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Exelon to shut down Three Mile Island
THE infamous Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is set to shutdown due to government inaction.
Type: News
Report calls for swapping fossil fuel subsidies for renewables to boost green energy
A REPORT by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has found that just 10–30% of fossil fuel subsidies could pay for a global green energy transition.
Type: News
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Measuring Progression
Macsene Isles-Ahite, David Lloyd-Roach and Alana Collis talk about why IChemE needs to better understand its membership profile
Type: Feature
Shell quits Russian oil in wake of controversial trade; UK will halt imports by year end
SHELL has announced it will stop buying Russian oil and gas following its contentious purchase of a cheap consignment of crude. The UK is also banning oil imports and will set up a taskforce to manage the transition.
Type: News
Australia offers industry A$2bn to scale up green hydrogen
AUSTRALIA’S government will give A$2bn ($US1.3bn) to industry to scale-up the production of green hydrogen as it seeks to become a global leader in the burgeoning sector.
Type: News
Shell draws criticism as it commits to oil and gas
SHELL’S new boss, Wael Sawan, has come under fire from environmental groups after revealing that the company intends to remain “committed” to its fossil fuel business by maintaining oil output at current levels of 1.4m bbl/d until 2030, and by growing its LNG business – a path that will allow the firm to reward its shareholders “today, and well into the future,” Sawan said.
Type: News
G7 countries enact coal exit plan but Greenpeace label it ‘too little, too late’
THE days of coal-fired electricity are numbered after G7 nations agreed to phase out production of the fuel by 2035 at a meeting in Turin, Italy.
Type: News
Mammoth undertaking: Climeworks starts up world’s largest direct air capture plant
THE world’s largest direct air capture (DAC) plant – Mammoth – has started operations in Iceland where it is working to draw 36,000 t/y of CO2 from the atmosphere.
Type: News
As Climeworks starts up the world’s largest direct air capture plant, Adam Duckett looks at the engineering challenges involved
Type: Feature
Jo Reynolds: Geophysics Graduate
Insight from a young geophysicist joining the sector, working for BP's offshore operations.
Type: Feature
Negotiators agree on rulebook for Paris Agreement at United Nations meeting
A SET of rules for enacting the Paris Agreement to limit climate change was agreed by 196 countries at the UN’s 24th Conference of Parties climate summit (COP24). However the final rulebook has sparked criticism over vague language and a lack of serious commitments.
Type: News
Preventing epidemics before they break out
Coalition seeks sustainable vaccine development
Type: News
Doubts raised on downstream plans for Johor
Investment struggles at Malaysia hub, agency warns
Type: News
Linde wheels out CO2 scrubbing for frackers
MGCU can clean up to 98% of CO2 in shale production
Type: News
Sweden could build up to ten nuclear reactors
Abolishes tax, provides confidence for investment
Type: News
Russia Saudis agree to stabilise oil market
Will act alone, if required, to freeze production
Type: News
BP takes stake in Abu Dhabi onshore fields
Continues expansion after years of asset sales
Type: News
