Over the past two years, China has used some of the strictest measures anywhere to keep Covid-19 out, and it has long managed to keep the number down. But as Omicron poses the biggest challenge since the start of the pandemic, the country looks more … Read More

Text size Emissions are rising from the Royal Dutch Shell Plc Norco refinery in Norco, Louisiana. Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg About the author: Ian Palmer is a petroleum engineer and consultant who holds a doctorate in physics. He has worked at Los Alamos, Department of … Read More

It really has not been a good year for the environment. Not only have there been forest fires and floods blamed for climate change, the increase in demand and delays in supplies as the global economy has reopened from COVID-19 lockdowns have caused not only … Read More