by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed Kurt Kovarik, National Biodiesel Board’s VP of Federal Affairs, at ABLC this summer, check out this slide guide where he outlines NBB’s vision, their new mission of 15 billion gallons of biodiesel by 2050, trends behind those numbers and growth, a look at where the feedstocks will come from, the biodiesel tax incentive, and more. READ MORE
Tags
If you missed Kurt Kovarik, National Biodiesel Board's VP of Federal Affairs, at ABLC this summer, check out this slide guide where he outlines NBB's vision, their new mission of 15 billion gallons of biodiesel by 2050, trends behind those numbers and growth, a look at where the feedstocks will come from, the biodiesel tax…
‘People-to-People’ Support - An Exemplary Contribution Towards Nepal’s Recovery Efforts
Format
Kathmandu, 21 December 2020 –
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Nepal informed that a project funded by the people of Thailand to support the Nepalese people for their recovery and reconstruction efforts from the earthquake 2015 has concluded on an exemplarily successful note. The results of the project were presented today in Kathmandu.
Some of the tangible achievements of the project are:
1. Constructed Eight earthquake-resistant multi-purpose community centers at eight districts hit worst by the earthquake;
2. Assisted local authorities in identification and mapping of total of 32 open spaces that can be used for life-saving activities at the onset of disaster;
Puntland Interior Ministry Rejects Dismissal of Dhahar District Commissioner Garowe (PP News Desk) The decision by Dahar district councillors to sack the District Commissioner, Abdifatah Mohamed Salah, has come under fire from Puntland Interior Ministry.
“Puntland Interior Ministry and Federal Affairs states that the dismissal of Dhahar District Commissioner violates rules and guidelines promulgated in Law Number 7 of the Ministry and bylaws for district councils” the Ministry statement reads.
Puntland Interior Minister and Federal Affairs urges Dhahar district councillors to observe district administration rules.
Puntland Interior Ministry called on Dhahar councillors to observe guidelines and rules for districts and resolve issues in line with established norms.
Read time: 10 mins By Dana Drugmand • Friday, December 11, 2020 - 03:00
The electric utility sector is largely lagging when it comes to responding to the climate emergency, both in terms of rapidly slashing globe-warming emissions and planning for climate impacts like increasingly extreme weather.
This is according to two reports released last week on electric utilities and climate. One assessment by fossil fuel watchdog group, the Energy and Policy Institute (EPI), finds that many electric utilities are on a slow track to decarbonizing the electricity sector over the next decade and are still prioritizing fossil fuels over renewable energy. Another report published jointly by the Environmental Defense Fund and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University argues that electric utilities have a legal obligation to be planning for climate-related risks but finds that few utilities are doing this high-quality