Scientists Find Way To Convert CO2 Into Jet Fuel
Air travel accounts for about 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from the transport industry—or at least it did before the pandemic. It is likely that once again travel will Continue Reading
Earth’s Margin for Error Narrows After Another Year of Record Heat
Another year of record-high heat punctuated a decade-long increase in global temperatures that has placed the Earth’s economies dangerously close to climate tipping points. Those are the conclusions published Friday by Continue Reading
Atmospheric Carbon Levels to Hit Unwelcome 2021 Milestone
Global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels will be 50% higher this year than before the start of the Industrial Revolution, according to forecasts that show the rapid pace at which humans Continue Reading
Weather and Climate Change: Met Office Sees 2021 Temperatures Among Hottest Ever
Next year is already set to be among the hottest on record, even as the planet experiences the temporary cooling effect of La Nina phenomenon. Average global temperatures for 2021 are forecast to Continue Reading
Second-Warmest Year on Record Cost the World $210 Billion
The second-warmest year on record brought storms, fires and floods that killed at least 8,200 people and cost the world $210 billion in losses, according to a report by Munich Re. Continue Reading
UAE Oil Takes Center Stage In U.S. Pushback Against China
Abu Dhabi – the oil powerhouse at the centre of the U.S.’s pushback against increasing Chinese influence across the Middle East – last week further cemented this alliance with a Continue Reading
Saudi Surprise Cut Continues To Lift Oil Prices
Oil prices remained elevated and were still on the rise on Thursday, hitting an 11-month high, as the effects of Saudi Arabia’s surprise announcement about an additional million barrels of Continue Reading
Iran Refuses To Negotiate Korean Fuel Tanker Release
Iran has signaled it has no intention to negotiate the release of the South Koran fuel tanker that the Iranian military seized earlier this week in the Strait of Hormuz. Continue Reading
IRAQ DATA: Dec oil production up 4.7%, breaching OPEC+ quota
Iraq’s December oil production, including from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, rose 4.7% month on month to 3.857 million b/d, to be above the country’s OPEC+ quota, data from the State Continue Reading
Iranian leader Khamenei bans imports of U.S., British COVID-19 vaccines
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banned Iran’s government on Friday from importing COVID-19 vaccines from the United States and Britain. “Imports of U.S. and British vaccines into the country are Continue Reading