WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Sept. 24 -- The International Institute for Sustainable Development issued the following news release: One day before world leaders meet to discuss the energy transition at the United Nations High Level Dialogue on Energy, more than 200 civil society organizations (CSOs) from over 40 countries have released a statement calling on world leaders to end international public finance for coal, oil and gas. The statement points to International Energy Agency modelling that shows   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSRep) -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release: A new report, Ohio River Valley Hydrogen and CCS Hub Market Formation, has been published by the Labor Energy Partnership (LEP), focused on a first-of-its-kind regional workshop that took place on July 12, 2021. The report highlights the key focus of the workshop, as well as next steps to successfully form a hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) market hub in the Ohio River Valley. Sens. Sherrod Brown (Ohio)  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Sept. 24 (TNSRep) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Act of 2021 to extend the black lung excise tax for 10 years. The excise tax is the only source of revenue for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF), a fund that is already over $4 billion in debt. The BLDTF pays for medical ben  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 24 -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: Queensland's Planning Minister can 'call in' and assess Clive Palmer's controversial proposal for a new coal-fired power station, legal advice from one of Queensland's most respected barristers has confirmed. Mr Palmer has attempted to avoid state scrutiny by having the power station proposal assessed under local government laws, but advice from Saul Holt QC, for the Australian Conservat  more

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 24 -- The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association issued the following news release: The United Nations has held a high-level dialogue to set out deliverables for the Decade of Action and its energy-related Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable Development Goals are the world's action plan to overcome poverty and protect our planet for the future prosperity of all people, and there are 17 of them in total. The high-level dialogue, which took  more

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 24 -- The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association issued the following news release: The voice of the Australian oil and gas industry today said Senex's announcement of yet another gas sales agreement shows the market is working. Acting APPEA Chief Executive Damian Dwyer said Senex's latest GSA will see it supply the Capricorn Copper mine, owned by Australian resources company 29Metals Limited, with around 2.5 petajoules (PJ) of natural gas. "The  more

LONDON, England, Sept. 24 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Between 2011 and 2021, UK aid has supported 88 million people to cope with climate change, as well as improving 41 million people's access to clean energy, according to new results published today. The UK's International Climate Finance (ICF), totalling pound sterling11.6 billion over the next five years, helps developing countries limit and manage the impa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript of an press briefing with four panelists: The panelists are Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Richard M. Rossow, Senior Adviser and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, CSIS; Bonny Lin, Director, China Power Project and Senior Fellow, Asian Security, CSIS; and Paige Montfort, Media Relations Coordinator, External Relations, CSIS. Paig  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSRep)(TNSCapV) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: Twenty-one environmental groups filed a petition with EPA today to take over and repair Texas' broken system of issuing permits to control water pollution, which has made it too easy for industries to contaminate waterways across the state. Water pollution is a major problem in Texas, with 9,711 miles of the state's rivers, 590,214 acres of its lakes, and 1,248 squ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSPol) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following statement: * * * At a United Nations General Assembly, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced China "will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad." Although specific details of China's new commitment to no longer finance coal power projects overseas have yet to emerge, the announcement demonstrates China's growing recognition that coal is incompatible with mitigating climate change and promoting sustainable devel  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 24 (TNSPol) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: The adoption of a 'circular' approach to managing end-of-life solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, wind blades and batteries would reduce future wastage of the high-value, critical raw materials needed for India's massive clean energy transition, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report notes India doe  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 24 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: In the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced a plan to speed up the retirement of high emissions coal-fired power plants in Southeast Asia. This announcement sets the stage for a transformation of the Asian multilateral development bank's (MDB) role in guiding power infrastructure development in the  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2021: NETL Director Brian Anderson, Ph.D. joined the Lab's carbon capture technology manager, Dan Hancu, Ph.D. at the 2021 International Pittsburgh Coal Conference (PCC) to discuss how to cost-effectively implement carbon capture and storage technologies to support the deep decarbonization of the power industry. "The future will be a balancing act b  more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, Sept. 24 -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2021: * * * If Energy Australia wants to be considered a responsible corporate citizen, it must shut its coal-fired power plants by 2030 at the latest. Energy Australia today committed to ending all coal-fired power generation by 2040, which means Mt Piper will shut two years earlier than previously forecast. /1 "Under these plans announced, Mt Piper Power station will keep burnin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSOps) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: One day before world leaders meet to discuss the energy transition at the United Nations High Level Dialogue on Energy, more than 200 civil society organizations (CSOs) from over 40 countries have released a statement calling on world leaders to end international public finance for coal, oil and gas. The statement points to International Energy Agency modelling that shows limiting global warming to 1.5  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Act of 2021. The legislation calls for a ten-year extension of the current black lung excise tax that is set to expire in December 2021 to ensure that coal miners suffering from Black Lung Disease and their families have access   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Act of 2021. The legislation calls for a ten-year extension of the current black lung excise tax that is set to expire in December 2021 to ensure that coal miners suffering from Black Lung Disease and their familie  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 (TNSPol) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: PJM, the regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in 13 states and the District of Columbia, has two proposals before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that, if approved, could result in substantially more clean energy on the grid. "PJM has really turned the corner with these proposals," said Mike Jacobs, senior energ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 23, 2021, entitled "Biden Administration Combats Super-Pollutants and Bolsters Domestic Manufacturing with New Programs and Historic Commitments": * * * The Biden Administration is announcing a set of historic actions to phase down super-polluting hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), bolster the competitiveness of American industries, and maintain and create hundreds of thousands of good-paying, union jobs across the countr  more