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 …
April 23 marked the end of the 300-year-old coal mining industry in France. On that day, the last symbolic block of coal was extracted from the La Houve mine near the town of Creutzwald, abutting the German border. The closure was not abrupt; over the years, several west European coalmines …
A bill to restrict emissions of the greenhouse gas (ghg) carbon dioxide is under consideration in the us House of Representatives. The proposed Climate Stewardship Act, endorsed by both Republicans and Democrats, seeks to limit ghg emissions from the energy, manufacturing and transport sectors. It is the first time such …
us chemists have found a way to promote soil's natural ability to soak up the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. As per the findings of James E Amonette and his co-researchers from the us department of energy, maintaining a proper alkalinity level plus frequent watering can coax the soil to retain …
A bumpy ride lies ahead for eu emissions trading as only Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Ireland have managed to meet the March 31 deadline for submitting the industry's national allocation plans (naps) to the European Commission. Countries such as France, Italy, Spain and Belgium have not initiated the process …
the eu is dangling the carrot of the World Trade Organisation's (wto) membership to persuade Russia to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. "There are signs of a political link between finalising the wto negotiations and Russia's ratification of the pact,' said G
india is leading the race to get projects from industrialised countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (ghgs). According to the latest statistics, India is hosting 11 out of the total 59 projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (cdm) of the Kyoto Protocol. Brazil, with 10 projects, is second. The …
the us Environmental Protection Agency (epa) has kickstarted the cleanup drive for highway motorcycles by revising their emission standards after two and a half decades. The new norms, which are more stringent, were notified on December 23 and will come into effect in 2006. When implemented fully, they are estimated …
a new report will help people take informed decisions about investing in the automobile sector. It includes details of how efforts to restrict greenhouse gas emissions will affect the profits of 10 leading automobile companies between 2003 and 2015. Toyota is said to be most prepared to face the emerging …
the quantity of pollutants belched into the atmosphere by shipping activities worldwide could be double than what was earlier estimated. This is the finding of an analysis conducted by James Corbett of the University of Delaware, usa, and Horst K
Hyundai As per the auto fuel policy released this year, vehicles running in cities must meet Euro iii emission norms, apparently very stringent, by April 1, 2005. "Apparently', because vehicle manufacturers say their products are already up to the Euro iii mark. So blared a full-page ad in The Hindu …
Nine years since the North America Free Trade Agreement (nafta) was created, the environmental impacts of trade liberalisation in the region remain uncertain. It is clear, however, that neither the dire environmental fears predicted nor the direct improvements in environmental performance, stemming from higher income, have generally materialised. Between 1995 …
It's that time of the year again when international circles start buzzing with talks of global warming and changing climate. Although the ninth Conference of Parties (CoP-9) to the 1992 un Framework Convention on Climate Change is round the corner, the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol remains as uncertain as …
The earth is hotter than it has been in the past 2000 years and the largest ice shelf in the Artic has broken into two after having existed for 3000 years. But all that Russia does is procrastinate over endorsing the Kyoto Protocol
nowadays the us consistently steers clear of global warming mitigation measures. In one such move, the us Environmental Protection Agency (epa) rejected a petition seeking to regulate greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act (caa). The August 28 decision follows a controversial amendment to the …
after three years of debate, the world's first international market to sell and purchase greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions is finally being put in place. The European parliament has agreed to trade in emissions within the bloc and the Council of Ministers has given its final seal of approval. The eu …
When Gond tribals of Chalpadi village in Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh agreed this April to export 900 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in emission reduction little did they realise the impact their action would create. The news was splashed in local newspapers. Neighbouring villagers and government officials came to witness …
The Bush administration's agenda aims to savage the United Nations, destroy the foundations of an emerging global community and ignore increasingly shrill alarms from an overstressed natural world. It is manifested in us attempts to sabotage constructive efforts in environmental negotiations, as Anju Sharma points this out in "Shucks & …
The EU seems to be slipping in its bid to meet the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets it has set for itself. The union's 2008-2012 goal is to reduce emission of the six main GHGs by eight per cent on 1990 levels. But the European Environment Agency's latest GHG inventory …
