Delhi grappled with severe smog on Sunday, triggering stringent anti-pollution measures and widespread air travel chaos. Authorities activated Stage-IV of GRAP as Air Quality Index levels soared into 'very poor' and 'severe' categories. Over 500 flights faced delays and 138 were cancelled due to drastically reduced visibility, impacting thousands of passengers.
Delhi is battling severe smog, with air quality reaching 'very poor' levels. Authorities have activated all Stage-IV measures under the Graded Response Action Plan across Delhi-NCR to combat the escalating pollution. Inspections revealed significant dust and waste accumulation on roads, highlighting the urgent need for improved maintenance and dust-control efforts.
Delhi's air quality remains hazardous due to dense smog. Authorities have tightened pollution curbs, including restricting petrol sales for vehicles without PUC certificates and banning older vehicles. Air traffic is disrupted by fog and poor visibility. Commuters face anxiety over new vehicle restrictions. While some relief is expected from wind, pollution levels are likely to stay high.
The price of Washington's pollution allowances hit a record high. The state might soften its ambitions deadlines for emissions reductions.
Britain’s fifth-biggest grocer postpones goal by 15 years to 2050, saying revised plan will now cover entire supply chain Morrisons has become the first UK supermarket chain to postpone its net zero carbon emission targets, delaying them by 15 years to 2050. Britain’s fifth-biggest grocer said its new targets would cover the entire supply chain, as well as Morrisons stores, including emissions from agriculture and land-use sources. Continue reading...
Power plant operators in 10 Northeast states are paying more to comply with regional emissions standards after Gov. Josh Shapiro’s decision.
Delhi-NCR choked under severe toxic smog, with air quality hitting 491, the worst this year. Authorities invoked Stage IV GRAP, banning construction and restricting diesel trucks. Schools and offices adopted hybrid models. Experts cite emissions and weather for the crisis, urging emission cuts. Residents advised to stay indoors.
Delhi's air quality plummeted to 'very poor' on Saturday, with the AQI reaching 387 and nearing the 'severe' category. Low wind speeds are trapping pollutants, primarily from transport and industrial emissions, with neighboring NCR districts also contributing. Moderate fog is expected to persist, exacerbating health concerns as authorities advise limiting outdoor activities.
“God only knows what the Trump administration will do” if the EU expands its aviation emissions scheme, says an EU official.
Scientists predict that 2025 is now 'virtually certain' to be the second-hottest year on record.
The Bureau has issued a series of extreme and severe heatwave warnings for large parts of Australia this weekend. Here's what you need to know.
Polluters will have to report greenhouse gas emissions in the Empire State.
A massive heatwave is set to span across five states and territories from Thursday.
Thick smog reached seriously harmful (red) levels in Bangkok and 12 provinces in the Central Plains and the East on Tuesday morning when most parts of Thailand were shrouded with unsafe levels of air pollution.
Scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands have identified a remarkable way the Gulf Stream could be saved - but there is a catch.
A new report finds the state needs to cut emissions 4.5 percent annually, year after year, to meet its goals.
Firefighters are bracing for catastrophic conditions as a blistering heatwave grips much of Australia, bringing soaring temperatures and heightened fire risk through Friday.
Australia has been hit with wild weather as a devastating storm lashed one state while residents in another are being warned to brace for an intense heatwave.
Delhi awoke to dense smog, with the average Air Quality Index at 381, placing it in the 'very poor' category despite GRAP-IV measures. Bawana recorded 'severe' pollution at 435. Authorities revised GRAP, shifting 'severe' AQI measures to Stage III, allowing work-from-home decisions for government and private offices.
By faulting pollution floating in from across international borders, the city could sidestep requirements to cut smog-forming emissions.
Ford denies having created ‘defeat devices’ in legal action on behalf of 1.6 million owners against five carmakers About a million Ford diesel cars were sold in the UK with serious defects in components supposed to curb toxic exhaust emissions, the high court has been told. The highly polluting vehicles were produced and sold between 2016 and 2018 after Ford’s engineers became aware of the issues, and many were never formally recalled or fixed, lawyers said. Continue reading...
Sussan Ley appears to have given up trying to meet voters where they are, instead allowing conservative MPs to dictate policy to keep her job – and keep the Coalition together Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Six months ago on Thursday, the new Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, stood in the opposition party room at Parliament House and promised the Coalition would meet voters “where they are”. Six months on – and after another messy few weeks for the Liberals and Nationals – Ley was back in the same spot confirming the Liberals had dumped support for net zero emissions by 2050 . Continue reading...
But there are signs that greenhouse gas pollution in China might be slowing, according to a new analysis.
Fung-wong has brought heavy rains and triggered floods in Taiwan, with water rising above waist level in several parts of the country.
The public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here The best thing that can be said about the Coalition’s internal brawl over whether to abandon its support for reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is that it has some honesty in it. Not much honesty, but if you look closely you may see some light breaking through. The federal Liberals and Nationals have never supported the idea of reaching net zero by 2050. Some individual MPs have, but not the parties. We know this because they have not backed a policy to help meet it since Scott Morrison adopted the target in 2021 to try to deflect rising pressure at home and abroad...
The Ministry of Public Health and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) jointly launched a campaign entitled “Knowing PM2.5 for Sustainable Protection" on Monday to educate the public on how to protect themselves as smog season returns.
Fortunately, a new study outlines a strategy to significantly curb AI's water consumption and carbon emissions.
Typhoon Fung-wong triggered floods and landslides, cut power to entire provinces and killed at least four people, including two children, before barreling out of the Philippines on Monday. Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, follows on the heels of Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed almost 200 people in the central part of the archipelago nation, as well … The post More than 1.4 million evacuated as second typhoon in a week slams into the Philippines appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1.4 million others
A weakening Typhoon Fung-wong departed the Philippines over the South China Sea on Monday morning, after its driving winds and heavy rain killed at least two people and forced more than a million to evacuate. Fung-wong, with a footprint that spanned nearly the entirety of the archipelago, slammed into the country’s eastern seaboard on Sunday evening as a “super typhoon” after uprooting trees and swamping towns further south. It landed just days after Typhoon Kalmaegi swept through the islands of...
Typhoon Fung-wong has left the Philippines after causing at least two deaths and forcing over a million to evacuate. The storm, which made landfall as a "super typhoon," damaged homes and roads, particularly in Aurora province. Schools and offices were closed as the weakened typhoon heads towards Taiwan, following the deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi.
ISABELA, Philippines, Nov 9: The Philippines evacuated over 100,000 residents across its eastern and northern regions as Fung-wong intensified on Sunday into a super typhoon ahead of its expected arrival later in the day, threatening to unleash torrential rains, destructive winds, and storm surges.
Fung-wong was preparing to hit the Philippines just days after the country was battered by typhoon Kalmaegi which killed 204 people More than 900,000 people have been evacuated from eastern and northern regions of the Philippines as the latest storm to hit the country – Fung-wong – intensified on Sunday into a super typhoon , with work and classes suspended across several regions, including Metro Manila. Packing sustained winds of 185km/h and gusts of up to 230km/h, the super typhoon is threatening to unleash torrential rain, destructive winds and storm surges. Continue reading...
The Philippines evacuated over 100,000 residents across its eastern and northern regions as Fung-Wong reached super typhoon status on Sunday ahead of its expected arrival later in the day, threatening to unleash torrential rains, destructive winds and storm surges. Storm alert signals have been issued across large parts of the Philippines, with Signal No 5, the highest warning, raised over southeastern Luzon, including Catanduanes and coastal areas of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, while...
Statewide GHG emissions fell 21 percent between 2000 and 2023, state data shows.
More than 7000 residents were evacuated from Vietnam's Gia Lai province.
The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Kalmaegi rose to 114 with another 127 people still missing, the disaster agency said on Thursday, as the storm that devastated the country's central regions regained strength as it headed towards Vietnam.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 140 people and left another 127 missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country this year, as the storm headed towards Vietnam. Marcos’ emergency declaration, made during a meeting with disaster-response officials to assess the typhoon’s aftermath, would allow the government to disburse emergency funds faster and prevent food hoarding and...
The prime minister's first budget opens the door to scrapping plans for a greenhouse gas emissions cap.
While most of the United States focus on electric vehicles in their attempts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, New York is taking a different approach.
European environment ministers have reached an agreement on a contentious plan to cut the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions but with caveats.
[Oxfam] In response to the UNEP Emissions Gap Report published today, Nafkote Dabi, Climate Policy Lead at Oxfam, said:
Global greenhouse gas emissions surged 2.3% in 2024, reaching a record 57.7 gigatons, with India and China leading the absolute increase. Projections indicate a 2.3-2.5°C rise in global temperatures by century's end, significantly missing Paris Agreement goals. Despite some progress, current climate actions are insufficient to avert severe climate risks.
Delhi grapples with its perennial pollution crisis, with various proposed solutions like cloud seeding, odd-even schemes, and smog towers facing scrutiny. Experts emphasize tackling major emission sources, including power, industry, transport, waste, and construction, advocating for cleaner fuels, vehicle electrification, and improved waste management.
DOE didn't mention emissions when it announced the $1.5 billion loan for Wabash Valley Resources' ammonia fertilizer plant.
Opposition leader under pressure to call special party room meeting this week to resolve growing split over the policy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The opposition leader, Sussan Ley, is facing growing pressure from conservative Liberal MPs to dump their commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, with a new hardline position from the Nationals inflaming tensions within the Coalition. Ley has been urged to call a special party room meeting this week to resolve the growing split, as forces aligned with leadership rival Angus Taylor argue the Liberals should match the Nationals’ position which was announced over the weekend . Continue reading...
An ideological war over how tech giants can account for AI data center emissions has bled into the international arena.
Lahore woke to hazardous levels of toxic smog on Monday (October 27), prompting authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province to shorten school hours in a bid to shield children from peak morning pollution. - REUTERS
Japanese carmaker’s deal with Chinese rival part of EU-sanctioned offsetting scheme to help head off £13bn in fines The Japanese carmaker Nissan is to team up with its Chinese electric vehicle rival BYD in an attempt to offset their carbon emissions and avoid EU penalties for 2025, it has confirmed. It is part of a wider offsetting scheme the EU has sanctioned for the car industry that could help manufacturers of combustion engine cars head off an estimated £13bn in fines. Continue reading...
India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air. Cloud seeding is the practice of using aeroplanes to fire salt or other chemicals into clouds to induce rain. New Delhi city authorities, working with the government’s Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, launched a test run on Thursday afternoon using a Cessna light aeroplane over the city’s northern Burari area. “A...
NEW DELHI - India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.
India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.
Thailand's winter starts officially on Oct 23 this year. Unfortunately, the perennial PM2.5 dust and smog problem usually acompanies the cooler weather. Here are some tips and cool gadgets to help deal with it.
Steven Anaver was 'inches away from death' as the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought a record storm surge to his Kwigillingok homre in western Alaska.
Researchers mapped greenhouse gas emissions associated with meat production for cities across the United States.
India’s capital New Delhi was shrouded in a thick, toxic haze on Monday as air pollution levels soared to more than 16 times the World Health Organization’s recommended daily maximum. New Delhi and its sprawling metropolitan region – home to more than 30 million people – is regularly ranked among the world’s most polluted capitals, with acrid smog blanketing the skyline each winter. Cooler air traps pollutants close to the ground, creating a deadly mix of emissions from crop burning, factories...
Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.
The United States and Saudi Arabia delayed the adoption of an international requirement for commercial cargo ships to reduce their greenhouse emissions or be subject to fines that was widely backed globally.
The president urged other countries to vote against a proposed worldwide fee on greenhouse gas emissions on the shipping industry on Friday.
The president derided an effort to limit industry emissions as the “Global Green New Scam Tax on Shipping.”
People in Thailand are warned of experiencing higher levels of harmful smog throughout next week, according to Pollution Control Department (PCD).
Nature Energy, Published online: 18 December 2025; doi:10.1038/s41560-025-01914-6Uniform interregional electricity transfer capability requirements improve reliability of the US grid, but with lower cost and emissions reductions than a cost-optimized, region-specific approach. When designing interregional electricity transmission policy, the need for a reliable grid must be balanced alongside aspirations for a lowest-cost, lowest-emissions one.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05571G, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Woojae Shin, Haoxiang Lai, Gasim Ibrahim, Guiyan Zang A harmonized global ammonia supply chain database across 63 countries was developed, quantifying the levelized cost of ammonia and life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions for diverse production (gray, blue, yellow, pink, and green) and logistics. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Matching the reductions achieved by early adopters across the visual arts sphere could reduce emissions by 5 MtCO₂e by 2030.
In an attempt to solve the global fertility crisis, Chinese scientists have developed a balm for testicles they say can boost sperm activity. The lotion they developed for external application significantly enhanced sperm quality in both animal trials and in vitro studies, regardless of whether the decline in function was caused by exposure to heavy metals, plasticisers, heat stress or natural ageing, the researchers said. The study, conducted by researchers from several domestic institutes,...
Delhi was shrouded in an oppressive smog veil this past Sunday, as air quality reached a staggering 'severe-plus' for the first time in 2023. The 24-hour AQI clocked in at 461, recording one of the worst Decembers ever documented. High moisture levels, cool temperatures, and stagnant winds conspired to keep pollutants hovering low, dimming the sky.
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport is operating normally despite heavy smog and poor visibility, with low visibility procedures in effect. Air quality in the capital has plunged to 'very poor' levels, with dense fog expected to persist. Residents are advised to limit outdoor activities as the city faces another challenging winter smog episode.
Industrial plants in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi have come under renewed pressure to scale back their operations as authorities respond to a week of heavy and hazardous smog in the city. Vietnam’s Ministry of Health earlier this week urged power, steel and chemical plants to cut output when the air quality index exceeds 200. The index gauges the volumes of hazardous small particles known as PM2.5 that are in the air. The air quality index (AQI) hit 243 midday on Thursday, putting Hanoi...
Multiple states face heatwave warnings as inland highs top 45C this week.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last month, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro withdrew from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI (pronounced “Reggie”), a cap-and-trade program that establishes a regional limit on carbon emissions from power plants located in the Northeast. Here’s how RGGI works: Each year, […]
Heatwave warnings in place for parts of New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Temperatures have begun to soar as the east coast of New South Wales experiences its first heatwave of the summer, while in Tasmania fire authorities continue to battle several bushfires. Heatwave warnings were also in place for parts of the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia on Friday, including an extreme heatwave warning in WA’s Pilbara region. Continue reading...
Education Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat has instructed schools nationwide to enforce strict preventive measures amid rising PM2.5 fine dust levels, which are threatening students' health.
People in most parts of the country continued to suffer under unsafe levels of air pollution on Wednesday, with red-level smog seriously harmful to health again recorded in Bangkok and 10 nearby provinces.
A CSE analysis reveals Delhi-NCR's early winter pollution spikes are closely linked to traffic emissions, with PM2.5 and nitrogen dioxide rising in tandem. Persistent carbon monoxide exceedances highlight ongoing vehicular pollution, even as farm fire contributions decrease. The report urges a focus on cleaner vehicles and fuels to combat the elevated, plateauing pollution levels.
Delhi emerges as India's most polluted region, with PM2.5 levels a staggering 20 times the WHO guideline. A new satellite study reveals the Indo-Gangetic airshed remains critically polluted, while the Northeast, particularly Assam-Tripura, is a growing concern. This year-round crisis demands a shift from city-centric to airshed-based pollution management.
The Transport Ministry has launched a PM2.5 reduction drive, pushing for the "Green List" registration of buses and trucks to support Bangkok's Low Emission Zone (LEZ).
New Delhi — It’s easy to tell when it’s smog season in New Delhi; the air gets darker, heavier and starts scratching the throats and testing the lungs of the city’s 34 million residents. Pollution been an issue for so long in the Indian capital that the city’s famous Red Fort is turning black, an … The post Lethal smog is back in the world’s most polluted capital. Residents have had enough appeared first on Egypt Independent.
If we want to cut harmful emissions we might begin with the hot air emanating from the Net Zero cult.
Millions in India's capital face a persistent health hazard from air pollution, with sustained high levels of PM2.5 linked to severe respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological damage. This daily reality, especially during winter smog, significantly reduces life expectancy and disproportionately affects vulnerable populations, demanding systemic emission control.
Cold snaps and heat waves have contributed to tens of thousands of deaths in the United States over the past quarter-century, a new study says.
As the world gathers in Brazil for the UN climate talks, the country’s livestock sector – one of the largest in the world – is understandably in the spotlight. Livestock are a significant contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil (and around the world) and have been linked to deforestation, but these animals represent so […]
To help soften the impact of the bloc’s green transition, governments and lawmakers want to postpone rollout of Emissions Trading System 2.
Scientists have warned that the Gulf Stream is on the verge of collapsing - a disastrous event that could plunge the northern hemisphere into a new ice age.
If Ireland fails to meet 2030 emissions targets, it risks EU fines of almost $61b.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will keep the No 1 signal in force during the day on Tuesday as Typhoon Fung-wong edges closer to the city, with the chance of issuing a higher warning remaining limited. At 9am, Fung-wong was estimated to be about 530km (330 miles) southeast of Hong Kong and was forecast to move north at about 10km/h (6.2mph) across the...
More than 1.4 million people were forced to flee their homes nationwide.
Sir Keir Starmer agreed a 'substantial package' of agreements with Brussels in May this year (pictured) that includes a commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
Super typhoon Fung-wong hit the Philippines’ northeast late on Sunday and is forecast to cause widespread damage and flooding rains across Luzon as it moves west.
Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the Philippines after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least four people and displacing more than 1.4 million.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will issue the No 1 warning signal at 12.20pm on Monday as Severe Typhoon Fung-Wong draws nearer, expected to be closest to the city later this week. The Hong Kong Observatory said it would assess the need to issue a higher typhoon warning signal on Tuesday, when local winds are set to strengthen for two days. It added that...
Super Typhoon #UwanPH (FUNG-WONG) has made landfall over Dinalungan, Aurora. Max winds 185 km/h, gusts 230 km/h. TCWS No. 5 in effect. High risk of storm surge > 3.0m.
Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country's northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of more than a million people and prompting the defence chief to warn many others to evacuate to safety from high-risk villages before it's too late.
Typhoon Fung Wong is already bringing "life threatening conditions" to one eastern island, with widespread disruption expected later.
Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country's northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday.
Typhoon Uwan rapidly strengthens as it approaches the Philippines, prompting warnings of destructive winds, heavy rainfall, and possible life-threatening conditions.
The latest deadly typhoon to tear through the Philippines has killed more than 100 people, raising fears among experts that extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense, and harder to prepare for. Typhoon Kalmaegi – the most recent in a string of late-season cyclones to batter the country in recent years – left a trail of devastation across the central Visayas region this week. The storm follows a worrying pattern of high-impact tropical cyclones that have struck the Philippines...
[This Day] As part of moves aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy security, Dangote Cement Plc has expressed its commitment to ensuring that all its trucks are 100 per cent Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered by 2026.
The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, with 127 people still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of Cebu Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of emergency after typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and nearly 130 missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country this year. The deaths were mostly from drowning in flash floods, and 127 people were still missing, many in the hard-hit central province of Cebu. The tropical cyclone blew out of the archipelago on Wednesday into the South China Sea. Continue reading...
Typhoon Kalmaegi has devastated the Philippines, claiming at least 90 lives and leaving dozens missing, primarily in Cebu province where flash floods caused widespread destruction. Six Air Force personnel perished in a helicopter crash during a relief mission. Authorities are investigating potential causes for the severe flooding, as the nation grapples with its vulnerability to natural disasters.
Heavy rain and floods are possible in the Northeast, the East, the Central Plains and the North from Friday to Sunday due to the influence of incoming Typhoon Kalmaegi, warns the Meteorological Department.
Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead with 26 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away cars in a hard-hit province still recovering from a deadly earthquake, officials said Wednesday.
The budget also doesn't mention possible incentive measures to encourage Canadians to lower their own emissions, such as reviving a subsidy for electric vehicle purchases.
Cebu province has confirmed 39 deaths as widespread flooding devastates towns.
Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 26 people dead in the Philippines, mostly in flooding set off by the storm, which barrelled across the central part of the country on Tuesday, disaster response officials said.
More than 150,000 people took shelter in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday as powerful Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in a region hit by some of the country’s deadliest storms. The typhoon, with winds of 150km/h (93 mph) and gusts of up to 205km/h, made first contact in Dinagat Islands province, part of the Visayas island chain, before 11pm local time, the national weather service said. Barely an hour earlier, 34-year-old Miriam Vargas sat in the darkness with her two children after...
London mayor says government should stay true to its beliefs and face down those who claim net zero adds to cost of living Keir Starmer’s government has shown a lack of confidence that it has the answers to the country’s problems, the mayor of London has said, as he called on the chancellor to back green investment in this month’s budget. Speaking on the eve of a summit of world mayors in Rio de Janeiro, Sadiq Khan said the Treasury should be more supportive of the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, in his pursuit of the government’s target of an 81% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. Continue reading...
At a special meeting Wednesday, California Air Resources Board staff will consider making it more expensive to release greenhouse gases.
This is not only a climate emergency. It is a cultural one. The post Truly grasp what Typhoon Halong did to western Alaska appeared first on High Country News.
Petroleum giant Exxon Mobil has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a pair of California laws that would require the company to report greenhouse gas emissions tied to the worldwide use of its products.
Britain's greenhouse gas emissions have nearly halved since 1990, official figures show. This includes carbon dioxide (CO2) which is released by burning fossil fuels.
Secretaries Chris Wright, Brooke Rollins, Howard Lutnick and others personally called nations to scrap a vote on the carbon levy.
Delhi experienced its worst PM2.5 pollution levels of the year following Diwali, with concentrations soaring to dangerous heights. Analysis revealed alarming figures, with some areas exceeding national and WHO guidelines significantly. Even days later, pollution remained exceptionally high, posing serious health risks as fine particles penetrate the bloodstream.
Delhi choked on thick smog two days after Diwali, with air pollution levels soaring to 'very poor'. AQI reached 345, with some areas hitting 380. Transport and industrial emissions are major contributors. Residents are reporting breathing issues and eye irritation, highlighting a persistent problem exacerbated by choices like firecrackers.
Researchers mapped livestock supply chains from feed to grocery store to find the biggest influence on beef’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Loganair has confirmed plans to use hydrogen engines, as opposed to hybrid-electric models, as part of its strategy to reduce carbon emissions.
Delhi's air quality is set to plummet to 'severe' levels post-Diwali, with firecracker emissions expected to be the primary culprit. While stubble burning's impact may be reduced, experts warn that exceeding permitted firecracker timings could drastically worsen pollution. Strong winds later on Tuesday might offer some relief, but health concerns remain high.
Long-planned charge on greenhouse gas emissions postponed as Trump officials accused of intimidation tactics Under intense pressure from Donald Trump’s government, countries have postponed plans to force shipowners to start paying for the damage they do to the climate. US officials were accused of “bullying” and “intimidation”, as nations met in London for what should have been the rubber-stamping of a decision made months ago to place a small levy on the greenhouse gases from global shipping . Continue reading...
The U.S. has succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations.
Member states of the International Maritime Organization will decide on Friday whether to formally adopt a plan to cut carbon emissions in the face of opposition from the United States.
Weekend storm devastated two villages and displaced more than 1,500 people in the south-western part of the state Authorities in Alaska are evacuating hundreds from villages on the state’s south-west coast that were inundated by the remnants of a typhoon last weekend, in one of the “most significant” airlifts in the state’s history. Over the weekend, the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit remote communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, in the south-western part of the state, decimating two small villages and displacing more than 1,500 people. Continue reading...