MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 16 (TNSRep) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: It is widely anticipated the Federal Government will soon announce an increase in projected emissions cuts by 2030 under a business-as-usual scenario. A new Climate Analytics report, commissioned by the Australian Conservation Foundation, can reveal virtually none of the gains are a result of the Federal Government's own policy. The anticipated emissions reductions are largely d  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: By Anthony H. Cordesman Emeritus Chair in Strategy The shift in America's strategic focus from fighting terrorism in the Middle East -and its "long wars" in Afghanistan as well as Iraq and Syria - to competition with China has led to a growing level of confrontation and possible wars in Taiwan and the South China Sea. At the same time, the increases in U.S. domestic natural gas   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 13 -- The European Parliament issued the following news release: The Environment Committee calls on all countries to implement a green recovery and increase their 2030 climate targets in line with the Paris Agreement. Ahead of the UN COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021, on Tuesday the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee has adopted its input to the COP26, with 60 votes for, 15 votes against and 3 abstentions.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Fannie Mae issued the following corporate news release: Key Takeaways: * The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) September 21-22 meeting showed officials are considering tapering asset purchases by $15 billion per month starting as early as mid-November. The taper would primarily be in response to the risk of more persistent inflation caused by disrupted supply chains, and some participants argued for a faster tapering pace as they didn't want to feel  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 16 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Carr joined a 19-state coalition urging Congress to reject burdensome legislation that would increase fees on energy producers and hit American consumers with even greater price hikes as heating bills surge this winter. The coalition's letter, sent Thursday, called on leadership for two U.S. Senate committees to oppose legislation that would charge oil and natural gas producers   more

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 16 (TNSRep) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency issued the following news release: Ahead of the COP26 climate summit, the IAEA has released Nuclear Energy for a Net Zero World. The special report highlights nuclear power's critical role in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development by displacing coal and other fossil fuels, enabling the further deployment of renewable energy and becoming an economical source for large amoun  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 16 -- Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued the following news release: Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a 19-state coalition in urging Congress to reject burdensome legislation that would increase fees on energy producers and hit American consumers with price hikes as heating bills surge this winter. The coalition's letter, sent Thursday, called on leadership for two U.S. Senate committees to oppose legislation that would charge oil and natural gas pr  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 16 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: Data from Minnesota's largest utilities demonstrate that shifting to economic-based electric generation scheduling is bringing cost savings to consumers and decreases in greenhouse gas emissions. Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power, and Xcel Energy all reported these results in filings accepted by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) on Thursday. "Our utilities have made  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 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

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 16 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Portland General Electric today shared plans to increase the amount of clean energy it serves to customers and meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from power served to customers by at least 80%/(1) by 2030, 90% by 2035 and zero emissions by 2040. Tying together the need for more clean and renewable resources and plans for an upgraded gri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (TNSRep)(TNSCapv) -- Public Citizen issued the following joint news release on Oct. 15, 2021, with five organizations: Public Citizen, Sierra Club, 350.org, Americans for Financial Reform, Evergreen Action, and Action Center on Race and the Economy today delivered more than 40,000 petition signatures to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen demanding that an upcoming report highlight the gravity of climate threats to our financial system and identify concrete steps that finan  more

INEZ, Kentucky, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) secured the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of the family of the late Col. Martin Himler from Martin County, who served the U.S. military during World War II as a colonel in the Office of Strategical Services (OSS), the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The Congressional Gold Medal was commissioned for members of the OSS in rec  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 16 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 19-state coalition urging Congress to reject burdensome legislation that would increase fees on energy producers and hit American consumers with even greater price hikes as heating bills surge this winter. The coalition's letter, sent Thursday, called on leadership for two U.S. Senate committees to oppose legislation that would  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 16 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded approximately $5 million to the University of North Dakota's Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC). The funding will support the EERC-led Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership, which works to develop commercial-scale transportation and storage of carbon emissionsacross a 13-stat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (TNSRep)(TNSCapv) -- The Sierra Club issued the following joint news release on Oct. 15, 2021, with five organizations: Public Citizen, Sierra Club, 350.org, Americans for Financial Reform, Evergreen Action, and Action Center on Race and the Economy today delivered more than 40,000 petition signatures to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen demanding that an upcoming report highlight the gravity of climate threats to our financial system and identify concrete steps that fina  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 16 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: From across Minnesota, public comments submitted to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) are calling for a rejection of Xcel Energy's plans to build two new gas-fired peaker plants. These plants were included in the utility's most recent Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), currently under consideration by the PUC. A number of organizations-including MN350, Saint Paul 350, Community Power Minnes  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 16 (TNSRes) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: Yesterday, the fossil fuel company Air Products announced plans for a $4.5 billion "blue hydrogen" plant and accompanying carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) facility for Ascension Parish. Parish officials, Governor John Bel Edwards, and Air Products claim that hydrogen and CCS are climate solutions that will produce low-carbon fuel, but fail to acknowledge that blue hydrogen is de  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36543) entitled "City Utilities of Springfield, Mo. - Acquisition Exemption - Line of BNSF Railway Company in Greene County, Mo.": City Utilities of Springfield, Mo. (City Utilities) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 1150.31 to acquire from BNSF Railway Company approximately 1.24 miles of rail line extending from approximately milepos  more

HANOI, Vietnam, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam issued following news release on Oct. 15, 2021: The U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City awarded a $2.96 million grant today to AMI AC Renewables to construct a battery energy storage system pilot project in Vietnam. The project will use cutting-edge American technology and equipment to demonstrate how advanced energy storage can reduce power losses and help Vietnam integrate greater renewable energy into its power system. It will be   more