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Biogas

Bioenergy produced by the anaerobic digestion of organic material such as manure, crop residues, or food waste, yielding a methane-rich gas used for cooking, heating, or electricity in place of fossil fuels or solid biomass.

Definition source: IPCC AR6 WGIII Ch.7; AGROVOC: biogas

Synonyms

biodigester, anaerobic digester, biogas digester, biogas plant

Broader

Bioenergy

Narrower

none

Relations

reduces-emissions Methane
produces Greenhouse gas emissions

Counts as adaptation

Not an adaptation term.

Mitigation

Mitigation-specific

Provenance

PRMS pilot

Identifier

INT_265 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/INT_265
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/INT_265)