WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSPol) -- The American Council on Renewable Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021: In a letter sent today to the Governor of Texas Greg Abbott, Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas Peter Lake, and other Texas legislative and regulatory leaders, the U.S. Partnership for Renewable Energy Finance (PREF) urged policymakers to focus on proposals that truly enhance electric reliability and avoid anti-renewable proposals that would significantly u  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 10 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: In response to the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, Climate change 2021: The physical science basis, the Australian Conservation Foundation's climate change program manager, Gavan McFadzean, said: "The world's top climate scientists have issued their starkest warning yet about the need for urgent action to avert a global climate catastrophe. "The IP  more

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 10 (TNSRep) -- The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association issued the following news release: As the world responds to the call to action that is provided by the new IPCC report*, the voice of the oil and gas industry said new technology and natural gas are part of the solution to reducing emissions. APPEA Deputy Chief Executive Damian Dwyer said global action, including in Australia, is needed to reduce emissions and that includes the major emissi  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 10 -- The British Department for Transport issued the following news on Aug. 9, 2021: Iconic British electric vehicle chargepoint could be seen on streets across the country from 2022. Electric vehicle chargepoints across the UK could become as recognisable as the red post box or black cab, following the appointment of the Royal College of Art (RCA) and PA Consulting to deliver an iconic British chargepoint design, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced today (9 A  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 10 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2021: The UK is calling for urgent global action in response to the latest report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). * UN report out today warns we could reach 1.5 degrees warming in the next decades without immediate action * Prime Minister Boris Johnson and COP26 President Alok Sharma call for urgent steps to cut global emissions * UK lobbying countr  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 10 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2021: * * * Reacting to today's landmark UN climate report, Connor Schwartz, climate lead at Friends of the Earth, said. "Every fraction of a degree now matters more than ever. Loud wake-up calls have been sounding for years but world leaders have chronically over-slept, and people are paying the price with their lives. "If we want a habitable planet, the window is just about still open, that's today's  more

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Aug. 10 (TNSRes) -- Greenpeace International issued the following news release: Written by the world's top climate scientists, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1 report on the Physical Science Basis, forming a part of the Sixth Assessment Report, summarises the latest scientific understanding of what's happening to our climate system, and gives a stark warning of where we are headed if urgent action isn't taken. Kaisa Kosonen, Seni  more

LONDON, England, Aug. 10 -- The Nuclear Industry Association issued the following statement: * * * In response to the Prime Minister's calls to "consign coal to history and shift to clean energy sources" in the wake of the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report on the effects of climate change, a Nuclear Industry Association spokesperson said. "The UK is still highly dependent on fossil fuels and is currently on a 45-day coal burning streak. We have not yet consigned coal, and fossil fuels, to histor  more

OXFORD, England, Aug. 10 (TNSRep) -- Oxfam International issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2021: * * * Responding to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), Oxfam Climate Policy Lead Nafkote Dabi said. "Amid a world in parts burning, in parts drowning and in parts starving, the IPCC today tables the most compelling wake-up call yet for global industry to switch from oil, gas and coal to renewables. Gover  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 10 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2021: * * * Today the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest major assessment underscoring the urgent need for governments to act on climate change, and the unthinkable consequences if we don't. The IPCC's scientific findings will inform its next major climate report, currently expected in 2022. In response, Wendy Bredhold, senior campaign representative for  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 -- The United Nations issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2021: * * * Following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1 report on the physical science basis of the sixth assessment, today: Today's IPCC Working Group 1 report is a code red for humanity. The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fuel burning and deforestation are   more