Petrochemicals & Plastics
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Global Backlash Against Plastics Emerges as Latest Threat to Fossil Industry
Just when they thought they were ready for the decline of gasoline- and diesel-fuelled cars, driven by surging electric vehicle sales, a mounting aversion ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon Transition
Global Oil Investment Set to Tumble as Demand Peaks in 2022, Renewable Energy Surges
A new study is predicting that global oil demand will peak in 2022, hit a plateau until 2030, then decline sharply, in what the ... -
Majority of Canadians Support Single-Use Plastic Ban
More than four in five Canadians support or somewhat support a ban on single-use plastics, and most would be willing to pay a little ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Documentary Short Declares Plastic Recycling ‘Like a Band-Aid on Gangrene’
“Recycling is Like a Band-Aid on Gangrene” is the title of Memorial University geographer Max Liboiron’s recent documentary short celebrating her research into microplastics ... -
Bitumen BubbleClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & DivestmentFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsShale & Fracking
Overlapping ‘Downstream Disruptors’ Spell Troubles for Fossil Exploration and Development
Oil and gas exploration companies are facing down a half-dozen simultaneous, overlapping threats to their financial success, according to two recent stories in the ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEuropeFood SecurityForests & DeforestationMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNational Plans & ResponsesPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon Transition
New Government in Denmark Aims for 70% Carbon Reduction by 2030
A 70% greenhouse gas reduction by 2030 is on the agenda for Denmark, after the country’s centre-left Social Democrats reached a deal with three ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSevere Storms & FloodingShale & Fracking
Global Plastics Boom Drives Annual CO2 Increase to Seven-Year High
The global boom in plastics was a key factor driving the sharp rise in carbon dioxide emissions in 2018, Greenpeace UK’s award-winning Unearthed news ...
