PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 18 (TNSjou) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: Destenie Nock, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and engineering and public policy in Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering, has co-authored a study that helps illuminate the future of natural gas-fired power on the road to mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Taking a novel international perspective, the team performed a life cycle analysis for eac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: The Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (1), a diplomatic initiative of countries and subnational actors that have committed to phasing out oil and gas production in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, announced new supporters (Washington State is the newest sub-national core member, while Fiji, Tuvalu, Kenya and Chile expressed their intention to join as friends of BOGA) and an initial support of USD 10 mil  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 18 (TNSper) -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) today announced the promotion of Andy Coulouris, director, Federal Affairs, to vice president, Corporate and Government Affairs. Coulouris succeeds Renze Hoeksema who will retire at the end of 2022 after 40 years of service to DTE. Throughout his career, Hoeksema guided the company through a host of public policy and regulatory issues, keeping the company engaged while ma  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following article by Christopher J. Neely and Jason Dunn entitled "A Shutoff of Russian Natural Gas": The Russian invasion of Ukraine prompted Western countries to provide additional arms to Ukraine and impose serious sanctions on Russia, including a removal of Russian financial institutions from the SWIFT financial messaging network and bans on Russian seaborne oil exports./1 In response to these sanctions and thr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: Despite clear evidence that liquified methane gas (LNG) exports are harmful to domestic energy consumers and are disastrous for frontline communities and the climate, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Commonwealth LNG export terminal, the first such certification in 2.5 years. Commonwealth LNG will emit more than 3.5 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent every year, so   more

BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- The World Resources Institute posted the following news release on Nov. 16, 2022: * * * Countries Announce Major Funding Package for Indonesia's Energy Transition * * * The G20 Leaders' Summit in Bali, Indonesia, has come to a close with countries issuing an important declaration on climate change as the COP27 negotiations enter their final stretch. G20 countries reaffirmed the goals of the Paris Agreement, the need to address loss and damage, and keep th  more

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Global Wind Energy Council issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has today released a Summary for Policymakers at COP27 on the socioeconomic and environmental opportunities attached to wind energy in developing economies. The summary note, "Capturing Economic Opportunities from Wind Power in Developing Economies," reflects the preliminary findings from an ongoing study of wind energy potential in  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 18 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Omnis Sublimation Recovery Technologies (OSRT) will invest $60 million in Wyoming County and use their revolutionary technology to extract rare earth metals from coal waste impoundments. Coal waste impoundments have created an opportunity for innovation in the Mountain State. Converting this waste material into high-quality, high-valu  more

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 18 -- Greenpeace International issued the following news release: Climate activists from across sub-Saharan Africa gathered this morning in response to the dash for fossil fuels by African leaders at COP27. African leaders have used COP27 - "the African COP" - to undermine the goals of the Paris Agreement by pushing for more fossil fuel deals at the expense of people and the continent. Beyond voicing collective demands on an agreement for a dedicated finance facil  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (TNStalk) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Nov. 16, 2022: * * * Governments Should Commit To Fossil Fuel Phase Out At COP27 By Antonia Juhasz, Senior Researcher of Environment and Human Rights In these closing days of COP27, governments are negotiating the final text detailing the key agreements reached at the United Nations climate change summit in Egypt. The first glimpse of that document was released on November 14, revealing a glaring omission: f  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Following a record-breaking drought over the summer, China is on the brink of a water catastrophe that could have devastating consequences for global food security, energy markets and supply chains, according to a report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The world is not prepared for the potential disruptions to grain trade patterns and key industrial materials production that water s  more

BASALT, Colorado, Nov. 17 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release: The United States, Japan, Canada, and six European countries have pledged to raise at least $20 billion under Indonesia's Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) to help wean Indonesia off coal and reach carbon neutrality by 2050, a decade earlier than planned. Over the last 8 months, RMI (Founded as Rocky Mountain Institute) has been supporting the Government of Indonesia to analyze its coal fleet and p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a nominations hearing. The hearing featured testimony from Mr. David Crane, nominee to be under secretary of Energy for infrastructure; Mr. Jeffrey M. Marootian, nominee to be assistant secretary for  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to consider the nominations of Mr. David Crane to be Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure, Mr. Jeffrey M. Marootian to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Mr. Gene Rodrigues to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy for E  more

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 18 -- The Stockholm Environment Institute issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: An Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa released today by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the African Union Commission shows how African leaders can act quickly across 5 key areas-- transport, residential, energy, agriculture, and waste -- to fight climate   more

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * Climate An international team of research scientists, University of Copenhagen researchers among them, has documented the central role of vegetation for Arctic warming for the first time. The new results allow us to make more precise climate predictions, with the researchers pointing out that current models remain flawed. * * * The Arctic is warming three times faster than the global averag  more

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 18 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2022: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced a significant state investment in new grant funding to support the development of the D&L Trail in the Lehigh Valley at an event at Kimmett's Lock in Allentown. "Expanding the D&L Trail helps tremendously with DCNR's goal to increase access to trails fo  more