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2021/11/16 - International Marine Contractors Association Focuses on Event Reporting Plus DP & Offshore Wind Operations at the European DP Conference
LONDON, England, Nov. 4 (TNSEve) -- The International Marine Contractors Association issued the following news release:
Two members of the International Marine Contractors Association's (IMCA) Marine Technical Adviser team will be speaking at the European Dynamic Positioning (DP) Conference in London on 16 November. One will cover new findings related to IMCA's DP event reporting system and the other will consider the 'marriage' between DP vessels and the offshore wind industry.
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American Geophysical Union: 1,000 Years of Glacial Ice Reveal 'Prosperity and Peril' in Europe
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSJou) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release:
Europe's past prosperity and failure, driven by climate changes, has been revealed using thousand-year-old pollen, spores and charcoal particles fossilized in glacial ice. This first analysis of microfossils preserved in European glaciers unveils earlier-than-expected evidence of air pollution and the roots of modern invasive species problems.
A new study analyzed pollen, spores, charcoal and other
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Asia Society COAL Plus ICE Documentary Photography Exhibition Heading to the Kennedy Center, March 15-April 22, 2022
NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- The Asia Society issued the following news release:
Asia Society and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announce the east coast premiere of COAL + ICE, a documentary photography exhibition that brings together the work of over 40 photographers and video artists from around the world to visualize the climate crisis--its causes and consequences--as a large-scale immersive experience. The exhibition is paired with the premiere of a six-week festival of events fo
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Asian Development Bank, Indonesia, Philippines Launch Partnership to Set Up Energy Transition Mechanism
GLASGOW, United Kingdom, Nov. 4 -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021:
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa, Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, and Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez announced today at COP26 the launch of a new partnership to establish an Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) in Indonesia and the Philippines.
The ETM Southeast Asia Partnership is the first of its kind in Asia and the Pacifi
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Australian Marine Conservation Society: Reef Bleaching Findings Show Urgency Required on Emissions Reductions
BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 5 (TNSRes) -- The Australian Marine Conservation Society issued the following news release:
New research published today shows how much the Great Barrier Reef is suffering in the climate crisis and highlights the urgent need for rapid emissions reductions this decade, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) says.
The research (https://www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/rapid-fire-climate-extremes-leave-the-great-barrier-reef-a-bleached-checkerboard) reveals
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Canada Commits to Ending Funding for Foreign Fossil Fuel Projects by End of 2022, Ecojustice Reacts
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 5 -- Ecojustice issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021:
Ecojustice welcomes today's announcement that Canada will end all foreign financing for oil and gas projects by 2022. The commitment sends a strong signal to investors that time is up for fossil fuels.
The joint agreement, signed by 20 countries, is the first to focus on public financing for oil and gas projects and could lead to a $20 billion shift from fossil fuels to clean energy. The change is partic
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Canada Joins Historic Commitment to End International Fossil Fuel Finance by End of 2022
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 5 -- The International Institute for Sustainable Development issued the following joint news release with 17 organizations on Nov. 4, 2021:
Today at COP 26, more than 20 countries and institutions, including Canada, the United States, Mali, and Costa Rica, launched a joint statement committing to end direct international public finance for unabated coal, oil and gas by the end of 2022 and prioritize clean energy finance. After a wave of commitments to end international c
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Center for Biological Diversity: Biden Makes Climate Pledge at Glasgow While Pushing Oil, Gas Leasing in U.S.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021:
U.S. climate groups slammed the Biden administration today for ignoring climate impacts and refusing to stop oil and gas leasing on public lands despite President Biden's Glasgow pledge to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The revised plans for February lease sales in seven western states, announced this week by the Bureau of Land Management, defer some acres to protect im
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Clean Wisconsin: It's Time for Bold, Urgent Action to Move Wisconsin Away From Coal
MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 4 (TNSOps) -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release:
The state's largest energy provider has announced plans to stop burning coal within the next 14 years. WEC Energy Group, which owns the two largest remaining coal-fired plants in Wisconsin - Elm Road Generating Station in Oak Creek and Weston Power Station in Marathon County - says coal will be phased out, supplying less than 5% of its power by 2030 and eliminated altogether by 2035.
Working to retire coa
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Countries to Stop Wasting Taxpayers Money on Overseas Fossil Fuels - Welcomed by Christian Aid
LONDON, England, Nov. 5 (TNSPol) -- Christian Aid issued the following statement:
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Responding to the announcement at COP26 that more than 20 countries will be ending overseas fossil fuel financing by the end of 2022, Dr Kat Kramer, Christian Aid's climate policy lead, said:
"Today's announcement sends a strong signal to markets that the fossil fuels era is coming to an end, and that money invested now in fossil infrastructure is money down the drain.
"It is very significant that this an
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Energy & Fuels Journal Issues Research Articles in Nov. 4, 2021 Edition
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that says it publishes research in the intersection of chemistry and chemical engineering and non-nuclear energy and fuels, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Nov. 4, 2021 edition:
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* Review on Reaction Pathways in the Catalytic Upgrading of Biomass Pyrolysis Liquids
* Lignin Biorefinery: New Horizons in Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation for the Pr
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Environment & Climate Change Canada: Canada, World Move Closer to Powering Past Coal With More Climate Ambition at COP26
OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 5 -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021:
The call for action on reducing emissions from coal-fired electricity generation has never been more urgent, with science showing that it is vital for countries do more and on a faster timeline to address climate change and keep the Paris Agreement goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 C within reach. Ending coal-fired electricity is one of the single most important steps the w
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Friends of the Earth: President Biden Makes Climate Pledge at Glasgow While Pushing Oil, Gas Leasing in U.S.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSPol) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release:
U.S. climate groups slammed the Biden administration today for ignoring climate impacts and refusing to stop oil and gas leasing on public lands despite President Biden's Glasgow pledge to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The revised plans for February lease sales in seven western states, announced this week by the Bureau of Land Management, defer some acres to protect imperiled species but none for cl
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Friends of the Earth: United States Joins 20 Plus Countries in Committing to End International Finance for Oil, Gas, and Coal by End of 2022
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 5 (TNSOps) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021:
Today the United States and 24 other countries and institutions from both developed and developing countries committed to end direct international public finance for unabated coal, oil and gas by the end of 2022 and prioritize clean energy finance. If implemented effectively this initiative could directly shift more than USD 18 billion a year of preferential, government-backed support o
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Greenpeace International: Diplomatic Bully - Australia's Climate Obstruction in the Pacific Revealed
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- Greenpeace International issued the following news release:
Australia uses diplomatic strong-arm tactics to water down outcomes in Pacific climate negotiations and buy silence on climate change, a new investigation from Greenpeace Australia Pacific has revealed.
Greenpeace's new report, Australia: Pacific Bully and International Outcast reveals:
The Australian government uses bullying tactics in regional negotiations on climate change, according to former
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Human Rights Watch: CSOs Welcome Political Commitment to End International Oil, Gas, and Coal Finance by End of 2022, Say Others Need to Follow Suit
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 5 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
Today at COP26, more than 20 countries and institutions, including the United States, Canada, Mali and Costa Rica, launched a joint statement committing to end direct international public finance for unabated coal, oil and gas by the end of 2022 and prioritize clean energy finance. After a wave of commitments to end international coal finance this year, this is the first international political commitment that al
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Hydrogen Can Help Decarbonize the Economy, Through Massive Investments and Appropriate Policy Support, According to New U.N. Report
GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 5 (TNSRep) -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021:
The shift to a decarbonized Hydrogen-based economy that can achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2050 in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, requires swift and extensive expansion of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production. This will require massive investments and appropriate policy support, according to a new UN Policy Brief released today.
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Indonesia and International Renewable Energy Agency Agree Partnership to Decarbonise Southeast Asia's Largest Economy
GLASGOW, United Kingdom, Nov. 5 (TNSOps) -- The International Renewable Energy Agency issued the following news release:
Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), have today signed a partnership that will see the two parties work closely to identify and implement decarbonisation pathways aligned with a 1.5 C future. Indonesia took over as G20 President for the first time in history at the recently concluded Rome Summit, where the
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Iowa State University Sets Partnership With Alliant Energy
AMES, Iowa, Nov. 5 (TNSPar) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release:
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Iowa State and Alliant Energy Collaborate on Solar Farm
Iowa State University and Alliant Energy will collaborate on a solar farm to be established on university land south of Ames.
The Iowa Board of Regents has approved a request from Iowa State to proceed with the development of the solar farm and to enter into a lease agreement with Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy will design, construct, own, oper
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Japan Announces $25 Million for Asian Development Bank-Led Energy Transition Mechanism in Southeast Asia
GLASGOW, United Kingdom, Nov. 4 -- The Asian Development Bank issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021:
The Government of Japan today announced a grant of $25 million toward the Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) partnership led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The announcement was made at the launch of the ETM Southeast Asia Partnership at COP26 in Glasgow by Vice-Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Finance of Japan Masato Kanda.
The grant is the first seed fina
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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Coal + Ice, An Immersive Documentary Photography Exhibition Visualizing the Climate Crisis
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSOps) -- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021:
Asia Society and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announce the east coast premiere of COAL + ICE, a documentary photography exhibition that brings together the work of over 40 photographers and video artists from around the world to visualize the climate crisis--its causes and consequences--as a large-scale immersive experience. The exhibition is
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Loughborough University: COP26 EXPLAINER - How a Circular Economy in the Chemical Industry Can Help Reach Global Carbon Targets
LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Nov. 3 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release:
As part of COP26, countries are being asked to come forward with ambitious 2030 emissions reductions targets that align with reaching net zero by the middle of the century.
Countries will need to accelerate the phase-out of coal, curtail deforestation, speed up the switch to electric vehicles, and encourage investment in renewables.
One not-so-obvious area that can play an important role in tackling ca
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Natural Resources Canada: Canada Announces Commitment to End New Direct Public Support for the International Unabated Fossil Fuel Sector by the End of 2022
OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 5 -- Natural Resources Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021:
Climate change represents one of the biggest threats to global security, environmental protection and economic prosperity. It's also an enormous economic opportunity for businesses and workers in Canada and around the world. This is why the Government of Canada remains committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, and supports the decarbonization of heav
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Oil Change International: New Ad Urges Biden To Reject Fossil Fuel Projects Following Methane Announcement at COP26
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 5 (TNSRep) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release:
U.S. environmental and climate justice groups launched a new print ad in The Herald, Scotland's largest daily newspaper, calling on President Biden and U.S. delegates to reject 23 liquefied natural gas terminals and pipelines sitting on their desks for approval.
Collectively, these new fossil fuel projects would unleash greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 399 new coal plants -- in effect, doubl
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Oxfam Reaction to Pledge to End Finance for Overseas Fossil Fuel
OXFORD, England, Nov. 5 -- Oxfam International issued the following statement:
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Responding to reports that around 20 countries have committed to stop financing overseas fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022, Oxfam's climate policy lead Nafkote Dabi said.
"This is an encouraging move that will divert much-needed resources to clean energy and help countries to develop in a low carbon way. Energy is vital to economic and social development, burning fossil fuels is not. This is the only wa
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Purdue: Connecting the Glasgow Climate Change Conference to Indiana
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
World leaders and scientific experts are gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference to discuss what collective action must be taken to decrease fossil fuel emissions that lead to warming and extreme weather events.
With these discussions happening on the world stage, the Purdue Climate Change Research Center released animations to illustrate what is happeni
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Rep. McKinley Introduces Legislation to Protect Access to Affordable, Reliable Energy in Developing Countries
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. David McKinley, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021:
U.S. Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) introduced the Supporting Affordable and Reliable Energy in Developing Countries Act of 2021. The bill ensures that developing countries are protected from any policies such as bans on coal, gas and oil projects, which would stifle the ability to provide reliable energy to their people.
"This bill would prevent the Biden Administr
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Rep. Rouzer Introduces the Defense of Environment and Property Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021:
Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) introduced H.R. 5849, the Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2021 to reduce federal overreach and protect farmers across the United States.
Specifically, H.R. 5849, restores common sense to federal water policy by redefining "navigable waters," excluding ephemeral or intermittent streams from federal jurisdiction, and restraining the power the E
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Rockefeller Foundation President Shah Remarks at World Leaders Summit at the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP26
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 3 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following remarks by President Rajiv J. Shah at the World Leaders Summit at the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP26:
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I'm honored to join my private sector and civil society colleagues for this important conversation.
This week, we come together to respond to the existential threat of climate change.
We also come together at a moment when the pandemic has exacerbated deep, deep inequities between those with means and th
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Sen. Durbin: COP26 Is an Opportunity for U.S. to Take Bold Steps Addressing Climate Crisis
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor about the global significance of the United States' participation in the U.N.'s 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) climate summit in Glasgow. In his remarks, Durbin praised President Biden for reaffirming the U.S.' position as a global leader in the fight against climate change.
"This gathering is an opportunity for the United State
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Sen. Kennedy Opposes Biden's Energy Policies, Outlines Better Path Forward
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined colleagues to explain the danger the Biden administration's energy plan poses to Louisiana's economy, America's national security and the world's climate. The senators also outlined conservatives' approach to energy policy, which focuses on economic growth and energy diversity.
Below are key excerpts from Kennedy's remarks.
"I'm pretty much an all-of-the-above energy type
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Sen. Manchin, Committee Explore Alternative Applications For Civilian Nuclear Energy
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021:
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the potential range of uses for civilian nuclear energy. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, stressed the role nuclear can play in accelerating breakthroughs across the energy sector, including in clean hydrogen production.
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Sens. Cassidy, Cramer to The Hill: President Biden Sends the Wrong Message on Climate Change, U.S. Is a Leader on Lowering Emissions
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following joint commentary with Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, to The Hill:
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U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) penned an op-ed in The Hill on the Biden administration's counterproductive energy policy that is putting Americans out of work and strengthening geopolitical rivals. It will also increase global greenhouse gas emissions by sending production and manufacturing to countries like Chin
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Sierra Club Asks Georgia Court of Appeals to Revisit Coal Ash Case
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021:
The Sierra Club filed a Motion for Reconsideration with the Georgia Court of Appeals, challenging its decision to allow Georgia Power to collect 100% of its coal ash remediation costs from customers without considering Georgia Power's culpability in mishandling the coal ash.
During the 2019 Georgia Power Rate Case, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Georgia Power's request to co
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Sierra Club: Advocacy Groups Raise Alarm Over Major Fossil Fuel Investment as PSC Approves Project
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Nov. 5 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2021:
Today the Wisconsin Public Service Commission voted to approve We Energy's proposal for a new Liquified Natural Gas storage (LNG) facilities in Ixonia and Bluff Creek. With an announcement by We Energy parent company WEC Energy Group earlier this week to move away from coal by 2035, as well as a swath of other proposed projects across the state, the approval signifies a decisive pivot by
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Sierra Club: Entergy Arkansas Pivots Away From Fracked Gas Future
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 4 (TNSPol) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
Entergy Arkansas, the state's largest monopoly electric utility, pivoted away from plans to build fracked natural gas power plants in its long-range energy plan filed with the Arkansas Public Service Commission last week. In its previous plan, filed with the PSC in 2018, Entergy Arkansas had planned to build a large fracked gas plant this decade, but its current plan has removed that plant, at least for
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Stanford-Led Research Shows Carbon Emissions Have Rebounded to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
STANFORD, California, Nov. 4 (TNSJou) -- Stanford University issued the following news release:
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Global emissions of carbon dioxide are surging once again as power plants and industry burn more coal and natural gas, narrowing the remaining window for limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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Industrial emissions of carbon dioxide have returned close to pre-pandemic levels, according to new research published Nov. 4. Surging consumption of coal and natural gas for power plants and i
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Three Climate Commitments Human Rights Watch Is Focusing on at COP26
NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
The climate crisis is taking a mounting toll on lives, health, and livelihoods of people around the world. States have a human rights obligation to protect people from the foreseeable harms we face from climate change, and to avert the most catastrophic impacts by reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are driving the warming of the planet.
During the UN Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow this week, governments will a
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Treasury Secretary Yellen Issues Remarks at COP26 Event Entitled 'Delivering Finance for Emerging Markets & Developing Economies'
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following remarks on Nov. 3, 2021, by Secretary Janet L. Yellen at the COP26 event entitled "Delivering Finance for Emerging Markets and Developing Economies":
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Thank you all for the chance to speak today.
I know some of you and have met many new colleagues since I have arrived. Because the reality is, it is not common for Finance Ministers to attend a COP. In fact, I am the first U.S. Treasury Secretary to do so
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Treasury Secretary Yellen Issues Remarks at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland at the Finance Day Opening Event
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following remarks on Nov. 3, 2021, by Secretary Janet L. Yellen at the COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland at the Finance Day Opening Event:
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Glasgow and COP26 is a pivotal moment at the start of this decisive decade of climate action. The climate crisis is already here. This is not a challenge for future generations, but one we must confront today.
Rising to this challenge will require the wholesale transformation of our carbon
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University of Sussex: COP26 Coal Phase Out Agreement is Welcome But Ignoring Steel Significantly Limits Impact
BRIGHTON, England, Nov. 5 -- The University of Sussex issued the following news release:
By Neil Vowles
More than 40 countries have agreed to phase out their use of coal-fired power, the dirtiest fuel source, at the COP26 climate summit.
Major coal-using countries, including Canada, Poland, South Korea, Ukraine, Indonesia and Vietnam, will phase out their use of coal for electricity generation, with the bigger economies doing so in the 2030s, and smaller economies doing so in the 2040s.
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Koerkenmeier Named Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Associate Nursing Officer
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 5 (TNSOps) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
By Tom Wilemon
Clint Koerkenmeier, MHS, RN, is the new associate nursing officer at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) with the responsibility for supervising the ambulatory oncology nursing enterprise.
He came to Vanderbilt from MD Anderson Cancer Center following the departure of his predecessor, Anna Rodriguez, MSN, MHA, RN, who is now chief nursing officer at Fox Chase Cancer Cente
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Western Energy Alliance: EPA Methane Rule Will Increase Energy Costs, Suppress American Production
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 4 (TNSPol) -- The Western Energy Alliance issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021:
Western Energy Alliance released this statement following EPA's announcement today of new and existing source methane rules for the oil and natural gas industry. This statement is attributable to Alliance President Kathleen Sgamma:
"The oil and natural gas industry supports balanced efforts to reduce methane emissions, but this rule tips that balance and will suppress American pr
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Western Environmental Law Center: Biden Makes Climate Pledge at Glasgow While Pushing Oil, Gas Leasing in U.S.
EUGENE, Oregon, Nov. 4 (TNSPol) -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2021:
U.S. climate groups slammed the Biden administration today for ignoring climate impacts and refusing to stop oil and gas leasing on public lands despite President Biden's Glasgow pledge to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The revised plans for February lease sales in seven western states, announced this week by the Bureau of Land Management, defer some acres to prote
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