Petrochemicals & Plastics
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Canadian Governments Introduce Four New Fossil Subsidies on Eve of UN Climate Conference
Just a week before delegates gathered in Katowice, Poland for this year’s United Nations climate change conference, Canadian governments introduced four generous new subsidies ... -
Labour Leader Sees B.C. LNG Driving Alberta Petrochemical Boom
A new modelling study is pointing to liquefied natural gas (LNG) in British Columbia as a potential boon to Alberta’s petrochemical industry, with the ... -
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Petrochemical Boom Could Undercut GHG Reductions, Turn U.S. Rust Belt into ‘Plastics Belt’
The United States is on the verge of a US$202.4-billion boom in plastics and petrochemical production that could put the country at odds with ... -
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Conservation Agriculture Would Save 17.35 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Conservation Agriculture ranks #16 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions. It would keep 17.35 gigatons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere by 2050 ... -
‘Right to Repair’ Conserves Resources, Helps Reduce Carbon Across Supply Chains
With a Right to Repair movement beginning to build in the U.S., even becoming an election issue in Massachusetts in 2012, TreeHugger is arguing ... -
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Massive Growth of Petrochemicals, Plastics Set to Undercut Emission Reductions in Other Sectors
Greenhouse gas emissions from petrochemical and plastics production are set to rise 20% by 2030 and 30% by 2050, enough to undercut emission reductions ... -
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Exploding Pipeline in Pennsylvania Ties Plastics Manufacturing to Fracked Natural Gas
A natural gas pipeline that exploded outside Pittsburgh earlier this month, just a week after it went into service, is part of a multi-billion-dollar ... -
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CARE Canada: Fighting Plastics Pollution No Substitute for G7 Action on Climate Impacts
G7 countries’ initiative to attack plastic pollution during this week’s environment and energy ministers’ meeting in Halifax is no substitute for faster action to ... -
CitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Brown Renews Pledge to ‘Launch Our Own Damn Satellite’ as Summit Urges Faster Climate Action
After three days of new low-carbon commitments from regional governments, cities, and industry, the Global Climate Action Summit concluded Friday with a call for ... -
CanadaEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsShale & FrackingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Alberta Fossils Dream of Petrochemical Boom Fueled by Cheap, Fracked Gas
The low cost of fracked natural gas has Alberta fossils dreaming of a multi-billion-dollar boom in petrochemical production, mimicking the industrial development that followed ...
