Petrochemicals & Plastics
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BioenergyFood SecurityGeneral RenewablesOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & ConsumptionWater
Study Traces Options for Cutting Life Cycle Emissions from Plastic
With carbon pollution from every stage of the plastics life cycle on track to grow four-fold by mid-century, a new study in the journal ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Kenney Vows to ‘Stand Up’ for Fossil Jobs, ‘Turn Off the Taps’ to B.C.
With about 55% of the popular vote and 63 out of 87 seats in the next Alberta legislature, premier-designate Jason Kenney used his victory ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesBioenergyPetrochemicals & PlasticsResearch & DevelopmentUnited States
Engineered Algae Could Produce 10,000 Barrels Per Day of Biofuel by 2025
The prospect of growing algae to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and produce nearly-carbon neutral diesel, petrochemicals, or bioplastics is moving gradually ... -
CanadaClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Gas Industry Plans Multiple Projects to Boost Demand, Combat Record-Low Prices
Canadian natural gas producers are scrambling to avoid the price disadvantage hobbling the country’s tar sands/oil sands industry, working on “a flurry of export ... -
ChinaClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon Transition
China to Drop ‘Clean’ Coal from Green Bond Eligibility List
China may be about to drop so-called “clean” coal from the list of eligible projects for a green bond designed to boost the country’s ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
JP Morgan Exec Calls for Faster Climate Action After Company Cited as ‘World’s Worst Climate Banker’
A senior executive at J.P. Morgan Asset Management is telling clients that global carbon reductions aren’t moving nearly fast enough—just as a coalition of ... -
BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementChinaCoalDrive to 1.5National Plans & ResponsesPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Construction Boom Drives Up China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
China's greenhouse gas emissions grew about 3% last year, despite rapid gains in clean energy production that couldn't keep pace with surging demand for ... -
NREL Develops Upcycling Process for Single-Use Plastics
The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is hot on the trail of a new process for “upcycling” single-use plastics to extend their lifespan, ... -
Enerkem, Shell Launch Waste-to-Chemicals Plant in Rotterdam
Montreal-based Enerkem and Royal Dutch Shell are joining two other companies and the Port of Rotterdam in a commercial-scale project to convert non-recyclable waste ... -
AfricaAir & MarineAsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPathways to 1.5Petrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionTar Sands/Oil Sands
Analysts See Oil Industry’s Twilight, But Not Soon Enough to Hit Climate Targets
Two different analyst reports this week show the oil industry moving into its twilight, but the projected rate of decline is still far too ... -
Big Brands Launch E-Commerce Platform to Cut Single-Use Plastic
Some of the world’s biggest food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical companies, courier company UPS, and recycling titan TerraCycle have formed an ambitious e-commerce partnership to ...
