LONDON, England, June 21 (TNSres) -- The Energy Institute issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: The Energy Institute (EI) and co-authors KPMG and Kearney today released the 73rd annual edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy, presenting for the first time full global energy data for 2023. Five key stories emerge from the 2023 data: 1. Record global energy consumption, with coal and oil pushing fossil fuels and their emissions to record levels * Global primary energy c  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Mike Lee (R-UT) demanded answers from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm regarding actions they have taken to support the workforce needs of the oil and gas industry as required by Cassidy's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Section 40211 of the IIJA requires the DOE to establish the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (t  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Joe Manchin (I-WV), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), U.S. Representative Garret Graves (R-LA-06), and 10 Senate colleagues introduced a bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Phase II Final Rule. "Federal permitting is already a broken system. The Biden administration's response is to   more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11180) on June 17, 2024, by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia and legislative attorney Clay Wild: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (June 10 - June 16, 2024) The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week tha  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda builds on nearly 100 cross-government actions that are sharply reducing methane pollution in support of clean air, good jobs and climate action * * * Today, June 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy announced that applications are open for $850 million in federal funding for projects that will   more

HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania, June 22 -- Juniata College issued the following news: As Juniata College alumni returned to their alma mater to celebrate an event-filled 2024 Alumni Weekend, four distinguished alumni were recognized for their achievements and contributions with awards on June 8. Robert Nairn '89 of Norman, Okla., earned the College's Alumni Achievement Award. Anne Wakabayashi '11, from Bethlehem, Pa., was awarded Juniata's Young Alumni Achievement Award. Jennifer Dorsch-Messler '02,  more

LONDON, England, June 21 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: Surrey County Council acted unlawfully by giving planning permission for oil production at Horse Hill in the Surrey countryside without considering the climate impacts of when the oil is inevitably burned, the Supreme Court has ruled today. The judge said that planning permission for 4 new oil wells and 20 years of oil production at Horse Hill will now be quashed. The landmark judgment follows a legal chall  more

ISPRA, Italy, June 22 (TNSres) -- The European Commission's Joint Research Center issued the following news: JRC leads initiative to assess innovative technologies for a greener and more competitive industry. The Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) is launching in Seville (Spain) INCITE, the European Innovation Centre for Industrial Transformation and Emissions. Key representatives of industry and the financial sector, experts, innovators, Commission's senior officials and policymakers ar  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2024-48) in Internal Revenue Bulletin (No. 2024-26, dated June 24, 2024): * * * SECTION 1. PURPOSE This notice publishes lists of information that taxpayers may use to determine whether they meet certain requirements under the Statistical Area Category or the Coal Closure Category as described in sections 3.03 and 3.04 of Notice 2023-29/1 for purposes of qualifying for energy  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2024-49) in Internal Revenue Bulletin (No. 2024-26, dated June 24, 2024): * * * SECTION 1. PURPOSE This notice provides guidance on the registration requirements for the clean fuel production credit determined under Sec. 45Z of the Internal Revenue Code (Sec. 45Z credit)./1 A taxpayer must have a signed registration letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dated on or b  more

APULIA, Italy, June 15 -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Italy and Canada reaffirm their profound friendship and shared values and, through the Italy-Canada Roadmap for Enhanced Cooperation, aim to strengthen this relationship by framing and enabling collaborative efforts and initiatives in areas of shared interests. The Roadmap reflects both countries' commitment to close cooperation in tackling global challenges together and fost  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) are urging the Chair and Vice Chairs of the Edison Electric Institute's (EEI) Board of Directors to reverse the trade group's decision to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new source performance standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. EEI is the main trade association for investor-owned electric utility companies.  more