Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
European carbon prices could treble from current levels to average above 19 euros ($23.80) over the next eight years provided European governments cut supply of permits, according to a survey by consultants PwC. In its annual GHG Market Sentiment Survey, PwC found that 80 percent of respondents were in favor …
A REGIONAL airline operating out of Canberra has cited the carbon tax as a ''major factor'' in its decision to axe two of its regular routes in favour of the more lucrative charter business catering to the resources boom. Brindabella Airlines, a Qantas affiliate that runs a small regional network, …
Says continent has to do business with China, Russia, India, and Latin America, all of whom are opposed to the levy Rising tensions with India and China over the European Union's "arrogant" law on carbon emissions could rob the region of the markets that can rescue it from economic malaise, …
Rising tensions with India and China over the European Union's "arrogant" law on carbon emissions could rob the region of the markets that can rescue it from economic malaise, airline leaders said on Thursday. They also said they had prepared contingency plans for a possible exit of Greece from the …
China's civil aviation authority on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to the European Union's imposition of an emissions trading scheme on global aviation, despite a threat from the EU last week to punish Chinese airlines for not cooperating. As talks have so far proven futile, the parties involved expect that a …
An aviation conference in Beijing on Wednesday saw leaders of the industry voice strong concern over a European Union (EU) plan to tax international airlines for carbon emissions, and an EU official signal a more flexible attitude from the bloc. Chinese and US aviation authorities and industry associations reiterated opposition …
Airlines operating in and out of European airports have complied with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and handed over data despite the refusal of carriers from China and India. The airlines have provided emission information ahead of the introduction of mandatory reporting. And according to the latest information …
EU nations should pledge that funds from paying for airline emissions will help poor countries deal with global warming, the bloc's climate chief said on Tuesday, after finance ministers stopped short of a firm commitment. Crisis in Greece and the euro-zone topped the agenda at the ministers' talks in Brussels, …
Ten commercial airlines from India and China have failed to submit their carbon dioxide emissions data for 2011 to Brussels, the European Commission said on Tuesday 15 May. Should the airlines miss a new mid-June deadline to submit these figures, EU member states could decide to penalise these companies, according …
EU nations have yet to come up with a plan on how to fill a multi-billion euro fund to help tackle climate change, even as the region's executive body hosts talks with countries likely to bear the brunt of extreme weather. The European Union recommitted to providing 7.2 billion euros …
Consider this. An Indian tourist, flying in a European Union (EU) built aircraft of an EU airline to spend euros in the EU will end up paying carbon tax to the EU even for the portion of the flight that falls in non-EU airspace. That sounds unfair," says Amber Dubey, …
Can low-cost airlines beat bullet trains? The world’s busiest train route, and one of the busiest air routes, is between Tokyo and Osaka, Japan’s two biggest metropolitan areas. On that corridor, the shinkansen, as Japan’s bullet trains are known, were born in 1964. They whizz 120,000 passengers a day smoothly …
Other countries are not doing enough to tackle this source of greenhouse gases The government will urge its airlines to boycott the European Union's carbon charge scheme, raising the prospect of a global trade war over a law requiring flights in and out of Europe to pay for their greenhouse …
EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said on Thursday that officials were looking at a Chinese plan for its aviation carbon emissions, but did not yet have enough information to see if it could count as an "equivalent measure" under EU carbon law. China confirmed earlier this week that it would …
The EU's controversial decision to include aviation under the bloc's emissions trading system (ETS) has been dubbed a "deal breaker" for global climate talks by India's environment minister, Jayanthi Natarajan. While the minister is India's lead negotiator at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks, it is not …
SYDNEY: Australia's Qantas on Friday launched the nation's first commercial flight using a mixture of refined cooking oil, saying it would not survive if it relied solely on traditional jet fuel. The Airbus A330 left Sydney for Adelaide using a 50-50 blend derived from recycled cooking oil and regular jet …
The Minister for Environment and Forests, Ms Jayanthi Natarajan, on Wednesday termed the European Union’s emission tax on airlines as a “unilateral" decision. She said in the backdrop of global efforts to tackle climate change challenges, the EU’s tax on international airlines was a “deal breaker”. The Minister was speaking …
New Delhi: Acting tough on the unilateral carbon tax proposed by the European Union for airlines operating to and from the region, India has barred its airlines from submitting any emission data to EU. Without the data, EU will not be able to levy the controversial tax on Indian carriers …
Minister for environment and forests Jayanthi Natarajan has described the controversial EU carbon tax being charged on airlines as being a “deal breaker” as far as climate change negotiations are concerned. Ms Natarajan has earlier also expressed her displeasure over the imposition of the EU tax being levied from January …
A European Union law that charges airlines for carbon emissions is "a deal-breaker" for global climate change talks, India's environment minister said, hardening her stance on a scheme that has drawn fierce opposition from non-EU governments. From January 1, all airlines using EU airports have come under the European Union …
