The environment

The Brookings Institution offers some reflections on Latin American climate change politics in relation to what happened in Lima and what to expect in 2015.

The Brookings Institution draws emphasis to the Latin American contribution to the COP20 negotiations.

According to a new market report by E2, North America’s advanced biofuel industry reached a production capacity of more than 800 million gal. in 2014.

ExxonMobil has released its forecasts for electricity demand and carbon dioxide emissions to 2014.

A new publication from the International Energy Agency evaluates different options to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

The Urban Air Initiative has said that a study from the University of Minnesota on ethanol is seriously flawed.

Scottish Engineers have delivered an instrument to study greenhouse gases from a NASA unmanned aircraft.

OriginOil Hong Kong is expected to license regional joint ventures for frack and waste water cleanup.

Lower oil prices may boost overall global growth, with the oil importing advanced economies gaining the most.

The US Department of Energy has announced 22 emissions reduction projects and a new Assistant Secretary For Fossil Fuels.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA), expects wind power capacity additions to increase in the last quarter of 2014.

According to the IEA, the US is in a strong position to deliver a reliable, affordable and environmentally sustainable energy system.

The Gas Processors Association has said that it opposes the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed increase in the emission factor for industrial flares.

A round up of some of the latest oil and gas industry news from around the world.

Oman leads the way in enhanced oil recovery, according to Raoul Restucci, managing director of Petroleum Development Oman.