Sentences with phrase «coal out of the energy»

With coal out of their energy mix, Ontarians have reduced carbon pollution by the equivalent of 7 million cars.

In addition, the regional coal - cap policy will continue to squeeze coal out of the energy mix, especially in the haze - intensive regions in the north.

«In the past, there was a drive to use climate policy as a wedge to take coal out of the energy mix,» said Joe Lucas, senior vice president of communications for the industry - funded American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.

Not exact matches

Paris advocates assert that, despite President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the agreement, we face an inevitable transition to a multitude of new low - carbon energy technologies that will consign hydrocarbons — oil, natural gas, and coal — to history's dust heap.

Clinton said she had a policy to help coal country benefit from creating renewable energy «because we're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business, right?»

The package includes a plan to phase out coal - fired electricity generation by 2030, a commitment to generate 30 per cent of Alberta's electricity from renewable sources by 2030, new financing for energy efficiency, and an economy - wide price on carbon pollution.

It's falling coal prices not token carbon taxes that will snuff out Prime Minister Abbott's coal - fired dreams of becoming an energy superpower.

The Canadian Labour Congress and the Climate Action Network of Canada co-hosted a discussion event on Thursday night that focused on job creation and facilitating a transition for the coal, oil and gas sectors — all of which will gradually be phased out as the world moves to a clean energy economy.

The Alberta government received the final report from the independent panel led by University of Alberta economics professor Andrew Leach and announced its plans to phase out coal burning electricity plants, phase in a price on carbon, introduce a limit on overall emissions from the oil sands and introduce an energy efficiency strategy.

A 2013 NRG Research Group poll found that 68 percent of Albertans want coal plants phased out or shut down and replaced with natural gas and renewable energy, the report said.

I guess I feel the same way about a liberal agenda that say that to get out of debt we have to spend more, or that my tax dollars have to pay for something I think is morally wrong (Obamacare sets up a fund to pay for late term abortions) or a government that confiscates kids lunches, or tells me how much soda I can drink, or uses my tax money to choose winners and losers (mostly losers but Obma doners) in energy production that produces no energy yet we are sitting on more coal and oil than any other nation on the planet.

The Group Executive Director of the company, Mr. Richpal Singh, accompanied by another director, Dr John Akanya, solicited government assistance to access coal energy which he pointed out would enable them to locally produce the raw materials.

«Reducing carbon pollution from electric power plants is a good start, but the goal must be phasing out coal, oil, and natural gas as our energy sources,» said Howie Hawkins, Green candidate for Governor of New York (http://www.howiehawkins.org).

Some analysts expect that existing grid capacity may be enough to power U.S. electric cars in the near future, yet they do not rule out the possibility of new coal or nuclear plants coming on line if renewable energy sources are not developed

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Under his system, compliance depends not upon the choice of energy technology — i.e. wind is in, coal out — but rather on the tons of CO2 emitted for every megawatt - hour (MWh) of power produced.

Every year, the company digs hundreds of million of tons of coal out of the ground and sells this carbon - intensive energy source throughout China.

Meanwhile, some of Peabody's chief competitors have bottomed out, with a trio of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings — Alpha Natural Resources, Patriot Coal Corp. and Walter Energy Inc. — since the beginning of the year.

Global energy - related emissions could peak by 2020 if energy efficiency is improved; the construction of inefficient coal plants is banned; investment in renewables is increased to $ 400 billion in 2030 from $ 270 billion in 2014; methane emissions are cut in oil and gas production and fossil fuel subsidies are phased out by 2030.

Meanwhile, coal industry leaders say they are optimistic about coal's ability to deliver developing countries out of energy poverty and have noted that coal is expected to surpass oil as the world's leading energy source by 2015.

The bulk of Winning Our Energy Independence is devoted is describing how solar technologies — sun, wind, and biomass — and garbage are abundant and can provide virtually all of our energy as coal and nuclear plants and gasoline - fueled transportation are phaseEnergy Independence is devoted is describing how solar technologies — sun, wind, and biomass — and garbage are abundant and can provide virtually all of our energy as coal and nuclear plants and gasoline - fueled transportation are phaseenergy as coal and nuclear plants and gasoline - fueled transportation are phased out.

Alberta is phasing out all pollution from coal - fired electricity generation (6,300 MW) by 2030 and renewable energy — mostly wind — will replace two thirds of it with renewable energy; expected to drive development of at least 4,000 MW of new wind energy capacity.

Energy efficiency — wringing more useful work out of coal, oil, and natural gas — is the fastest and cheapest way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The World Energy Outlook 2016, released last week, is just one among an increasing line of studies showing how nations need to slow and, ultimately, phase out investment in new fossil fuel supply infrastructure — from oil fields and pipelines to coal mines — if they are serious about keeping warming to 2C or less.

Oddly, as I pointed out earlier, the Friends of Coal industry front group is not attacking the legislation's impacts on coal — instead going for a general criticism of potential increases in energy costs to consumers. And as I've also pointed out, the United Mine Workers union concluded the bill ensured that «the future of coal will be intact (but still withheld its endorsement, seeking more concessions for coal companies and coal - fired utilitiCoal industry front group is not attacking the legislation's impacts on coal — instead going for a general criticism of potential increases in energy costs to consumers. And as I've also pointed out, the United Mine Workers union concluded the bill ensured that «the future of coal will be intact (but still withheld its endorsement, seeking more concessions for coal companies and coal - fired utiliticoal — instead going for a general criticism of potential increases in energy costs to consumers. And as I've also pointed out, the United Mine Workers union concluded the bill ensured that «the future of coal will be intact (but still withheld its endorsement, seeking more concessions for coal companies and coal - fired utiliticoal will be intact (but still withheld its endorsement, seeking more concessions for coal companies and coal - fired utiliticoal companies and coal - fired utiliticoal - fired utilities).

Today, renewable energy resources like wind and solar power are so affordable that they're driving coal production and coal - fired generation out of business.

With all of the hoopla surrounding nuclear energy, hydropower and biofuels, you might be forgiven for thinking that grimy coal is finally on its way out.

This is an example of a non-renewable energy source — eventually the planet will run out of coal — and in addition, burning coal sends toxins into the atmosphere.

In this «episode», Lt. Frank Drebin (Nielsen, Nuts) is, in his own inept fashion, out to thwart the plans of some power - hungry heads of industry trying to make sure that oil, coal, and nuclear energy maintain their stronghold.

I grew up in the steam age and as a boy was thunderstruck by the implication of E = mc ^ 2: a limitless abundance of energy for next to nothing and an end to needing to dig dirty coal out of the ground.

AR: The pressing urgent problem is figuring out a way to engage people on a multigenerational energy quest to move away from a here - and - now fuel (mainly coal) that is cheap and abundant for the sake of a less risky climate future.

The Department also points out that, due to the higher energy requirements of extracting the oil, shale oil produces less energy than conventional oil, coal or wood.

You can get about 50 times the energy out of solar cells covering the same area as a bio-reactor tank that depends on photosynthesis, so I don't think the idea that fertilizing bio-fuels with the CO2 from coal combustion makes sense.

I think that in a sustainable energy economy of the future, most electricity will be generated, stored and used locally, and large centralized generating stations (which by then will be predominantly wind turbine farms and concentrating solar thermal power plants, coal and nuclear having been phased out) will play a much smaller role.

President Obama was right when he campaigned on the idea that the country has to abandon its «shock to trance» approach to energy policy and investment if it ever hopes to cut the addiction to oil pointed out by his predecessor, not to mention the persistent allure of coal («clean» or otherwise).

It's a big job, but it's one that has to be done anyway, since if the whole world tries to pull itself into prosperity by burning carbon at the rate the US does, then we run out of coal even at the highest estimates by 2100, and you wind up with no fossil energy and the hellish climate you get from 5000 gigatonnes cumulative emission.

While all such forecasts are implicitly uncertain, this one helps clarify where to focus efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions; reinforces the importance of resolving questions about how to safely expand, while not stopping, extraction of vast domestic reserves of natural gas; and powerfully challenges proponents of accelerated deployment of today's menu of renewable energy technologies or nuclear power plants to lay out a credible strategy for supplanting coal.

Unfortunately, there don't seem to be legions of lobbyists out there for innovation (and energy efficiency, for that matter), while there are potent forces fighting on the side of coal companies and utilities, financial institutions eager to trade carbon credits, manufacturers and retailers of today's consumer products.

I understand there will be very, very VERY difficult times ahead transitioning out of coal and oil and into healthier energy choices, but this is about oil profit, greed and a nation freaked out right now about the dire many facets of our economy, among other things.

I think this emerging form of emissions accounting provides a valuable way to show how the growing coal (and natural gas) greenhouse - gas emissions commitment will play out, but — because of the competing social and economic values embedded in that extracted energy, along with the equity argument poor countries use against established fossil - powered industrial giants — I'm not sure it leads to a more effective strategy for cutting those emissions.

Second, if divestment were to reduce the financial resources of coal, oil, and gas companies (which it would NOT do), this would only reduce research and development at those same companies of: carbon capture and storage technologies; other key technological breakthroughs; and renewable sources of energy (the fossil fuel companies are carrying out much of the R&D on renewables).

One thing we know for sure: We'll never run out of energy, although we may have shortages in the near and medium terms if we don't immediately develop our abundant oil, gas and coal resources.

One thing we know for sure: We'll never run out of energy, though we may have shortages in the near and medium terms if we don't immediately develop our abundant oil, gas and coal resources.

We'd be doing the Indian people a much bigger favour if we were to help them develop renewable wind and solar power to lift them out of energy poverty without the pollution from coal - burning.

It compared coal owners» business as usual plans and member state phase - out policies with the International Energy Agency's Beyond 2 °C Scenario (IEA B2DS), which phases out all coal power in the EU by 2030 and gives a 50 % chance of limiting global warming to 1.75 °C.

The United Kingdom is scaling up its use of low - carbon energy sources as it plans to phase out coal - fired power plants altogether by 2025.

Some of the policies examined include the B.C. carbon tax, Ontario's Green Energy and Economy Act and phase - out of coal - fired power, Quebec's and Nova Scotia's regulatory cap on emissions, public transit strategies in Ontario, and federal fuel - efficiency standards for cars.

The cost of production of electricity through utilization of solar energy is outpacing other alternatives as the cost accrued in investing in the installation of solar panels is turning out to be comparatively cheaper than a comparable investment in coal, natural gas or other options, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) report.

«For example, adopting best - in - Canada policies on renewable energy, staged phase - out of coal power and pricing carbon pollution in Saskatchewan and Alberta would be three times more effective in reducing carbon pollution than current policies.

So far, the only energy trade groups to come out in support of the proposal are from the nuclear and coal industries.