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Article

29 Apr 2015

Author:
Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network

Companies & govts. commit to end gas flaring to mitigate climate change, reduce health impacts & damage to crops

"Commitment to end flaring is boost for climate talks", 29 Apr 2015

Companies and governments responsible for 40% of global gas flaring have made a commitment to stop their climate-damaging activities within the next 15 years.Announcing the “Zero Routine Flaring by 2030” initiative at a meeting in Washington DC, the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, said its supporters are demonstrating real action in the run-up to the all-important UN conference on climate change in Paris later this year. “Reducing gas flaring can make a significant contribution towards mitigating climate change,” he said. “I appeal to all oil-producing countries and companies to join this important initiative.”...Toxic chemicals released in the flaring process can cause serious health problems, and can damage crops and the environment in surrounding areas...Faith Nwadishi, a representative of various Nigerian civil society groups, says...“We really have to think about the fact that people are not sensitive to the plight of the people who live in active gas flare sites.” [Refers to Eni, Kuwait Oil Company, Petroamazonas, Shell, SOCAR, Statoil]