MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 14 (TNSRep) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: Together, ACF, WWF-Australia, ACTU and BCA are today releasing Sunshot: Australia's opportunity to create 395,000 clean export jobs, charting a path for the country through the global transition to net-zero that delivers new jobs. The new analysis from Accenture shows Australia could create 395,000 new jobs and generate $89 billion in new trade by 2040 through investment in clean  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 14 -- The Australian Council of Trade Unions issued the following news release: Together, ACF, WWF-Australia, ACTU and BCA are today releasing Sunshot: Australia's opportunity to create 395,000 clean export jobs, charting a path for the country through the global transition to net-zero that delivers new jobs. The new analysis from Accenture shows that Australia could create 395,000 new jobs and generate $89 billion in new trade by 2040 through investment in clean ene  more

CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 14 -- The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association issued the following news release: Demand for natural gas in the fast-growing Asian market continues to provide an economic opportunity for Australia, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA's World Energy Outlook highlighted that as the global energy market is being reshaped to meet emissions reduction commitments, natural gas remains an important part of a cleaner energy future  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 14 -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: The Prime Minister spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida this morning. He congratulated Prime Minister Kishida on his appointment and reiterated the importance the UK places on our strategic partnership and friendship with Japan. The Prime Minister welcomed Japan's strong commitment to Net Zero and to ending international financing for coal. He hoped to see a new pledg  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (TNSPol) -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a statement after the American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention ("A-SMACC") filed a response with the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding illegal and unfair circumvention of trade remedies on Chinese solar cells and modules. The Department of Commerce requested additional information from the gro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, a journal that reports industrial and academic research in the fields of applied chemistry and chemical engineering with special focus on fundamentals, processes and products from the American Chemical Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Oct. 13, 2021 edition: KINETICS, CATALYSIS, AND REACTION ENGINEERING: * Effects of the Pore Structure and Acid-Base Property of X Zeolites on Side-C  more

PARIS, France, Oct. 14 (TNSRep) -- The International Energy Agency issued the following news release: A new energy economy is emerging around the world as solar, wind, electric vehicles and other low-carbon technologies flourish. But as the pivotal moment of COP26 approaches, the IEA's new World Energy Outlook makes it clear that this clean energy progress is still far too slow to put global emissions into sustained decline towards net zero, highlighting the need for an unmistakeable signal of   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Governor Phil Murphy today announced the appointments of Christine Guhl-Sadovy as Cabinet Secretary and Dennis Zeveloff as Deputy Chief Policy Advisor at the Governor's Office. Guhl-Sadovy currently serves as Chief of Staff to New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) President Joseph L. Fiordaliso. Zeveloff currently serves as Director of Budget and Outcomes for the Governor.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (TNSRes) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: A new report released today assesses fossil fuel industry plans to sink USD 230 billion into the development of new oil and gas production in Africa in the next decade. These reach $1.4 trillion by 2050. It finds these projects are not compatible with a safe climate future and are at risk of becoming stranded assets. The report, The Sky's Limit Africa: The case for a just energy transit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined 26 of her colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to United States Department of Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm urging the renewal of the National Coal Council's (NCC) charter. The NCC is a Federal Advisory Committee that provides recommendations to the Executive Branch regarding coal policies and technologies. The Council's reports addit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) urged President Biden to ensure protection of clean water by reopening and reexamining the 57 Nationwide Permits (NWPs) proposed by the Trump administration. Codified in the Clean Water Act of 1977,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) this week joined U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and a bicameral group of members of Congress in calling on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm to renew the National Coal Council (NCC). In the letter, the group highlights the importance of the NCC in advancing coal policy, technology, and markets. The NCC   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2021: U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined a bicameral group of colleagues, led by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), calling on Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to renew the National Coal Council (NCC). In the letter, the group highlights the importance of the NCC in advancing coal policy, technology, and markets. The NCC plays a major role in new coal production for environmentally responsible uses   more

CHINA TOWNSHIP, Michigan, Oct. 14 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2021: * * * DTE Energy announced it will stop burning coal at its Belle River Power Plant by 2028, two years earlier than previously planned, in response to the U.S. EPA's Steam Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule. That rule requires coal-fired power plants to either clean up their toxic wastewater pollution or stop burning coal. The company also announced it will move up the filing of its   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Yesterday, the WV Public Service Commission released its final order approving Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power's request to have West Virginia customers pay 100% of the ELG retrofit costs at three coal power plants (Amos, Mountaineer, and Mitchell), which will keep those plants open until 2040. Even though the Kentucky and Virginia Commissions disallowed cost recovery as imprudent. T This n  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (TNSRep) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: Residents living near coal-fired power plants that produce and leave behind coal ash--especially in the Ohio River Valley where one in five disposal sites are located--have been waiting for the Biden administration to enforce the 2015 Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Rule, which requires utilities to excavate coal ash ponds that are in contact with groundwater. Today, the Union o  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 14 -- WindEurope issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2021: The European Commission has presented a toolbox to guide EU Member States on how to deal with the current high gas and electricity prices. The toolbox aims to protect vulnerable consumers and reduce Europe's future exposure to the sort of prices we see today. To that end the Commission are clear that Europe needs to accelerate the expansion of renewables - because renewables are the key to affordable en  more