The Amount of Gas Torched, a Highly Polluting Practice, at the Highest Since 2007

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Gas flares, rising for the second consecutive year, generated 389 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2024, according to a World Bank report, more than France's emissions.

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Torch of the "Kaombo Norte", a floating ship for production, storage and unloading, on November 8, 2018, off Angola, in the Atlantic Ocean. RODGER BOSCH / AFP Year 2024 signs a sad record in flaring, a practice that consists of burning the gas emitted during oil extraction without valuing it. According to a report published by the World Bank on Friday 18 July, the amount of torched gas has increased by 3 billion cubic metres compared to 2023, th…