April 23 marked the end of the 300-year-old coal mining industry in France. On that day, the last symbolic block of coal was extracted from the La Houve mine near the town of Creutzwald, abutting the

The US Environmental Protection Agency has kickstarted the cleanup drive for highway motorcycles by revising their emission standards after two and a half decades. The new norms, which are more stringent, were notified on December 23 and will come into ef

Emissions of the shipping sector are extremely high

Nine years since the North America Free Trade Agreement NAFTA was created, the environmental impacts of trade liberalisation in the region remain uncertain. It is clear, however, that neither the dire environmental fears predicted nor the direct improve

The UK aims to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by about 60 per cent by the year 2050 as a part of its efforts to curb global warming, according to a government energy white paper. But critics

Cement packing unit stalled

For the first time, the US senate has taken a step towards regulating carbon dioxide emissions

Environment ministry favours small manufacturers, ignores experts’ advice on air emission norms for off-road diesel engines

Ethanol, a safer alternative to MTBE, will now be mixed with petrol to curb emissions. Lopamudra Banerjee analyses the impact of this environment friendly decision

Released recently, the Bellagio memorandum advocates best practices for policies on vehicular emission reduction worldwide

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