The mission of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under US president Joe Biden for the past 18 months has been to restore some of the Obama era anti-pollution...
10.01.2018
- Mergers and acquisitions, new petrochemical projects, the dismantling of US environmental regulations and a tussle over the hazards of pesticides in Europe, along with a protracted...
22.12.2017
- China has announced that the first phase of its long-awaited nationwide carbon emission trading scheme (ETS), expected to be the largest of its type worldwide, will focus initially...
10.08.2017
- US President Donald Trump’s announcement of the American withdrawal from the Paris Accord is not the only threat to achieving the ambitious targets of the climate agreement and may...
07.08.2017
- The US officially informed the United Nations on Aug. 4 that it will withdraw from the Paris Accord. However, it said it would continue to participate in the UN’s climate change...
19.07.2017
- Aging oil and petrochemical facilities are coming under increased public and regulatory scrutiny in the wake of recent incidents or suspected environmental violations. In Scotland...
22.06.2017
- Leading international companies including ExxonMobil, Total, BP, Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble among others, have joined a US campaign against climate change that was...
04.06.2017
- The US chemical industry has expressed its disappointment over President Trump’s decision to exit the Paris climate change agreement. Under the landmark deal finalized in December...
