MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 30 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: The biggest and most in-depth survey ever conducted of Australians' opinions on climate change has found a majority of voters in every one of the nation's 151 federal electorates believes the Morrison government should be doing more to tackle climate change. The YouGov poll, conducted for the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), found not one electorate where there was majority suppo  more

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario, Aug. 30 -- The Liberal Party of Canada issued the following news release: A re-elected Liberal government will move forward to accelerate climate action for more jobs, cleaner communities, and less pollution. The Liberal climate plan is a jobs plan. It is building, and will continue to build, a green recovery to create jobs and grow the middle class, while ensuring a cleaner future for our children and grandchildren. Climate change is the greatest long term threat of our ti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41330) on Aug. 27, 2021, entitled "National Monuments and the Antiquities Act" by natural resources policy specialist Carol Hardy Vincent: * * * Summary The Antiquities Act of 1906 (54 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.320301-320303) authorizes the President to proclaim national monuments on federal lands that contain historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, or other objects of historic or scient  more

PARIS, France, Aug. 30 -- The International Science Council issued the following commentary: * * * By Wassim Dbouk Marine and Maritime Policy Research Fellow at the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, University of Southampton. Dr Wassim Dbouk explores the issues around the decarbonization of the shipping industry, where carbon trading schemes are a hotly debated topic. The recently published Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) used improved climate modelling to predict   more