ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Sept. 4 -- The African Union issued the following news release: Agenda 2063, Africa's long term development strategy, places emphasis on amongst other things the need to harness Africa's natural resources in an efficient and effective manner to ensure that first and foremost, African citizens and African countries benefit from Africa's natural endowments by implementing policies, laws and other regulatory frameworks to guide the extraction and use of these natural endowme  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 4 -- The British Department for Transport issued the following news on Sept. 3, 2021: Local projects to improve air quality across England will get a pound sterling 7 million funding boost this year, the government confirmed today, as applications opened for this year's scheme. The government's Air Quality Grant helps councils develop and implement measures to benefit schools, businesses and communities and reduce the impact of polluted air on people's health. At least   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * By Nikos Tsafos Interim Director and Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program The United States reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the electricity sector by 40 percent between 2005 and 2020 as natural gas, wind, and solar replaced coal. President Biden wants to slash emissions further by 2030 and eliminate them by 2035. But to meet this goal, the  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 4 -- Environmental Management, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the conservation of natural resources, protection of habitats and control of hazards, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2021 edition: Original Papers: * Fire Management in The Boreal Forest of Swedish Sapmi: Prescribed Burning and Consideration of Sami Reindeer Herding During 1920-1970 * Mapping the Relative Habitat Quality Values for the Burrowing Owls (A  more

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin, Sept. 4 -- The Journal of Economic History, a journal from the Economic History Association that says it features interactions between history and economics, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2021 edition: Articles: * Farm Product Prices, Redistribution, and the Early U.S. Great Depression * The French (Trade) Revolution of 1860: Intra-Industry Trade and Smooth Adjustment * Staple Products, Linkages, and Development: Evidence from Arg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) joined an effort today to push the Biden administration to take crucial steps to curb plastic pollution at America's national parks. "Nearly 11 million metric tons of plastic waste enter the ocean every year--from land-based sources alone. Without any action, this flow is expected to triple to nearly 29 million metric tons by 2040. Single-use plastics, su  more