WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, a journal that says it features challenges of sustainability in the chemical enterprise and advance principles of green chemistry and green engineering from the American Chemical Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Nov. 29, 2021 edition: PERSPECTIVES: * Light-Induced Organic Transformations by Covalent Organic Frameworks as Reticular Platforms for Selective Photosynthesis ARTICLES: *   more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Nov. 30 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following white paper in October 2021 by analyst Trista Rose entitled "Climate Risk and the Cost of Capital in NSW": NSW is New South Wales, Australia. * * * Here are excerpts: Executive Summary Australia's failure to commit to national net zero targets or any credible climate policy is a growing economic threat to the country and its subnational governments. International focus on climate is i  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 29 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following white paper by energy finance analyst Elrika Hamdi and energy analyst Putra Adhiguna entitled "Indonesia Wants to Go Greener, but PLN Is Stuck With Excess Capacity From Coal-Fired Power Plants". PLN is Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Indonesia's power utility company. * * * Here are excerpts: Executive Summary Indonesia's excessive coal power expansion over the past 15 years has been built   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 29 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following white paper in October 2021 entitled "Pension Funds Investing Indirectly in Ohio's Gavin Coal Plant Are at Risk as Financial, Environmental Disadvantages Mount". The paper was written by energy analyst Dennis Wamsted, energy data analyst Seth Feaster and director of financial analysis Tom Sanzillo. * * * Here are excerpts: Executive Summary The 2,680-megawatt (MW) Gen. J.M. Gavin coal  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 29 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following white paper in October 2021 by analyst Purva Jain entitled "Role of Gas in Cooking and Mobility in the Transition to Cleaner Energy": * * * Here are excerpts: Executive Summary The government of India has made strong commitments to increase the share of gas in the Indian energy mix from the current 6% to 15% by 2030, with a particular focus on increasing its share in the cooking and mob  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 29 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following white paper entitled "Understanding Round-the-Clock Tenders in India". The paper was written by Jyoti Gulia, founder, Vibhuti Garg, energy economist and Akhil Thayillam, research associate. * * * Here are excerpts: Executive Summary India has been witnessing strong growth in renewable energy (RE) in terms of new power generation capacity addition in recent years. In August 2021, the na  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal: * * * The comparison by John Kerry of this month's international climate carnival with the Constitutional Convention was preposterous ("COP26 Prepared the World to Beat Climate Change," op-ed, Nov. 22). The Biden administration's commitments in Glasgow would cripple America's economy, empower China and  more

BRIGHTON, England, Nov. 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Sussex issued the following news release: By Stephanie Allen In the first study of its kind in the UK, researchers have demonstrated a worrying decline in small mammals in Britain. The species found to be the worst affected are the harvest mouse and weasel, which were found to be shrinking in occupancy (area of land where they are present) by an average of 2.8% and 4.2% each year, respectively. The scale of decline found for the weasel,   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 30 (TNSPol) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: A report released by the U.S. Department of the Interior on "Black Friday" after Thanksgiving cements the agency's black-eye on climate leadership, confirming the agency has no intent of following through with President Biden's promise to confront the climate crisis or address climate justice in the United States. "This isn't just a broken promise, it's outright deceit," said Jeremy Nichols, climat  more