> But as well as releasing about 9,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent every day from this flare, the burning causes other significant issues. Black carbon is the name

> But as well as releasing about 9,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent every day from this flare, the burning causes other significant issues. Black carbon is the name given to the sooty particles that are produced through the incomplete burning of fuels like natural gas. "Of particular concern with flaring at Arctic latitudes is the transport of emitted black carbon northward where it deposits on snow and ice and significantly accelerates melting," said Prof Matthew Johnson, from Carleton University in Canada. "Some highly cited estimates already put flaring as the dominant source of black carbon deposition in the Arctic and any increases in flaring in this region are especially unwelcome."