The Government has given effect to new consolidating ‘smoky coal ban’ regulations. The Regulations were prepared following a public consultation process earlier this year. The Regulations provide for expansions of the ban areas within most of the 20 cities and towns already covered by the smoky coal ban, and 7 new towns being included under … Read more
Governments across the globe are encouraging the use of electric vehicles to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and their impact on the environment, says a new report by energy experts GlobalData. The new report states that growing environmental concerns and the urge to reduce dependency on fossil fuels has called for changes in existing … Read more
Emissions from transportation are the fastest growing source of global greenhouse gas emissions, with emissions expected to increase 300 percent by 2050, according to research by the Worldwatch Institute. Today, emissions from transportation contribute to approximately 80 percent of the harmful air pollutants that result in 1.3 million premature deaths annually, according to Michael Replogle … Read more
Scientists are working around London in the biggest ever air monitoring exercise in the city’s history. The weather could make a crucial difference to whether pollution rises to significantly high levels during the Olympics – and current warm weather conditions are expected to create a build-up of smog. During the Games, meteorologists from the University … Read more
Bus Eireann is trialing the country’s first natural gas-powered bus in a move that may help reduce fuel costs and benefit the environment. The natural gas-powered city bus is operating across a number of city routes in Cork until August in a trial that will examine the potential fuel and emission savings from the vehicle, … Read more
The European Commission has put forward proposals to implement targets that will further considerably reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles (vans) by 2020. The proposals will cut average emissions from new cars to 95 grams of CO2 per km (g CO2/km) in 2020 from 135.7g in 2011 and a … Read more
The ‘smoky coal ban’ regulations are to be revised in time for the next winter fuel season, with some expansions of the ban areas within the 20 cities and towns already covered, and seven new towns being included under the ban from May 2013 onwards. The new regulations will be the most extensive revision and … Read more
London’s bus fleet is on track to be one of the greenest in Europe following the introduction of the 300th hybrid bus into its fleet. One thousand hybrid buses are set to be introduced to London’s streets in the next four years as part of the Mayor’s plans to improve air quality. The 300th hybrid … Read more
Global funding for carbon capture and storage technology, a tool for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, remained unchanged at $23.5 billion in 2011 in comparison to the previous year, according to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute. Although there are currently 75 large-scale, fully integrated carbon capture and storage projects in 17 countries … Read more
A new ISO standard helps businesses to cut costs linked to waste and emissions, while enhancing their environmental performances. The standard, ISO 14051:2011, Environmental management – Material flow cost accounting – General framework, assists organisations to better understand the environmental and financial consequences of their material and energy use practices, so that they can identify … Read more