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Sadiq's Khan's air miles: How Labour's Mayor of London has flown nearly 28,000 miles around the world in just one year - while preaching about climate change
Sadiq Khan has flown nearly 28,000 miles around the world in just one year after pushing Londoners to reduce their own emissions, it has been revealed. The Labour mayor has jetted off to Poland, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, France twice and...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
Lagos govt, NCF rally citizens to combat plastic pollution
The Lagos State government, in collaboration with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Chevron, and Seven-Up Bottling Company, has called for urgent and collective action to curb plastic pollution threatening the environment, marine life,...
Owner: Maiden Alex Ibru
Dadumajra landfill: Chandigarh pollution committee flags poor waste mgmt with NGT
Submitting a detailed status report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) has flagged mismanagement of solid waste at the Dadumajra landfill site, following media reports earlier this year...
Owner: Shobhana Bhartia
More could die from air pollution in S-E Asia even if climate action is taken: Study
SINGAPORE – Even in a world committed to tackling climate change, premature deaths associated with air pollution could still rise in South-east Asia, new research has found. Premature deaths are considered as such when they happen before the...
Owner: Ong Beng Seng & Singaporean Government
Cheers! The Stratford vineyard aiming to make 10,000 bottles a year
VERY hot weather is not everybody’s idea of good fun – particularly in the age of anxiety about climate change and global warming – but it can bring bumper benefits to English wine producers. And one such beneficiary of this year’s crop of...
Owner: Edward Iliffe
Science or smokescreen? Delhi’s artificial rain plan fails to wash away pollution crisis
NEW DELHI, Nov 3 — India’s efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move. Cloud seeding involves...
Owner: Dato' Siew Ka Wei
The Fall of El Fasher Marks Another Dark Turn in Sudan’s Civil War
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Sudan’s worsening humanitarian catastrophe, the lack of a European emissions reduction target, and the latest flash point in the Russia-Ukraine war. Life Under RSF Control Sudan’s devastating...
Owner: Donald Graham
Company linked to Johor pollution may face charges, says environment dept
Johor executive councillor Fazli Salleh said the pollution was caused by soil movement that led to the collapse of a sand-dredging pond in Kota Tinggi. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: A company linked to the recent pollution of the Johor river may...
Owner: Syed Mokhtar Albukhary & Datuk Seri Johari
Saskatchewan invests $47.5 Million in industry projects to cut emissions
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced $47.5 million for nine new industry-led projects aimed at cutting emissions and driving innovation under the second intake of the Saskatchewan Technology Fund. “The Tech Fund is a key part of our...
Owner: Elmer Hildebrand
Photo of EVs piled up in the bush sparks outrage at Labor emissions policy
Thousands of unsold Chinese electric vehicles are being held at storage sites across Australia, fuelling scrutiny of an Albanese government policy that rewards importers for how many EVs they import as opposed to how much they sell. Electric car...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Carney is cutting the luxury tax. What else is getting axed in Budget 2025?
The Liberal government’s new federal budget is proposing cuts and reductions to prominent policies once championed by the party, including the luxury tax on boats and private planes, a tax on underused homes and potentially the greenhouse gas...
Owner: Shaw Family
Decision to end some climate policy consultation 'worrying', former commissioner says
Photo: 123RF The government will axe some consultation with both the public and the government's own independent experts on greenhouse gas limits, and how the country reduces them. Climate Change Minister Simon Watts has announced a raft of...
Owner: New Zealand Government
LASG, NCF lead walk against plastic pollution
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation, in partnership with the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources and Chevron Nigeria Limited, hosted the 19th edition of its annual Walk for Nature on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Yaba College...
Owner: Angela Emuwa
Air emergency: ‘Severe’ pollution in Delhi likely this week
Delhi’s air is set to get more polluted, with the city expected to hit the ‘severe’ category for the first time this season on Tuesday.According to a forecast by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, slow winds and dipping temperatures can...
Owner: Goenka Family
AAP, BJP trade barbs over Yamuna pollution post-Chhath
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The Aam Aadmi Party and the ruling BJP in Delhi sparred over the pollution in the Yamuna on Sunday, with the opposition party’s Saurabh Bharadwaj alleging the river has returned to its polluted state after the Chhath festival. The BJP was quick to...
Owner: Mitra-Ganguly Family
AI model maps carbon emissions from buildings
An open-source AI model used to accurately map the carbon emissions of buildings across multiple cities could become a powerful new tool to help policymakers plan targeted and equitable decarbonisation strategies. The model, developed by...
Owner: Geospatial Council of Australia
Saskatchewan funds nine industry-led projects to deal with emissions
Nine industry-led projects will be receiving $47.5 million from the Saskatchewan Technology Fund. The Government of Saskatchewan said in a news release on Oct. 31 that it had approved nine projects, featuring a range of technologies and...
Owner: Gordon & Jill Rawlinson
New WMO guidelines help cities improve greenhouse gas emission information
The Urban Greenhouse Gas Emission Observation and Monitoring Good Research Practice Guidelines, 2025 edition, developed under WMO’s Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System (IG3IS), mark an important step in improving how cities...
Owner: United Nations
Pollution Crisis: Why a Leading Lung Specialist Urges People to Move Out of Delhi-NCR?
Top Pulmonologist Warns Delhi-NCR Residents to Move Out Amid Pollution Crisis Even as Delhi-NCR continues to reel under the “very poor” category air, there has been a dramatic surge in the city’s serious health crises, according to a senior...
Owner: Sahu Jain Family
Arctic fjord on Svalbard in Norway found to absorb more greenhouse gases than it emits: Study
ISTANBUL A new Norwegian study has found that Kongsfjorden, a fjord on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, absorbs more greenhouse gases than it releases, NRK news reported on Friday. Researchers from the Norwegian Polar Institute, using new...