TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 1 -- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, an inter-governmental forum that says it aims to support sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the 21 member countries, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: APEC is on track to meet its aspirational goals to reduce energy intensity by 45 percent by 2035, relative to 2005 levels, and to double the share of modern renewables by 2030, relative to 2010 levels, according to a newly launched energy report. Accordi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the U.S.-Mexico Trade Relations (No. IF11175) on Sept. 29, 2022, by M. Angeles Villarreal, international trade and finance specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * The U.S.-Mexico economic and trade relationship is of interest to many Members of Congress because of Mexico's proximity to the United States, the extensive bilateral trade and investment relationship under the U.S.-Mexico-C  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 1 -- The Council of the European Union issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: EU energy ministers today reached a political agreement on a proposal for a Council Regulation to address high energy prices. The regulation introduces common measures to reduce electricity demand and to collect and redistribute the energy sector's surplus revenues to final customers. We live in exceptional times and are working in an exceptionally fast, coordinated and solidary   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 1 -- The European Committee of the Regions issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: Rental and housing markets in European cities and regions have significantly come under pressure since the start of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Members of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget ( COTER ) of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) call for increased support for European regions and cities on the frontline of the refugee income to   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 30, 2022: Through developing robust domestic sources of critical materials (CMs), including rare earth elements (REEs), America's historic energy producing regions, such as the Powder River Basin and others, have a unique opportunity to solve one of the nation's greatest resource challenges and benefit their workers in the process. How this can be achieved  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 (TNSawa) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: An NETL researcher who has led the development of a groundbreaking process to extract rare earth elements and critical minerals (REEs-CMs) from coal and coal byproducts will receive the Professional Excellence Award from the Association for Women Geoscientists. The association will present the award to Christina Lopano for outstanding contributions in th  more

MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces issued the following news on Sept. 30, 2022: A concept developed by Max Planck scientists won out in the "Knowledge Creates Perspectives for the Region!" competition. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Free State of Saxony and the State of Saxony-Anhalt have selected the concept for the "Center for the Transformation of Chemistry" (CTC) for one of two new large-scale research centers from a  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 1 -- The Washington State Department of Ecology issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: Washington is one step closer to drastically reducing the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global climate change, as the Department of Ecology finalizes regulations for the state's first cap-and-invest program. Under the Climate Commitment Act passed by the Washington Legislature in 2021, Ecology is required to implement the landmark program - only the second o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Co-Chair Jeff Duncan (SC-03) hosted a joint National Clean Energy Week forum with Western Caucus and HEAT Members to discuss clean energy advancements within the American oil and gas industry. The forum titled, "American Energy Dominance: Clean Energy Advancements in the Oil & Gas Sector," featured panelists from the Independent Petroleum Pr  more