Sentences with phrase «expanding fossil fuel production»

He supports offshore oil drilling as a way of expanding fossil fuel production.

In plain terms, we are choosing to penalize our own energy industry with severe financial measures, when other jurisdictions like the U.S. are slashing taxes and red tape, rejecting carbon taxes, and calling for expanded fossil fuel production due to growing global demand.

There's no credible pathway to achieving the Paris goals if Canada expands fossil fuel production to the levels that are forecasted.

«Even today, with the global warming danger level at a critical phase, Defendants continue to engage in massive fossil fuel production and execute long - term business plans to continue and even expand their fossil fuel production for decades into the future.»

As Congressional Republicans draft a tax bill that could open a portion of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife to drilling, the Trump administration is moving to aggressively expand fossil fuel production elsewhere in the state.

Not exact matches

But as human population expands and subsistence farming gives way to mechanized agriculture, food production has become reliant on fossil fuel and fertilizers to increase yield from rapidly shrinking farmland.

There is also potential for a virtuous cycle: expanding solar energy production could reduce reliance on fossil fuels, thus cutting down on the very emissions that hamper solar power production, Li said.

Michael Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School, said he's also expecting to see «a lot more litigation about fossil fuel extraction, especially on federal lands and waters,» as the Trump administration seeks to expand domestic energy production.

Immediately repeal existing tax breaks for fossil fuel exploration and production, and halt efforts to extend and expand tax credits for unconventional fossil fuel production technologies, like carbon capture and storage and enhanced oil recovery.

About seven - in - ten (73 %) of those ages 18 to 49 say developing alternative sources of energy should be the more important priority, while 22 % say expanding production of fossil fuels should be the more important priority.

About eight - in - ten (81 %) Democrats and independents who lean to the Democratic Party favor developing alternative sources instead of expanding production from fossil fuel sources.

Among moderate and liberal Republicans and Republican leaners — who account for 36 % of all Republicans and Republican leaners sampled — 65 % prioritize developing alternative energy sources, compared with fewer (28 %) who prioritize expanding production from fossil fuel sources.

Among those 50 and older, 55 % say alternative energy development is more important, while 34 % say it's more important to expand production of fossil fuel energy sources.

But a new Pew Research Center survey finds that 65 % of Americans give priority to developing alternative energy sources, compared with 27 % who would emphasize expanded production of fossil fuel sources.

Rather than finding ways to curtail fossil fuel production in line with the demands of climate science, the U.S. federal government, under President Obama's «All of the Above» energy strategy, is currently channeling more than $ 5 billion each year in exploration subsidies to actually expand proven reserves, leading to the discovery of fossil fuels that we know we should never burn.

Even as the Administration plans to massively expand dirty energy production, it's budget hamstrings our ability to respond to the spills, disasters, and health and environmental impacts that accompany fossil fuel extraction.

With or without the embattled production tax credit (PTC)-- which is currently allowing American wind producers to compete with fossil fuels and expand their market share — wind power will be integral to the world's future energy mix.

If the poorer nations are forced to accelerate the burning of fossil fuels, to feed and house and employ their expanding populations, then their carbon dioxide production will soon dwarf that of the rich industrialized countries.

The organization — Young Conservatives for Energy Reform, or YCER — joins a small but growing number of like - minded groups and individuals who hope to revive a voice that has been lost in the Republican Party, one that's focused on curbing, not expanding, fossil fuel production.

While ostensibly acknowledging the threat represented by unabated reliance on fossil fuels, they nevertheless continue to engage in business practices that will lead to their expanded production and use for decades to come.