Toxic gas putting millions at risk in Middle East, BBC finds

2023-11-28 09:46

The BBC finds that the UAE, hosts of the COP28 climate summit, are breaking their own ban on gas flaring.

Toxic pollutants released during gas flaring are endangering millions more people than previously feared, a BBC investigation suggests.

Flaring - the burning of waste gas during oil drilling - is taking place across the Gulf, including by COP28 hosts the United Arab Emirates.

New research...