Sentences with phrase «coal prices boosted»

At the same time, higher domestic gas prices drove higher coal use in the power sector and higher international coal prices boosted exports and revenues for coal companies.

Not exact matches

China's natural gas demand has been boosted by price cuts aimed at switching users from coal to the cleaner - burning fuel, according to one of the country's biggest gas distributors.

The plan contains measures that will help Canada hit its obligations under the Paris Agreement, such as introducing carbon pricing, phasing out coal - burning power stations and boosting support for clean - energy technologies.

Goldman Sachs has boosted its price forecast for coking coal and copper and upgraded Teck Resources Ltd (USA)(NYSE: TCK) from Neutral to Buy.

The materials sector has risen by 16 per cent, boosted by continuing strength in base metals prices and expectations of substantial increases in contract prices for coal and iron ore.

Rapid growth in global steel demand has also boosted contract prices for other bulk commodities; coking coal contract prices increased, on average, by 25 — 35 per cent in US dollar terms in recent negotiations, while iron ore contract prices have risen by close to 20 per cent.

Sharply higher contract prices for coal and iron ore in 2005/06 took effect from the beginning of April and are expected to boost the Bank's Index of Commodity Prices by around 25 per cent, once they are fully included in published transaction pprices for coal and iron ore in 2005/06 took effect from the beginning of April and are expected to boost the Bank's Index of Commodity Prices by around 25 per cent, once they are fully included in published transaction pPrices by around 25 per cent, once they are fully included in published transaction pricesprices.

[Andy Revkin — The price differential between renewable energy sources and coal burning is shifting, but a 10 - year transformation is hard to foresee given the incredibly small base from which solar is growing (see the solar link in the previous annotation) and the long timeline for boosting geothermal generation, among other issues.

The firm prices are due to robust use in India, Japan, South Korea and even China, where coal consumption has held up despite huge programs to boost the use of gas and renewable energy.

Again, states have plenty of leeway on how to reduce emissions: they can switch from coal to natural gas, expand renewables or nuclear, boost energy efficiency, enact carbon pricing... And if states refuse to submit a plan, the EPA will impose its own federal plan, which could involve some sort of cap - and - trade program.

And Trump couldn't influence the global commodities markets to boost prices for metallurgical coal or drive up worldwide steel demand.

Costa is a bona - fide climate change delusionist who wants to boost coal to flog his generators a the best possible price.