Tag: Pollution
Chinese parliament proposes new environmental tax benefits
Chinese parliament aims code at heavy polluters BEIJING, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The Chinese parliament has proposed increasing tax benefits for companies that cut pollution by more than the national standard, state media reported on Monday, the first details of a much-anticipated new code aimed at curbing the country’s emissions. If the plan is passed by […]
Indian court orders older diesel vehicles off New Delhi’s roads
Diesel vehicles at least 10 years old to be taken off roadways By Tommy Wilkes and Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI, July 18 (Reuters) – India’s top environmental court on Monday ordered authorities to remove all diesel vehicles at least 10 years old off the capital city’s streets in a bid to help clean New Delhi’s polluted […]
Shipping pollution worsens air over China, killing thousands -study
Shipping pollution overshadowed by vehicles, factories By Alister Doyle OSLO, July 18 (Reuters) – A boom in shipping is aggravating air pollution in China and other nations in East Asia, causing thousands of deaths a year in a region with eight of the world’s 10 biggest container ports, scientists said on Monday. Often overlooked […]
WHO database shows shale natural gas significantly improves US air quality
Coal power generation creates fine particulate matter pollution, natural gas-fired plants do not By Seth Whitehead, Energy In Depth New World Health Organization (WHO) urban ambient air pollution data shows US outdoor air quality has improved in recent years at the same time the rest of the world’s outdoor air pollution has increased 8 per cent. […]
California cap and trade program faces uncertain future
California cap and trade program fighting lawsuit, political differences By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO, June 14 (Reuters) – The California cap and trade program is in a battle for its life, and uncertainty about its future has spooked buyers of its carbon permits California in 2012 became the first U.S. state with a comprehensive cap and trade […]
OECD warns of rising premature deaths, costs of air pollution
OECD: Outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths By Nina Chestney LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) – Outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths and represent an economic cost of around $2.6 trillion a year by 2060 unless action is taken, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and […]
Rise in global CO2 emissions from energy use slowed in 2015 -BP
Global CO2 emissions smallest advance since 2009 By Nina Chestney LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) – CO2 emissions from energy consumption grew by 0.1 percent last year in their smallest advance since 2009 due to lower coal use and sluggish growth, BP said on Wednesday in its annual energy review. Last year’s rise, which slowed from 0.5 […]
London could levy extra charge on most polluting cars
Newly elected London mayor promised to make the Big Smoke one of the greenest cities in the world LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) – London could introduce an extra charge on the most polluting vehicles entering the centre of town and bring forward an ultra-low emission zone as part of proposals from the city’s new mayor […]
Environmental groups sue over airliner pollution
Airliner pollution standards delayed by EPA: Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth WASHINGTON _ A coalition of environmental groups sued federal regulators Tuesday over long-sought pollution standards for airliners and cargo planes. The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington. The groups […]
Methane emissions: Report says Canadian petroleum industry can cut 45% with current technology
Methane emissions cuts achieved by cutting methane leaks and less intentional venting of gases A new report commissioned by an environmental group says Canada’s oil and gas industry could reduce methane emissions by 45 per cent using existing technology. The study, carried out by energy industry research firm ICF International, found that the industry could eliminate the […]
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