George Bush has thrown the decade-long effort to finalise the UN treaty on climate change into chaos. In truth the protocol was already in deep trouble even before Mr Bush took office. The most

The University of Rhode Island said yesterday it agreed to pay $800,000 in penalties and improvements after U.S. authorities found a raft of environmental violations on its campus. The U.S.

An internal report prepard by the Delhi Government, based on functioning of environment - friendly CNG buses in the Capital, has said that it poses a safety hazard not only to the passengers but also

The Petroleum ministry has strongly favoured to allow plying of diesel and CNG vehicles together to ease the traffic burden in

Major climate changes seen in the Northern Hemisphere over the past half century have been driven by a progressive warming of tropical oceans probably caused by the man-made buildup of greenhouse

Greenpeace said yesterday it had given top U.S. firms one week to oppose Washington's rejection of a key treaty to fight global warming, or risk being publicly named to face a possible consumer

Russia, whose carbon dioxide emissions fell by a third over the last decade, could make big money from selling unused pollution quotas if such a market is established, a government official said

Sweden's state energy agency said yesterday it had selected 10 municipalities for a state-subsidised project to cut emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and reduce energy consumption.

The External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh, has said India is not under pressure from the United States to "contribute" to the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol by cutting green house gas

Australia and the international community should unite to fight the United States' cavalier stand on climate change, the key campaign organiser for US Greens presidential candidate Ralph Nader urged