Showing flare in the transformation to clean hydrogen

Gas flaring is now recognised as a major contributor to the emission of harmful gases affecting climate change and society by creating increased incidences of cancer in communities close to flaring sites.
Sadly, flaring has been around for more than 150 years since the advent of oil and gas production, occurring when crude oil is extracted underground and natural gas is brought to the surface.
Particularly prevalent in areas with limited infrastructure, this gas is burned off seemingly without regulation.
In fact, some 144 billion cubic meters of gas is flared each year, enough to power the whole of sub-Saharan Africa.
Flaring emits black carbon, methane and volatile organic compounds that pollute the air and have been linked not just to cancer, but deformities in children, lung damage and skin problems.
It contributes to over seven million deaths a year from air pollution. In addition, it is estimated that black carbon is second only to carbon dioxide in terms of its impact on global warming.
This is because it absorbs sunlight, warming the atmosphere, landing on ice and snow and reducing its ability to reflect light. So, the big...