Petrochemicals & Plastics
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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 ... -
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 ...
