Flaring natural gas and producing biogas?

Russia, Iraq, Iran and USA flared (or just burned) natural gas in one year 19.9, 17.8, 17.7 and 9.5 billion m3, respectively. It means these four countries burned 2058 m3 natural gas every second. It results in 127 million tons of CO2 per year that goes to atmosphere and its energy content that is lost is 714 TWh or 61 million tones oil equivalent (mtoe). These numbers can be compared with the total energy production from biofuels and wastes in the world that is ca 132 mtoe after all the efforts in the world. It is a disappointing fact where politicians put political disputes before environmental disasters  and human life.