MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 16 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following statement on Dec. 15, 2023: * * * New Premier Steven Miles has set a target to cut Queensland's emissions by 75% by 2035. "This is a very good and timely announcement from Premier Miles given the recent deadly Queensland bushfires and an expected brutal summer still to unfold," said the Australian Conservation Foundation's climate and energy program manager Gavan McFadzean. "This target should be leg  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Carbon Capture Coalition issued the following statement on Dec. 15, 2023: * * * The following statement may be attributed to Jessie Stolark, Executive Director of the Carbon Capture Coalition: "The $890 million in funding announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday for three projects to demonstrate climate-essential, carbon capture and storage technologies is welcome news. These geographically diverse projects will demonstrate best-in-class methods to  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 16 -- The Climate Group issued the following news release: Indian state administrations are intensifying their efforts to combat climate change. To make the subnational climate discourse in India stronger, Climate Group is profiling political leadership in the states by organising strategic convenings, dialogues and high-level forums. A key part of this effort is the Subnational Leadership Interview Series. The aim of the series is to spotlight state climate leaders, shini  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) applauds the U.S. Department of Energy announcement to award $890 million from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to developers of three large-scale   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 11 -- The European Commission issued the following news release: The European Commission has found a Euros2.6 billion German support measure in favour of RWE Power AG ('RWE') to be in line with EU State aid rules. The aid will compensate RWE for the early phase-out of its lignite-fired power plants in the Rhenish mining area. The German measure According to the German coal phase-out law, the use of coal for the production of electricity will have to phase-out by 2038.  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 16 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: 'Tis the season for people to surround themselves with their loved ones and those most important to them, and Joe Lombardo is doing just that by cozying up to his cronies and special interest donors and inviting them to his holiday party. It comes as no surprise that his holiday party is exclusive to his billionaire donors and special interests - Nevada families can stay home. It will surely be an over-  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved funding for "Project Tundra," a proposed large-scale carbon capture and storage project in North Dakota. DOE will spend $350 million of federal tax dollars on the project. Project Tundra is a proposal from Minnkota Power Cooperative, a rural electric cooperative that provides power to communities in Minnesota and North Dakota. Minnkota will retrofit  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Dec. 16 -- The World Heart Federation issued the following news: This year's Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - more commonly known as COP - was perhaps the largest-ever meeting convened to address the ongoing challenges of climate change. It was a landmark year for the global health community, and despite some shortcomings in the final texts of the agreements, WHF welcomes the progress made on addressing environmental d  more