Flames Away: Why Corporate Social Responsibility Is Necessary to Stop Excess Natural Gas Flaring in Nigeria

摘要

Unnecessary flaring needs to be eliminated in Nigeria for numerous reasons: flaring is a waste of energy, flaring contributes to global warming, flaring causes environmental damage, and flaring causes violence. Flaring has decreased by twenty-eight percent in Nigeria from 2000 levels. There are several reasons for this decrease including increased oil prices, government stability, and international pressure on MNCs. However, Nigeria still flares an enormous amount of natural gas annually-second only to Russia. While the effects of flaring are obvious, solutions are not.