Episode 1209: Think Tank: US Gulf Coast chemicals must prepare for more persistent disruption
Climate change and warming oceans mean that the US Gulf Coast chemical sector will have to adapt ...
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Show Notes
Climate change and warming oceans mean that the US Gulf Coast chemical sector will have to adapt to more frequent weather events such as Hurricane Beryl.
- Gulf Coast area where Hurricane Beryl made landfall houses 13m tonnes, 29% of US ethylene production capacity
- Beryl is earliest Category five hurricane on record; busy season forecast
- Warming oceans mean there may be double the number of severe hurricanes
- Energy, chemical industries must adapt to cope with more weather events
- Move towards net zero carbon gives opportunity to relocate plants, infrastructure