STRAWBERRY HILLS, Australia, Dec. 14 (TNStalk) -- Australian Council of Social Service issued the following statement by CEO Cassandra Goldie: ACOSS welcomes the agreement reached between the Federal Government and the Greens to a package in next year's budget that will help electrify the homes of people on low incomes. This agreement is on top of the Government's plan to cap gas and coal price and provide energy credits to people on low incomes included in the Competition and Consumer Amendmen  more

GRANVILLE, Australia, Dec. 14 -- The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union issued the following news release: The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union has urged the Albanese Government that its proposed supply incentives to energy companies must benefit workers and not become a Qantas-style corporate handout to highly-paid coal, oil and gas CEOs. While the Government's action on energy prices is welcome, reports that up to $500 million will be set aside as "supply incentives" for coal com  more

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises, a provider of energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2022: Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that its B&W Environmental segment has been awarded a contract for more than $20 million to design and supply ash-handling and conveying technologies for a power plant in North America. The equipment is designed to assist the plant operator to re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the U.S.-North Korea relations (No. IF10246) on Dec. 12, 2022. The white paper was written by Asian affairs specialists Emma Chanlett-Avery and Mark E. Manyin, nonproliferation specialist Mary Beth D. Nikitin and foreign policy legislation specialist Dianne E. Rennack. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-North Korea Relations North Korea's advances in nuclear weapons and missile capabil  more

ROME, Italy, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Enel, a natural gas distribution company, issued the following news release: Enel has been included in the prestigious "A" List for addressing climate change released by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the global environmental non-profit that provides the most valued platform to monitor business performance in the fight against climate change. In addition, Enel's subsidiaries Endesa, Enel Chile and Enel Americas ranked in the leadership level in the CDP Cli  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following decision approving remand settlement agreement (Docket No. 21-17) on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS (NORTH AMERICA), INC. AND OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS, PTE., LTD. - POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF 46 U.S.C. Sec. 41102(C) ORDER OF: Erin M. WIRTH, Chief Administrative Law Judge. INITIAL DECISION APPROVING REMAND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT/1 I. Background and History On December 2, 2022, the Bureau of Enforcement, Investiga  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State has received an additional $63 million in federal funding that will be used to increase the base home heating assistance eligible households will receive. With the additional funding, eligible homeowners and renters could receive up to $1,126 from the Home Energy Assistance Program to help keep their homes warm this winter in t  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 14 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news release: State Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, and community leaders broke ground on a carbon capture project at Springfield's City, Water, Light, and Power coal plant Thursday, which was funded by a joint investment of $47 million investment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and $20 million from the state of Illinois. "The carbon capture system installed at CWLP is just one example of the steps that I  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNStalk) -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following commentary on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * How the Green Transition Will Impact U.S. Jobs By Katharina Bergant, Rui C. Mano, and Ippei Shibata The US administration has committed to ambitious climate goals and is casting the transition to net-zero emissions as an opportunity to create new and high-paid "green" jobs. However, labor market transitions can be difficult for some workers. Take the example of a coal min  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 14 (TNSsro) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00040) on Dec. 12, 2022: * * * In the Matter of: An Electronic Examination Of The Application Of The Fuel Adjustment Clause Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. From May 1, 2021 Through October 31, 2021 ORDER On April 14, 2022, Duke Energy Kentucky (Duke Kentucky) filed a petition, pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13, and KRS 61.878, requesting that the Commission grant confid  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 14 -- Nature Sustainability, a journal that says it features sustainability from the natural and social sciences, as well as from the fields of engineering and policy, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2022 edition: Reviews: * Sustainable agrifood systems for a post-growth world Research: * Protecting the Amazon forest and reducing global warming via agricultural intensification * The environmental footprint of global food production  more

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The World Bank issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: Mongolia has an opportunity to strengthen its business environment to create a more level-playing field for companies, particularly small and medium enterprises, (SMEs) and facilitate a more productive private sector beyond the mining sector, according to a World Bank report released today. For two decades, economic growth performance has been impressive - though volatile - in Mongolia  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 14 -- The New York Community Trust issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: The New York Community Trust today announced nearly $6.3 million in grants to 33 nonprofits that are addressing urgent needs and creating economic opportunities in New York City. As New York's community foundation, The Trust combines the contributions of donors past and present to distribute grants that help make the city better for all. With the addition of today's reported Trust grants, nea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $5.3 million in funding for five cutting edge projects that will advance research supporting the domestic production of rare earth elements and other critical minerals. A domestic supply chain of rare earth elements and other critical minerals is key to manufac  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Sandia National Laboratories engineers are working on a device that would help ensure captured carbon dioxide stays deep underground -- a critical component of carbon sequestration as part of a climate solution. Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing CO2 -- a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the Earth's atmosphere -- from the air or where it is produced  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- 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 examine the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) implementation of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, discussed the substantial funding and new authorizations provided to the DOI i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 13, 2022: * * * U.S.-Africa Partnership in Supporting Conservation, Climate Adaptation and a Just Energy Transition During the U.S.-African Leaders Summit, held December 13-15 in Washington DC, the United States affirmed and expanded its enduring partnerships with African governments, the private sector, civil society, and philanthropic actors in recognition of the pivotal role African governments, inst  more