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Carbon Capture Recycling

Producing quality green or recycled plastic from captured CO2

eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 26 june 2023 – The actual production process may require very specialized equipment and technology that require technical expertise. Some steps involved. CO2 can be captured from industrial waste streams or directly from the atmosphere using various capture technologies like absorption, adsorption, and membrane separation. After that step the chemical conversion follows.  …
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Making green plastic from captured CO2

Making green plastic from captured CO2

eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 26 June 2023 — To become climate neutral and circular by 2050, the chemical industry must stop using fossil fuels and raw materials and no longer emit CO2. This means electrification of processes that are currently still gas-driven, reduction of CO2 emissions, use of green electricity, but also the use of other raw…
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The Next Global Superpower

The Next Global Superpower Isn’t Who You Think: Ian Bremmer

Who runs the world? Political scientist Ian Bremmer argues it’s not as simple as it used to be. With some eye-opening questions about the nature of leadership, he asks us to consider the impact of the evolving global order and our choices as participants in the future of democracy. Will Digital Companies become the new…
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Can an AI Chatbot Pass a Data Science Interview

Can an AI Chatbot Pass a Data Science Interview?

Modern AI Chatbots are astounding, as we are reminded almost every day. But they also are criticized for their (lack of) accuracy, their tendency to just make things up, their banal song lyrics, and their lack of true intelligence. On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Professors Joao Sedoc and Foster Provost interviewed a data science chatbot…
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How to get rich from commodities

How to get rich from commodities

Tips from Botswana on how to avoid the resource curse Africa’s soil is studded with buried treasure. Half the world’s diamonds are mined there. The largest producers of cobalt, manganese and uranium are all African countries. Since 2000 more big petroleum discoveries have been made in sub-Saharan Africa than in any other region. Yet Africans are not…
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President Lula doesn't want poor countries around Brazil

President Lula doesn’t want poor countries around Brazil

But illegal Brazilian goldminers in Suriname damage the environment beyond repair. No Focus. eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, June 11 2023–Guyana’s Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, dispelled questions about whether Petrobras’ withdrawal from Guyana’s inaugural offshore licensing round is linked to the controversy surrounding Venezuela’s claim for Guyana’s territory. “Absolutely not!” was his response when asked. He argued…
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Estonia, the Digital Republic

Estonia, the Digital Republic

Its government is virtual, borderless, blockchained, and secure. Has this tiny post-Soviet nation found the way of the future? By Nathan Heller The Estonian government is so eager to take on big problems that many ambitious techies leave the private sector to join it. Illustration by Eiko Ojala Up the Estonian coast, a five-lane highway bends with…
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Lula Summit Latin America

Lula da Silva’s Summit will gather 11 South American leaders

Amsterdam, 28 may 2023–President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s “retreat” Summit scheduled for May 30 will gather 11 South American leaders, it was confirmed Friday in Brasilia. The presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela have confirmed their presence. The only absence will be that of Peruvian President Dina…
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TotalEnergies in Suriname

Suriname could do much better

But a distressful lack of confidence plays its part eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 28 May 2023–Why is TotalEnergies seen as Suriname’s golden ticket to kickstart its Guyana-like offshore oil production operations and why are proceedings so  slow? TotalEnergies is seen as a potential solution to kickstart offshore oil production operations in Suriname, similar to those in Guyana. However,…
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Investor in Suriname TotalEnergies gets black eye

Investor in Suriname TotalEnergies gets black eye

TotalEnergies suffers investor revolt over climate goals eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 27 May 2023 –Over 30% back activist motion against French oil group at annual meeting as police use tear gas against protesters A large group of TotalEnergies shareholders has urged the French oil and gas company to speed up efforts to switch to cleaner energy at…
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