SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 16 (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: Today on Energy Day at COP27, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its new report entitled, "Coal In Net Zero Transitions: Strategies for rapid, secure and people-centered change." The report called for "secure, fair, and affordable" transitions from coal to solar and wind, and found that emissions from existing coal-fired power plants will put us over the 1.5-degree thresho  more

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 16 (TNSrpt) -- The International Chamber of Shipping posted the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: A new report published today from the Tyndall Centre at the University of Manchester has highlighted the major role the shipping sector will play in transporting the green fuels necessary to meet global climate goals. But it found a yawning gap between announced government led projects and what is required, calling for the creation of far stronger national polici  more

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 15 (TNStalk) -- Greenpeace International issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2022: * * * Yeb Sano, Executive Director, Greenpeace Southeast Asia and Head of the Greenpeace delegation attending the COP said: "While this is merely a skeleton of the Egyptian Presidency's draft of a COP cover note Greenpeace is shocked that it has no backbone. It is scarcely credible that they have forgotten all about fossil fuels especially with the level of carbon cartel capt  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The White House posted the following news release: At the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) event at the G20 Summit, President Joko Widodo of Indonesia and leaders of the International Partners Group (IPG) of likeminded countries, co-led by the United States and Japan, and including Canada, Denmark, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom, issued a Joint Statement, launching a Just Energy Transition Partnership   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: The Biden-Harris administration today announced $109.48 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AML) in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and New Mexico. The Department of the Interior has made $725 million available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation in fiscal yea  more

PARIS, France, Nov. 16 (TNSrpt) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: * * * Supercharging growth of solar and wind is vital but not enough on its own, new IEA report finds, calling for rapid financial mobilisation to drive secure, fair and affordable transitions worldwide * * * The world must move quickly to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from coal significantly in order to avoid severe impacts from climate change, a new IEA report says, calling for immediate  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The U.S. State Department posted the following joint declaration from energy importers and exporters on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels: * * * The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States, European Union, Japan, Canada, Norway, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The United States, European Union, Japan, Canada, Norway, Singapore, and the United Kingdom are committed to taking rapid action to address the dua  more

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Nov. 16 (TNSjou) -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: Global leaders at COP27 are discussing how best to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and maintain global warming below 2 C to avoid catastrophic climate change. To meet emission reduction targets, countries need to decarbonise their power sectors - i.e., reduce the amount of carbon emitted when generating one unit of electricity. Doctoral Researcher Mulako Mukelabai, and Dr Richard Blanchar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNSrpt) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: A new briefing launched today at COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheikh by Oil Change International reveals that new oil and gas production approved to date in 2022 and at risk of approval over the next three years could cumulatively cause 70 billion tonnes (Gt) of new carbon pollution if fully developed. That is equivalent to: * Almost two years' worth of global carbon emissions from energy at current levels; * 17  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: Sierra Club filed a formal notice of intent to sue the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to impose a Federal Implementation Plan to eliminate harmful levels of sulfur dioxide pollution from Luminant's Martin Lake coal-fired power plant. Misti O'Quinn, Sierra Club's Organizing Representative for the Beyond Coal Campaign in Texas said, "Martin Lake is the worst sul  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and Ukraine Minister of Energy German Galushchenko announced a Ukraine Clean Fuels from SMRs Pilot project that will demonstrate production of clean hydrogen and ammonia using secure and safe small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) and cutting-edge electrolysis technologies in Ukraine. The project aims to carry out a first-of-a-kind pilot of commercial-scale product  more

BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2022: President Biden, Indonesian President Widodo, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida and other world leaders announced the launch of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Indonesia. The landmark, long-term partnership is designed to create an ambitious and just power sector transition in Indonesia, consistent with keeping the 1.5 C global warming limit within reach. This JET  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 15, 2022: * * * One Year into Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Major Progress in Building a Better America One year ago, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation's infrastructure and competitiveness. While "infrastructure week" was a punchline under his predecessor, President Biden is de  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNStalk) -- The Wilderness Society issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2022: * * * The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a directive to land managers today that instructs them to prioritize wildlife conservation and greater connectivity of lands and waters on which species rely. The new guidance, focused on "Habitat Connectivity on Public Lands," directs local Bureau managers to work with Tribal nations, state wildlife managers and other partners to complete an  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 15 (TNSawa) -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health issued the following news release: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Program, in conjunction with the Essential Minerals Association, the National Mining Association, and the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, recognized four organizations in their respective industry sectors, some for developing new   more