MONTREAL, Quebec, Sept. 11 -- The Commission for Environmental Cooperation issued the following news release: The Council of the CEC affirms our commitment to environmental cooperation as we conclude our first regular session under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and its companion Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA). The Parties' unwavering commitment to the CEC since its inception in 1994 is firmly rooted in the understanding that addressing the environmental challenge  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 11 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: The Prime Minister met with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera at Downing Street today, ahead of the UK taking on the COP Presidency from Chile in November. They agreed that urgent action is needed to deliver on the Paris Agreement and keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees alive. The leaders committed to work closely together ahead of November's summit to dr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * By Nikos Tsafos James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy and Geopolitic The United States faces several challenges in engaging China on climate change. The bilateral relationship is more complex and adversarial than it was during the negotiation of the Paris Agreement in 2015, making it hard to disentangle climate from the numerous disputes between the two countries. China   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Ralph S. Northam, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: Governor Ralph Northam and Congressman Morgan Griffith today announced eight new projects to receive funding from Virginia's Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization grant program. The program is administered by the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy and is designed to boost the local economies of Virginia's coalfield region. The agency received $10 million in 2020 to  more

PARIS, France, Sept. 11 (TNSRep) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: The IEA is working with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to review Indonesia's clean energy investment climate to identify barriers to financing its energy transition and provide policy recommendations for reducing or removing them. Indonesia is already the world's fourth most populous country, and its population and income are expected to grow considerably ov  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 11 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following statement on Sept. 9, 2021, by Illinois Clean Energy Advocate J.C. Kibbey: * * * Illinois' House of Representatives is set to vote on SB 2408, a bill that would shut down coal and other fossil fuel plants and replace them with renewable energy by 2045 while creating equitable economic opportunities across the state. Illinois is poised to become the first state in the Midwest to shut down all fossil   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Sept. 11 (TNSOps) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: The University of Notre Dame committed to becoming a carbon neutral campus by 2050 and to a reduction in carbon dioxide of at least 65 percent from 2005 levels within the next nine years, University President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced today during opening remarks at the first keynote event for this year's Notre Dame Forum, which has as its theme "Care for Our Common Home: Just Transit  more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2021: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee for including a provision of his Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act to protect the Thompson Divide in the House reconciliation bill. "The Thompson Divide is one of Colorado's most treasured landscapes, and it is critical to many Coloradans' way of life, es  more