How the EU’s Plan to Replace Russian Gas Exposes Challenges in Algeria’s Energy Sector

As Europe seeks to diversify its gas supplies away from Russia amid the Ukraine war and global strategic competition, little attention has been given to how it will simultaneously pursue its objective of lowering global methane emissions. A recently announced initiative to cooperate with Algeria on reducing the environmentally harmful practices of flaring and venting gas is a potential “win-win” opportunity that could help Algiers capture otherwise wasted gas and export some of it to European buyers. Despite the attractiveness of the scheme, however, its success remains far off...

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