Even with two major treaties coming out of the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, international attention to Global Warming has been dropping in recent years. It is nearly impossible to come up with a global consensus on how best to approach the problem. … read more
World energy and climate implications from Argentina’s Vaca Muerta
The time is ripe to tap Argentina’s vast, world-class shale resources as American, European, and Chinese oil exploration companies flock to the Vaca Muerta formation, found in the Neuquen Basin. Discovered in 2010 by the Spanish-Argentine joint venture, Repsol-YPF, the Vaca Muerta formation is estimated to have 16 billion barrels… read more
China’s Synthetic Gas Revolution?
There’s little question that China’s coal dependency in economic growth has contributed to its air pollution and significantly impacted the health of its citizens. China relied on coal for 70 % of its electricity generation in 2009, and China consumes more coal than the rest of the world combined. Efforts… read more
