ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 25 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news: The City of Albuquerque's Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency is launching two downtown revitalization initiatives this fall to support economic recovery and boost activity in the city center. A request for proposals (RFP) is being issued for innovative housing developments to help fill a residential gap downtown, and grants are being made available to qualified small businesses that activate and occupy storef  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: By Ilaria Mazzocco Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics On September 21, 2021, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced at the United Nations General Assembly debate that China would not build any new coal-fired power plants abroad and would step up its support for developing green and low-carbon energy in developing countries. He also reiterated the country's   more

ROME, Italy, Sept. 25 -- Enel, a natural gas distribution company, issued the following news release: Enel was one of the companies participating in the UN High-level Dialogue on Energy convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the first gathering of leaders in more than 40 years at the UN solely devoted to energy issues. The event virtually gathered Heads of State and other leaders from government, business and civil society who presented their "Energy Compacts", a series of voluntary  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 25 -- The European Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2021: At the UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy this week in New York, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans and Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson presented three Energy Compacts, in partnership with the International Energy Agency and the International Renewable Energy Agency. In their roles as Energy Access Champion and Just Transition Champion in this UN pr  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 25 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release: The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved DTE Electric Co.'s reconciliation of its 2019 calendar year power supply cost recovery (PSCR) expenses and revenues, but the Commission disallowed costs for an inventory correction for a product the company had not surveyed since 2009 (Case No. U-20222). The Commission's order today approved a net under-recovery of $145,023, which will be   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Andy Levin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), member of the House Education and Labor Committee, led 22 of his colleagues in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer urging the inclusion of investments in the Build Back Better Act to assist coal and oil refinery workers impacted by the shift to clean energy. "Thank you for your steady leadership advancing the Build Back Better Act through the Cong  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 -- The United Nations issued the following remarks by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the High Level Dialogue on Energy: * * * Welcome to the High level Dialogue on Energy. This event is long overdue. It has been 40 years since we last discussed energy at the highest level. Today, we face a moment of truth. Close to 760 million people still lack access to electricity. Some 2.6 billion people lack access to clean cooking solutions. And how we produce and use energy is   more