UK cities pay to send rubbish to Norwegian incinerators, but green campaigners warn of dangers

The European Commission on Thursday published a draft nuclear safety law that includes mandatory EU-wide reviews every six years in response to lessons learnt from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.

In the aftermath of the Japanese nuclear tragedy, the EU carried out a series of stress tests to examine the resilience of nuclear power stations and Thursday’s proposals build on conclusions drawn from the tests.

Burning coal also costs companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days

EU has threatened to fine Air India and Jet Airways (India) for not sharing their emission data

Taking a tough stance against the European Union (EU)'s emission norms for airlines, the environment ministry has indicated that it would approach the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to resolve the issue.

Germany has put forward a fresh proposal on regulating carbon dioxide limits for cars sold in the European Union, which campaigners say is a last-ditch attempt to dilute a new emissions law.

The United States, China and the European Union have had initial discussions on a possible "global" agreement to resolve solar energy disputes, a senior US official said on Thursday.

Japan and Norway topped a list of industrialised nations that beat a $US30 billion ($31 billion) funding goal for climate-protection projects in poorer countries, Climate Analytics said as it urged

Carbon prices in international markets are at their lowest in a decade. Projects, especially in India and China, two major suppliers of carbon credits, are writing off expected revenues.

NEW DELHI: The government issued new guidelines on Thursday that require India's drugs companies to comply with the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards of the European Union to ensure pharm