According to an analysis by energy research company Rystadt, CO2 emissions from the flaring of associated gas during global oil and gas production increased by seven percent between 2022 and 2023. Flaring caused around 300 million tons of CO2 in 2023. Between 2021 and 2022, some progress was made in reducing flaring, but this progress was reversed in 2023. For the past ten years, the industry has made no progress in this area.