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 …
A new U.S. government task force will look into the country's biggest ever accidental release of methane, which occurred over several months in Los Angeles, California, hoping to prevent future leaks of the potent greenhouse gas from storage wells, the Obama administration said on Friday. The Interagency Task Force on …
The purpose of this study is to compare the generating efficiency and CO2-intensity of fossil-fired power plants for Australia, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway aggregated), South Korea, United Kingdom and Ireland (aggregated), and the United States. This is done by calculating separate benchmark …
Thailand is a rapidly growing country with a large middle class, and as a result may be undergoing a structural transition, changing the nature and shape of electricity demand in the coming years. Thai energy policy is driven by the three pillars of security, affordability and environmental sustainability. Concerns over …
Wind and solar energy is growing at record speeds and prices dropping fast. The renewable sector increased its contribution from 9.1 percent in 2014 to 10.3 in 2015. But even that is not enough to effect the amount of carbon emission cuts required to check irreversible climate change, says a …
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd is planning to undertake drilling of nine development wells in KG-OSN-2004/1 and GS-49-2 fields beside creation of other infrastructure in KG Basin with an investment outlay of Rs 3,750 crore. According to the minutes of meeting of expert appraisal committee (EAC) of ministry …
The levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere are not only higher than ever, they're rising at a faster rate than ever before.Reuters An "explosive" new level of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere in 2015 shattered all previous records, report scientists from the the US National Oceanic and …
The primary objective of this literature review is to provide a glimpse at technology changes for diesel and natural gas (NG) engines in the HDV space that are expected over the next 10 to 15 years as India transitions to world-class criteria pollutant emissions standards and improved efficiency becomes a …
Canada has continued to harvest its vast natural resources and witnessed a shale revolution alongside rising oil sands production and investment in the energy sector over the past five years. The medium-term outlook for gas/oil production and exports, however, is challenging amid uncertainties around pipeline developments and an era of …
Natural gas only has a stopgap role in moving Britain to low-carbon energy until 2020 and will then be limited without carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, a UK Energy Research Centre report said on Tuesday. Britain has set an ambitious target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent …
Green campaigners say commission’s continued reliance on fossil fuel imports as part of sustainable energy security package is at odds with Paris climate deal The future of Europe’s energy supply is to rely heavily on natural gas for the coming two decades and beyond, according to a new strategy set …
LIMA – Peru’s Energy and Mines Ministry said it had approved Spanish energy major Repsol’s environmental impact assessment of the Sagari natural gas project, located in the jungles of the southern region of Cuzco. The ministry’s General Directorate of Environmental Energy Affairs approved the assessment of Sagari, a project whose …
Despite current weakness in global energy markets and the slowdown in China’s growth, demand for energy will continue to grow over the next 20 years and beyond as the world economy expands and more energy is required to power the higher level of activity. According to the 2016 edition of …
The Minister of State (IC) for Petroleum and Natural Gas released the Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for north-east India, outlining steps to leverage the hydrocarbon sector for development of the region in Guwahati. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas (MoPNG) has consciously and constantly focused efforts towards making hydrocarbons a tool …
NEW DELHI: The Centre's green panel has given environment clearance to Reliance Gas Pipeline Ltd (RGPL) for its Rs 1,428 crore project to build a 486-km long pipeline through Gujarat and Maharashtra for transportation of liquid ethane. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union environment ministry in its recent …
Global energy demand will increase 25 percent between 2014 and 2040, driven by population growth and economic expansion, ExxonMobil said in the 2016 edition of The Outlook for Energy. At the same time, energy efficiency gains and increased use of renewable energy sources and lower carbon fuels, such as natural …
The Obama administration is expected to propose new rules as soon as Friday to curb methane leaks from oil and natural gas production, its latest attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy production under its control, sources familiar with the plan said. The Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management …
The steep decline in the world oil price in the last quarter of 2014 slashed fuel price subsidies. Several governments responded by announcing that they would remove subsidies for one or more fuels and move to market-based pricing with full cost recovery. Other governments took advantage of low world prices …
The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has issued a 30-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to commence implementation of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report, warning that failure to adhere to the deadline, would amount to the grounding of all oil and gas activities in the …
A new study estimates that $2.2 billion in benefits came from reduced greenhouse gas emissions and $5.2 billion from reductions in other air pollution for state renewable portfolio standard (RPS) policies operating in 2013. The report also shows national water withdrawals and consumption were reduced by 830 billion gallons and …
NEW DELHI: For India's energy sector, the past year held promise, thanks to a commendable fall in electricity shortage, a global recognition for the country's focus on renewables, a grand plan to shore up the finances of state-run utilities and a sharp fall in the cost its oil import basket …
