{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"analysis_type":["corporate accountability study"]},"warnings":[{"code":"facet_value_not_in_vocabulary","message":"Value 'corporate accountability study' for facet 'analysis_type' is not in the controlled vocabulary."}]},"total":{"value":1,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?analysis_type=corporate+accountability+study","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"catf-000407","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/catf-000407","title":"Flaring Accountability","publisher":{"name":"Clean Air Task Force","organization":"clean-air-task-force"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2024-11-12","source_url":"https://www.catf.us/resource/flaring-accountability/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that 10 major international oil companies (IOCs) are responsible for 7% of global gas flaring on an equity-weighted basis, with a significant portion occurring at non-operated assets. In 2023, total global upstream flaring was 145 billion cubic meters (bcm), with an average intensity of 5.0 m³/bbl. The analysis highlights a gap between corporate commitments to the World Bank's Zero Routine Flaring (ZRF) initiative and actual performance, noting that non-routine flaring remains largely unabated and that no analyzed company meets the IEA's Net Zero Emissions scenario target of 0.3 m³/bbl by 2030. The report argues that IOCs have a broader influence on up to 40% of global flaring through their partnerships with national oil companies (NOCs) and recommends extending emissions targets to non-operated assets and implementing stricter regulatory and financial levers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000407#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"In 2023, total global gas flaring from upstream oil and gas was 145 billion cubic meters (bcm), representing a global average flaring intensity of 5.0 cubic meters per barrel of oil/condensate produced (m³/bbl).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000407#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Ten major international oil companies (BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Occidental Petroleum, Repsol, Shell, and TotalEnergies) are responsible for 7% of global flaring based on equity ownership, totaling approximately 10 bcm of gas in 2023.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000407#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The influence of the 10 analyzed IOCs extends beyond their equity share; they have direct influence over 15% of global flaring via assets where they have invested capital, and a total influence of nearly 40% when including all partners.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000407#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A significant portion of flaring for these IOCs occurs at non-operated assets, with 61% of their total flaring taking place at such sites. Seven of the ten companies exhibit higher flaring intensities at non-operated assets than at operated ones.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000407#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"None of the 10 analyzed IOCs meet the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Net Zero Emissions (NZE) scenario target for 2030, which requires a flaring intensity of 0.3 m³/bbl. Eni was identified as the worst performer with a company average intensity of 8.2 m³/bbl (later adjusted to 7.1 m³/bbl).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000407#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Commitments to the World Bank's Zero Routine Flaring (ZRF) initiative are insufficient because they focus only on 'routine' flaring. In 2022, only 30% of the total reported flaring from these 10 IOCs was classified as routine, meaning 70% of flaring (non-routine) may remain unabated.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000407#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Russia and Iran are major global flaring hubs, with Russia accounting for nearly 20% and Iran for 14% of global flaring. The report excludes Russia from its ownership attribution analysis due to geopolitical constraints and limited IOC leverage following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000407#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the onshore United States, the 10 analyzed IOCs are responsible for 11% of flaring while producing 28% of oil and condensate. High flaring levels in the U.S. are primarily driven by companies with solely domestic footprints.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000407#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies several technical solutions to reduce flaring, including pipelines, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucking, on-site electricity production, gas-to-liquids facilities, natural gas liquids recovery, and reinjection into underground reservoirs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"catf-000407#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["gas flaring","methane emissions","carbon dioxide","carbon neutrality","energy transition","climate finance","environmental regulation"],"geography_discussed":["United States","Russia","Iran","Norway","Nigeria","Angola","Iraq","Algeria","European Union"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative analysis","policy assessment","corporate accountability study"]}]}