Navigating change: As Philippines scraps jeepney buses, operators struggle with costs
MARIEJO RAMOS, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that operators of the beloved and brightly painted minibuses say they are struggling with the costs of mandatory upgrades…
New Delhi to consider curbing private vehicles to fight dangerous smog
New Delhi, IndiaReuters New Delhi will consider restricting private vehicles to driving on alternate days from next week if severe air pollution continues to plague India’s capital, its environment minister told Reuters on Thursday. As choking smog enveloped the city of 20 million people this month, its government initiated a clutch of measures such as […]
Pedal power: pioneering Indian city ditches cars for clean air
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Every Saturday, Shankar Yadav dusts off an old bike and pedals to work, reliving his carefree schooldays and hoping fellow Indians will join him in ditching cars to protect the planet. In one of India’s most ambitious such plans, Ranchi city’s ‘har shanviar, no car’ – every Saturday, no car – […]
Asian cities turn to electric vehicles in anti-pollution drive
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Asian cities are switching to electric vehicles in a bid to tackle worsening air quality, cut climate changing emissions, and expand their public transport networks, climate experts said last week. Transport is the fastest-growing source of climate-warming greenhouse gases, with the vast majority of projected increases expected to come from developing […]