Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz and strikes on oil facilities have had an array of impacts on fossil fuel producers. One of them? Excess natural gas with nowhere to go, leading facilities to burn it off and spew plumes of methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Today’s newsletter has exclusive satellite data analysis showing how much greenhouse gas pollution is coming from impacted Middle East oil and gas infrastructure. It’s also the start of CERAWeek, a major annual energy confab. We’ve got your rundown so far, including big US offshore wind news.