As well
as reducing our reliance on fossil fuels we need to reduce competition over resources and address the growing socio - economic divisions which are set to fuel environmental conflicts.
Not exact matches
The province can drastically
reduce its
reliance on fossil fuels for power generation and replace it with renewable energy sources such
as wind, sun, biomass, hydro and geothermal energy.
He condemned Tony Blair's support for nuclear power
as a way of
reducing Britain's
reliance on fossil fuels, saying: «Nuclear technology is tried, tested and failed.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed the new energy standard last year
as a means of
reducing the state's
reliance on fossil fuels and focusing
on renewable energies such
as wind and solar
as well
as subsidize nuclear power.
Officials said robust efforts
reducing reliance on fossil fuels by expanding public transit, including electric buses and rail service,
as well
as conservation and a transition to renewables can help further lower the community's figure.
In the future, it is expected to
reduce reliance on fossil fuels such
as oil, coal or gas and help tackle major challenges such
as climate change and global population growth.
Why It Matters:
Reducing our nation's
reliance on fossil fuels relies
on creating technologies to quickly and efficiently convert the power generated at wind farms and other sources into a use - any - time
fuel, such
as hydrogen molecules.
The long - term goal is to
reduce the world's
reliance on energy generate from
fossil fuels while creating regional networks of home batteries that could be controlled
as if they were a power plant.
-- In accordance with subparagraph (B), the team shall provide technical, programmatic, and financial assistance to each utility of each affiliated island, and the government of each affiliated island,
as appropriate, to develop and implement an energy Action Plan for each affiliated island to
reduce the
reliance of each affiliated island
on imported
fossil fuels through increased efficiency and use of indigenous clean - energy resources.
Reduce dependency
on (imported)
fossil fuels (balance of payments,
reliance on potentially unfriendly or unstable nations
as suppliers, high cost at the pump, all problems
as seen from US viewpoint): — encourage nuclear power generation (cut red tape)-- encourage energy savings and improved efficiency projects (tax breaks)-- encourage basic research into new (non
fossil fuel) resources (subsidies)-- encourage imports from friendly neighbor, Canada (Keystone pipeline)-- encourage local oil and gas exploration («drill, baby, drill»)-- encourage «clean coal» projects (tax incentives)-- set goal to become energy independent within ten years
The mitigation strategy is exactly the same for replacing
fossil fuels as for
reducing greenhouse gases ⇶
reduce reliance on fossil fuels by going to sustainable energy!
Does it make sense to
reduce reliance on fossil fuels even if you don't accept AGW
as bona fide science?
Climate change is real, but so is the reality that
fossil fuels continue to underpin modern civilization, even
as our
reliance on them is slowly, steadily — and appropriately —
reduced.
«Wind energy's major cost declines have, and will continue to be, critical to opening up new opportunities throughout Canada — whether it is to support the coal phase - out, or to fill an emerging power supply gap
as nuclear power plants are refurbished in Ontario, or to help the northeast United States
reduce its
reliance on fossil -
fuel powered generation through clean electricity imports from Quebec or Atlantic Canada.
«
As we come out of recession, the coalition is determined to
reduce our
reliance on fossil fuels, which means a permanent shift to low carbon has to be locked into our economy in good times and bad,» he said.