Nancy Kruse and Bret Thorn discuss the rising tide of environmental initiatives
Senior food and beverage editor Bret Thorn and food trend expert Nancy Kruse discuss the latest cultural trends in this column.
Nancy Kruse begins:
My inbox has been on the brink of collapse under the weight of press releases and media reports on the subject of restaurateurs’ burgeoning environmental initiatives, Bret. On May 3, to cite one recent example, The New York Times announced that the city’s vaunted Eleven Madison Park’s new, post-pandemic menu would be meatless, albeit at the old, pre-pandemic price of $335 per person including tip. At the same time and at the other end of the operating spectrum, Burger King revealed that it had begun testing new green packaging in 51 stores in the Miami area.
Industrial Air Pollution in the US
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04 May 2021, 18:42 GMT+10
ir pollution is one of the biggest killers across the world. Of course, no death certificate lists air pollution as the cause of death. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 4.2 million deaths occur globally each year because of ambient air pollution exposure. Research also shows that ambient air pollution accounts for one out of every 25 premature deaths.
Besides health implications, air pollution has a devastating impact on the environment and local and global economies. Although air pollution can come from domestic sources, the single largest air pollution source is from industries, whether industrial facilities, oil refineries, power plants, or factories. Emissions from the construction industry are a close second.
In May 2019, as Democrats in the Colorado General Assembly advanced a bill launching the state’s efforts to ensure a “just transition” for coal workers impacted by the shift to clean energy, Republicans were incensed.
In a tense, late-night floor debate over House Bill 19-1314, which created a new Office of Just Transition in the state’s labor department, Senate Republicans called the legislation “laughable” and “offensive.” It was an “insulting and egregious bill.” Senator Bob Gardner, a Republican from El Paso County, advised Democratic lawmakers traveling to the communities impacted by the bill to “leave town pretty quickly,” because “your welcome might be pretty short.”
LNG carbon-neutral growth is coming
The ability to provide carbon-neutral LNG cargoes could become an essential part of LNG trade by the 2030s, traders have said.
Sources at three European gas providers told ICIS they plan to test-buy carbon-neutral LNG cargoes in the coming year and several more said they are looking at the possibility.
More cargoes could come from the US, a significant change of outlook considering how France’s ENGIE pulled out of a contract deal with NextDecade last year. The French government, a major shareholder in ENGIE, had expressed concerns about methane emissions in centres of US gas production.