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  • The river doesn't just run black

    China and the environment might not be only about rivers changing colour several times a day and factories belching out air pollution that kills hundreds of thousands of people prematurely every year. Elizabeth Economy outlined the extent of China's environmental problems in her book, The River Runs...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-17-2008

  • The West can still be the best

    It is very easy assume that Asia ex-Japan will eventually catch up with the West and become as good at "solution" chemicals as the West. I am excluding Japan because it has long been a major speciality player. All the money that China, for example, is pouring into its state-run research institutes...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-06-2008

  • The CO2 blame game

    In my previous post, I talked about the collapse of the Doha round of trade negotiations and how this didn't auger well for a new global agreement for setting greenhouse gas-emission limits and a worldwide price on carbon. The chemicals industry needs clarity. A global price for carbon would enable...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-04-2008

  • Why the Doha failure is bad

    The failure, and quite possibly the death, of the Doha round of trade negotiations earlier this week could create a very confusing and erratic regulatory landscape for the chemicals industry. This excellent entry in the New Scientist environment blog by Fred Pearce, senior environment correspondent,...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-02-2008

  • Flying the unfriendly (but greener?) skies

    Airlines setting foot and taking off in Europe are soon going to be included in the European Union's Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and are expected to pay 15% of their permits in ETS auction starting 2012, according to this Reuters article . The proposal, which was approved by Member States last...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-01-2008

  • Climate change post footnote

    Also check out this week's issue of ICIS Chemical Business (Disclosure: I work for ICIS ) featuring global regulatory issues such as Europe's REACH, worldwide climate change, California's Green Chemistry Initiative, and other environmental/health concerns challenging the chemical industry...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-03-2008
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