Why can't we stop gas flaring?
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.\n \nFlared 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.\n \nYet, year after year deadlines set to stop the practice are missed. \n \nThe oil industry says better infrastructure is needed to stop flaring and some of the world\u2019s largest producers of oil have committed to ending flaring by 2030. What will it take for that to happen?\n \nPresenters Neal Razzell and Kate Lamble are joined by:\n \nBj\xf8rn Otto Sverdrup, chair, Oil and Gas Climate Initiative \nMark Davis, CEO of Capterio.\nSharon Wilson, senior field advocate, Earthworks\n \nProducer: Darin Graham\nReporter: Fyneface Dumnamene\nSeries producer: Rosamund Jones\nEditor: Emma Rippon\nSound engineer: Tom Brignell