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Planet-warming methane from livestock underestimated: study

Emissionsofthegreenhousegasmethanefromlivestockarelargerthanpreviouslythought,posinganadditionalchallengeinthefighttocurbglobalwarming,scientistssaidFriday.Revi

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German police arrest another Audi employee over 'dieselgate'

GermanprosecutorsonThursdaysaidtheyhadarrestedasecondemployeeofluxurycarmakerAudiaspartofaprobeintoparentcompanyVolkswagen'semissionscheatingscandal.Thearreston

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China Footprint: Smog forcing people to leave big cities?

Masksandairpurifiersaretwo"musts"thatmostpeopleinChina'smajorcitieshave.FromthelatestreportreleasedbytheMinistryofEnvironmentalProtection,theairqualityofcitiesi

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BMW denies collusion on diesel emissions

GermanluxurycarmakerBMWonSundaydeniedanycollusionwithindustryrivalsonemissionsfromitsdieselengines,sayingnoneofitsmodelshadbeen"manipulated"orviolatedindustryre

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BMW denies conspiring with rivals on diesel emissions systems

VWisn'ttheonlyGermanautomakerreelingfromtheeffectsofdieselemissionsscandals.BMWisdenyingDerSpiegelallegationsthatitnotonlycolludedwithDaimlerandtheVolkswagenAut

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EU's car regulator warns against car diesel ban in cities

Banning diesel cars in European cities could hamper automakers' ability to invest in zero-emission vehicles, the European Union's commissioner for industry has warned the bloc's transport ministers.

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Software emissions fix for three million Mercedes diesels

ThreemillionMercedes-BenzownersinEuropewillbeofferedasoftwarefixfortheirdieselcars.Daimler,whichownstheluxurycarmaker,hasbeenunderintensepressurefrompoliceandpr

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Germany arrests former Audi manager after US 'dieselgate' charges

German prosecutors said Friday they have arrested a former executive of top-of-the-range car maker Audi in connection with the massive emissions-cheating scandal that has engulfed its parent company Volkswagen since 2015.

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Hopes of mild climate change dashed by new research

Hopes that the world’s huge carbon emissions might not drive temperatures up to dangerous levels have been dashed by new research.

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Hopes of mild climate change dashed by new research

Hopesthattheworld’shugecarbonemissionsmightnotdrivetemperaturesuptodangerouslevelshavebeendashedbynewresearch.Theworkshowsthattemperaturerisesmeasuredoverrecent

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German ministry orders probe of Porsche emissions

The German Transport Ministry has ordered the KBA watchdog agency to examine the emissions of sports car maker Porsche (PSHG_p.DE), a unit of Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), a ministry spokesman said on Monday following a critical media report.

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German ministry orders probe of Porsche emissions

TheGermanTransportMinistryhasorderedtheKBAwatchdogagencytoexaminetheemissionsofsportscarmakerPorsche(PSHG_p.DE),aunitofVolkswagen(VOWG_p.DE),aministryspokesmans

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Li to lawmakers: Time to "make skies blue again"

China will take effective steps to strengthen environmental protection-especially in controlling air pollution-in 2017 to markedly reduce major airborne pollutants and "make our skies blue again", Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.

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US finds evidence of criminal wrongdoing in probe on Volkswagen emissions scandal: Report

Federal investigators probing Volkswagen's diesel emissions cheating scandal have uncovered evidence of criminal wrongdoing, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Monday (Aug 15), citing sources familiar with the matter.

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Wireless radiations not proved harmful: Italian expert

Researchers have not found harmful sources from wireless radiations, professor Riccardo Riccardi, director of the division of pediatric oncology at the Agostino Gemelli Teaching Hospital here, said on Tuesday.

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Philippine president refuses to honor int'l agreement on carbon emissions

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday his administration will not honor international agreements which bind the country to limit its greenhouse emissions.

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Why China's new guidelines on eating less meat could be good for health and the planet

Environmentalists say government’s reduced lower limit for daily meat consumption, if followed, would cut greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and help meet global climate change goals