Sentences with phrase «for decarbonisation»

Comprehensive Policy Package for Decarbonisation of the Estonian Electricity Production by 2050.

Germany was all for decarbonisation to save the planet..

Much has been made of the need for a decarbonisation target, a measure that, if included in the Energy Bill, would drive investment to slash the carbon intensity of UK electricity production by 2030, bringing with it huge jobs and growth benefits to many corners of the UK.

The party's leadership had endorsed its support for a decarbonisation target during last autumn's Brighton conference.

To meet the government's own objectives for decarbonisation we will need to progress these very quickly, while simultaneously planning for an ambitious construction programme of further CCS plants.»

We will legislate for a decarbonisation target for 2030 and unlock billions of pounds in new investment in renewables, nuclear and clean gas and coal technology.

Yeo is addressing the main governmental argument against his call for a decarbonisation target (that it would knock investor confidence).

The government should be legislating now in the Energy Bill for a decarbonisation target for 2030 in order to give a framework for those seeking to invest in renewable, nuclear, and clean gas and coal technology.

Not exact matches

Public Accounts Committee warns government has «major gap» in its decarbonisation plans without more support for CCS

With growing concerns around the known and unknown consequences of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change on natural systems, food producers are experiencing greater consumer demand for environmental and social credentials as well as various decarbonisation initiatives from governments.

In June 2013, Conservative MP Tim Yeo and Barry Gardiner jointly tabled an amendment to the UK Energy Bill which proposed establishing by 2014 a decarbonisation target for the UK's electricity generating sector, to be achieved by 2030.

Yeo is not surprised the chancellor's deal with the Lib Dems did not feature the decarbonisation target he and his energy and climate change committee has called for.

He has more sympathy with the Lib Dems, who voted for the inclusion of a decarbonisation target for 2030 in their autumn conference last year but were then confronted with the coalition's compromise only a couple of months later.

A «wholesale transformation of the energy system» is required, the report says, and given the scale and complexity of the change a decarbonisation target should be included in the energy bill to provide a policy commitment for the investors who will need to provide the capital for the development of new technologies.

«I call on every Lib Dem who supports a low carbon future to join Labour, businesses and environmental groups and vote for a 2030 decarbonisation target,» he said.

In a letter to Davey sent in February he argued: «Early decarbonisation is economically sensible compared to the alternative of a dash for gas through the 2020s.»

In return the government deal has seen the Lib Dems abandon their party policy to secure a decarbonisation target for 2030.

Instead of a target, the energy bill includes a clause that would require the government to make a decision on whether or not to set a decarbonisation target in 2016 at the same time as binding emission targets are set for 2030 through the next carbon budget.

Adding a decarbonisation target would clearly be good for growth, jobs and household energy bills.

So we have also committed to set a 2030 power sector decarbonisation target; hold to the system of contract for difference in the energy bill; create an Energy Security Board with responsibility for identifying our energy needs and providing a clear framework to deliver this; and give the Green Investment Bank borrowing powers to support investment.»

«We haven't got the arrangements in place to drive electricity decarbonisation, and that's what we're looking for.»

«The criteria for judging INDCs is their capacity to unleash the deep decarbonisation of the energy sector by 2050.

in his predictions of population growth leading to economic collapse, so rapid decarbonisation need not ruin our economies, and for much the same reason: technological change.

Promising signs of decarbonisation in our economies may be too late for any effect on some of these tragic events, but the discovery of new fossil fuel antics and continued extraction can only worsen this Critical Decade's chances of success.

Given the depth of decarbonisation required for a low - carbon future and the central role that businesses will need to play, strengthening complementary measures that target business engagement can increase emissions mitigation.

Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Masagos Zulkifli, said that it makes business sense for companies to start pricing the cost of emissions into operations given the growing trend towards decarbonisation of the economy.

Responding to the UN Secretary General's continued call for the private sector to take a more active role in the world decarbonisation process, global business leaders will gather at the Business & Climate Summit in Paris on May 20th — 21st.

The report explores potential options for building on existing policy frameworks at the federal and provincial levels related to electric vehicles, and highlights opportunities to optimize their potential to contribute to decarbonisation efforts.

My focus has been on recent global climate change and I have not thought much about the damage function, decarbonisation rate, and expectations for proposed solutions, which I'm happy to leave to others.

When the 2020 package was launched in 2008 the EU was pioneering the governance arrangements necessary for delivering mid-century economic decarbonisation.

Besides looking at price spikes, the book examines other ways regulators can cope with the huge uncertainty of decarbonisation pathways and policies, including capacity mechanisms that pay for maintaining adequate generation to meet politically set reliability standards.

It is also closer in line with the goals of the EU, such as cutting carbon emissions by at least 20 % by 2020 and by 80 - 95 % by 2050, and the agreed «no regrets options» for the long term decarbonisation of the energy sector: more efficiency, more renewables, and more and smarter grids.

Commendably, the country is making polluters pay by using a CO2 tax for financing decarbonisation efforts in space heating.

For example it will require a total decarbonisation of energy supply (100 % renewables, with supporting technologies and move from gas to electricity).

It's inconceivable you can hold those two things in your mind at the same time: [that] you're really going flat out for rapid decarbonisation and perfectly reconciled to expansion of aviation.

The BLUE Map scenario is very challenging for the transport sector and requires significant decarbonisation of transport, which is likely to be costly in a sector dominated by oil products and the internal combustion engine.

Denmark is moving convincingly on decarbonisation IEA's energy policy review focuses on challenges and opportunities from the growing share of wind power for the Danish electricity and heating sectors 27 November 2017

The total value of green bonds worldwide may be valued at $ 900 billion but with banks in the UK alone still making billions of pounds of loans to fossil fuel companies each year ROB MACQUARIE argues it's time for the Bank of England to take an active role in decarbonisation

My «solution aversion» is partly based on this damage that would likely occur if John's solution (you asked what it was: its decarbonisation) were implemented and for this reason my response is considered to be on topic.

Others will make the case for reducing the fossil fuel exposure of investment portfolios by decarbonisation.

The 2030 decarbonisation target was high on the list of priorities for 44 %.

These two Directives combined set binding targets for 10 % renewable energy in transport fuel by 2020 and the decarbonisation of transport fuels by 6 % by 2020.

+1 The rest of the climate change debate seems to me to be academic, with a cure (decarbonisation) looking for a problem.

The electricity sector is undergoing change at an unprecedented pace with the growth in distributed generation enhancing trends in decentralisation and decarbonisation, opening new opportunities and challenges for countries to balance the energy trilemma.

While many challenges remain, it is difficult not to be optimistic about the potential for change that has been opened by decarbonisation, decentralisation and digitalisation in an overall context of electrification of final demand as outlined in the latest energy scenarios published by the Council.

Hence the need for a fallback position — an environmental theory which would justify the massively expensive and disruptive ongoing decarbonisation programme so assiduously championed by politicians, scientists, green campaigners and anyone making money out of the renewables business.

If the sector were to adopt hydrogen or other synthetic fuels, it would need to rely heavily on the decarbonisation of the energy input required for fuel production to ensure it can deliver absolute reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Trump's presidency has been famed for its attitude towards renewable energy and decarbonisation.

• Energy and Climate Change, Marco Baroni, Senior Energy Analyst, IEA • Coming challenges for Europe in meeting decarbonisation objectives, Geoff Blanford, Program Manager, EPRI and Ifo Institute • Resource adequacy forecasts to 2030 under different scenarios, Jean Verseille, Board member, ENTSO - E • Power plant retirements and mothballing, Tomas Björnsson, Head of Business Strategy, Vattenfall

These scenarios do not reflect the huge potential for reducing fossil fuel demand in accordance with decarbonisation pathways.