Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
India and China are among the world's biggest contributors to fossil fuel emissions with India's carbon dioxide discharge increasing by a whopping 7.7 per cent last year, a new study said today. "Based on estimates of economic activity in 2013, emissions are set to rise 2.1 per cent in 2013 …
Central govt issues guidelines to GAIL in compliance with Gujarat HC order. Following the Gujarat High Court directive of supplying compressed natural gas (CNG) to Gujarat at the same rate as Mumbai and Delhi, the Central government has issued guidelines to the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) to supply …
China, the EU and environmentalists criticized Japan at U.N. climate talks on Friday for slashing its greenhouse gas emissions target after its nuclear power industry was shuttered by the Fukushima disaster. The Japanese government on Friday decided to target a 3.8 percent emissions cut by 2020 versus 2005 levels. That …
After completing a transmission pipeline, officials hope to add at least 20 million cubic feet (mmcf) of gas to the national grid every day from the gas field within May next year A snapshot of a gas field Photo- Wikimedia State-run Petrobangla’s exploration wing Bapex (Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production …
In the lead-up to the UN climate negotiations in Warsaw, the latest information on the level and growth of CO2 emissions, their source and geographic distribution will be essential to lay the foundation for a global agreement. This annual publication contains, for more than 140 countries and regions: estimates of …
AHMEDABAD: Seventy-seven ceramic industrial units in Morbi and Wankaner have closed their coal gasifiers, while the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has issued closure notice to 126 other units that are run on coal gas furnace. The GPCB took action after Gujarat high court directed it to act against polluting …
Technology and high prices are opening up new oil resources, but this does not mean the world is on the verge of an era of oil abundance, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2013 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO-2013). Although rising oil output from North America and …
Hyderabad : The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas has said the states where gas production is taking place should be given at least 50% of the total quantity produced besides the royalty on natural gas produced from offshore fields. The recommendations, if accepted, will boost Andhra Pradesh …
Chinese cities should close schools, cut working hours and stop outdoor activities during the most severe spells of air pollution, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Wednesday. "Every possible compulsory measure" must be taken to cut emissions during the heaviest smog, which has a serious impact on health, the …
Three Colorado cities have rejected oil and gas production work that relies on so-called fracking, unofficial election returns showed on Wednesday in a setback for an industry that won other battles this year in Democratic strongholds like California. Boulder, Lafayette and Fort Collins passed measures with solid margins to suspend …
The primary objective is to quantify and trace historic and cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide and methane to the largest extant fossil fuel and cement producers. This project focuses on the industrial carbon fuels and cement manufacturing, and details the annual and cumulative contribution of each of the largest 90 …
Choking winter smog blanketed the Indian capital New Delhi on Tuesday, rivalling some of the worst air pollution episodes in Chinese cities and at one point touching more than 31 times the international recommended limit for particles of dust and toxic liquids. Security guards and pedestrians wheezed audibly in the …
Canada is doing a bad job of protecting the environment, an official watchdog said on Tuesday, suggesting a poor image for the country on green issues could harm Canadian companies seeking to export crude oil and natural gas. The damning report by Neil Maxwell, interim commissioner of the environment and …
Greenhouse-gas emissions from power generators, oil refineries and other plants in California climbed in 2012 as a nuclear plant shutdown and low hydropower supplies increased the state’s reliance on natural gas. Power-plant releases rose 35 percent to 41.6 million metric tons last year, according to data posted today on the …
The Prime Minister’s Project Monitoring Group will now start supervising the implementation of as many as 99 infrastructure projects, with investments worth Rs 3.6-lakh crore, already cleared by it. The projects, cleared by the PMG and the Cabinet Committee on Investments, include Sterlite Energy Ltd’s project worth Rs 12,000 crore, …
California's output of heat-trapping greenhouse gases rose to 437.8 million metric tonnes in 2012, an 8.5 million tonne increase over the previous year as power plants relied more on natural gas to produce electricity, the state said on Monday. Natural gas usage was up last year due to a lower …
The risks to public health from emissions caused by fracking for shale oil and gas are low as long as operations are properly run and regulated, the British government's health agency said on Thursday. Public Health England (PHE) said in a review that any health impacts were likely to be …
Bangladesh today faces a different future than it did decades ago when relatively abundant natural gas seemed to be the key to prosperity. To support more evidence-based dialogue on energy development, allocation, and pricing reform, this study uses a computable general equilibrium model to evaluate major energy policy issues facing …
Environmental federation Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) has released a new report called “Good Energy, Bad Energy: Transforming our energy system for people and the planet”. The report, underlines the importance of a just, sustainable, climate-safe energy system, in the wake of warnings by the world’s leading scientists about …
A chronic shortage of natural gas is hurting China's plan to move away from burning coal to heat homes and offices, raising the prospect of more choking air pollution this winter and beyond. The problem is worst in northern China, where air pollution mainly caused by decades of reliance on …
