Sentences with phrase «dependence on fossil fuels»

The current situation represents a major opportunity for the forestry sector to contribute to increasing energy security and mitigating climate change by reducing dependence on fossil fuels.

«It's clear that our current situation of dependence on fossil fuels is unsustainable, and we must shift to renewables,» he said.

He played a major role in the island's transition away from dependence on fossil fuels by convincing his neighbors to become early adopters of wind energy.

Most importantly it will lead to a decrease in Danish dependence on fossil fuels by 33 % in the coming 10 years alone.

The happy side effect, presumably, will be cleaner air, lower dependence on fossil fuels, and cheaper flights too.

For local governments, installing clean - energy systems such as wind turbines are the first step in setting an example for the entire community about the importance of decreasing dependence on fossil fuels.

Addressing the threat of climate change and replacing the world's current dependence on fossil fuels with a high - growth, low - carbon economy is the greatest challenge for the 21st century.

As we noted here, more and more towns are adopting this community lead approach to cutting dependence on fossil fuels.

Solar and other clean energy sources reduce emissions and dependence on fossil fuels while improving the environment and public health.

The American scientist said a temporary shield would give political leaders more time to reduce human dependence on fossil fuels main source of greenhouse gases.

If we stick with business as usual and heavy dependence on fossil fuels, we are not going to create new jobs.

In actual fact, our existing dependence on fossil fuels is an argument against new fossil fuel infrastructure, not for it.

On the other hand, practical cold fusion finally ended our destructive dependence on fossil fuels.

These countries regard nuclear power as an essential instrument in reducing dependence on fossil fuels and hence greenhouse gas emissions.

I do not represent a company, and I would never argue that there is one particularly attractive solution to our current dependence on fossil fuels.

But as we become more conscious of these matters as part of caring for creation, we can recognize the need so to build as to free our congregations from dependence on fossil fuels for heating and cooling.

The federal courthouse was also the scene of a midday protest by opponents of the CPV plant, who view it as a corrupt artifact of the nation's ongoing dependence on fossil fuels as opposed to renewable sources.

Powering cars with corn and burning wood to make electricity might seem like a way to lessen dependence on fossil fuels and help solve the climate crisis.

Gale Norton floats price adjustment theory Industry groups balked at yet another example of presidential action on climate, carried on the backs of reducing U.S. dependence on fossil fuels.

I am hoping for cities that are compact with less dependence on fossil fuels underpinned by legislation.

The GCAP will help double the number of green jobs, eliminate dependence on fossil fuels and make walking, cycling & transit preferred transportation options.

Over the next few decades, almost all of the power plants in the U.S. will need to be replaced, and America's dependence on fossil fuels presents serious national security concerns.

China's green energy revolution has saved the country from catastrophic dependence on fossil fuel imports

Governor Brown has a remarkable opportunity to be the type of leader who will protect California citizens from future natural disasters by halting the single biggest factor in this crisis: our alarming dependence on fossil fuels.

So if in the next week you read reporting of the International Energy Outlook that speaks uncritically of continued dependence on fossil fuels into the 2040s and beyond, we hope you will know what that really means.

The company is currently discussing with several states in the country to determine who it'll partner with to reduce dependence on fossil fuels in America, commit to inroads in green energy and attempt to innovate the state of the trucking industry.

Given that his PhD from UBC was in plasma physics, nuclear fusion — potentially a solution to mankind's damaging dependence on fossil fuels — was a natural choice.

Instead, it's focused on blocking new infrastructure — like the Fraser Surrey terminal — while gradually reducing the economy's overall dependence on fossil fuels.

They compare bananas to oranges and drive the debate away from the real issue — our unsustainable dependence on fossil fuels and the incredible environmental toll that multinational oil companies are enacting both overseas and in Alberta's oilsands.

The ideal algal strain flourishes in the simplest of production environments at the lowest possible cost without a necessary dependence on fossil fuels to maintain high yields — an affordable approach that can be practiced most anywhere.

«Contributing in a big way to each of these problems is our current food system, with its heavy dependence on fossil fuels such as fertilizers, pesticides and gasoline for large - scale production and long distance transportation of often high - calorie, nutrient - poor food, from farm to processing facility to table.»

Rosenberg then provides a fresh framing of the economic argument for action against the argument favored by many of those favoring sustained dependence on fossil fuels:

But the realities of deep - rooted dependence on fossil fuels, divergent national interests among 196 countries and the primacy of economic concerns ensured that Copenhagen was a stop on a decades - long decarbonization journey, not the end of the road.

Finally, President Obama must reject proposals that tie us to an even - deeper dependence on fossil fuels.

But after years of disappointments on climate issues, protestors say that dropping the pipeline is a chance for the Obama Administration to prove it is still serious about combating climate change and freeing the US from its long dependence on fossil fuels.

The coal mines on Black Mesa are part of a legacy started in the early 1920s to ensure the Navajo Nation's economic dependence on fossil fuel development.

Our present global dependence on fossil fuels is the main reason why we need to re-direct investment to climate - safe forms of energy.

Furthermore, India's growing dependence on fossil fuel imports, which account for around half of its energy consumption, is also raising new energy security concerns.

Of course a larger, more coordinated and systemic effort is needed to radically shift our cultural dependence on fossil fuels.

Earlier in the week, Mr Huhne had commented that energy prices in France were rising more slowly than in the UK because of much lower French dependence on fossil fuels for electricity generation.

But in the eyes of many Democrats, including Mr. Obama, a «polluter pays» provision in the legislation will help reduce America's unhealthy dependence on fossil fuels.

Our Charlotte, NC based company was formed to relax community wide dependence on fossil fuels.

The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment.

Ray Mabus, the secretary of the Navy, responded that the military's biofuels effort is imperative for national security to reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels.