<h1 class="ql-align-center">Methane Gas</h1> <h2>About:</h2> <ul><li>Methane is the simplest hydrocarbon, consisting of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms (CH4).</li></ul> <ul><li>It is a powerful greenhouse gas and 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in terms of its global warming capacity</li></ul> <ul><li>It is flammable and is used as fuel worldwide.</li></ul> <ul><li>Approximately 40% of methane emitted is from natural sources and about 60% comes from human-influenced sources.</li></ul> <h2>Human-influenced sources of Methane:</h2> <ul><li>Most human-caused methane emissions came from three sectors:</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Fossil fuels</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Waste </li><li class="ql-indent-1">Agriculture.</li></ul> <ul><li>Oil and gas extraction, processing, and distribution accounted for 23 percent of methane emissions in the fossil fuel sector, Coal mining accounted for 12 percent of emissions.</li></ul> <ul><li>Landfills and wastewater made up about 20 percent of emissions in the waste sector.</li></ul> <ul><li>In the agricultural sector, livestock emissions from manure and enteric fermentation constituted roughly 32 percent, and rice cultivation 8 percent of emissions.</li></ul> <img src="https://sunyaias-resources.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/content/62812961-4b0e-11ec-830a-9d2af53a8eac.png">