BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 -- The 350.org issued the following statement on May 21, 2021: * * * Today the world's richest nations made a major step towards phasing out the dirtiest energy source. After some resistance from Japan, the G7 agreed to end their financial support for coal development overseas, and to fully decarbonize their energy sectors in the 2030s. The announcement follows the International Energy Agency's report released this Tuesday, which reinforces that in order to keep   more

LONDON, England, May 15 -- The British Department for Transport issued the following news: * * * * COP26 President Alok Sharma spoke at Whitelee Windfarm outside of Glasgow on the urgent need for action on climate change * UK Ministers visited sites across the country to showcase UK climate action and leadership towards a green economy * Mr Sharma repeated work towards hosting the UN climate conference in person COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma marked less than six months to go until t  more

MOLINE, Illinois, May 21 (TNSPer) -- Black Hawk College issued the following news release: The Black Hawk College chapter of Alpha Beta Gamma, the national business honor society for two-year colleges, recently inducted seven new members. Alpha Beta Gamma was established by business professors in 1970 to recognize and encourage scholarship among business and professional students enrolled at two-year degree granting institutions. To be eligible for membership in the Black Hawk College Delta T  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2021-32), which appeared in IRS Internal Revenue Bulletin No. 2021-21 on May 24, 2021: This notice publishes the inflation adjustment factors and reference prices for calendar year 2021 for the renewable electricity production credit, the refined coal production credit, and the Indian coal production credit under section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code. The 2021 inflation adjust  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 22 (TNSPol) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release on May 21, 2021: The Biden administration will make their second stop on a national tour with Secretary Buttigieg's visit to Atlanta. He visited the city's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, to see a new terminal expansion and followed up with rides along the MARTA light rail and joined U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock on a tour of transit-oriented development. Following his  more

GATINEAU, Quebec, May 22 -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following news release on May 21, 2021: Over the past two days, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, participated virtually in the G7 Climate and Environment Ministers' Meeting hosted by the UK. He was joined by the Honourable Seamus O'Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, for the discussions on net zero and clean-energy transition. Work at this meeting focused on increasi  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- President Biden issued the following joint statement on May 21, 2021, with South Korean President Moon Jae-in: * * * Over seventy years ago, the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea was forged on the battlefield, as we stood shoulder-to-shoulder in war. Bonded in common sacrifice, our partnership has helped to keep the peace in the decades since, allowing both of our countries and our peoples to thrive. The linchpin for stability and prosperity, ou  more

BOONEVILLE, Mississippi, May 22 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) presented military medals to the family of World War II Veteran Walter Gann. In 1941, the 18-year-old Calhoun City resident, was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces. Five months later, Mr. Gann and his comrades, charged with protecting the Bataan Peninsula, were fiercely attacked by the Imperial Japanese Army. After months of battle, with rapidly dw  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines reintroduced a bill that would prevent blue states from politicizing the water certification process and shutting down projects such as the Millennium Bulk Terminal, which could have created hundreds of Montana jobs, including tribal jobs, by expanding trade opportunities for Montana coal. "With President Biden's attacks on made in America energy, it is critical that Congress remove  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined her colleague John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2021. The bill amends Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The legislation makes several k  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined her colleague John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2021. The bill amends Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The legislation makes several key clarifications to existing law about the appropriate scope of review for a water q  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) are calling on the Biden administration to help make the state of New Mexico the world's premier center of excellence for clean hydrogen production, research, and workforce development. President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan includes an investment in 15 decarbonized hydrogen demonst  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSPol) -- The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy issued the following news release: More than 200 energy justice, racial justice, faith and youth organizations are calling on President Joe Biden's four nominees to the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors to commit to transitioning the utility to 100% renewable and just energy by 2030. TVA is the nation's largest public power provider. The groups sent a letter today to the Senate Environment and Public Works Commit  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 (TNSJou) (TNSRep) -- Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association issued the following news release: The International Energy Agency (IEA) issued a report this week calling for no new investment in fossil fuel supply and provided a roadmap for reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Texans for Natural Gas (TNG), an education campaign managed by the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO), has conducted its own analysis of the report, inc  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks on May 21, 2021, by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at the Group of 7 Climate and Environment Ministerial meeting: * * * I thank the incoming United Kingdom COP [Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)] presidency and of course the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for extending an invitation to us. We really are delighted to be here as United Nat  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 21, 2021, entitled "U.S. - Republic of Korea Partnership": * * * The United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) pledge to strengthen our alliance and to broaden its focus to address issues of critical importance to the Indo-Pacific region and the world. We will deepen our cooperation on advanced technologies, increase global vaccinations and protect the world from future pandemics, combat the climate crisis, and en  more

LONDON, England, May 21 -- The World Coal Association issued the following statement by CEO Michelle Manook: * * * The past month has been appropriately climactic for the coal industry and all energy sources. The Independent Energy Agency announced that global CO2 emissions are on course to surge by 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021, the second-largest increase in history. This effectively reverses any emissions gains made during the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. And it represen  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSRep) -- The World Resources Institute issued the following statement on May 21, 2021: * * * G7 Climate and Environment Ministers agreed on a number of new commitments, as reflected in a new Communique. G7 leaders will meet in June (11-13), where they can take this agenda further. G7 countries are responsible for about 27% of global greenhouse gas emissions and represent more than half of global GDP. They are also responsible for roughly 80% of climate finance flows from   more