Green bond issuance by automakers reflects global energy conundrum

India’s first sovereign green bonds framework was formulated in 2022

PETITION PLANED

Down with diesel

Replace old diesel vehicles, proposes a Japanese study

Pedaling ahead

Tougher truck rules

THAILAND

Vehicles in China

The three musketeers

GAS SHORTAGE

Spoon fed

Hydrogen fuel is produced from sugar

Brakes on dumping

Battery recycling rules need to be revamped to make process more efficient and economic

Battery Waste Rules, 2022, only ensure that retired batteries reach recyclers

Decongesting roads just as vital as introducing EVs to transform India’s transport sector. But who’s listening?

Traffic congestions lead to energy wastage & are a mental health hazard

Dirt cheap backup: Why Finland’s installation of the world’s 1st sand battery may be a game-changer

Sand batteries can ensure round-the-year availability of clean energy

Simply Put: Pillars of Destruction

Pollution in news on May 10

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

BATTERING THE ENVIRONMENT

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Ban sought on diesel

THAILAND

BURDENING DUTY

SOUTH AFRICA

Cleaner snowmobiles

Polluting Vehicles

After Delhi

...Andhra Pradesh may also ban 15-year-old vehicles