N America to plan for trading in emissions
Representatives from the US Canada and Mexico are to meet in Toronto to discuss initial steps towards the establishment of permit trading system to reduce greenhouse gases in North America.
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Converted buses meet norms, operators tell govt.
The 2,000-odd converted diesel buses with CNG kits will remain on the roads for sometime at least. The Supreme Court had passed an order, this Monday, saying that unless they comply with the safety
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'India may ratify Kyoto protocol'
India is likely to ratify the controversial Kyoto protocol on reduction of greenhouse gases by October. This was indicated by P.V. Jayakrishnan, Secretary, Union Environment Ministry. He said
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UAE threatened by rising sea level
The United Arab Emirates is one among, West Asia's low-lying countries that face threats from rising sea levels and decertification caused by global warming. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed al Nahyan,
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Summit does not have global warming on agenda
Ten years after nations agreed to untidely fight global warming, the issue isn't even on the formal agenda for the second Earth Summit - the World Summit on Sustainable Development - starting from
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World heading for warmest year yet - UK Met Office
The first six months of the year have been the second warmest ever and average global temperatures in 2002 could be the highest ever recorded, British weather experts said. "Globally 2002 is likely
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Rapid wastewater toxicity assay using whole cell biosensors
There is an urgent need for a rapid assay of potential toxicity of wastewaters and/or individual process streams to the active biomass in biological wastewater treatment plants (WTP). This can be
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Governments press ahead without the US
Earlier this month, 171 governments put the final touches to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, which binds industrialised countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The latest negotiations,
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European Commission may force changes to UK emission trading
The European Commission has approved the UK scheme for trading in greenhouse gases, which is due to start in February 2002. However, as the UK scheme has some significant differences to the proposed
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Turning over a new leaf
A year after GRP, the pulp and paper sector is cleaner and greener
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A perfect model
The rating parameters give a complete picture of the automobile sector s environmental performance
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Inspecting the site
GRP sends a team of green inspectors to validate the data collected
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The Report Card
Daewoo Motors India stands first, followed by Hyundai Motors India and General Motors India. But the scores tell a different story. No company gets five leaves, the highest award. There isn’t much
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Green future
The present phase of climate change talks ends with consensus on ways to implement the Kyoto Protocol
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Green business
The EU proposes to start emissions trading in 2005
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Protection approved for last of state's box ironbark
Almost a third of Victoria's few remaining fragments of box ironbark woodlands will be protected to try to save hundreds of plants, animals and birds from sliding towards extinction. The State
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Japan asks citizens to cut greenhouse gas emissions
The Japanese Environment Minister has announced that the Government will be setting up an office next week aimed at encouraging the public to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, it is reported in
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Emission trading to begin early
DEFRA has indicated that the first CO2 emission reduction allowances will begin being auctioned late next February, ahead of the trading scheme's official April launch but slightly behind the
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Europe makes u-turn on sinks
After much argument about whether countries should be allowed to use carbon sinks to offset carbon emissions - with Europe adamantly against their use until recently - EU research commissioner