Mexico flared record levels of gas in 2021, study says

Payne Institute Earth Observation Group Research Associate Tamara Sparks contributed to this article flaring by the energy sector in Mexico hit record levels last year while the number of sites where gas is burnt off also rose despite government pledges to reduce such activity, research by a leading team of scientists showed. The practice releases carbon dioxide, black carbon and other pollutants as well as methane, a potent greenhouse gas scientists have linked to global warming.  March 22, 2022.