Sentences with phrase «coal boom»

They sell coal and the more they can convince the market of an endless coal boom, the higher their share price.
I've also seen abundant, and non-partisan, blinders deployed when advocates for various climate policies ignore the ongoing coal boom in Asia when excitedly pointing to a far smaller boom in wind and sun - powered technologies there and here as evidence that massive deployment of today's energy technologies can win the day.
Some energy specialists will explain below why the global coal boom renders the legislative debate on climate somewhat moot from the standpoint of the shared global atmosphere, where the source of emissions is irrelevant to their ultimate heating influence.
A great coal boom took place in the United States from 1978 to the 2008 recession.
While they have some Australian assets, Indonesia and South Africa are going to be two other key suppliers to the Asian coal boom.
Steep price rises for oil and gas could stymie global demand or prolong the current coal boom or it could all run out sooner than expected.
Dr. Benny Pelser — Canada Free Press — August 29, 2012 Europe's Green Obsession Is Causing A New Coal Boom Germany's largest utilities are shunning cleaner - burning natural gas because it's more costly, while the collapsing cost of carbon permits means there's little penalty for burning coal.
And in yet another sign that the global coal boom is over, Bank of America has just announced a sweeping new commitment to scale down its credit exposure to coal mining.
The coal boom of the early century is turning to bust as China burns less and renewables slowly take over new investment.
«In other words, we are unlikely to see the coal boom that China has experienced in the last decade,» Lin said.
The coal boom is meant to power India's economic growth and supply the 400 million people like Baiga who do not have electricity.
Here's an excellent National Geographic feature by Jeff Smith, posted just a week ago, on the limits of India's coal resource, the environmental issues raised by its coal boom and the end of an era there when coal - fired power was cheap.
This is why «The End of China's Coal Boom,» a valuable new report from Greenpeace's East Asia office, is so refreshing and worth exploring.
And just think, not so long ago almost everyone was predicting a coal boom for many decades to come.
-- An analysis refutes recent reports that China's renewable - energy surge had caught up with its coal boom.
To get a sense of underlying carbon dioxide emissions realities, here are some points from the report's summary for policy makers that nicely describe the coal boom through 2010 that is a prime driver:
Anyone is welcome to post info there on the coal boom.
Gillette is in the center of the Powder River Basin, the epicenter of the coal boom in America, where 60 foot seams of coal sit just below the surface.
With coal demand already starting to decline in the U.S. and other developed countries, the coal boom may be over.
A growing share of global coal demand comes from those countries, though the coal boom climate hawks feared seems to be slowing somewhat.
Is China Doubling Down on Its Coal Boom?
Considering the oil, gas, and coal boom that the Trump Administration hopes to unleash on federal lands and in offshore waters, you might expect stepped - up protection for the American public and the environment.
The very reason that Gillette is becoming one of Wyoming's fastest growing cities is because of the Coal Boom.
Gillette is inthe center of the Powder River Basin, the epicenter of the coal boom in America, where 60 foot seams of coal lay just below the surface.
It wasn't long ago that everyone expected global coal use to rise for decades to come, and now it's looking increasingly likely that the coal boom is over.
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