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Why can't we stop gas flaring?
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Oct 10, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
There are thought to be over 10,000 gas flares around the world that contribute to global warming by emitting tonnes of carbon dioxide and methane.
Flared gas is a by-product of oil extraction and is frequently used as a method of eliminating unwanted gasses in countries such as Albania, Algeria, Libya, Iraq, Russia and Nigeria.
Yet, year after year deadlines set to stop the practice are missed.
The oil industry says better infrastructure is needed to stop flaring and some of the world’s largest producers of oil have committed to ending flaring by 2030. What will it take for that to happen?
Presenters Neal Razzell and Kate Lamble are joined by:
Bjørn Otto Sverdrup, chair, Oil and Gas Climate Initiative
Mark Davis, CEO of Capterio.
Sharon Wilson, senior field advocate, Earthworks
Producer: Darin Graham
Reporter: Fyneface Dumnamene
Series producer: Rosamund Jones
Editor: Emma Rippon
Sound engineer: Tom Brignell
Flared gas is a by-product of oil extraction and is frequently used as a method of eliminating unwanted gasses in countries such as Albania, Algeria, Libya, Iraq, Russia and Nigeria.
Yet, year after year deadlines set to stop the practice are missed.
The oil industry says better infrastructure is needed to stop flaring and some of the world’s largest producers of oil have committed to ending flaring by 2030. What will it take for that to happen?
Presenters Neal Razzell and Kate Lamble are joined by:
Bjørn Otto Sverdrup, chair, Oil and Gas Climate Initiative
Mark Davis, CEO of Capterio.
Sharon Wilson, senior field advocate, Earthworks
Producer: Darin Graham
Reporter: Fyneface Dumnamene
Series producer: Rosamund Jones
Editor: Emma Rippon
Sound engineer: Tom Brignell
Released:
Oct 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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