Climate conferences are dying. How to save the world now? – POLITICO
BAKU, Azerbaijan — As the red-eye flight from London made its final descent into Baku, the sunrise lit up the eastern sky, turning the Caspian Sea into a blaze of orange. Most of the passengers were heading to COP29, a two-week climate conference featuring almost 200 nations held in oil-rich Azerbaijan. The mood on the […]
How to rein in Russia’s shadow fleet – POLITICO
Last month delivered a frightening dose of reality: The tankers Hafnia Nile and Ceres I collided in Malaysian waters, resulting in blazes on both ships and a major hassle for the Malaysian authorities. The Hafnia Nile, sailing under the Singaporean flag, was operating legally, with some 300,000 barrels of naphtha on board. The Ceres I, […]
How to reap the health benefits of olive oil
How much olive oil is healthy? Dr Carmen Piernas, a nutrition scientist at the University of Oxford, recommends limiting your intake to no more than four tablespoons per day, used as a dressing or for roasting. “Frying requires a lot more added fat, so, in general, is best avoided, even when using olive oil,” she […]
How to help grid stay out of a ‘canyon’
That’s according to Arshad Mansoor, president and CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute, a leading independent, nonprofit energy research and development institute. Mansoor spoke to The Hill at CERAWeek by S&P Global, a leading energy conference based in Houston. He said that estimated power needs shot up in the 12 months between […]