In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
There's little doubt that free-market capitalism helped to get us into the mess we're in. As Nicholas Stern, former chief economist at the World Bank, puts it: climate change is "the greatest market failure the world has ever seen". The question now is whether capitalism is able to make amends. …
Although carbon-offsetting has gathered momentum as a way for companies to reduce their environmental impact, the best way to cut emissions is still to use less energy. And with oil trading at above $100 a barrel and energy bills continuing to rise, being more efficient makes financial as well as …
Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita on Friday criticized the greenhouse gas-emissions cut plan just unveiled by U.S. President George W Bush, saying,
The list of businesses going "green" lengthens by the day. Household names such as Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard and L'Orealboast programmes to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, use natural resources more efficiently, recycle more and clear up pollution. These initiatives have gained approval from consumers and praise from environmental …
The UK government has set a target for every new home to be "zero-carbon' by 2016. Given that it intends the industry to be building 240,000 new homes a year by that date, it is an ambitious target
US President George W Bush on Wednesday unveiled principles for arresting greenhouse gas emissions, months before he leaves office and ahead of a congressional debate on more ambitious goals. Here are the highlights of Bush's announcement: - halt the growth of carbon-dioxide emissions by 2025. - oppose raising taxes, abandoning …
President George W Bush on Wednesday called for halting the growth of US greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, but drew quick criticism for offering few ideas on how to do so before his term ends next year. While trying to shape global climate change talks in Paris this week and …
President George W. Bush on Wednesday proposed a target of stopping growth in US greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, delivering his opening shot in negotiations with the US Congress and international community about climate change. The target marked the most specific goal yet set by the Bush administration for curbing …
Air quality regulators in the San Francisco Bay Area appear set to begin charging hundreds of businesses in the region for their emissions of heat-trapping gases. It is believed to be the first time in the country that any government body would charge industries directly for emissions that contribute to …
if airlines from the us don't pay up for their carbon dioxide emissions, they have to face curbs in Europe. On March 14, the eu's transport commissioner Jacques Barrot issued an ultimatum to us airliners. Barrot said us carriers should join the eu emissions trading scheme or they had to …
Environmental campaign group WWF has denounced the latest round of the EU's Emissions Trading System, saying its heart is in the right place but 'design faults' mean it rewards those burning the most coal. The scheme, designed to cut the continent's carbon emissions, will perversely provide a windfall for the …
The water industry has a lot of work to do to prepare for the introduction of a new UK carbon trading scheme. That was the message for the industry from consultants and regulators speaking at a one-day conference organised by environmental consultancy and training firm Aqua Enviro. Organisations were warned …
Over the past five years I have become increasingly concerned at the scaremongering of the climate alarmists, which has led the governments of Europe to commit themselves to a drastic reduction in carbon emissions, regardless of the economic cost of doing so. The subject is such a complex one, involving …
Sir, The European Union carbon trading schemes introduced in 2005, outlined in the article "Carbon trading grunts into life' (April 2), saw limited emissions trading conducted among a handful of large companies, and was used primarily as a training exercise. The second period will fully integrate emissions trading with other …
THE Eddington report contains the right approach to reducing greenhouse emissions from transport, but the assumptions it makes deserve to be challenged. They are, in some cases, far too timid, in other cases over-optimistic and, in general, heavily biased towards business as usual. Eddington's approach, which is correct, is to …
With the United States on the verge of a recession, American negotiators at a UN climate conference warned that calls for steep emission cuts could further rattle economies, especially in the developing world. But delegates from poor nations and environmentalists said today that such fears were just a ploy to …
The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), India's largest agri-trading platform, has announced the launch of the futures contract in certified emission reduction (CER), a type of carbon credit certificate futures contract. The contract will be launched on April 10 for delivery in December 2008. But, with a number of …
Australia began pumping carbon dioxide underground on Wednesday using an experimental technology that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by locking dangerous gases deep in the earth. Australia is one of only a handful of places trying the technology, and environmentalists immediately criticised the project as a token gesture that …
