Silvertown Tunnel activists jet-wash message onto Thames riverbank Local campaigners have jet-washed the message Stop The Tunnel onto the Thames Embankment near the proposed route of the Silvertown Tunnel. The message was jet-washed in block capitals onto the Thames Embankment near to where the tunnel will be built, and officials were later seen removing the graffiti from the river bank. The campaigners say this is just a taste of what is to come as anger grows over Transport for London s decision to allow the controversial crossing across the Thames to go ahead. The £1.2 billion project, which will link Silvertown and Greenwich Peninsula, has been a longstanding point of controversy, with opponents claiming it is incompatible with environmental aims.
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China’s Mega-Refineries Throttling Other Asia Oil Processors
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SK Innovation’s oil refinery facilities in Ulsan, South Korea. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
The rise of China’s mega-refineries was always going to make life tougher for their competitors across Asia. But the fallout from Covid-19 is hastening the impact and accelerating consolidation across the region.
A frenzy of refinery building in China is set to make the nation the world’s largest crude processor this year. At the same time, a drive to de-carbonize Asia’s biggest economy means demand for fuels like diesel and gasoline will decline, potentially leading to more exports from the new facilities.
China s carbon pledge drives progress By LIA ZHU in San Francisco | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-01 10:01 Aerial photo taken on Aug 19, 2020 shows wind turbines in Jiucaiping scenic spot in Southwest China s Guizhou province. [Photo/Xinhua]
2060 net-zero vow nudges other nations to accelerate climate efforts, experts say
China s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2060 sets an example for other countries, and its energy policies will play a central role in achieving that goal, said energy experts. The carbon neutral pledge has really done a lot to inject new momentum into the global climate negotiations, said Barbara Finemore, founder of the China Program of Natural Resources Defense Council, a New York-based environmental advocacy group.
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