GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 9 (TNSOps) -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release: The African Development Bank and The Rockefeller Foundation have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on decentralized renewable energy (DRE) solutions and grid-based energy transition for the African continent. The parties signed a letter of intent on Friday 5 November at the SDG7 Pavilion at the COP 26 summit in Glasgow, days after the launch of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Pl  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 9 (TNSOps) -- The Conservation Fund issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: The Conservation Fund announced today that it has received an award from the USDA-Rural Development's Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC) for the development of a Resource and Recreation Action Plan in the City of Madison and Boone County, West Virginia. The Madison/Boone Resource and Recreation Action Plan will be developed to strengthen recreation options and community he  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M Researcher Named a Breakthrough Energy Fellow Dr. Dinakar Sagapuram, assistant professor in the Wm Michael Barnes '64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been named a 2021 Breakthrough Energy Fellow for his work on clean energy manufacturing technologies. Sagapuram will lead the research with his colleague and co-investig  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 9 (TNSOps) -- Greenpeace International issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: The first draft of the Glasgow final decision text at COP26 completely fails to mention fossil fuels, despite expert consensus on the need to end new coal, oil and gas immediately to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement 1.5C goal. Thanks to blocking by fossil fuel interests, the first version of the official text (https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Non-paper%20on%20po  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife issued the following testimony by Sara Porterfield, water policy associate of Trout Unlimited, as part of a Nov. 4, 2021, remote legislative hearing on two bills. The bills would (H.Res. 4382) establish the Open Access Evapotranspiration (OpenET) Data Program; and (H.R. 5345) authorize the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish a regional program to assess, mo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis issued the following testimony by Charles Hernick, vice president of policy and advocacy for Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum, as part of a hybrid hearing on Oct. 28, 2021, entitled "International Climate Challenges and Opportunities": * * * My name is Charles Hernick, and I am the Vice President of Policy and Advocacy for Citizens for Responsible Energy Solution (CRES) Forum. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis issued the following testimony by Alden Meyer, senior associate with E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism as part of a hybrid hearing on Oct. 28, 2021, entitled "International Climate Challenges and Opportunities": * * * My name is Alden Meyer and I am a Senior Associate with E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism. E3G is an independent climate change think tank headquartered in London that operates with a global outloo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis issued the following testimony by Taryn Fransen, senior fellow of the Global Climate Program at the World Resources Institute, as part of a hybrid hearing on Oct. 28, 2021, entitled "International Climate Challenges and Opportunities": * * * My name is Taryn Fransen and I am a Senior Fellow in the Global Climate Program at the World Resources Institute (WRI). WRI is a non-profit, non-partisan environmental think tank that g  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 9 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2021: As Governor Pritzker leads the gubernatorial mission to the United Kingdom to highlight Illinois' green energy economy, he delivered the keynote address at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) roundtable. He addressed business leaders and government officials, stressing the urgency of working across sectors and borders to combat the current climate emergency. Governor Pri  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: Governor Kathy Hochul today signed a package of legislation to protect public health and the environment and address harmful pollutants in New York State. Legislation S.2936a/A.5029a prohibits the burning of grade 6 fuel oil in buildings. Legislation S.4095b/A.518a bans the use and sale of pavement products that contain coal tar. "The harmful effects of climate change and pollution hav  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 9 (TNSOps) -- Oil Change International issued the following joint news release with two organizations on Nov. 8, 2021: Last Thursday on November 4, 25 countries and institutions committed to end international public finance for unabated oil, gas, and coal by the end of 2022 at the United Nations climate conference in Scotland (COP26). Today, the Netherlands has confirmed that it will also join the initiative. This brings the annual average of potential public finance shi  more

BONN, Germany, Nov. 9 -- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: The fashion industry is raising its collective ambition with updated science-based emission reduction targets under the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Announced today at COP26, the renewed commitments (https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Fashion%20Industry%20Carter%20for%20Climate%20Action_2021.pdf), form a decarbonization plan aligned   more