Sentences with phrase «coal phase»

I can think of carbon fees not catching on well, but coal phase outs and renewable portfolio standards catching on.

It would require a complete coal phase - out by 2030.

This also examines the options and barriers for a gradual coal phase - out.

It assesses the success of each of these policies in mitigating the adverse social and economic impacts of the decline of the industry and considers their relevance to the challenges of coal phase out today.

Reacting to the launch of UK - Canada coal phase - out alliance, Chief Executive of the World Coal Association, Benjamin Sporton said: «With the world set to use fossil fuels, including coal, for the...

So are the EU's major coal users like the UK and Germany up for an accelerated coal phase - out?

Without too much reading between the lines it seems reasonable to conclude that the discussion on coal phase - out in the years to come, both within the coal commission and the ensuing political debate, will revolve around a) the timeline (how fast / ambitious) and b) the support schemes to be put in place to compensate coal regions and to train / re-educate miners to change to different professions.

How can Ontario be taken seriously on climate if we refuse to do the same on Energy East — a pipeline that would enable more emissions than the entire provincial coal phase - out has saved?

More info in our «Overview of national coal phase - out announcements in Europe».

BERLIN, 23 March 2018 — Coal plant closure momentum is growing in Europe this month, with four German plants retiring or announcing retirement in March, and Ireland committing to a total coal phase out by 2025.

And this completely turns around the argumentation on a» business as usual coal phase out» until 2030.

On Wednesday, chancellor Philip Hammond's budget is expected to set out the future path of the tax, which will have wide - ranging reverberations on planned coal phase out, the cost of low - carbon power subsidies and beyond.

I guess that's why Hansen says coal phase - out is the only possible way...

Reacting to the launch of UK - Canada coal phase - out alliance, Chief Executive of the World Coal Association, Benjamin Sporton said: «With the world set to use fossil fuels, including coal, for...

This seems to be a long way from the clear and accelerated coal phase - out the New Climate Economy report calls for.

«A complete coal phase - out is not feasible at the momentâ?

The governor needs to get out in front by committing to a coal phase - out, not more coal bailouts, and by providing the necessary glide path to ease the burden for coal - affected communities.

Chancellor Merkel needs to announce a coal phase out here in Bonn and implement it in Berlin.

One Oregon proposal is pushing for a coal phase - out by 2030, while competing ballot initiatives in Washington State are asking voters to agree to different forms of carbon taxation.

The Fraser Institute study found that the coal phase - out had no apparent effect on nitrogen oxide levels.

[ii] Fraser Institute, Did the Coal Phase - Out Reduce Ontario's Air Pollution?

Carbon Tracker analysed the profitability of every coal unit in the EU to look at the financial implications of a coal phase - out in Europe consistent with the goal of the Paris Agreement.

Hubert Weiger, chair of Friends of the Earth Germany commented: «The new German government needs to follow the example of Canada, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK, which have announced a coal phase out before 2030.

Since the law was announced, the country has also announced a coal phase out and its new centre - right president has called for 100 % renewable electricity to be achieved by 2040.

an additional ten European countries have now committed to a coal phase - out by 2030 or earlier (7).

Ten * European countries are already coal - free, and with Ireland's commitment, an additional ten European countries have now committed to a coal phase - out by 2030 or earlier (7).

While not officially recognised as a coal phase - out plan, the effect will be the same.

Coal phase - out by 2030 could cut utility losses by $ 22 billion LONDON, December 8 - More than half of all coal plants in the...

0/3: The UK is on - track to coal phase - out by 2025: renewables replaces coal, no new gas bridge, the lights stay on.

Reliance on the EUETS is unlikely to lead to a coal phase out, let alone an accelerated one, because the carbon price is so low.

As outlined in the CoalSwarm article «Coal phase - out,» a number of studies have outlined how coal can be phased out in the United States and replaced with clean alternatives.

Coal phase - out and transition to the post-fossil fuel era requires an increasing carbon price.

Tom Adams, independent energy researcher and former board member of the Ontario Independent Electricity Market Operator explains, «The root cause of Ontario's power rate cancer started with the coal phase - out.»

Fears that the UK will be unable to maintain secure electricity supplies could spell trouble for the government's coal phase out plans.

«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.

That a rapid phase - out of coal is in itself not enough is elegantly illustrated by the fact that the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere would remain above 350ppm for 200 years were a coal phase - out to be achieved within the next decade or two, and nothing else done.

And this comes just a week after the UK confirmed its coal phase out plans, and France does too.