methane

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Energy producers separate it out from methane, nitrogen and other gases, then ship it as a supercooled liquid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The primary component of natural gas is methane, which, when burned, releases CO2 -- the leading greenhouse gas responsible for global warming.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Gas fields, LNG tankers, pipelines, and distribution lines also give rise to massive leaks of methane -- a gas with an even greater global warming potential than CO2.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Producing such a complex molecule from methane highlights the potential of this approach to turn an abundant, inexpensive gas into sophisticated and commercially important chemicals.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

The lightweight hydrogen gas should, because of Titan’s low gravity, rapidly escape to space by a violent process known as “blowoff,” which should carry the methane and other atmospheric constituents with it.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan