WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The American Petroleum Institute issued the following news release: The American Petroleum Institute (API) today released the following statement from President and CEO Mike Sommers on the Biden administration's announcement to pause approvals of new LNG export facilities, unnecessarily increasing project wait times at a time of geopolitical turmoil and rising coal use around the world. "This is a win for Russia and a loss for American allies, U.S. jobs and global clima  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11107) on Jan. 24, 2024, by legislative attorney Kate R. Bowers: * * * Supreme Court to Consider Request to Stay EPA's Good Neighbor Interstate Air Pollution Rule On February 21, 2024, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear argument on applications to postpone implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) "Good Neighbor Plan," a rule addressing interstate tra  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Expanding liquefied methane (LNG) export infrastructure would primarily benefit Big Oil and speculators while harming US utility customers and causing a massive surge in climate pollution, according to a new report released today from Friends of the Earth, Public Citizen, and BailoutWatch. The report comes as the New York Times reports the White House is likely to impose a pause on a massiv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Independent Petroleum Association of America issued the following news release: By Jennifer Pett The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) joined the American Petroleum Institute (API), American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC), Center for LNG (CLNG), LNG Allies and dozens of other industry groups from across the liquefied natural gas (LNG) value chain today in urging the Biden administration to reject calls to halt permits for U.S. LNG export   more

PARIS, France, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: * * * Renewables are growing rapidly and nuclear power is on track to reach new all-time high next year, enabling low-emissions generation to outpace robust electricity demand growth * * * Global electricity demand is expected to grow at a faster rate over the next three years as the clean energy transition gathers speed, with all the additional demand forecast to be covered by technologies   more

PARIS, France, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: First-ever IEA review of Senegal's energy policies finds that robust institutions and planning, as well as success in expanding electricity access, bolster momentum towards 2035 goals Senegal's significant efforts to develop its energy sector and deliver energy access to more people are laying important groundwork for the country to achieve its broader economic objectives, acc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led eight of his Democratic colleagues on the EPW Committee in a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging the agency to use its authorities to maintain the reliability of our electric power system as  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Jan. 24, 2024: * * * Today, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its annual electricity market report that shows low emissions energy sources will account for almost half of the world's electricity generation by 2026, up from 39% in 2023. The IEA report projects that a record number of clean and renewable sources set to come online in the next three years will meet global demand and allow power sector   more