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Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership

(GGFR)

GGFR is a multi-donor trust fund composed of governments, oil companies, and multilateral organizations committed to ending routine gas flaring at oil production sites across the world. Read more >

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Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 (ZRF) Initiative

Launched in 2015, the ZRF initiative commits governments and oil companies to end routine flaring no later than 2030.

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Global Gas Flaring and Venting Regulations

A detailed review of regulatory frameworks governing gas flaring and venting in 21 oil-producing countries.

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Financing Solutions to Reduce Flaring and Methane Emissions

A systematic framework for evaluating the feasibility of financing flare reduction projects at medium-sized flaring sites.

Latest News

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Germany and the United States join GGFR; Norway boosts financial support

The joint announcement was made at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate by US President Joe Biden and EU President Ursula von der Leyen.
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A new resource to help operators reduce methane emissions

The Methane Flaring toolkit guides the user through the options and decisions that will enable operators to meet and exceed existing regulatory requirements.
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A Decade of Stalled Progress on Reducing Global Flaring

Ten countries account for three-quarters of gas flaring; ending routine flaring and methane emissions is key to the energy transition.
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New Report: Financing Solutions to Reduce Natural Gas Flaring and Methane Emissions

This report provides a systematic framework for evaluating the feasibility of financing flare reduction projects at medium-sized flaring sites that have historically been difficult to tackle.
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GGFR, Ipieca, and IOGP launch Flaring Management Guidance for the Oil and Gas Industry

The Flaring Management Guidance outlines new flaring management and reduction developments and examines industry experiences with eliminating flaring and new technologies, business models, operational improvements, and regulatory policy.
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IFC Provides Landmark Loan to Reduce Gas Flaring, Boost Energy Access, and Power More Homes and Businesses Across Iraq

IFC is investing in Basrah Gas Company (BGC) to support one of the largest gas flaring reduction projects in the world.
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Blog: BLOG: A new index highlights the need for shared responsibility to end gas flaring

A new blog by GGFR says oil-producing countries should rightfully assume the lion’s share of responsibility for ending routine flaring, but oil-importing countries also have an important part to play.
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Seven Countries Account for Two-Thirds of Global Gas Flaring

Global gas flaring declined by 5% in 2020. Russia, Iraq, Iran, the United States, Algeria, Venezuela, and Nigeria remain the top seven gas flaring countries for nine years running, accounting for two-thirds (65%) of global gas flaring.
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"We can end routine gas flaring by 2030. Here's how"

We are now less than a decade away from the goal of Zero Routine Flaring by 2030, an ambition that sits at the nexus of climate change mitigation and energy policy.
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Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 Intiative Cited in IEA report

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) new analysis found that the commitments from the Bank’s Zero Routine Flaring Initiative will be an integral component of the path to the Paris goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C.
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Success Stories and Blogs

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Boost energy security and cut methane emissions by reducing gas flaring and venting

Riccardo Pulti, Vice President for Infrastructure at the World Bank, shares his views on the role of regulation in ending gas flaring and venting.
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Qatar’s journey to end routine gas flaring

A partner of the World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR) shares its track record and future plans for gas flaring reduction.
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SOCAR sets ambitions to slash Azneft's emissions to zero by 2022

A partner in the World Bank's Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR), SOCAR shares its track record and future plans for gas flaring reduction.
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