CLAYTON, Australia, Nov. 27 -- The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation issued the following news release: FPR Energy, a new venture from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has secured $15 million in seed funding to commercialise next generation solar thermal technology that will help reduce industrial emissions, which account for 20 per cent of Australia's annual carbon footprint. The company was launched today in collaboration with global advisory  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: DONGDUCHEON, South Korea On a cold winter morning, just one degree below zero, 20 Camp Casey volunteers delivered 2,000 coal briquettes to households on the neighborhood of Sangpae, Dongducheon city, South Korea, Nov. 23. The annual event has been supported by U.S. Army Soldiers in the area since 2007. Early that morning, Dongducheon Volunteer Center and Better Opp  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 27 -- The Climate Group issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: New Delhi, 26 November 2024 - India can use its ship recycling sector to avoid emissions from its steel industry, according to a new report launched by Climate Group and PWC today. The country has the world's largest installed capacity for ship recycling, which could be vastly increased given its extensive coastline and favourable geographical conditions. The ship recycling industry, primarily bas  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 26 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * Governments Should Deliver Ambitious Climate Action Plans, Ensure Fossil Fuel Phaseout * * * Lack of Progress at COP29 Puts Rights at Risk By Myrto Tilianaki, Senior Advocate, Environment and Human Rights The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), which wrapped up last weekend, failed to make sufficient progress to maintain global temperatures at 1.5 degrees Celsius and avoid the wors  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: With an improved catalyst, ORNL chemists converted two greenhouse gases, methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2), to syngas, a valuable mix of hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO). Credit: Philip Gray/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy A chemical reaction can convert two polluting greenhouse gases into valuable building blocks for cleaner fuels and feedstocks, but the high  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * LNG plans may threaten energy security, affordability, and renewables targets without careful consideration of market and infrastructure risks * * * Over the past two decades, rapid economic growth and electrification have driven substantial changes in Cambodia's electricity system. Although the country has historically relied on oil, hydropower, and coal fo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it publishes data obtained from quantum chemistry, molecular simulation and molecular mechanics calculations as well as reviews of experimental techniques, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 14, 2024, edition (Vol. 69, Issue 11): Thermophysical and Thermochemical Properties * Temperature and Composition Dependence of the Densitie  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The International Monetary Fund issued the following news release: By Angana Banerji and Thomas Helbling By working together but independently, the central banks and government can win the fight against inflation and foster economic stability and growth for years to come Discussions at the Bank of Mongolia's recent international conference marking its centennial highlighted an important policy issue: how to better align monetary and fiscal policies to tackle high inflat  more