PARIS, France, Sept. 9 (TNSrpt) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: * * * IEA provides first ever assessment of energy jobs worldwide by region and technology, offering vital analysis in the context of the global energy crisis and clean energy transitions * * * Global employment in the energy sector has risen above its pre-pandemic levels, led by increased hiring in clean energy, according to a new IEA report that offers the first worldwide benchmark for emp  more

PARIS, France, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: * * * Prioritising energy efficiency and renewables while reducing fossil fuel use and diversifying supplies can address major energy security challenges, new IEA policy review says * * * Hungary's transition to clean energy can enable it to achieve greater energy security and independence as it navigates the supply challenges that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has created for countries acros  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: As the European Union develops a carbon border tax and the United States considers its own as part of their respective climate policies, a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy presents the first effort to track cross-border carbon trade comprehensively -- including fossil fuels. Carbon border adjustments (CBAs) are trade policies designed to level the playing field for domestic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2022: At today's U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing, Ranking Member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said that a well-functioning insurance industry is a critical component of economic prosperity and financial security for all Americans. Senator Toomey added that all Americans will be better off if regulators and others resist acti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse this evening took to the Senate floor to outline next steps for tackling climate change in his first climate speech after Democrats passed the historic Inflation Reduction Act - the most expansive climate bill ever signed into law. The speech was Whitehouse's 285th in the Time to Wake Up series. In the speech, Whitehouse called for passage of additional legislation  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA) celebrated $52.9 million in funding from the federal government for the Petersburg/Richmond region to support job creation and increase American independence from foreign drug manufacturers. This funding was recently awarded through the Economic Development Administration and funded by the American Rescue Plan, which was s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA) celebrated $52.9 million in funding from the federal government for the Petersburg/Richmond region to support job creation and increase American independence from foreign drug manufacturers. This funding was recently awarded through the Economic Development Administration and funded by the American Rescue Plan, which was sup  more