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 …
The Obama administration's historic plan to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants, unveiled Monday, could hasten the nation's shift from coal toward natural gas, energy efficiency and renewable sources such as wind and solar. The controversial proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency calls for a 30% national cut in …
Questions about the reliability, affordability and sustainability of our energy future often boil down to questions about investment. But are investors ready to commit capital in a fast-changing energy world? This special report in the World Energy Outlook series takes up this question in a full and comprehensive update of …
In April 2011, we published the first peer-reviewed analysis of the greenhouse gas footprint (GHG) of shale gas, concluding that the climate impact of shale gas may be worse than that of other fossil fuels such as coal and oil because of methane emissions. We noted the poor quality of …
Four environmental dimensions of energy security—climate change, air pollution, water availability and quality, and land-use change—and the environmental impact of 13 energy systems on each are discussed in this paper. Climate change threatens more land, people, and economies in Asia and small Pacific island states than any other part of …
Chinese NOCs first ventured overseas to invest in oil and gas production more than 20 years ago. Today, they have emerged to become international players with activities spreading across more than 40 countries and producing 2.5 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (mboe/d) of oil and gas outside of …
Spain's Environment Ministry said it foresees no significant adverse impact from Repsol SA REP.MC +0.36% 's proposed exploration for oil and gas off the coast of the Canary Islands. Thursday's favorable environmental impact statement, which mandates the inclusion of measures to limit the impact of light and noise pollution, was …
The country's embrace of natural gas means less love for wind and solar. New investments in renewable energy sources declined 5 per cent in North America last year to $US56 billion ($60 billion), the lowest since 2010, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. By comparison, North American oil and gas …
The price of emissions needed to spur investment in carbon capture and storage, or CCS, projects will probably drop from a current estimate of about $US125 a metric ton, according to Royal Dutch Shell. Technology costs for CCS are expected to fall as more pilot projects are built, pushing down …
THE Chairman, Senate Committee on Gas Resources, Sen. Nkechi Nwaogu says $30 billion is required for the development of infrastructure to achieve daily gas production target by 2015. Nwaogu said this in Abuja on Monday, at the opening of a National Conference on Gas Resources organised by the Senate Committee …
Beijing and Moscow failed to clinch an agreement to pipe Russian gas to China on the first day of Russian President Vladimir Putin's Chinese state visit, signaling that price disagreements remain an obstacle to the long-stalled deal. Mr. Putin has made the multi-billion-dollar deal the top item of his two-day …
Royal Dutch Shell has dismissed claims that its proven oil and gas reserves will become unusable as a result of climate change regulation; maintaining the view that fossil fuels will continue to play a major role in the global energy system through to 2050 and beyond. Environmental experts believe Shell …
Santa Cruz on Tuesday became the first California county to ban fracking, the latest in a string of moves by local governments in the state to take a stand against the controversial oil and gas producing method. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, relies on injecting water, sand and some chemicals deep …
Beijing, nearby Tianjin municipality and Hebei province have cut coal consumption, but the difference it has made to air quality indices remains to be seen. Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei were China's "most polluted" last year, and, between them, agreed to burn 63 million fewer tons of coal by 2017 than in 2012. The …
Support for controversial process of extracting shale gas in the UK dips for third consecutive time Public support for fracking for shale gas in the UK has fallen below 50% for the first time, new polling suggests. Just 49.7% of people now say they think the controversial process should be …
Dominion Resources (D) Inc.’s plan to export liquefied natural gas cleared a U.S. environmental review, a key step toward final approval as supporters in Congress seek to expedite overseas shipments of the fuel. U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval of Dominion’s proposed Cove Point project on Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay would …
European Union carbon permits fell the most in almost three weeks in London after the market regulator said yesterday a surplus of the emission allowances expanded last year. Permits for December dropped 6.8 percent, the most since April 25, to 4.81 euros ($6.60) a metric ton at 4:40 p.m. in …
In just over five years Britain will have run out of oil, coal and gas, researchers have warned. A report by the Global Sustainability Institute said shortages would increase dependency on Norway, Qatar and Russia. There should be a "Europe-wide drive" towards wind, tidal, solar and other sources of renewable …
Norway wants to let oil and gas companies drill in Arctic seas that were frozen as recently as the 1980s even though some climate experts say it is too early to trust global warming to keep the ice away. Russia is also showing new interest in the Arctic despite high …
ISLAMABAD: The Mari Petroleum Company, a joint venture of the government and the Fauji Foundation, announced on Monday a ‘significant’ gas and condensate discovery with estimated reserves of about 20 billion cubic feet (BCF) in Sujawal district of Sindh. “We have been blessed with a significant gas and condensate discovery …
The kingdom has given construction developers five years to go green. How will this change life in the oil-rich kingdom? Happy days are here for Saudi Arabia's environmentalists. In early March, the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) announced a decree giving all companies five years to meet new air, …
