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Colorado School of Mines' Earth Observation Group Releases Key Data for 2025 Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report
GLOBAL, JUL 21 – Global gas flaring rose to 151 billion cubic meters in 2024, driven by weak enforcement and economic incentives favoring fossil fuel production, experts say.
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Colorado School of Mines' Earth Observation Group Releases Key Data for 2025 Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report
GOLDEN, Colo., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A sharp and concerning rise in global gas flaring has been detected by the Earth Observation Group (EOG) at the Colorado School of Mines. EOG's findings are reflected in the newly-released World Bank 2025 Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report. The report reveals that global gas flaring reached 151 billion cubic meters (BCM) in 2024, a 2 percent increase from 148 BCM in 2023, marking the highest level …
Flaring of gas at oil sites rises sharply, worsening carbon emissions and energy waste
Oil companies burned off record amounts of natural gas in 2024, adding 389 million metric tons of carbon emissions and drawing criticism for regulatory failure and wasted energy.Ajit Niranjan reports for The Guardian.In short:The World Bank found that global gas flaring reached its highest level since 2007, with 151 billion cubic meters of gas burned during oil and gas production last year.Just nine countries were responsible for 75% of global f…
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