This call to move away from fossil fuels was emphatically stressed by a 2015 statement of Catholic Bishops from all continents, whom asked to «put an end to the fossil fuel era... and provide affordable, reliable and safe renewable
energy access for all»
It's a coherent and interesting program, and one that I think offers much to like, such as an emphasis on
energy access for the poor of the world.
In some places we celebrate a million, (see the Bangladesh Grameen Shakti solar program) but we're not figuring out how to get billions of dollars flowing to cost effective solutions that deliver
energy access for the poor.
SEforALL is a nonprofit organization, formed by the UN in 2011, working with governments, the private sector and civil society groups to accelerate faster, broader actions to ensure sustainable
energy access for marginalized populations around the world.
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The IEA's World Energy Outlook has been conducting analysis on
energy access for nearly two decades and will publish the new special report in October 2017.
Note that the October 2016 report «Beyond Coal,» from international poverty and development organizations, found the opposite to Peiser's claim, noting that while «the coal industry claims that expanding coal use is critical to fighting extreme poverty and improving
energy access for billions of people in developing countries.
This bill aims to promote first - time
energy access for 50...
Further, they identified opportunities to better deliver on the promise of expanding clean
energy access for all New Yorkers as the market moves forward during the implementation of this order and further Commission dockets.
Within the 2015 agreement, CAN calls for long term global goals of phasing out all fossil fuel emissions and to phase in a 100 % renewable energy future with sustainable
energy access for all, as early as possible, but not later than 2050.
The Paper therefore proposes that the organising principle of our effort should be the raising up of human dignity via three overarching objectives: ensuring
energy access for all; ensuring that we develop in a manner that does not undermine the essential functioning of the Earth system; ensuring that our societies are adequately equipped to withstand the risks and dangers that come from all the vagaries of climate, whatever their cause may be.
The World Bank's plan does lay out a caveat for «exceptional circumstances», saying that they will consider»... financing upstream gas in the poorest countries where there is a clear benefit in terms of
energy access for the poor and the project fits within the countries» Paris Agreement commitments.»
With this cost to human life in mind, along with instability in the international coal markets and the looming threat of climate disaster, the Commission has come out with a series of recommendations to move away from coal while simultaneously supporting strong economic growth and promoting
energy access for developing countries.
Natural gas, coal, and oil offer the most cost - effective way to expand
energy access for poor people #DivestmentTruth
This scenario includes having the best technology to perform, and using market mechanisms to achieve
energy access for everyone.
The paper calls for «human dignity» to serve as a necessary guiding principle of climate policy and outlines three central objectives consistent with this guiding principle: (1) ensuring
energy access for all, (2) developing clean and scalable energy technologies that are ultimately cost competitive with fossil fuels absent subsidy, and (3) building resilience to climate change.
The story of India shining got a rude shock... relying on highly inefficient power grids and dirty and expensive fossil fuels like coal has only lead to greater environmental risks and poor
energy access for millions of Indians... Another way is possible... It's time to invest in energy efficiency and decentralized renewable energy for all.
Financing for energy access increased somewhat over previous years, with 13 percent of energy financing in FY 2014 going to projects that target increased
energy access for the poor.
A 2011 Oil Change study that found that of all fossil fuel projects the World Bank supported, none provided
energy access for the poor.
gives each of the four banks reviewed — the World Bank Group, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the African Development Bank — a failing grade of «F» for their efforts to promote
energy access for the poor, for the period 2011 to 2013.
With the exception of the African Development Bank, which targeted access in 38 percent of its energy financing, the banks» overall energy portfolios failed to prioritize
energy access for the poor.
This activity report presents the outcomes of the workshop on «Sustainable
Energy Access for Rural areas» on 22 September 2016, within the context of the 7th Beirut Energy Forum, held on 21 — 23 September 2016.
The report makes three main recommendations: 1) the banks should increase their energy access financing to 50 percent of their energy portfolios; 2) the banks should increase off - grid and mini-grid investments to 64 percent of energy access investments; and 3) the banks should establish clear definitions and criteria for what count as «energy access» and measure project outcomes to determine whether they have succeeded in providing
energy access for the poor.
The banks are neither putting significant proportions of their energy portfolios towards
energy access for the poor, nor are they investing substantially in distributed clean energy solutions, despite the important role these technologies can play in delivering energy access.
At the same time, less than 10 percent of its energy portfolio went to promote
energy access for the poor.
«Sierra Club India:
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Point five addresses bringing people out of poverty and calls for putting «an end to the fossil fuel era, phasing out fossil fuel emissions, including emissions from military aviation and shipping and providing affordable, reliable and safe renewable
energy access for all.»
So, what do the «scientists» say about their proposal to phase out fossil fuel emissions and provide affordable renewable
energy access for all?
Not exact matches
She traveled to North Dakota
for the protests over the Dakota
Access Pipeline and covered Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, reporting on the damage they caused as well as the
energy and utility shortages that resulted.
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control added six individuals and 10 companies and other entities to its sanctions list, saying they have helped people previously penalized
for North Korea's weapons development, facilitated North Korea's
energy sector and enabled entities to bypass sanctions to get
access to the U.S. and international financial system.
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Stonehenge Metals has entered into an agreement to acquire a Protean
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Dakota
Access, a subsidiary of
Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the pipeline, responded to Business Insider's request
for comment last fall in an email, saying: «Crude pipelines in the country have a very specific review and approval process that must be followed.
Companies can use a public - sector buyer as a reference
for other potential clients to help drive export sales and gain
access to financing, particularly in life sciences, manufacturing and
energy.
Since 2010, Gates has been an advocate
for doubling or trebling the amount of clean
energy R&D to meet both the challenges of providing
energy access to over 1 billion people, and to reduce carbon emissions over the long term.
As Tesla's market cap rises, the company will be able to
access larger amounts of capital to fund its Musk - sized (that's massive
for the unfamiliar) ambitions of becoming an
energy sustainability company that makes and sells electric vehicles, heavy duty trucks,
energy storage products, and solar.
Pitch: «Orora Global is a
for - profit social enterprise with a simple mission to end
energy poverty: to provide
access to affordable, reliable, and clean
energy solutions to rural households and urban slums in developing countries.
He also wants a ban on ballistic missile testing and unlimited
access for atomic
energy inspectors to any military site.
We also saw a nod to the government's push to grant Canadian resources greater market
access: «Canada's
energy reserves are vast — sufficient to fuel our growing economy and supply international customers
for generations to come.
Trump signed executive memos that will make it easier
for TransCanada to construct the Keystone XL pipeline and
for Energy Transfer Partners to build the final uncompleted portion of the Dakota
Access pipeline.
Energy Transfer Equity, an affiliate of Dakota
Access Pipeline - builder
Energy Transfer Partners, decided to walk away from its offer
for Williams in June.
When you turn off
access to glucose, a primary fuel source derived from eating carbohydrates, the body taps into its own fat stores
for energy.
«If we cut off our
access to capital markets
for our
energy sector, it will have a very significant impact on prosperity in this province.»
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Led by the Ministry of
Energy and MaRS Discovery District, a working group was formed with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and representatives from the energy sector to adopt and implement the «Green Button data standard» — a common format for customers to securely access their data from their electric util
Energy and MaRS Discovery District, a working group was formed with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and representatives from the
energy sector to adopt and implement the «Green Button data standard» — a common format for customers to securely access their data from their electric util
energy sector to adopt and implement the «Green Button data standard» — a common format
for customers to securely
access their data from their electric utilities.