GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 -- The 350.org issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2021: After decades of pressure and leadership shown by civil society groups and communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis, and following the calls from relevant institutions like the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the IPCC, for the first time in history the need to put an end to fossil fuels is formally recognized in the climate talks. The Glasgow Agreement "calls upon Parties" to accelera  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 14 -- Applied Sciences, open access journal that says it covers all applied natural sciences, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 11, No. 22 edition: Articles: * Calibration and Verification Test of Lily Bulb Simulation Parameters Based on Discrete Element Method * Numerical Investigation of the Effects of the Beam Scanning Pattern and Overlap on the Temperature Distribution during the Laser Dopant Activation Anneal Process * Act  more

BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 15 (TNSOps) -- The Australian Marine Conservation Society issued the following statement: * * * The final declaration from the COP26 conference gives some hope for our oceans and reefs but in the race to limit warming to 1.5C, Australia needs to get a move on, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) says. Darren Kindleysides, CEO of AMCS said although COP26 won't be remembered as the summit that delivered a safe climate, significant progress was made and th  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 (TNSOps) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2021: The United Nations climate summit ended in Glasgow today with the United States still failing to make crucial domestic and global commitments to address the climate emergency. "We're in a five-alarm fire, but Biden refuses to use a firehose," said Jean Su, energy justice director at the Center for Biological Diversity. "President Biden can use his unique set of executi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 15 (TNSOps) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing many of the world's largest companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and other global sustainability challenges, issued the following statement: * * * Ceres CEO & President Mindy Lubber issued the following statement at the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland: "As COP26 winds down, it is both poss  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSOps) -- The Climate Reality Project issued the following statement by Vice President Al Gore: * * * "The Glasgow Climate Pact and the pledges made at COP 26 move the global community forward in our urgent work to address the climate crisis and limit global temperature rise to 1.5 C, but we know this progress, while meaningful, is not enough. We must move faster to deliver a just transition away from fossil fuels and toward a cleaner and more equitable future for our pla  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (TNSOps) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2021, by Kelley Kizzier, vice president for global climate: * * * After six years of difficult and technical negotiations, the UN climate talks at COP26 in Glasgow finally gave us a strong Paris Agreement rulebook for international cooperation through carbon markets and called on countries to take specific and urgent measures to address dangerous climate change. "The agreed Article 6 rules  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 15 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release: * * * Responding to the new climate agreement reached in Glasgow this evening, Rachel Kennerley, climate campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said: "The road to 1.5 just got harder when these talks should have cleared the way to making it a whole lot easier. "The UK government cunningly curated announcements throughout this fortnight so that it seemed rapid progress was being made. Here we are though, and the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSOps) -- GreenLatinos issued the following statement: * * * Mark Magana, the founding President & CEO of GreenLatinos, released the following statement about a global deal aimed at staving off the most dangerous effects of climate change that was agreed upon at the COP26 summit in Glasgow: "The Latino/a/x community and other frontline communities are facing the very real impacts of our climate crisis. We came to Glasgow to meet that crisis head on, with a fervor, rigoro  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 (TNSOps) -- Greenpeace International issued the following statement: * * * Reacting to the conclusion of COP26 in Glasgow, Greenpeace International Executive Director Jennifer Morgan said: "It's meek, it's weak and the 1.5C goal is only just alive, but a signal has been sent that the era of coal is ending. And that matters. "While the deal recognises the need for deep emissions cuts this decade, those commitments have been punted to next year. Young people who've   more

SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. 15 -- The Investor Group on Climate Change issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2021: Commitments made in advance and during COP26 have put keeping global warming to 1.5 C within reach, accelerating investment towards net zero emissions. Stronger policies and 2030 targets are still required to unlock the trillions of dollars required to avoid the worst impact of climate change. "Global warming of above 1.5 C presents irreversible, foreseeable and large-scale ri  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 (TNSOps) -- The Climate Justice Alliance issued the following joint news release with four organizations: As negotiations of the UNFCCC COP26 have concluded, the It Takes Roots alliance issues the following statement: The Glasgow Climate Pact is shameful. Once again the UNFCCC has demonstrated that their interests lie heavily with economic bottom lines rather than in a true commitment to tackling the climate crisis. The It Takes Roots delegation-comprised of U.S.-bas  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 (TNSOps) -- Greenpeace International issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2021: * * * Reacting to publication of the latest draft decision text at COP26 in Glasgow, Greenpeace International Executive Director Jennifer Morgan said: "The key line about fossil fuels is still in the text. It's weak and compromised, but it's a breakthrough, it's a bridgehead and we have to fight like hell to keep it in there and have it strengthened. Today's plenary could witness   more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 15 -- Minerals, an open access journal that says it covers mineralogy, economic mineral resources, mineral exploration, innovative mining techniques and advances in mineral processing, published research articles, including the following topics, in its November 2021 edition: Articles: * Origin of the Multiple-Sourced Cherts in Maokou Carbonates in Sichuan Basin, South China * Solidification Effect and Mechanism of Marine Muck Treated with Ionic Soil Stabilizer and Cem  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 (TNSPol) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: As the COP26 United Nations climate negotiations wind to a close at the end of their second week, negotiations have centered on the balance between mitigation and adaptation, differentiated responsibilities, Article Six, and the potential inclusion of language on a coal phase-out and a call to end fossil fuel subsidies. Oil Change International experts had the following responses: Elizabeth Ba  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 -- Women in Europe for a Common Future issued the following joint news release with five organizations: * * * After two weeks at one of the most exclusive, inaccessible and unjust COPs that the Women and Gender Constituency has experienced, Parties failed to meet the moment that our urgent climate crisis requires. Through a spectacle of press releases, Parties attempted to give the impression of action and ambition, but in the text of these agreements, the same false  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Science, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 12, 2021 edition: REPORTS: * Symmetry breaking in the female germline cyst * Monetary incentives increase COVID-19 vaccinations * Structural basis of Integrator-mediated transcription regulation * Age and composition of young basalts on the Moon, measured from samples returned by Chang'e-5 * Methoxyl stable is  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2021: * * * After two weeks of often intense negotiations, the annual United Nations climate summit (COP26) wrapped up in Glasgow today. The summit took place in the wake of record-breaking storms and flooding in Glasgow, a reminder that the climate crisis is affecting every corner of our planet. It also occurred amid the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, which led to limited and inequitable parti  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 15 -- Water, a peer-reviewed open access journal on water science and technology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 13, No. 22 edition: Articles: * Phytoplankton Growth Rate and Microzooplankton Grazing under Conditions of Climatic Changes and Anthropogenic Pollution in the Coastal Waters of the Black Sea (Sevastopol Region) * Quantifying the Impacts of Coal Mining and Soil-Water Conservation on Runoff in a Typical Watershed on   more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 (TNSOps) -- The World Resources Institute issued the following statement: * * * The UN climate negotiations (COP26) have concluded. The 151 new national climate commitments submitted ahead of and during COP26 fell short of putting the world on track to limit warming to 1.5 C. But after two weeks of negotiations, delegates reached consensus that countries should further strengthen their 2030 emission reduction targets next year, deliver greater amounts of finance to d  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 -- WWF Global issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2021: We came to Glasgow expecting leaders to agree to a step change in the pace and scale of climate action. While we didn't get the step-change, and the text agreed is far from perfect, we are moving in the right direction, says global environmental group WWF. Governments had to make progress in resolving three major gaps: a gap in targets to reduce emissions, a gap in rules to deliver and monitor progress  more