Sentences with phrase «dominated by coal»

With power generation still dominated by coal and governments failing to increase investment in clean energy, top climate scientists have said that the target of keeping the global temperature rise to less than 2C this century is slipping out of reach.

And with US electricity generation dominated by coal, H2 from electrolysis — cracking water into its components using electricity — looked more like a way to shift, rather than reduce vehicle emissions.

Groups including the Sierra Club and Columbia Riverkeeper have vowed to stop the industry's expansion into Asia, a market currently dominated by coal from Australia and Indonesia.

In response to this extraction and abuse, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth formed to lead Kentucky in a transition away from an economy dominated by coal, anchoring the work of the Our Power Campaign throughout the Bluegrass State.

[25] Groups including the Sierra Club and Columbia Riverkeeper have vowed to stop the industry's expansion into Asia, a market currently dominated by coal from Australia and Indonesia.

«China's energy mix is dominated by coal,» explained Guobao, who retired this year.

In an area which was dominated by coal mining and which fell into economic decline following the closure of the mines, investment in infrastructure was a necessity to bring a new age of economic activity such as the regeneration of Seaham Town Centre and the new East - West A19 link road.

Idaho ranks second - lowest, next to Washington, among states that are not dominated by coal or natural gas.

Not exact matches

Instead of a world dominated by renewable sources of power like wind and solar — as people concerned about the dangers of climate change would hope — PE execs see gas, oil and even coal as a substantial component of electricity and fuel sources in 2039, according to recent interviews conducted by CNBC.com on the future of energy as part of CNBC's 25th anniversary.

Figure 7 China's energy consumption is still dominated by fossil fuels and coal in particular.

December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040

Also, stating that aerosols are «dominated by sulphate emissions from coal burning power plants» is overly simplistic and inaccurate.

Both are pollutants, but the first is dominated by sulphate emissions from coal burning power plants, the second from ozone precursors such as NOx, volatile organic compounds, and carbon monoxide mainly emitted from vehicles.

Positive can continue to dominate due to aspects related to psychological handling, and more heat has been shown to increase conflict potential, increased disruptions means increased rebuilding efforts, by all means (using wood and coal for burning if someone lacks technological advancements).

In both China and India, mining is dominated by state - owned companies, Shenhua Group and Coal India.

Led by China, which both mines and burns roughly half of all world coal, Asia dominates world coal consumption.

Current renewable generation in China is dominated by hydroelectricity, which is the country's second - largest source of generation after coal.

In turn, Asian demand is dominated by China; demand in China increased almost five-fold between 1980 - 2010 and accounted for 73 % of Asia's consumption and almost half of coal consumption globally in 2010.

At the conference where ideas, actions, innovations and resources were brought in the open to design a roadmap to tackle climate change, the discussions were dominated by ending coal, producing renewable energy and making green technologies more accessible.

We are calling on them to act as a leader in Central and Eastern Europe and transition to a just, clean renewable energy future, not one dominated by dirty coal.»

While floor time was dominated by political supporters of the coal mining industry, environmental activists Maria Gunnoe and Bo Webb got a chance to represent the real voices of families who have to live with mountaintop removal coal mining every day.

US President Barack Obama's new climate plan aims to cut greenhouse emissions from the nation's coal - dominated power sector by 32 % by 2030.

Coal still has a long - term role in a future grid dominated by renewables.

However, this assumes coal will dominate as a profitable investment over other forms of cleaner, more efficient energy despite increasing action by the public and private sector to limit carbon emissions.

Even so, our region continues to be dominated by expensive, dirty fossil plants that burn coal and gas — harming our health and polluting our air and water, as we watch the clean energy economy pass us by.

Generation was dominated by oil, coal, and nuclear.

Coal consumption is dominated by use for electric generation, which grew modestly until 2009, and coal prices to electric generating plants, which increased since 2000 until they flattened in 2009 (Tables 11a, 11b, Coal consumption is dominated by use for electric generation, which grew modestly until 2009, and coal prices to electric generating plants, which increased since 2000 until they flattened in 2009 (Tables 11a, 11b, coal prices to electric generating plants, which increased since 2000 until they flattened in 2009 (Tables 11a, 11b, 12).

In reality, the Ontario government needs smart meters for one overriding reason: After replacing the province's ever - reliable coal stations with never - reliable wind and solar facilities, the province will have bought for itself a largely uncontrollable system dominated by power plants that can't be turned off and on as needed.

Future Chinese production is dominated by the amount of coal reserves China has, and can add by 2050.

Because China currently dominates world coal production, the path of future world coal production will be dominated by the path of Chinese coal production.

December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040

Not only is gas the scarcest of the three fossil fuels (and dangerously dominated by Russia as far as Europe is concerned), but it is probably no better for greenhouse emissions than coal once the effect of leaks is considered.