carbon footprint, Yanchep National Park, Perth, Western Australia, globalisation
Asian Chemical Connections
The big challenges
As delegates gather for this year’s European Petrochemical Association meeting in the unreal world of Monaco (unreal for the 99.9 per cent recurring of us who don’t own Ferraris), I thought it was worth summarising some of the issues discussed on this blog over the last few months. We’ve dealt with: *Oil-price volatility and the […]
Changing nature of demand
green homes, the Economist, Peak Oil, speculators, changing demand growth
The world is round after all
Thomas Friedman, globalisation, global warming, Peak Oil, Hot, Flat and Crowded, climate change, SABIC
Go on, stick your head in deeper
Lehman Brothers, Great Depression, SUVs, ostriches, beer
A drowning man will clutch onto anything
Peak Oil, Deutsche Bank, gas pricing, coal-o-chemicals, coal gasification, PetroRabigh, Saudi Aramco, Sumitomo Chemical
Uncle Sam back from the dead?
Shell Chemicals, oil price, McKinsey, shipping costs,
Yes, I know – I was wrong!
Peak Oil, falling crude, being Scottish, Asian shares collapse, Brent crude
The ultimate consumption tax
Alabama, obesity, living beyond our means, fat tax
Get off your backside!
climate change, Energy Carta, NUS, Project Better Place, Conergy