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Climate Change: Russia Burns Off Gas As Energy Prices Soar in Europe

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According to information provided to BBC News, Russia is burning off significant amounts of natural gas as the cost of electricity in Europe soars. They claim that the facility, which is close to the Finnish border, burns over $10 million (£8.4 million) worth of gas every day. According to experts, the gas would have previously…

According to information provided to BBC News, Russia is burning off significant amounts of natural gas as the cost of electricity in Europe soars.

They claim that the facility, which is close to the Finnish border, burns over $10 million (£8.4 million) worth of gas every day.
According to experts, the gas would have previously been shipped to Germany.
According to BBC News, the ambassador of Germany to the UK, Russia was burning the gas because they were unable to sell it elsewhere.

The enormous amounts of carbon dioxide and soot that are being produced worry scientists because they could speed up the melting of the Arctic ice. (BBC)

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