Photo: Ken Doerr , Flickr, CC 400 Million Metric Tons of CO2 are Emitted... Every Year The world consumption of natural gas is enormous (2007's peak was at 108 trillion cubic feet, according to the USEIA ). Burning it in power plants and in heating systems is already bad enough because it releases CO2 in the atmosphere (though at least it's better than coal), but a lot of natural gas is also intentionally flared without providing any benefit ("flaring" means that the g..
Photo: Ken Doerr , Flickr, CC 400 Million Metric Tons of CO2 are Emitted… Every Year The world consumption of natural gas is enormous (2007′s peak was at 108 trillion cubic feet, according to the USEIA ). Burning it in power plants and in heating systems is already bad enough because it releases CO2 in the atmosphere (though at least it’s better than coal), but a lot of natural gas is also intentionally flared without providing any benefit (“flaring” means that the g..
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Natural Gas Flaring Emits as Much CO2 as 77 Million Cars, Wastes 5% of World Production
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