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A judicial review into Sadiq Khan's plans to expand London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is due to get under way at the High Court. Five Conservative-led councils - Bexley, Bromley, Harrow, Hillingdon and Surrey - have launched legal a...

Former Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler has been given a 21-month suspended sentence and a fine for fraud and negligence in the 2015 diesel emissions scandal. He is the first top manager to be tried and convicted as part of Dieselgate....

  Leading global coal and gas supplier Australia has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Prime Minister Scott Morrison however said the plan would not include ending Australia's fossil fuel sectors. The n...

  The global response to the Covid-19 pandemic has driven the biggest annual fall in CO2 emissions since World War Two, say researchers. Their study indicates that emissions have declined by around 7% this year. ...

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It may sound like the title of a low budget sci-fi movie, but for planetary scientists, "Hothouse Earth" is a deadly serious concept. Researchers believe we could soon cross a threshold leading to boiling hot temperatures and towering seas...

  German carmaker Volkswagen has reportedly reached a $15bn (£11.3bn) settlement with US car owners after admitting it cheated emission tests. The deal would offer to repair or buy back the affected diesel vehicles and pay owners compens...

Obama: 'The cost of driving these vehicles will go down' US President Barack Obama has announced tough (严格的) targets (目标) for new fuel-efficient (高能效的) vehicles in order to cut pollution and lower dependence on oil imports. ...