Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
BHP Billiton moved closer to developing Australia's second-biggest un-mined uranium deposit by applying for environmental permits, but warned it might mothball or sell a big nickel refinery as that market languishes. While uranium demand is being driven by rising requirements for nuclear power to replace fossil fuels as nations seek …
The passage of the cap-and-trade bill through the committee stage has driven a wedge through the US environmental lobby, Fiona Harvey reports . Al Gore, former vicepresident and the unofficial leader of US greens, led a chorus of approval for the bill: "[It] represents a crucial step forward in addressing …
The House Energy and Commerce Committee, splitting largely along party lines, approved on Thursday the most ambitious energy and global warming legislation ever debated in Congress. The bill
Rich nations should cut their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels as part of a new global climate change pact, China said on Thursday, spelling out its stance ahead of negotiations. Photo: Shannon Stapleton BEIJING - Rich nations should cut their greenhouse gas …
U.S. lawmakers pushing to include greater recognition for existing nuclear power in a national renewable energy standard failed to win new breaks for the industry when a U.S. congressional panel on Wednesday voted down an amendment to a controversial climate change bill. The sweeping bill, which seeks to cap greenhouse …
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved Rs 10 million for the provision of basic energy services through solar energy to the remote villages of Deh Tiko Baran in Jamshoro district. The PM issued the directive based on the recommendations of Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. …
Ottawa will help Canadian pulp producers struggling with a U.S. tax windfall awarded their American rivals, but has not decided yet what form the aid will take, Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt said on Thursday. Canada also expects the White House will try to end the "black liquor" tax credit …
It's a geological bonanza for clean energy investors, yet no one's talking about it. With its population spread out over more than 17,000 islands, many Indonesians live in cities, yet some are in areas so remote that electricity access is almost zero. Indonesia is also the only OPEC member in …
Energy experts believe Sri Lanka should now tap all possible renewable energy sources to cut down on the use of fossil fuels which comes to the country at a high price. "Our economy will fall behind if we continue spending on foreign oil and coal every year," said Executive Director …
Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly carbon dioxide, is a crucial task. Current measures include using technology to improve energy efficiency, planting forests to store carbon and promoting nutrient recycling so that carbon can be used to enrich the soil. The first two techniques are far more costly than nutrient …
- A planned new U.N. climate pact is shaping up to be a mildly tougher version of the existing Kyoto Protocol rather than a bold treaty to save what U.S. President Barack Obama has called a "planet in peril." "There's not a lot of ambition around," said Jennifer Morgan, of …
A $500 million North Atlantic shrimp fishery may be vulnerable to climate change that could disrupt the crustaceans' life cycle and mislead them into hatching when food is scarce, scientists said. Any damage to stocks of the northern shrimp -- a small, sweet-tasting variety popular in salads -- could have …
The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed rules to limit emissions of climate-changing gases from the manufacture of ethanol, a step that would probably curtail the expansion of corn ethanol production. In its first major policy steps on ethanol, the administration said it would help producers of biofuels who could not …
New Delhi: Good news first. If the world restricts its carbon emissions to 190 giga tonnes by 2050, there is 75% chance that it will escape the catastrophic consequences of global warming. The bad news: last year alone, the world emitted more than 9 giga tonnes of carbon by burning …
NEW evidence confirms that global warming is now a reality and should be taken seriously. The report by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that man's actions have contributed substantially to the observed warming over the last 50 years. Glaciers provide a way to find out if …
A thaw of the Arctic linked to global warming may slow a drive to get rid of industrial chemicals that are harming indigenous people and wildlife, an expert said on Monday. About 150 nations are meeting in Geneva this week to consider adding nine chemicals, including pesticides and flame retardants, …
U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would establish a new independent agency to spearhead government clean energy investments. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman and ranking member Lisa Murkowski, would establish a Clean Energy Deployment Administration within the Energy Department. The …
To avoid "dangerous" climate change, we must not burn more than one-quarter of our remaining reserves of fossil fuels. That's the conclusion of the most comprehensive effort yet to work out how much carbon can be pumped into the atmosphere without pushing warming past 2
The world is running up huge ecological debts, just as it has run up huge financial debts. Neither is sustainable. Leaders cannot successfully put capitalism back together again without at the same time fixing the greatest single consequence of unsustainability
The latest report on Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) power, a renewable energy resource which has a significant potential for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. Explores the scale, potential and barriers of implementing CST in US, India, China and Middle East & North Africa. This report examines Concentrating …
