Editing Methane clathrate (section)

===Environmental concerns===
Experts caution that environmental impacts are still being investigated and that methane—a greenhouse gas with around 86 times as much [[global warming potential]] over a 20<ref>Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change</ref>-year period (GWP100) as carbon dioxide—could potentially escape into the atmosphere if something goes wrong.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/fire-and-ice-the-untapped-fossil-fuel-that-could-save-or-ruin-our-climate/a-43246890 |title=Fire and ice: The untapped fossil fuel that could save or ruin our climate |last=Hausman |first=Sandy |date=2018-05-31 |website=DW.COM |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-09-14}}</ref> Furthermore, while cleaner than coal, burning natural gas also creates carbon dioxide emissions.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Macfarlane |first1=Alec |title=China makes 'flammable ice' breakthrough in South China Sea |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/05/19/news/china-flammable-ice-sea/index.html |publisher=CNNMoney |access-date=11 June 2017 |date=19 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Richard |title=Methane hydrate: Dirty fuel or energy saviour? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-27021610 |work=BBC News |access-date=11 June 2017 |date=17 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dean |first1=Signe |title=China Just Extracted Gas From 'Flammable Ice', And It Could Lead to a Brand New Energy Source |date=23 May 2017 |url=https://www.sciencealert.com/china-has-just-tapped-into-natural-gas-found-in-flammable-ice |publisher=ScienceAlert |access-date=11 June 2017 |language=en-gb}}</ref>