It also means putting a stop to the dash
for unconventional fossil fuels like shale gas that we are witnessing around the world.
The fee
for unconventional fossil fuels, such as oil from tar sands and gas from hydrofracking, should include carbon released in mining and refining processes, e.g., methane leakage in hydrofracking [245]--[249].
This dash
for unconventional fossil fuels is taking place at the expense of the interests of local communities, workers and the environment.
The fee
for unconventional fossil fuels, such as oil from tar sands and gas from hydrofracking, should include carbon released in mining and refining processes, e.g., methane leakage in hydrofracking [245]--[249].
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.
Not exact matches
Regardless of how we feel about
unconventional fossil fuels (
for example, shale gas), we need chemists to inform decisions around their extraction and use.
In this landmark report, PCI
Fossil Fuel Fellow David Hughes takes a far - ranging and painstakingly researched look at the prospects
for various
unconventional fuels to provide energy abundance
for the United States in the 21st Century.
What we're trying to do is send a message to stop exploitation of
unconventional fossil fuels — which extends to new aggressive coal mining, and also to fracking the planet
for shale gas.
It would make it much harder
for countries to ban or impose strong regulations on fracking
for shale gas and other
unconventional fossil fuels,
for fear of having to pay millions in compensation: http://www.foeeurope.org/no-fracking-way-report-060314
That allows
for 100 % more CO2 from
unconventional, improbable, deranged, found by chance, and / or extracted by technology
fossil fuel sources.
Absent some crash programs
for renewables (or temporary reprieve via
unconventional fossil fuels), civilization must get by on a small fraction of the energy it now uses (and in far less convenient forms).
Contributions are sought on (1) what
unconventional sources mean
for the theory of peak oil; (2) what an explosion of new
fossil fuel emissions might mean
for global climate change; and (3) what geological, economic, or policy forces might limit
fossil fuel production.
I had a chance to speak with Hansen in the midst of the action, and he took a moment to explain why tar sands represent «a critical juncture»
for our future, why
unconventional fossil fuels are so dangerous, and how our politics could feasibly fight climate change.
No, he seems to mean that if we allow the Keystone XL to set a precedent — that we aim aim to develop dirtier, more expensive,
unconventional fossil fuels instead of renewable sources — then it will be game over
for the climate system as we know it.
It warns that the targets will remain far out of reach so long with continued exploitation of
fossil fuels, such as coal burning
for electricity and continued exploitation of
unconventional oil and gas.