Sentences with phrase «electricity generated largely»

Some people charge their battery electric cars by plugging into the power grid, which delivers electricity generated largely from carbon - emitting fossil fuels.

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Coal's slump is largely the result of cheap natural gas, which now rivals coal as a fuel for generating electricity.

In the UK, electricity is generated largely by coal and gas — around 40 per cent and 30 per cent respectively — followed by around 15 per cent nuclear and other sources in increasingly small percentages.

Incorporating fossil fuels» largely externalized costs, such as climate change and pollution - related illnesses, into the price of fossil - generated electricity would further accelerate PV's march to grid parity.

The key now is to shift more road freight to electrified rail, increase the use of light rail and metro subways within cities, and accelerate the replacement of conventional cars with plug - in hybrids and all - electric vehicles — and to run them all largely on electricity generated from renewable sources.

Climate change and ocean acidification are both largely caused by the release of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, much of which comes from the burning fossil fuels to generate electricity.

The historic partnership announced last month between the United States, Mexico, and Canada — which requires North America to generate half of its electricity with clean power by 2025 — is yet another example of the monumental (and perhaps still largely untapped) potential when countries join forces to stonewall climate change.