slightly'' less than coal & oil. Natural gas is sometimes referred to as just "gas" (not to be confused with ''gasoline'', which is a product of petroleum [[oil refining]]).

	{{pn\|TODO: Add graphs: 1. Pie chart of how much of all [[greenhouse gas]] emissions are from natural gas (about a quarter, I think). 2. Bar chart comparing the ''emissions per unit energy'' of coal vs oil vs natural gas.}}		{{pn\|TODO: Add graphs:<br />1. Pie chart of how much of all [[greenhouse gas]] emissions are from natural gas (about a quarter, I think).<br />2. Bar chart comparing the ''emissions per unit energy'' of coal vs oil vs natural gas.}}

	==Usage for making fertilizer==		==Usage for making fertilizer==
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	* Natural gas is mostly methane (with a bit of ethane), which is non-toxic but highly flammable. It has no odor on its own, but trace amounts of ''other'' gases{{x\|methyl mercaptan and hydrogen sulfide}}are added to the supply, so people can smell if there's a dangerous gas leak.		* Natural gas is mostly methane (with a bit of ethane), which is non-toxic but highly flammable. It has no odor on its own, but trace amounts of ''other'' gases{{x\|methyl mercaptan and hydrogen sulfide}}are added to the supply, so people can smell if there's a dangerous gas leak.

	{{pn\|TODO: talk about sources of methane that will continue to bubble up no matter if we extract them or not. how significant are they?}}		{{pn\|TODO: talk about sources of methane that will continue to bubble up no matter if we extract them or not. how significant are they?<br />TODO: talk about infrastructure and pipelines}}

	~~{{pn\|TODO: talk about infrastructure and pipelines}}~~		==See also==
			* [[Coal]]
			* [[Oil]]
			* [[Biogas]]
			* [[Hydrogen gas]]

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Natural gas is a [[fossil fuel]]. It occurs naturally (hence the name) in parts of the Earth's crust, it and can be burned for [[energy]]. Like all fossil fuels, natural gas consumption contributes significantly to [[climate change]], although ''slightly'' less than coal & oil. Natural gas is sometimes referred to as just "gas" (not to be confused with ''gasoline'', which is a product of petroleum [[oil refining]]).

{{pn|TODO: Add graphs: 1. Pie chart of how much of all [[greenhouse gas]] emissions are from natural gas (about a quarter, I think). 2. Bar chart comparing the ''emissions per unit energy'' of coal vs oil vs natural gas.}}

==Usage for making fertilizer==
Methane (the main component of natural gas) is used for making [[fertilizer]]. This only contributes about 1.4% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, but helps provide more than half of the world's [[food]].
==Non-energy use==
Like [[oil]], natural gas is used for making some types of [[plastic]]. This does not release carbon into the atmosphere, but there are other environmental issues caused by (mostly disposable) plastics.

==Other notes==
* Natural gas is mostly methane (with a bit of ethane), which is non-toxic but highly flammable. It has no odor on its own, but trace amounts of ''other'' gases{{x|methyl mercaptan and hydrogen sulfide}}are added to the supply, so people can smell if there's a dangerous gas leak.

{{pn|TODO: talk about sources of methane that will continue to bubble up no matter if we extract them or not. how significant are they?}}

{{pn|TODO: talk about infrastructure and pipelines}}

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Elie at 14:47, 16 October 2023