As recently as five or six years ago, these difficulties seemed intractable, as the rapid
development of alternative energy sources seemed the only way out of our dependence on foreign oil, and such development seemed nowhere in sight.
Now it's up to Congress to reflect the will of the people with legislation that truly and significantly bolsters
the development of alternative energy — first and foremost by pricing carbon, of course.
Against this argument, in some parts of the world — notably the European Union and China — substantial efforts are being made to reduce emissions and accelerate
the development of alternative energy technologies.
In a decade or two, if we have done nothing, the world economy will be more severely strained than otherwise might be true (based on the speed of
development of alternative energy systems; it will take longer to deal with the warming problem itself).
A 2008 US Embassy Cable recently released by Wikileaks reported outspoken criticisms of the existing approach from Lower House Diet Member Taro Kono, with the Japanese bureaucracy and power companies seen as «continuing an outdated nuclear energy strategy, suppressing
development of alternative energy, and keeping information from Diet members and the public».
All of these constraints can be eased by
the development of alternative energy generation technologies and distribution systems, and societies that are well ‐ informed about the consequences of their choices and motivated to choose products, services, and activities that will reduce GHG emissions
China's failed bid for American petroleum firm Unocal may prompt it to further focus on
its development of alternative energy sources.
We need to concentrate on
the development of alternative energy sources such as wind energy and solar power.
In America, hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets and marched to demand climate action and, as of March 2017, over 70 percent of the American population wants the US to «emphasize
the development of alternative energy such as wind and solar power.»
In the US, hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets and marched for climate solutions and over 70 percent of the population wants the US to «emphasize
the development of alternative energy such as wind and solar power.»
«Resource Use and Wildlife Issues in
Development of Alternative Energy Technologies in the Southern California Desert.»
«Frank Ackerman, an economist at Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University, said that the nation had lost crucial time in not addressing climate change and that other nations were bypassing the United States in
development of alternative energy technologies.
As noted elsewhere in this thread, rising oil prices are already spurring
the development of alternative energy technologies — even (some of) the oil companies have seen the light.
We have to redirect a significant proportion of what fossil fuels we have left into a truly massive
development of alternative energy capital equipment.
The president's plan to fight global warming and encourage
development of alternative energy sources has some new elements.
«During Scott Pruitt's time in the Oklahoma legislature, he supported
the development of alternative energy sources, including biomass,» said Bob Cleaves, president and CEO of the Biomass Power Association.
This makes it difficult to interpret many upcoming data and understand the underlying molecular processes — and this is the case in diverse fields such as medical research, plant research or
the development of alternative energy sources.
We are focused on ways to discourage companies from burning fossil fuels and to encourage
development of alternative energy sources,» said Garrido.
Raskin also reported that not one story coming out of the six - week conference dealt with UNESCO's battle against illiteracy,
its development of alternative energy sources, its educational programs for scientists and engineers, its basic research into food production, and scores of other accomplishments during 1980.
Electricity tax rates, more direct, government - sponsored conservation initiatives, and
development of alternative energies can have far - reaching impacts on home electricity consumption and its emissions.
Not exact matches
«As natural resources become strained in other parts
of the world, the Canadian Arctic will be an increasingly attractive place to do business,» he says, «whether that's thanks to oil - and - gas
development or
alternative energy.»
The global
energy market is undergoing significant change — from the
development of technologies that are dramatically increasing the
energy supply to the emergence
of alternative energy sources — creating the potential to reshape economies and industries.
Factors impacting natural gas value include seasonal variations (since natural gas is used to generate electricity and heat / cool homes), severe weather disruptions (such as hurricanes in the Gulf
of Mexico, a key natural gas - producing region in the world), and
alternative energy developments.
But if Canada aspires to be an Asia Pacific
energy powerhouse for the long term, it must continue to prioritize innovation, pushing to work smarter and faster in exploration,
development, production, services, and in the advancement
of the renewable
energy alternatives that will come to define the long - term players in the global economy
of tomorrow.
Discouraging domestic oil and gas
development does not hasten the arrival
of alternative energy; it only shifts the environmental risks associated with petroleum extraction to developing nations.
If we applied a biblical perspective in assessing new technology, and if the same amount
of energy and resources had been devoted to the
development of inter-personal and community - based communication as have been devoted to technological communication, we may have achieved a richer more satisfying
alternative way
of living together.
The draft North Country Regional Sustainability Plan's major goals include generating and exporting renewable
energy from the northern tier,
energy efficiency improvements,
development of alternative heating fuels from within the region, sustainable use
of natural resources to enhance jobs and business
development and environmental stewardship.
These findings have been published by Matthew Lasich and Deresh Ramjugernath from the University
of KwaZulu - Natal, Durban, South Africa, in EPJ B.
Alternative applications for such findings are relevant for future
energy research, such as
energy storage and the
development of natural gas extraction methods.
However, a majority
of Americans say they would prefer a focus on
alternative energy sources over fossil fuel
development.
While there is the
development of new hydrocarbon sources, including deepwater / horizontal drilling and fracking, are contentiously underway, commitments to mitigate climate change are driving efforts to develop sources
of alternative and renewable
energy.
The study tracked
alternative fuel vehicle media attention from the New York Times, research and
development funding from the U.S. Department
of Energy, and prototype
development by the world's 15 largest auto manufacturers between 1980 and 2013.
In addition to JGU, also involved in the project are the Technical University
of Madrid and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center in Spain, the French National Institute for Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (Inria), the Foundation for Research and Technology in Greece, Seagate Systems in the UK, the German Climate Computing Center, CA Technologies
Development in Spain, the French
Alternative Energies and Atomic
Energy Commission (CEA), and Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH.
Despite his criticisms
of China's reliance on coal - fired power plants, Brown is upbeat about the country's
alternative energy development.
Thanks to the organism's creation, synthetic biologists are learning more about customizing cells, such as for
development of highly effective drugs and
energy alternatives to fossil fuels.
He also teaches how to contribute to sustainable
development goals via
alternative building techniques, renewable
energy systems, and methods
of evaluating buildings for sustainability in Northumbria's Construction Project Management and Architectural Technology B.Sc.
«This investigation helped in bridging the gap between hydrochar being considered as a potential
energy source toward the
development of an
alternative renewable fuel,» Gross explains.
The practical uses for these methods range from the optimization
of alternative energy technologies to the
development of pharmaceuticals.
In emerging industries, where there is little legal precedent, courts would likely look to federal guidelines even if they lack the weight
of law, said Brad Mondschein, an
alternative energy and green
development attorney at Hartford, Conn. - based Pullman & Comley LLC.
The groups have started running a television, print and online ad campaign in nine states and the District
of Columbia that features Braddock, Pa., Mayor John Fetterman, who describes how the former steel town has been decimated by job losses and could recover with increased
development of components for
alternative energy technologies.
The commitment to STEM education, advanced manufacturing, and
energy efficiency and the
development of clean
energy alternatives is encouraging.
-- The Secretary shall carry out a program to establish
Energy Innovation Hubs to enhance the Nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting commercial application of clean, indigenous energy alternatives to oil and other fossil fuels, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring that the United States maintains a technological lead in the development and commercial application of state - of - the - art energy technol
Energy Innovation Hubs to enhance the Nation's economic, environmental, and
energy security by promoting commercial application of clean, indigenous energy alternatives to oil and other fossil fuels, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring that the United States maintains a technological lead in the development and commercial application of state - of - the - art energy technol
energy security by promoting commercial application
of clean, indigenous
energy alternatives to oil and other fossil fuels, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring that the United States maintains a technological lead in the development and commercial application of state - of - the - art energy technol
energy alternatives to oil and other fossil fuels, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring that the United States maintains a technological lead in the
development and commercial application
of state -
of - the - art
energy technol
energy technologies.
«The fact that 17 out
of the 40 SREES scenarios explore
alternative technological
development pathways under a high growth... scenario family A1 does not constitute a statement that such scenaarios should be considered as more likely than others..., nor that a similar large number
of technological bifurcation scenarios would not be possible in any
of the other three scenario families» (Nakicenovic et al, 2003, «IPCC SRES Revisited: A Response»,
Energy & Environment, 14, 2 & 3, 2003: 195).
PPPL is the only USDOE laboratory fully dedicated to the research and
development of fusion as a safe and virtually inexhaustible
energy alternative.
His professional career in
alternative energy research has spanned more than 25 years, centering on
development of solar
energy conversion devices and on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
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energy resources.
Looper hints at those cliched technological
developments in its use
of alternative -
energy guzzling cars that look like something out
of the Jetsons space age.
China's integration
of «new
energy» vehicles — the Chinese term that includes battery electric, hybrid electric, fuel cell electric, and
alternative fuel technologies1 - into transit fleets has become a primary focus following the
development of national goals to address harmful emissions concerns.
There are additional risks related to commodity investments due to large institutional purchases or sales, changes in exchange rates, government regulation, world events, economic and political conditions in the countries where
energy companies are located or do business, and risks for environmental damage claims, as well as natural and technological factors such as severe weather, unusual climate change, and
development and depletions
of alternative resources.
In some
of ECI's
developments, there are options to have
alternative energy sources such as wind or solar power.
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