Gas flares vastly underperform, causing greater climate impact: study
Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2022
Flaring - burning off unwanted natural gas from oil and gas wells - releases five times more of the potent greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere over the United States than previously assumed, according to a study published Thursday. The result is a far greater impact on climate change, with the warming potential between the stated and actual effectiveness of flaring across the United
