Flared gas is a by-product of oil extraction and is frequently used as a method of eliminating unwanted gasses in countries such as Albania, Algeria, Libya, Iraq, Russia and Nigeria.

Yet, year after year deadlines set to stop the practice are missed.

The oil industry says better infrastructure is needed to stop flaring and some of the world’s largest producers of oil have committed to ending flaring by 2030. What will it take for that to happen?

Presenters Neal Razzell and Kate Lamble are joined by:

Bjørn Otto Sverdrup, chair, Oil and Gas Climate Initiative

Mark Davis, CEO of Capterio.

Sharon Wilson, senior field advocate, Earthworks

Producer: Darin Graham

Reporter: Fyneface Dumnamene

Series producer: Rosamund Jones

Editor: Emma Rippon

Sound engineer: Tom Brignell