Sentences with phrase «emission from electricity generation»

(Interesting side note, this rate and also the absolute CO2 emission from electricity generation in NY state has declined substantially over the past 30 years — mostly due to a shift from coal to natural gas.)

Automobiles will by then almost certainly be battery powered, and we have the technology now to eliminate most emission from electricity generation and heating.

The contribution to national GHG emissions from electricity generation in Canada is about a third of what it is in the US.

Designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation, the CPF first appeared in George Osborne's budget speech in March 2011.

Designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation, the carbon price floor (CPF) first appeared in George Osborne's budget speech in March 2011.

That is roughly 70 times the U.S.'s total carbon emissions from electricity generation in 2009.

«This means that the mere existence of storage technology, which benefits both renewable and fossil fuel power generation, doesn't necessarily lead to lower carbon emissions from electricity generation.»

Emissions across nearly all sectors grew in 2013, with increased GHG emissions from electricity generation, more vehicle miles traveled on the nation's roadways and greater industrial production, according to the EPA.

I myself have been accused of being a paid shill for the coal industry, because I argued that rapidly deploying solar and wind energy technologies, along with efficiency and smart grid technologies, is a much faster and much more cost effective way of reducing GHG emissions from electricity generation than building new nuclear power plants.

> I think that your comments have a bit of «begging the question» about them, in suggesting that the necessity of expanding nuclear power to reduce GHG emissions from electricity generation is an established fact, upon which any «debate» about addressing AGW must be based — rather than an unproven assertion to be argued.

Whatever else may be said about nuclear, it is not a «short term» solution for reducing GHG emissions from electricity generation.

But, as the Keeling Curve shows, these processes are not capable of keeping up with fossil fuel emissions from the electricity generation and transportation sectors.

In 2013, CO2 emissions from electricity generation accounted for 38 % of the total energy - related CO2 emitted.

Again you didn't quote what you are referring to, nor explain how it is relevant to the discussion about what is the least cost and fastest way to reduce global GHG emissions from electricity generation.

A series of executive orders signed by President Trump aim to roll back Obama - era climate policies, such as the Clean Power Plan that hoped to reduce emissions from electricity generation.

All inherently acknowledge that growing U.S. oil and gas production can continue benefiting American consumers, businesses and manufacturers with affordable, reliable energy that supports economic growth and strengthens U.S. security — while playing the major role in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation fall to their lowest levels in nearly 30 years.

Research by Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) as part of a Finnish Solar Revolution project shows that India, with its abundance of renewable resources, principally solar, can avoid the path of western countries where increasing living standards have been coupled with heavy emissions from electricity generation and industry.

The council would phase out much of the Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory authority over greenhouse gases and would outright repeal President Obama's Clean Power Plan to cut emissions from electricity generation.

EIA reports that CO2 emissions from electricity generation were the lowest since 1993:

It's true: Reductions of U.S. CO2 emissions from electricity generation are well on their way to surpassing EPA's estimate that CPP would lower CO2 emissions 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.

Important is the longer - term decline in CO2 emissions from electricity generation, which EIA says have declined 17 percent since 2000 and are at their lowest level in nearly 30 years:

[1] Creating solar power by converting sunlight into electricity would lower emissions from electricity generation and decrease long - term energy costs.

The Northeast must decrease electric consumption 36 % by 2030 to reduce emissions from electricity generation and offset additional demand from EVs and heat pumps.

And on this metric, California has done poorly: California's in - state emissions from electricity generation rose from 33 to 44 million metric tonnes of carbon emissions between 2011 and 2015.

Emissions from electricity generation are attributed to the sectors where electricity is used — residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) tells us that in 2016, carbon emissions from electricity generation were at their lowest point in nearly 30 years; this is due largely to greater use of natural gas

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from electricity generation totaled 1,925 million metric tons in 2015, the lowest since 1993 and 21 % below their 2005 level.

The combination of industry standards, best practices and effective state and federal regulation is protecting communities and the environment — while making available increasing volumes of cleaner - burning natural gas that is allowing the U.S. to lead the world in reducing carbon emissions from electricity generation.

• Denmark: wind 19 % (2009); highest electricity prices in Europe, CO2 emissions from electricity generation are nine times higher than France's and near the highest in Europe.

As an example I gave the case of Denmark where although having the highest wind energy proportion of electricity generation in the world, the consumption within Denmark is much less than is generated; Denmark has the highest cost electricity in Europe and near the highest CO2 emissions from electricity generation in Europe.

The main opportunities for mitigating GHG emissions associated with rail transport are improving aerodynamics, reduction of train weight, introducing regenerative braking and on - board energy storage and, of course, mitigating the GHG emissions from electricity generation.

Policies to promote energy efficiency could clearly make a large contribution to reducing CO2 emissions from electricity generation.

And there are many more studies showing how ineffective and costly is wind at reducing CO2 emissions from the electricity generation.

It is important to remember that this only covers emissions from electricity generation.

Banning new coal - fired power plants — Coal accounts for over 70 percent of the CO2 emissions from electricity generation.

Yes the Australia's media does focus on emissions from electricity generation and ignores the other CO2 contributors.

The rule will mainly affect coal - fired power plants, with the goal of cutting emissions from electricity generation 30 % below 2005 levels by 2030.

National Overview Emissions from electricity generation made up just 11 % of Canada's total in 2014.

The Australian government has announced that greenhouse gas emissions fell 0.2 per cent in 2012, mostly due to lower greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity generation sector, despite growth in real GDP of 3.4 per cent over the same period.

For example, if nuclear power had not been blocked by the greenies, Eco NGOs, «Progressives» in 1993, Australia's CO2 emissions from electricity generation could be half what they are now.

The first shows how emissions from electricity generation in Australia were decreasing, and decreasing especially steeply while the carbon tax was in place, and have increased since.

New government data shows that carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation are at their lowest levels in nearly 30 years, and natural gas is the key reason why.

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that U.S. CO2 emissions from electricity generation were 24.6 percent lower than 2005 levels in 2016 and are projected to be 26 percent lower than 2005 by this year's end.

The bill would apply to emissions from the electricity generation, petroleum refining, industrial and commercial economic sectors, which together account for 85 percent of overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

As the ICF report shows, natural gas is a significant engine of economic growth — as well as the main reason U.S. carbon emissions from electricity generation are near 30 - year lows.

On the environment, increased use of cleaner - burning natural gas is main reason U.S. carbon emissions from electricity generation are lower than they've been in more than 20 years, a trend President Obama acknowledged last week.

Choosing a electric vehicle instead of the gasoline version for this analysis reduces global warming emissions from 20 to over 80 percent, depending on the emissions from electricity generation.

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) in the draft 2011 South Australian Supply and Demand Outlook report showed that emissions from electricity generation in SA declined by about 20 % over the same period as generation by wind farms increased from near zero to 20 % of total generation.

Officials cite environmental and climate concerns, but studies show safe hydraulic fracturing doesn't threaten drinking water supplies, and cleaner - burning natural gas is the leading reason U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation are at their lowest levels in nearly 30 years.

No doubt the initial emissions allocations will be extremely generous, and we won't see emissions from electricity generation stabilise until 2015 - 2020.