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 …
in a move that smacks of collusive manoeuvring by policymakers and the industry, diesel engine-driven agricultural pump sets have been exemp ted from the air emission standards notified by the Union ministry of environment and forests (mef) in May 2002. Known as the Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2002, the …
The Supreme Court (sc) has issued show-cause notices to the Delhi government and the Delhi police commissioner for non-implementation of its order banning the entry of trucks which do not comply to Bharat Stage
in a bid to meet carbon dioxide emission targets under the Kyoto Protocol, Japan has taken up a project to repair thermal power plants in Kazakhstan. This is Japan's first agreement under the clean development mechanism (cdm) within the Kyoto Protocol. cdm allows industrialised nations to invest in environment-friendly energy …
A group of institutional investors in the UK have asked the world's 500 strongest companies to disclose information on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Representing the investors, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has sent a letter to the companies asking them to provide investment-relevant information concerning their ghg emissions within …
by the 2030s, climate change could become the main factor leading to ozone loss, surpassing even industrial products such as chlorofluorocarbons (cfcs), says a new National Aeronautics and Space Administration (nasa) study. While attributing this to changes occurring in water vapour and temperature in the upper atmosphere due to rising …
The dc circuit court of appeals of the us upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's (epa) rule to make heavy-duty trucks and buses run cleaner. The regulation, which comes into force in 2007, requires reduction of emissions from diesel trucks and buses by 95 per cent. It also stipulates a cut …
It is for the first time that the Bush administration has linked an increase in global warming to human activities in the us. The Climate Action Report 2002 of the us government says, "Greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing global mean surface …
in a move that is likely to clear the air on the intentions of key signatories, Japan and all the 15 member-states of the European Union (eu) have ratified the Kyoto Protocol. The international treaty seeks to cut the emission of greenhouse gases. Both the groups have urged the us …
in a completely divergent move from the us President's rejection of the Kyoto Protocol last year, the California state senate has passed a new bill on regulating greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions. The bill aims to regulate emissions of heat-trapping gases such as carbon dioxide from passenger cars and light-duty trucks. …
In matters of global affairs today, there is one question that is never directly asked. But it is on everybody's mind, if not on the tip of the tongue. People don't ask it simply because they don't have an answer. The question defies a solution in current times. So it …
in a significant step towards overhauling the us energy policy, the us senate approved an energy bill on April 25, 2002. The bill was passed by a vote of 88 to 11 after a series of discussions. It allows voluntary reporting of greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions by utilities and industries …
To protect the health of its citizens, Singapore may tighten its automobile emission standards to the Euro III level immediately. These tougher standards will help limit fine particulate matter. Though a steep registration fee helped restrict the number of automobiles and motorbikes in Singapore to 708,370 last year, land transportation …
At last, after years of resistance, the Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas has relented. On March 20 this year, Union minister Ram Naik announced in Parliament that toxic oxygenates
After having got off on the wrong foot by welcoming US President George W Bush's plan to tackle global warming, the Union ministry of external affairs (MEA) tried to make amends by clarifying that India's position on climate change was unaltered. But all it could manage was a weak-kneed response …
an unusual document called the Bellagio memorandum was released recently. It comprises a set of principles to guide policies for motor vehicles and transportation fuels around the world. The memorandum is unique, as it aims at best practices to benchmark progress in emissions reduction and device strategies to catch up …
the Montreal Protocol may be doing wonders for healing the ozone layer over the poles, but it seems to have overlooked the problem in other places. According to a recent study, northern mid latitude stratospheric ozone levels will not recover to pre-1980 levels due to increasing levels of nitrous oxide …
"THIS is the fifth time that the Union and state governments have come back to this court with the prayer that diesel buses be allowed. If this were a private party (instead of being the government), it would amount to abuse of process and the party would be made to …
A constructive critique should consider desirable consequences, intended or otherwise. The Bush administration's climate change plan, us Climate Change Strategy: A New Approach , obviously deserves the same treatment, particularly in the light of the numerous domestic initiatives that have recently sprung up in the us , and their potential …
