BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * 350.org Responds to China's New Climate Target with Analysis: "Underwhelming Yet Transformative" * New York/Beijing, 24 September 2025. Speaking at the UN Climate Summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced China's updated national climate pledge (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. In his a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- In a speech at Macquarie Group in New York, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlined his government's "Future Made in Australia" agenda. Albanese emphasized the country's abundant natural resources, including critical minerals like lithium and rare earths and its potential for clean energy production. He invited American capital to partner with Australian manufacturing to take advantage of the global shift towards clean energy. The prime minister highlighted   more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 25 (TNSrpt) -- The Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association issued the following news release: * * * 23,000 new jobs on the line as red tape clouds resources outlook Australia's mining and energy workforce has bounced back strongly from last year's downturn, but a new forecast warns future growth risks being undermined by weakening project pipelines, mounting red tape and tougher global competition for investment. Resources and Energy Workforce Forec  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 26 (TNSrpt) -- The Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association issued the following news release: * * * Queensland investment rebound puts 4,400 resources jobs in play Queensland's resources and energy industry may require more than 4400 new workers by the end of 2030, according to new modelling from the Australian Resources & Energy Employer Association (AREEA). Resources and Energy Workforce Forecast: 2025-2030 shows the state has 17 major projects in i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Donald Trump Intends to Expand Pricey, Illegal Coal Plant Extensions * Washington, D.C. \- According to reporting, Donald Trump and his administration are planning to issue executive orders pushing the Department of Energy to issue additional emergency orders that force retiring polluting power plants to stay online to power data centers for big tech companies. The report indicates that  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Department of Energy Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * EMSL Builds Capabilities for Critical Minerals and Materials Research Upcoming community science meeting and research campaigns will target this area * Over the next decade, the United States is focused on increasing and strengthening a domestic supply of critical minerals and materials to provide the nation with energy independence and sustainable  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Minnesota PUC Weighs Decision on BlackRock's $6.2B Acquisition of Minnesota Power * ST. PAUL, Minn. - Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) held its final hearing on the proposed private equity acquisition of Minnesota Power. Under the proposal, ALLETE, the parent company of Minnesota Power, would no longer be a publicly traded company and would be sold to two private equ  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 25 -- The Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association issued the following news release: * * * NSW projects pipeline shrinks despite record workforce growth New South Wales' resources and energy industry will require just under 3,300 new workers by the end of 2030 - its lowest forecast in more than five years - according to new modelling from the Australian Resources & Energy Employer Association (AREEA). The Resources and Energy Workforce Forecast: 202  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 (TNSrep) -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * World leaders call for permanent polluter profit tax to fund climate action A coalition of nearly 40 former heads of state and government have called on governments around the world to adopt a permanent polluter profit tax on fossil fuel companies to finance urgent climate action. The open letter argues that fossil fuel companies must contribute their fair share to fund the global energy transit  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Political Appointees Scrambled to Offer Free Pass to Pollute * (WASHINGTON - September 25, 2025) Trump Administration political appointees with ties to industry orchestrated the process to invite industrial pollution sources to request exemptions from key Clean Air Act standards, according to internal emails obtained by Environmental Defense Fund. These important po  more