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Higher Performance, Carbon Negative Plastics, Maybe for Less


Here’s the “We’ve Got a Big Problem” slide that we often see at the beginning of presentations in this space, especially the good ones. Hollywood movies sometimes begin with the meet cute, but the blockbusters usually begin with the problem — arrival of the villain — ever since Darth Vader appeared 2:40 into the opening


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A sustainable carbons cycle or a vicious emissions cycle?


On 15 December, the European Commission published its Sustainable Carbon Cycles Communication, which showcases its vision for carbon farming, industrial carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) and carbon capture and storage (CCS), and permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere. The communication is meant to provide a blueprint for how carbon removals can compensate for any residual


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Commission’s carbon farming ambition just buries the problem, stakeholders warn


The European Commission’s communication on sustainable carbon cycles promising a new source of revenue for farmers received a lukewarm response from the farming sector on Wednesday (15 December) while NGOs blasted it for letting real polluters off the hook. In a bid to increase removals of carbon from the atmosphere, the long-awaited communication sets out


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Für Bier und Cider: Wie ein Teil des CO₂ neue Verwendung findet


“Kein Bier zur EM” – mit derartigen Ankündigungen erschreckten die Boulevardblätter im Sommer 2021 die Briten. Der Grund für den drohenden Engpass: CO2-Knappheit, denn der Stoff wird als Kohlensäure Bier, Cider oder Softdrinks hinzugefügt – für das prickelnde Geschmackserlebnis. Auch ansonsten ist das Klimagas ein viel gefragtes Produkt in Großbritannien. Entsprechend lässt sich mit 350


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Neste erwirbt einen Minderheitsanteil an Alterra Energy: als Partner werden die Unternehmen Alterras Kunststoff-Verflüssigungstechnologie in Europa vermarkten


Neste, der weltweit führende Anbieter von erneuerbarem Diesel, erneuerbarem Düsenkraftstoff und ein Wegbereiter für Drop-in-Lösungen für erneuerbare Chemikalien, hat heute den Erwerb eines Minderheitsanteils an Alterra Energy angekündigt, einem innovativen Unternehmen für chemische Recyclingtechnologien. Nestes Kapitalbeteiligung unterstützt die Expansion von Alterra Energy. Die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Unternehmen umfasst die gemeinsame Entwicklung von Technologie sowie die


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EU strategy on sustainable carbon cycles is a major opportunity


The European Commission has published an initiative on restoring sustainable carbon cycles. Marco Mensink, Cefic Director General, said: Sustainable carbon cycles will be key towards 2050. As you can see in the new EU strategy, the chemical industry plays a central role. We have already made significant progress in reducing carbon intensity, notably through energy


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New ‘own resources’ for EU budget will come from carbon market, executive says


The European Commission on Wednesday (22 December) announced its intention to use revenues from the EU carbon market and upcoming border levy as well as taxes on multinational companies in order to repay money borrowed for the bloc’s €800 billion coronavirus recovery fund. These three new “own resources” of revenue – amounting to €17 billion


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Unvermeidliche Debatte um CO2-Senken jetzt vorwärtsbringen


Die Europäische Kommission treibt mit ihren Plänen zu Kohlenstoffkreisläufen die Entnahme von CO2 aus der Atmosphäre voran. Gerade das Ziel Klimaneutralität macht ein gezieltes Vorgehen unvermeidlich, argumentieren Felix Schenuit und Oliver Geden von der SWP in ihrem Standpunkt, auch wenn der Schwerpunkt auf der Emissionsvermeidung liegen müsse. Sie raten der Bundesregierung zu einer stärkeren Positionierung.


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Eyes on plastic bans – back to science-based material policy


In public perception, plastic has become a serious environmental problem. We all know the images of plastic in the oceans, animals trapped in plastic or with plastic in their stomachs, and the concerns about microplastics accumulating in living beings. Our gut feeling tells us that avoiding plastics as much as possible is the right way


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Langh Tech researches ways to reduce CO2 emissions using SOx scrubbers


In view of the upcoming CO2 emission regulations, Langh Tech has started researching the possibility of carbon capture on board vessels. The first tests have been successfully performed on board one of the vessels in sister company Langh Ship’s fleet, utilizing the existing Langh Tech hybrid scrubber installed on board. Langh Tech has conducted several


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