Russian flaring spooks European markets but also shows the environmental costs of war

Export of discounted oil to Asia and Russia's gas struggle with Europe also leads to increasing emission of greenhouse gases

Burning issue: a gas flare at Portovaya Bay, Russia, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland last week
Burning issue: a gas flare at Portovaya Bay, Russia, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland last weekPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 1 September 2022, 07:11Updated 1 September 2022, 12:23