Petrochemicals & Plastics
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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 ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaForests & DeforestationPetrochemicals & PlasticsSupply Chains & Consumption
Forest Product Companies See Opportunity in Canada’s Single-Use Plastic Ban
The federal government’s plan to ban single-use plastic products like straws and cutlery as early as 2021 could put new pressure on carbon storage ... -
CanadaChinaCitiesEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentLegal & RegulatoryOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSub-National Governments
Industry Sees No Impact on Demand, Still Urges Feds to Go Slow on Single-Use Plastics Ban
Within hours of the official announcement that Canada would ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, the plastics industry was simultaneously claiming the initiative ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaDrive to 1.5Energy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsJobsNational Plans & ResponsesOceansPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon Transition
BREAKING: Ottawa to Ban Single-Use Plastics as Soon as 2021
The Trudeau government is planning to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, as part of a wider plastic pollution strategy set to be ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Demand & EfficiencyFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMiddle EastOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionResearch & DevelopmentShale & FrackingSupply Chains & Consumption
Fossils See Circular Economy, Backlash Against Plastics Cutting Demand for Oil and Gas
The mounting global backlash against plastic pollution has fossil companies worried, as public opinion coalesces into a threat to businesses they’ve been counting on ... -
Bitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsOpinion & AnalysisPetrochemicals & PlasticsPipelines/Rail TransportSub-National GovernmentsTar Sands/Oil Sands
Greens Want to End Oil Imports by 2030, Break Canada’s ‘Oil Habit’, but Keep Producing Plastics from Bitumen Past 2050
Canadian Green Party leader Elizabeth May appears to be borrowing a page from Conservative Andrew Scheer’s playbook, with a campaign promise to free the ...
