At the same time the White House is hectoring the public about greenhouse gases, Congress is compelling taxpayers to subsidize a car that emits 10 tons of greenhouse gases annually, one of the worst such figures in the auto industry. And while President Barack Obama demands an end to t...
• Producing and transporting 1 kg of bottled water uses 27 kg of water, 0.85 kg of fossil fuel, and emits 562 grams of greenhouse gases. • Chemicals like BPA in plastic bottles are linked to health issues, including high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. • Bottl...
However, the tourism industry also impacts local and global environments as an important contributor to emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs; Lenzen et al. (2018)). The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) estimated that tourism accounted for 22% of global transport CO2 emissions and projected an ...
Steam crackers are the engines at the heart of the chemical industry. The high-temperature, gas-powered furnaces are essential for basic chemical production, but the process is energy-intensive and emits significant amounts of CO2. To address the climate and energy challenge, BASF, Sabic and ...