WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: The Executive Board of the IMF approved a 24-month precautionary SBA in the amount of SDR 80.12 million (around Euros100 million, 97 percent of quota) and an RSF in the amount of SDR 61.95 million (around Euros78 million, 75 percent of quota) to support Kosovo's economic policies. Kosovo is the first country in Europe to receive financing under the RSF. Following a strong recovery from the   more

PARIS, France, May 26 (TNSrpt) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: * * * Global investment in clean energy is on course to rise to USD 1.7 trillion in 2023, with solar set to eclipse oil production for the first time * * * Investment in clean energy technologies is significantly outpacing spending on fossil fuels as affordability and security concerns triggered by the global energy crisis strengthen the momentum behind more sustainable options, according to   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: A report released by the Sierra Club today reveals that by strengthening and enforcing federal air quality standards, the owners of 64% of remaining coal plants would be required to more stringently address harmful pollution from their facilities. The report, titled "Under Controlled: How Federal Rules Could Curb Coal Plant Pollution," analyzes the impact that strengthened and enforced Clean Air A  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 26 (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: A report released by the Sierra Club today reveals that by strengthening and enforcing federal air quality standards, the owners of 64% of remaining coal plants would be required to more stringently address harmful pollution from their facilities. Ameren Missouri and Associated Electric Cooperatives Inc. (AECI) own and operate two of the top seventeen largest coal plants that contribute to  more