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After the spill: research for safer offshore operations
A decade on from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, James Pettigrew discusses the efforts to bring together stakeholders and conduct research to boost offshore safety
Type: Feature
Using wood waste to produce biochemicals: green chemistry for a green future
Amanda Doyle speaks to Florence Gschwend, CEO and Co-founder of Lixea, about the company's new process to turn wood waste into biochemicals, bioplastics, and biofuels.
Type: Feature
Tom Baxter explains why he does not see a future for hydrogen fuel cells in passenger cars
Type: Feature
Decarbonisation Versus Profits
Mercedes Maroto-Valer discusses how the chemical industry can contribute to post-pandemic net zero
Type: Feature
Tackling Hidden Thoughts Within
Our sector must do more to improve unconscious bias in the workplace, says Kelly Paul
Type: Feature
Tom Baxter argues the case for leaving the UK’s inert oil and gas architecture in place, rather than paying a hefty price for decommissioning
Type: Feature
Appraisals: Turning a Wince into a Smile
How to get the best out of appraisals, either as an appraiser, or as an appraisee.
Type: Feature
New EU Safety Data Sheet Requirements
Aidan Bushell explains changes for Dust Explosions (Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/878)
Type: Feature
Report: Shell knew about Nigeria bribery
Charities publish leaked emails on OPL 245 purchase
Type: News
UN climate experts warn society must make unparalleled shift
LIMITING global warming to 1.5°C requires rapid and unprecedented changes to society, UN climate experts have warned policymakers in a follow up to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
Type: News
Wylfa suspension could lead to a UK energy crisis
HITACHI has announced the decision to suspend indefinitely its UK nuclear power station construction project Wylfa Newydd, on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Experts have warned that this could lead to a UK energy crisis.
Type: News
Fatal dam breach in Brazil leaves hundreds missing
A TAILINGS dam in Brazil has collapsed, leaving a reported 16 people dead and 297 missing. Other sources put the death toll closer to 40. The dam, known as Dam 1, was part of the Córrego do Feijão mine, located in Minas Gerais, and is mining company Vale’s second dam in Brazil to fail in just over three years.
Type: News
Brazil dam collapse prosecutors investigate collusion
THE lead prosecutor investigating the cause of the fatal dam collapse at a mine in Brazil has alleged that collusion between the operator and auditor compromised safety and allowed dangerous conditions at the dam to go unaddressed.
Type: News
Zero emissions by 2050: government’s climate experts urge action
THE UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has said the country could feasibly emit no emissions by 2050 if the government takes urgent action on the implementation of CCS and hydrogen for heating.
Type: News
Report reveals policy gaps in UK Government’s net zero pledge
THE Science and Technology Committee (STC) has highlighted policy gaps in the Government’s plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and makes recommendations on the technologies and levels of support needed to reach that goal.
Type: News
Oil and gas majors are undermining climate goals, report warns
OIL and gas companies have approved US$50bn of investment since 2018 in major projects that undermine climate goals, Climate Tracker reports.
Type: News
Dam collapse tragedy could have been prevented
BRAZIL’s National Mining Agency (ANM) has released a technical report on the history of the tailings dam at Vale’s Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine near Brumadinho, which fatally collapsed earlier this year. The report says that Vale withheld information which could have helped to prevent the dam collapse.
Type: News
