Inaction over climate change is shameful
It is five minutes to midnight on climate change. We will have to alter our trajectory very quickly if we wish to have a good chance of limiting the global Continue Reading
New York sues Exxon for misleading investors on climate change risk
New York’s attorney general sued Exxon Mobil Corp on Tuesday, alleging that the world’s largest oil company for years misled investors about the risks of climate change regulations on its Continue Reading
Can Wind Farms Actually Weaken Hurricanes?
Now this is worth knowing about. Simulations have shown that spinning turbine blades of offshore wind farms can actually slow the wind speeds of a hurricane. Imagine all those people Continue Reading
Imports, Rhine logistics weigh on spot Rotterdam methanol prices
Expectations of the imminent arrival of imported cargoes and the inability to push sufficient methanol volumes out of Rotterdam up the Rhine is putting downward pressure on spot prices, sources Continue Reading
Low Rhine water levels force Northwest European gasoil to find other routes inland
London — Amid very low water levels on the River Rhine, traders are finding alternative routes to supply gasoil to inland demand centers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland via railcar Continue Reading
Maritime Regulator Faces Growing Calls for a Gradual Rollout of Clean-Fuel Rules
The rules, put into motion through the ocean transport-regulating arm of the United Nations, take effect Jan. 1, 2020, and are aimed at slashing the amount of sulfur in marine Continue Reading
‘Vast Blind Spot’: IPCC Accused of Ignoring ‘Decades Long’ Fossil Fuel Misinformation Campaign on Climate
The United Nations (UN) climate science panel is being accused of ignoring research into fossil fuel-funded misinformation campaigns that have been key to holding back action on global warming. The Continue Reading
Corporate funding and ideological polarization about climate change
Significance Ideological polarization around environmental issues—especially climate change—have increased in the last 20 years. This polarization has led to public uncertainty, and in some cases, policy stalemate. Much attention has Continue Reading
White House Backed Big Oil Over EPA on Finding Methane Leaks
White House officials pushed the EPA to maximize savings for the oil industry despite the agency’s concern that weakening regulations would allow more methane to escape into the atmosphere, according Continue Reading
Thyssenkrupp declares force majeure on low Rhine water levels
German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp has declared force majeure as the Rhine’s extremely low water levels are disrupting the delivery of raw materials to its Duisburg plant, the company said on Continue Reading