Greenhouse Gases
U.S. demands on Europe in the field of energy
This week U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave the Paris-based International Energy Agency a one-year deadline to abandon its support of goals to reduce planet-warming gas emissions to "net zero" by 2050 or risk losing the United States as a member.
Trump EPA ends emissions limits for U.S. automakers; state rules, lawsuits could follow
Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday finalized its repeal of the "endangerment finding" for vehicles, a 2009 determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health.
China's epic renewables boom lifts it into rare clean capacity club
With 73 GW more clean capacity than fossil fuel capacity in use, China now has 51% of its power fleet drawing from clean sources and joins the ranks of Brazil, France and Germany as major economies powered mainly by clean energy sources.
Global shipping industry sticks with green investments, despite carbon price delay
Europe, Brazil and a host of other nations are pushing the sector, which is responsible for nearly 3% of the world's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to go green.
- TA'ZIZ and Alpha Dhabi Holding agree to $10-B, 2.2-MMtpy of chemicals investments in the UAE 5/6
- TA'ZIZ secures $28.5 B in agreements to expand UAE's chemicals infrastructure 5/5
- nova-Institute provides scientific basis for EU policy on bio-based plastic packaging under PPWR 5/5
- GEA launches enzymatically enhanced GEA eTOP degumming solution 5/5
- Hong Kong-Dongguan to build SAF supply chain with new biofuels firm Ecoceres facility 5/5
- Argentine government hikes biofuel prices for domestic market 5/5

