Petrochemicals & Plastics
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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 ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWater
Blockbuster Report Shows Plastics Producing 850 Million Tonnes of Emissions This Year
Producing and incinerating plastic will emit more than 850 million tonnes of greenhouse gases this year, the equivalent of 189 new 500-megawatt coal plants, ... -
Lab Tests Show Plastic Pollution Harming Ocean Bacteria that Produce 10% of World’s Oxygen
The eight million tonnes of plastic entering ocean ecosystems each year are having an impact on the bacteria that produce 10% of the world’s ... -
CanadaChinaEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHealth & SafetyOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & Plastics
Canadian Recycling Industry Scrambles After China Begins Refusing Plastic Waste
A year after China declined to continue serving as the world’s recycling bin/rubbish heap, Canadian municipalities are scrambling to figure out what to do ... -
AsiaCanadaChinaIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Fossils Face Shareholder Pressure as 187 Countries Crack Down on Plastic Waste
A total of 187 countries—but not the United States—agreed Saturday to control the flow of plastic waste across national borders by amending the Basel ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementDrawdownPetrochemicals & PlasticsPost-Carbon TransitionSupply Chains & Consumption
Bioplastics Would Save 4.3 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Ramping up production of bioplastics ranks #47 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with potential to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by 4.3 gigatons by ...
