Keyword: climate change

Strategy & Management

European Chemical Industry: Hope Amid Economic Woes

28.10.2014 - The European chemical industry has reduced its forecast growth in chemicals output in 2014 in the face of evidence of an economic slowdown both in Europe and in the world's fast...

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EPA Chief Grilled by Senators Over Carbon Rule

25.07.2014 - US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy has told Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that the agency's plan to require mandatory cuts in carbon...

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UK Stands by Tough Carbon Target Over Opposition

23.07.2014 - The government of the UK said it plans to stand by its goal to curb emissions by 2027 to 50% of the 1990 level, a target that has led to political opposition and that its own...

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Chinese, Global Chemicals Industries Join Forces to Advance Sustainable Development in China

28.03.2014 - Co-sponsored by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) and the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), the forum aimed to build cooperation...

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Shell Secures Funding for Scottish Carbon Capture Project

25.02.2014 - Shell has secured millions of pounds of funding from the British government for the next stage of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at SSE's Peterhead gas plant in...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

New Horizons in R&D for Bio-Based Plastics

04.02.2014 - Versatile Materials - Going beyond natural polymers, the use of bio-based monomers from biorefineries and "renewable oil," gained from plastics' and bio wastes, renders synthetic...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Protecting and Conserving Food, Water and Energy

30.01.2014 - Wrapping Up Efficiency - Plastics are indispensable for ecological and forward-looking strategies. They are the materials of choice, because they are lightweight and robust, their...

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Kurt Bock: Electricity Grid Fees Put Jobs at Risk

11.11.2013 - BASF chief executive Kurt Bock said German jobs could be lost if the chemicals giant has to start paying electricity grid fees to shift the burden of funding a renewable energy...