Peak gas

<p>Peak gas is the point in time when the maximum global <a href="/facts/Natural_gas/9MYQ7NAP">natural gas</a> (fossil gas) production rate will be reached, after which the rate of production will enter its terminal decline.  Although demand is peaking in the United States and Europe, it continues to rise globally due to consumers in Asia, especially China. Natural gas is a <a href="/facts/Fossil_fuel/BPgxAqB7">fossil fuel</a> formed from plant matter over the course of millions of years.  Natural gas derived from <a href="/facts/Fossil_fuels/BPgxAqB7">fossil fuels</a> is a <a href="/facts/Non-renewable_energy/pTvw6edQ">non-renewable energy</a> source; however, <a href="/facts/Methane/kBHneYnh">methane</a> can be renewable in other forms such as <a href="/facts/Biogas/smSbYCKl">biogas</a>. <a href="/facts/Peak_coal/zUYwzS3r">Peak coal</a> was in 2013, and <a href="/facts/Peak_oil/s0YlwPS6">peak oil</a> is forecast to occur before peak gas. One forecast is for natural gas demand to peak in 2035.
</p><p>The concept of peak gas follows from <a href="/facts/Hubbert_peak_theory/ml0R40Mj">Hubbert peak theory</a>, which is most commonly associated with <a href="/facts/Peak_oil/s0YlwPS6">peak oil</a>.  Hubbert saw gas, coal and oil as natural resources, each of which would peak in production and eventually run out for a region, a country, or the world.
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