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According to estimates of MAN Energy Solutions, a German multinational company, roughly 150 billion cubic meters of natural gas are flared yearly worldwide. What is the CO2 equivalent emissions for this amount of flaring?

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350 million tons

The world emits about 35 billion tons of CO2 every year, so natural gas flaring alone contributes the equivalent of 1% of all CO2 emissions.

Source for the estimate - from MAN Energy Solutions

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