Sentences with phrase «emission energy capital»

Developed correctly, it could become the low emission energy capital of Australia, if not Asia as a whole.

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Requiring the reduction of carbon emissions will make coal - based energy more costly, while solar and wind technology are expected to be priced more competitively, thereby supporting those alternative energy industries, says Jason Blumberg, chief executive and managing director of Energy Foundry, a Chicago - based cleantech impact venture capitalenergy more costly, while solar and wind technology are expected to be priced more competitively, thereby supporting those alternative energy industries, says Jason Blumberg, chief executive and managing director of Energy Foundry, a Chicago - based cleantech impact venture capitalenergy industries, says Jason Blumberg, chief executive and managing director of Energy Foundry, a Chicago - based cleantech impact venture capitalEnergy Foundry, a Chicago - based cleantech impact venture capital fund.

Comparing the capital and operating costs of various forms of energy — even factoring in US$ 50 a tonne for carbon emissions (a higher rate than is currently levied by any North American state or province)-- natural gas comes out as a clear winner.

Billions of dollars in public and private capital for energy investment are up for grabs as developed countries like the United States and emerging economies like India get down to brass tacks on how they will hit their greenhouse gas emissions pledges and move their energy systems away from fossil fuels.

Four - fifths of the total energy - related CO2 emissions permissible by 2035 in the 450 Scenario are already «locked - in» by our existing capital stock (power plants, buildings, factories, etc.).

Pretty much across the board in energy - intensive consumer goods, it's easy to drop carbon emissions in half or three quarters — IF you put policies in place that count energy costs the same as capital costs.

Gates hammered on points reported here for many years: that without a big, and sustained, boost in spending on basic research and development on energy frontiers, the chances of triggering an energy revolution are nil; that while the private sector and venture capital investors are vital for transforming breakthroughs into marketable products or services, they will not invest in the long - haul inquiry that's required to generate game - changing breakthroughs; that a 1 or 2 percent tax on carbon - emitting fuels could generate a large, steady stream of money for invigorating the innovation pipeline; that a declining emissions cap and credit trading system --- if it could survive America's polarized politics --- would have to raise energy costs far beyond what would be politically tenable to generate a similar scale of transformational activity.

Formed in 2008 by CE2 Capital Partners and Energy Capital Partners, CE2 Carbon Capital, LLC is a company dedicated to building a portfolio of carbon offsets and other assets focused on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in North America.

The U.S. Climate Alliance is showing that reducing emissions and economic growth can happen together, and NY Green Bank's central effort in this regard to raise new capital will provide greater confidence to the marketplace, driving down costs for all while expanding New York's clean energy economy.»

And remember not only that this would contain just 20 percent of today's CO2 emissions but also this crucial difference: The oil industry has invested in its enormous infrastructure in order to make a profit, to sell its product on an energy - hungry market (at around $ 100 per barrel and 7.2 barrels per tonne that comes to about $ 700 per tonne)-- but (one way or another) the taxpayers of rich countries would have to pay for huge capital costs and significant operating burdens of any massive CCS.

While many electric utilities have built their capital intensive infrastructure around the availability of fossil energy to drive their generators, utilities have had the choice to lead the transition to a zero net emissions energy system via the use of renewable and nuclear energy to generate electricity.

A study of the US paper industry found that «an increase in the rate of capital turnover is the most important factor in permanently changing carbon emission profiles and energy efficiency» (Davidsdottir and Ruth, 2004).

GHG emissions mitigation policies induce increased innovation that can reduce the energy and capital intensity of industry.

Capital investment would be better used developing renewable energies such as solar and wind to cut emissions, she said.

Individual decisions about how to direct capital to various energy projects — related to the collection, conversion, transport and consumption of energy resources — combine to shape global patterns of energy use and related emissions for decades to come.

I've been following discussions of solar energy on - and - off for quite a while, and it has always seemed as if it would be quite a long time, even assuming an emissions trading scheme or carbon tax, before solar photovoltaics could be a cost - competitive source of electricity without special support such as capital subsidies or feed - in tariffs set above market prices.

# 38 Trade carbon for capital... «One of the most ambitious of the Kyoto Protocol's plans to help cut greenhouse gases was the Clean Development Mechanism, through which companies in the rich world could earn credit not for reducing their own emissions but for investing in energy efficient projects in the developing world.»

After setting strong standards in areas like carbon emissions, fuel economy, and renewable energy, California has seen an incredible influx of capital and brain power as top engineers and scientists flock to a state known as a hotbed of innovation.

The state of South Australia has a target to improve energy efficiency of government buildings by 30 % by 2020 and to achieve net - zero emissions by 2050, while establishing its capital Adelaide as the world's first carbon neutral city.

«Four - fifths of the total energy - related CO2 emissions permitted to 2035 in the 450 [ppm CO2] Scenario are already locked - in by existing capital stock, including power stations, buildings and factories.

* Meeting global load growth with decentralized energy can save $ 5 trillion of capital, lower the cost of incremental power by 35 - 40 percent, and reduce CO2 emissions by 50 percent versus the IEA central generation dominated reference case.