What carbon compound is trapped in the frozen h2o cage of a clathrate dat makes dhem a potential source of ene

Question

clathrates found in shallow ocean sediments are a potential source of energy. what carbon compound is trapped within the frozen water cage of a clathrate that makes them a potential source of energy?

Answer 1

They are methane hydrates.  They look kind of like frozen CO2 (dry ice) except their solid methane and water.

Answer 2

Methane

Answer 3

vast amounts of methane and if released into the atmosphere would be a catastrophe