A common practice in the oil industry called flaring is believed to cut down on methane emissions by burning waste or excess gas in the process of extracting or processing oil. But flaring may ...

The process known as "gas flaring" has been condemned as a danger to the environment and human health, as well as a waste of fuel. The World Bank is calling for energy companies to stop almost all ...

Some are even visible from space. "Our findings indicate that flaring is responsible for five times more methane entering the atmosphere than we previously thought," says Genevieve Plant ...

Flaring, meant to burn off the planet-warming gas at industrial sites, doesn’t always work as intended, according to researchers. By Henry Fountain The oil industry practice of burning unwanted ...

Gas flaring is the burning of the natural gas associated with oil extraction. The practice has persisted from the beginning of oil production over 160 years ago. Associated gas is wastefully flared ...

Gas flaring, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, saw a significant increase in 2023, reaching the highest level since 2019. The World Bank's Zero Routine Flaring initiative, endorsed by ...

Oil and gas companies continue gas flaring, a practice of burning natural gas in oil production, mainly due to a lack of regulations. Countries like Nigeria, Mexico, and the US are among the top ...

This story is part of the Prairies Climate Change Project, a joint initiative between CBC Edmonton and CBC Saskatchewan that focuses on weather and our changing climate. The process of flaring in ...

Although she didn’t know it then, Outlaw was witnessing what scientists call flaring and venting, processes used to burn off or release excess natural gas. A new study has found not only does ...

Gas flaring puts the equivalent of over 400m tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere The process known as "gas flaring" has been condemned as a danger to the environment and human health ...