Global carbon pollution hits record high

Global carbon pollution from energy hit a record high last year, driven partly by increased fossil fuel use in countries where droughts restricted hydropower production, according to an International Energy Agency (IEA) report. Steep cuts in carbon emissions, mainly from burning fossil fuels, will be needed in the coming years if targets to limit a

Delhi, Gurugram to get skybuses to reduce pollution: Gadkari

Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said that they are planning to launch skybuses on select stretches of Delhi and Haryana to reduce traffic and pollution. The minister said that climate agenda is the highest priority for the government as economic growth with pollution is not a good strategy. Skybuses will be introduced

More than one lakh over-aged diesel vehicles de-registered in Delhi

As many as one lakh over-aged diesel vehicles have been de-registered in Delhi, said Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot. Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot informed today that so far about one lakh such diesel vehicles have been de-registered, which are more than 10-year-old. Apart from this, petrol vehicles older than 15 years are also being

The danger of the marine vessels that serve refineries

Pollution occurs in every phase of the oil refining process. In this series, we analyze the impacts of pollution in three categories: direct pollution from the refinery operations themselves; “upstream” and “downstream” pollution from transporting crude oil and refined products;1 and indirect pollution from consuming the refineries’ products. It’s important to consider all three categories