Most modern cities have measures to reduce congestion. But if their goal is to dramatically improve air quality and extend lives shortened by pollution, then tolls and parking meters simply aren’t enough. It’s worth asking what a more ambitious target would look like. Amsterdam has made itself a test case, proposing an outright ban on gas and diesel vehicles by ...

Is the world’s most bitterly contested coal mine finally getting the go-ahead? After the opposition Labour party suffered heavy losses in coal-mining regions in Australian federal elections, the Carmichael project looks to be getting closer than ever to approval. In the view of the government’s resources minister Matt Canavan, the pit being developed by Adani Mining Pty., a unit of ...

These days, any news seems to be good news for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). After Tata Motors Ltd.’s UK unit posted 120 million pounds ($152.8 million) of pretax profits and positive free cash flow for the quarter, the company’s US-listed shares rose as much as 10% in pre-market trading and bond prices ticked up. Both numbers remain deep in the ...