Dec 30, 2005 | Shanghai Daily

Dec 29, 2005 | Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Dec 27, 2005 | Dharna staged in front of factory gate

Dec 27, 2005 | Sindh adviser says that EIAs are not being done

Dec 26, 2005 | from China Daily

Dec 21, 2005 | CAI-Asia to mainstream AQM in the Asian Development Bank

Dec 21, 2005 | John Heilprin, Associated Press

Dec 20, 2005 | Two private Chinese chemicals firms and the World Bank on Monday launched the world's biggest single project to cut greenhouse gas emissions in a deal worth nearly $1 billion

Dec 20, 2005 | Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) program turns CAI-Asia into a grant-maker

Dec 13, 2005 | by Elizabeth Mygatt, Earth Policy Institute

Dec 12, 2005 | The market for carbon credits is cutting pollution in developing countries (Businessweek)

Dec 11, 2005 | By Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times (from iht.com)

Dec 10, 2005 | Kantipur Online

Dec 10, 2005 | Traffic restrictions are being enforced in an attempt to reduce pollution (bbc.co.uk)

Dec 09, 2005 | By Leong Shen-Li (thestar.com)

Dec 09, 2005 | By Derrick Vinesh (thestar.com)

Dec 09, 2005 | By Bernard See (thestar.com)

Dec 09, 2005 | By Tonette Orejas, Carmela Reyes (Inquirer)

Dec 09, 2005 | Nepali Times, # 276, 9-15 December 2005

Dec 08, 2005 | More than 300 pedicab drivers staged a protest on outside the Bandung municipal council building here, demanding that the government revoke a bylaw that bans pedicab drivers from operating in 15 areas in the city. (The Jakarta Post)

Dec 08, 2005 | NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center--EOS Project Science Office

Dec 07, 2005 | Article about Jakarta's Bike2Work community

Dec 06, 2005 | Governor Sutiyoso chided PT Jakarta Monorail (JM) on Monday over its sluggish progress in the construction of two monorail lines in the capital, which are scheduled to be completed in the middle of 2007. (The Jakarta Post)

Dec 03, 2005 | MANILA is one of the most polluted cities in the world, next to Mexico City, Shanghai and New Delhi. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Dec 02, 2005 | The Himalayan Times, 02 December 2005

Dec 02, 2005 | The National Sun Yat-sen Freeway is a month away to launching its first electronic toll-collecting system, but six million commuters, potential users of the new system, are not happy because the Far Eastern Toll Collecting Company has no intention of lowering the retail price of its electronic sensors. (Taiwan News)

Dec 01, 2005 | The Chinese government said Wednesday that despite being one of the world's worst polluters, it was already cutting greenhouse gases and called on the United States to join the global community under the Kyoto Protocol to protect the earth's atmosphere.

Nov 30, 2005 | Velo Mondial won the award with its Bicycle Friendly Community Program - a program executed in cooperation with the League of American Bicyclists and Velo.Info.

Nov 29, 2005 | The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration launched a new electric traffic management system that is expected to reduce congestion in the city and help drivers find faster routes. (Thai Day)

Nov 29, 2005 | Rising fuel demand in Asia, Europe and the United States and a shortage of pipelines are pushing liquefied natural gas prices to records, benefiting producers such as BP and hurting industrial firms from Spain to South Korea. (The Standard)

Nov 29, 2005 | More than 400,000 people die from pollution-related illnesses in China every year, putting Beijing under pressure to develop renewable energy. Dinah Gardner investigates. (The Standard)

Nov 28, 2005 | Rafiq Hasan, The Daily Star

Nov 27, 2005 | Express News Service

Nov 25, 2005 | Xinhuanet (25 Nov 2005)

Nov 25, 2005 | By Sanjaya Dhakal, Spotlight, November 2005

Nov 25, 2005 | At least 700 cyclists are expected to bike through five cities in Metro Manila on Saturday as part of a Clean Air Festival that is meant to dramatize November as Clean Air Month across the country. (ENS)

Nov 23, 2005 | Since the Clean Air Act was passed in 1999 and an estimated P200 million in fines collected from violators, the air in Metro Manila remains polluted. (Norman Bordadora Inquirer News Service )

Nov 23, 2005 | A team of U.S.-supported Chinese researchers have outlined strategies to dramatically reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and local air pollutants in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics and afterward. (USEPA)

Nov 23, 2005 | Shui Tou calls itself the leather capital of the world with dozens of small factories processing pig skins, but CBS News Asia correspondent Barry Petersen reports the city also shows the high price China is paying for its economic success. (CBS)

Nov 21, 2005 | Bombardier Transportation, along with other representatives of the Yongin LRT Consortium, marked the start of construction of the EverLine Rapid Transit System in Yongin City, Republic of Korea.

Nov 21, 2005 | The Philippines was stepping up emission enforcement measures to comply with its clean air law, officials said, concerned over the choking levels of air pollution in Manila and three other major cities. (Manny Mogato, PlanetArk)

Nov 18, 2005 | Scheme backed by an ADB grant of $240,000 to provide alternative livelihoods to tricycle operators and help cut down on pollution in Puerto Princesa City was launched.

Nov 18, 2005 | India is unlikely to agree to any emission caps in the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol because of its expanding energy-hungry economy, but analysts say developed nations will continue to pile pressure on the nation. (Sugita Katyal, Planet Ark)

Nov 18, 2005 | An agreement aimed a making the summer Olympics of 2008 environmentally-friendly was signed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG).

Nov 17, 2005 | In its new publication, the United Nations Climate Change secretariat confirms that developed countries, taken as a group, have achieved sizable emission reductions.

Nov 16, 2005 | Da Shan, China Daily (16 November 2005)

Nov 10, 2005 | Work began today on retrofitting 30 buses in Beijing with clean diesel technology, under a collaboration between EPA, China's State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) and industry partners. (USEPA)

Nov 09, 2005 | Hong Kong utility CLP Holdings Ltd. said it hoped to build a terminal for liquefied natural gas by 2010 to help meet a target of slashing air pollutants by up to 20 percent from 1997. (Nao Nakanishi, Planet Ark)

Nov 09, 2005 | Japanese industrial giant Marubeni Corp. plans to put up at least five ethanol-run co-generation/distillery plants in the Philippines, a lawmaker said yesterday. (Donnabelle L. Gatdula, The Philippine Star)

Nov 07, 2005 | The IEA warns that energy consumption must be reduced. (BBC News)

Nov 03, 2005 | The European Commission and the Italian Shipping Line “Costa Crociere” have launched a new way of monitoring man-made pollution of the atmosphere - essential to improving our understanding of climate change. (European Commission)

Nov 02, 2005 | World's top polluting nations will meet in Australia in mid-January to try to work out ways of curbing greenhouse emissions without hurting their economies, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said. (Planet Ark)

Nov 01, 2005 | Nepal formally became a party of the Kyoto Protocol after Foreign Minister Mr. Ramesh Nath Pandey informed the UNFCCC about Nepal?s ratification last month. What will this make difference to Nepal? Haka Haki, News Magazine, Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists, Volume 8, Issue 5, November 2005)

Oct 31, 2005 | Polluted air with fine particles, when inhaled, raises the risk of ischemic stroke - a type of stroke that is caused by a blood clot in the brain - according to a new study conducted at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). (Foodconsumer.org)

Oct 31, 2005 | As it gears up to host the 2008 Olympic Games Beijing has been awarded an unwelcome new accolade: the air pollution capital of the world. Satellite data has revealed that the city is one of the worst environmental victims of China's spectacular economic growth, which has brought with it air pollution levels that are blamed for more than 400,000 premature deaths a year. (The Guardian)

Oct 28, 2005 | Increases in particles polluting the air are associated with an increase in the number of strokes caused by a blood clot in the brain but not the type caused by an artery rupture in the brain new research shows. (Reuters)

Oct 27, 2005 | India and the US today reviewed the progress on issues of infrastructure sector under the Memorandum of Cooperation signed in April this year at New Delhi and agreed to consider suggestions for setting up Working Groups to formulate the modalities for future course of action. (New Kerala)

Oct 27, 2005 | Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Oct 26, 2005 | "If the air conditions in all areas reached the nation's second level, 178, 000 deaths would be avoided every year," said Zhang Lijun, deputy director of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), at an international symposium on air quality management in Beijing on Oct. 24.

Oct 25, 2005 | Motorists make their way on a Bangkok street during an afternoon rush hours Transport analysts say the solution to easing congestion in Asia's huge cities lies with mass bus transport systems replacing private cars. (Voice of America)

Oct 25, 2005 | Popular form of transport in some cities like Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur—might be a reality in this city sooner rather than later. (India Times)

Oct 25, 2005 | Typically we think of rainfall as cleaning the air by removing dust as it falls through the atmosphere and helping plants grow that protect and hold the soil. (NASA)

Oct 25, 2005 | Beijing - More than 400 000 people in China die prematurely annually from air pollution, reveals an unpublished study by the research arm of the government's environmental protection agency. (News24)

Oct 21, 2005 | The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered the suspension of the processing of applications for air and water management-related technologies, pending the approval of a joint administrative order with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). (DENR)

Oct 21, 2005 | The Commission has unveiled a document giving EU member states guidance on tax incentives to reduce particle matter emissions from diesel cars. French and German plans helped trigger the initiative. (EuroActiv)

Oct 21, 2005 | Two scientists who won the 2005 Blue Planet Prize on Wednesday urged the governments of industrialized nations to increase their efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions and help build a sustainable environment. (Japan Times)

Oct 21, 2005 | Japan made some progress in cutting greenhouse gases last fiscal year mainly due to increased use of nuclear power, but the country fell well short of its target for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the government said. Japan's Environment Ministry said in a preliminary report that the country emitted 1.329 billion tonnes of gases blamed for global warming in the fiscal year to March 31, 2005, down 0.8 percent from the previous year. (Reuters)

Oct 20, 2005 | The Communist Party of China (CPC) has called for more efforts to prevent and control pollution with aim to reverse the deterioration of the environment and ecology in the coming five years, according to a document released. (Xinhuanet)

Oct 20, 2005 | The Kathmandu Post, 20 October 2005

Oct 18, 2005 | The MMDA's Organized Bus Route (OBR) system, aimed at reducing traffic volume on Edsa by limiting bus trips based on commuter volume at a given time began. (Inquirer)

Oct 18, 2005 | Vice President Jusuf Kalla once told reporters that imposing taxes on oil products, to follow what other countries were doing, was not feasible in Indonesia because the government considered oil products "strategic", not commercial. (Eco Earth)

Oct 18, 2005 | China may overtake Germany, Spain, the United States and India as the top wind user

Oct 17, 2005 | Minister says industries, consumers who foul the air and water should pay. Finance Minister Thanong Bidaya said he had ordered the Excise Department to look at ways to slap a new “pollution” tax on four types of polluters...

Oct 17, 2005 | New research suggests increased exposure to the ozone may play a role in infertility(Ivanhoe Newswire)

Oct 17, 2005 | Hong Kong's political leader Donald Tsang told businessmen to reduce pollution emissions from their factories in southern China blamed for the choking smog which often hits the region. (Yahoo)

Oct 17, 2005 | Viet Nam News

Oct 16, 2005 | Dirty air is a serious problem – study (By Mars W. Mosqueda Jr., Manila Bulletin)

Oct 15, 2005 | High capacity bus undertook a 21-km journey on Delhi's roads. (India Times)

Oct 14, 2005 | New Delhi: With celebrations finally over, it's now time for Delhiites to deal with the after-effects of the festive season. The smoke emitted from burnt fire crackers has left Delhiites coughing as the pollution level once again has touched a high. (Times News Network)

Oct 13, 2005 | New international climate data show that 2005 is on track to be the hottest year on record, continuing a 25-year trend of rising global temperatures. Climatologists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies calculated the record-breaking global average temperature, which now surpasses 1998's record by a tenth of a degree Fahrenheit, from readings taken at 7,200 weather stations scattered around the world. (washingtonpost.com)

Oct 12, 2005 | 5 million tons of forward CERs contracts from CDM Projects in Asia can be offered for sale

Oct 07, 2005 | Malaysia, the world's top palm oil producer, will make a palm oil-based fuel a mandatory additive at petrol pumps by 2008, part of government efforts to cut its diesel subsidy bill. (Planet Ark)

Oct 04, 2005 | Prices of gasoline in Indonesia double, but without improvement in fuel quality

Sep 30, 2005 | Protests have so far been noisy by largely peaceful Indonesians are bracing for the government's announcement late on Friday of new fuel prices, which are set to rise sharply. (BBC.co.uk)

Sep 30, 2005 | Authorities aim to announce daily air quality data on southern mainland China a major source of air pollution in Hong Kong by the end of the year, Hong Kong's leader said. (ENN)

Sep 30, 2005 | New study in the Nepalese Himalayas suggests that the glaciers are retreating at a faster rate in recent years due to the increased temperature. (by Rijan Bhakta Kayastha)

Sep 28, 2005 | The floating cap of sea ice on the Arctic Ocean shrank this summer to what is probably its smallest size in a century. (New York Times)

Sep 28, 2005 | People living in areas of heavy air pollution may be at greater risk of heart attacks, European scientists have said in the leading medical journal devoted to advancing science related to thrombosis, bleeding disorders and vascular biology. (Times of India)

Sep 28, 2005 | Malaysia urged its neighbours on Tuesday to ratify an agreement to control air pollution in southeast Asia, a month after forest fires in Indonesia caused some of the worst haze in the region in eight years. (PlanetArk.com)

Sep 27, 2005 | The effect of greenhouse gases on the Earth's atmosphere has increased 20 percent since 1990, a new government index says. (Yahoo.com/AP)

Sep 27, 2005 | Alok Jha, science correspondent, The Guardian

Sep 27, 2005 | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Sep 26, 2005 | If this ambitious plan of the Delhi Police works out well, soon cameras positioned at strategic points in city will feed you live traffic updates. You could use this intelligent input to plan a hassle-free drive. The police has started a programme of putting cameras at various intersections across the city to monitor the movement of traffic. Real-time images from the cameras will also be made available on the Internet. So the next time you fear that you may be caught in a jam, you can simply browse the website on your computer or a GPRS-enabled mobile phone to know about the situation on your route. Initially, ten cameras will be installed at important traffic intersections close to the heart of the city including CP, ITO and Rajghat, an officer said. The system will be extended to almost all parts of the city with about 100 cameras. (Times of India)

Sep 26, 2005 | By Razen Manandhar (The Himalayan Times)

Sep 26, 2005 | Carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies (known as CCS) could lower the costs of mitigating climate change over the next 100 years by 30% or more

Sep 25, 2005 | The Bangalore police will set up an intelligent traffic management system as a long-term plan to handle growing traffic. This includes installation of electronic surveillance, synchronised traffic signals and automation systems. Participating in the inaugural edition of Times Round Table on ‘Traffic: How To Decongest Bangalore' at the Windsor Sheraton Hotel and Towers on Saturday, police commissioner Ajay Kumar Singh said steps have been initiated in this direction. (Times of India)

Sep 23, 2005 | Michael Walsh is an independent engineer and policy analyst committed to improving regional public health and the global environment by reducing the impact of internal combustion engines on air quality.

Sep 23, 2005 | The Calabarzon police office has asked the association of trucking companies in the region to immediately install global positioning system (GPS) gadgets in their trucks to thwart hijacking and highway robberies, a police official said yesterday. Senior Supt. Rodolfo Magtibay, operations chief of the Calabarzon police, said that although the number of reported hijackings had declined in the past months, the threat was still high. Marlon Ramos (Inq7.net)

Sep 23, 2005 | By Razen Manandhar, The Himalayan Times

Sep 22, 2005 | Wide-ranging proposals to clean up Europe's polluted air won approval from the European Commission on Wednesday after a debate over the package's multi-billion euro price tag threatened to scupper it. (PlanetArk.com)

Sep 22, 2005 | Future demand for natural gas in South Asia is projected to be strong enough to require gas to be piped from both Turkmenistan and Iran, an ADB expert said today.

Sep 22, 2005 | Officials with the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau (BEPB) will be using advanced Remote Sensing technology to target polluting vehicles and help clean the air as Beijing prepares to host the Olympic Games in 2008. Environmental Systems Products Holdings (ESP) has delivered 5 Remote Sensing Devices (RSDs) the BEPB will deploy throughout Beijing in the coming weeks. The RSDs will identify motor vehicles that are polluting the air. When those vehicles are repaired, tailpipe pollution drops dramatically. (Environmental News Network)

Sep 22, 2005 | Up to 10,000 people in the Asia-Pacific region could be dying each year as a result of factors associated with global warming such as severe weather and mosquito-borne disease, a World Health Organization expert said. (Environment Network News)

Sep 22, 2005 | Yang Lifei, Shanghaidaily.com (22 Sep 2005) PR China: A NUMBER of people are having trouble with GPS navigation systems in their cars, because they are installed with counterfeit electronic maps, but authorities are doing nothing about the problem as there are no laws regulating the industry. Over the past six months, the Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping has granted eight companies across the country a certificate allowing them to produce electronic navigation maps. Industry sources, however, say the number of fake maps on the market far exceed the number of genuine ones. (ShanghaiDaily.com)

Sep 22, 2005 | Japan's government said it might begin to buy carbon dioxide (CO2) credits from next April on fears that voluntary efforts by industries may not achieve the country's target to cut greenhouse gases. (PlanetArk.com)

Sep 21, 2005 | A meeting of the consultative committee attached to the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India was held at Srinagar under the Chairmanship of Sh. Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Urban Development. The subject of discussion was the draft National Urban Transport Policy. In his opening address, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad informed the members about various achievements and policy decisions taken during the intervening period and said that Central Public Works Department (CPWD) is actively involved in the construction/reconstruction activities in Afghanistan. He also referred to the approval given to Phase-II of Delhi MRTS project and also the finalizing of National Urban Renewal Mission and Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns and the National Urban Information System. (Press Information Bureau)

Sep 21, 2005 | THE implementation of Quezon City’s new traffic code. Beginning Oct. 1, Quezon City’s “yellow boys” would be issuing the city’s own ordinance violation receipts (OVRs) to traffic violators, as the Traffic Management Code takes effect. Approved by the City Council in June, the code is a copy of the uniform ordinance that Metro Manila cities and municipalities agreed to adopt, reverting the traffic ticketing role to the local governments from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). (DJ Yap, Inquirer News Service)