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 …
Is climate change a sustainable development or an environmental challenge? The statement by the Minister for Environment and Forests that the European Union’s aviation tax will be a “deal breaker” is welcome because it reflects one of the policy goals of developing countries, and should elicit widespread support. India must …
New Delhi Making its opposition to the European Union’s move to tax airlines for emission clear, the aviation ministry has decided to pass an order banning Indian carriers from making any such payment. “We have been against such a levy from the beginning itself. We will soon issue an order …
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 …
New Delhi: After a carbon tax was levied on aviation by the European Union (EU), the government is now preparing for a possible trade war with the European Commission (EC) imposing a similar tax on shipping business as well. The move can increase freight rates by 3%-15%. With the EU …
Scaling-up existing sustainable transportation technologies can help the transportation sector and governments to reach their sustainability and carbon emissions reduction targets. However, it also holds great potential for job creation and long-term sustained economic growth. In order to achieve this, Sustainable Transportation Ecosystem, a report released by the World Economic …
New Delhi With the deadline for domestic carriers to submit their carbon emission data with European Union (EU) ending on Saturday, the tussle between the government of India and the EU has turned murkier. Both of them are threatening to take strong actions against each other in case of implementation\non-implementation …
A U.S. House committee pressured the Obama administration on Wednesday to accelerate diplomatic action to resolve a global dispute over a European law that would penalize airlines for aircraft emissions. A bipartisan panel of Transportation Committee members, mindful that the EU standard that took effect in January could trigger a …
Tensions continue to run high over the inclusion of aviation in the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS), after Indian government officials confirmed last Thursday that New Delhi would be asking its airlines not to participate in the scheme. Meanwhile, the trade group representing the largest US airlines is now calling …
The European Union would consider limiting its new aviation carbon levy to its own airspace, but only as part of a global deal on plane emissions, a senior commission official said on Tuesday. But he said such a scheme would be technically difficult and was unlikely before a U.S. presidential …
New Delhi The civil aviation ministry said on Thursday that that the question of European Union (EU) imposing Carbon Tax on Indian aircraft did not arise as no Indian company had submitted emission details as per the EU directions. “Though the European Union has directed Indian carriers to submit emission …
NEW DELHI: India formally joined China in asking its airlines to boycott the European Union's carbon scheme, confirming what a senior government source previously told Reuters and stoking a diplomatic row over the issue. "Though the European Union (EU) has directed Indian carriers to submit emission details of their aircraft …
The ongoing controversy over the EU's plan to include aviation in its Emissions Trading System (ETS) ramped up another notch this week, with India reportedly planning to urge its airlines to boycott the scheme. Brussels, meanwhile, continues to stand firm in support of the ETS in the absence of a …
India will urge its airlines not to take part in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), a senior official said, the latest salvo in an escalating row over an EU law requiring all flights in and out of Europe to pay for their emissions. China in February said its …
The government has asked all domestic airlines not to be part of the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), a decision that the inter-governmental body imposed on airlines entering European airspace. “We have asked airlines not to be part of ETS and any correspondence on this will be routed through …
A group of Europe's top aviation companies have jointly called upon the bloc's political leaders to stop an escalating conflict over the inclusion of aviation into its emissions trading scheme (ETS). Brussels insists, however, that the legislation requiring airlines to surrender carbon permits for the emissions they produce during all …
Airbus and Europe’s biggest airlines on Monday called on the European Union to find a compromise on aviation carbon curbs, warning that Europe’s emission limits on foreign carriers could lead to retaliation. Airbus, the world’s biggest maker of civil aircraft, and eight airlines including Air France-KLM, Lufthansa and British Airways …
Airbus and a group of European airlines issued another warning that the European Commission faces sparking a trade war after extending its emission trading scheme to the global industry. The plane maker had said that China has frozen some jet deals because of the scheme, and spearheaded a new warning …
Germany reiterated support on Monday for EU law making all airlines pay for carbon emissions, underlining the bloc's determination not to bow to international pressure to scrap the scheme. The European Union's requirement that all airlines buy carbon allowances to offset flights that use EU airports has stirred threats of …
NAVI MUMBAI: An environmentalist from the city has complained to the ministry of environment and forests that the proposed airport at Navi Mumbai received the environment clearance in 2010 as CIDCO, the nodal agency of the project, did not reveal to the authorities the presence of 130 hectares of reserved …
