According to analysis shared with BBC News, Russia is burning off large amounts of natural gas, as Europe’s energy costs skyrocket.
They say the plant, near the border with Finland, is burning an estimated $10m worth of gas every day.
Experts say the gas would previously have been exported to Germany.
Germany’s ambassador to the UK told BBC News that Russia was burning the gas because “they couldn’t sell it elsewhere”.
Scientists are concerned about the large volumes of carbon dioxide and soot it is creating, which could exacerbate the melting of Arctic ice.
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