38+ Natural Gas Flaring Emissions UK. Associated gas) during oil extraction. Even today, flaring and venting continue in locations where local markets and gas transportation infrastructure are lacking, or where the gas itself is in addition to safety concerns, natural gas leaks from transmission and distribution pipelines are a significant source of global warming emissions.
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