Sentences with phrase «fossil fuels increases»

The upshot is that the cost of producing electricity from fossil fuels increases, while the cost for producing electricity from renewables goes down.

I do think there is large consnsus that burning fossil fuels increases greenhouse gases, and that this increase has led to temperature rise lately — I even think a big majority would agree that it is mostly due to greenhouse gas increases.

If we can say that increasing costs of fossil fuels «reduces the cost» of renewables, then we can say that decreasing costs of fossil fuels increases the cost of renewables.

For instance, if we divide the respondents into «sceptics» and «warmists» on the basis of their assent to / dissent from the statement, «I believe that burning fossil fuels increases atmospheric temperature to some measurable degree», and then compare those groups» assent to / dissent from popular conspiracy theories, we get the following result:

The upward slant reflects the increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as forests decrease and the burning of fossil fuels increases.

And as the price of fossil fuels increases, solar power will become more cost effective relative to traditional sources of energy.

Exponential atmospheric CO2 growth rate will most likely not increase beyond the recent ~ 0.5 % per year, when population growth rate is expected to decrease to less than one - third of the recent past rate, even if per capita use of fossil fuels increases by 50 % by 2100.

That's why burning fossil fuels increases atmospheric CO2, while burning crop - based biofuels does not — biofuel carbon was in the atmosphere the previous year.

But it is also clear that, absent a price on carbon emissions, as the price of energy rises, the amount of economically extractable fossil fuels increases, including unconventional fossil fuels.

some of them will assuredly become more economically viable as the price of fossil fuels increases.

Burning fossil fuels increases aerosol concentrations in the atmosphere.

Ask any kid that takes a science course, burning fossil fuels increases our immediate danger.

The missing panel, titled «Changing Climate,» states that «Volcanic eruptions and burning fossil fuels increase the amount of carbon dioxide and other heat - trapping gases in the atmosphere.

check Fossil fuels increasing CO2?

well his two base assumptions; price of fossil fuels increase making RE more competitive and then a price on emissions of CO2 rising the cost of non RE even more.

Not exact matches

Third, governments worldwide forged an historic climate agreement in Paris that will drive the global phase - out of fossil fuel generation over decades — and increase the demand for the technologies that can replace it.

Cherny says the Redwood fund, which lets investors avoid fossil fuel and firearm companies, has seen a 468 percent increase in customers since the election.

While both provinces have set laudable targets for increasing the share of renewable power on their grids over the coming decades, they're still burning fossil fuels for power.

That means making sure prices cover not only the direct costs of supplying energy but also the environmental externalities associated with production and use of fossil fuels — the waste water (which increases a variety of risks), and the broader side effects from vehicle use — congested roads, traffic deaths, and so on.

While this company's bond did not directly invest in increasing fossil fuel output, refineries are still processing fossil fuels and any investment in making refineries more efficient, as this bond is aiming to, will likely extend plant operating lifetimes and therefore indirectly increase emissions over time.

If you want people to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels, you have to increase their price.

Energy prices, in particular, have risen sharply: Japan buys virtually all of its oil and gas abroad, and the post-Fukushima shutdown of the country's nuclear industry has further increased the need for fossil fuels.

But what does the future look like for fossil fuels in a world where there is increasing pressure to keep them in the ground?

And if that's the case it makes little economic or ecological sense to spend billions of dollars building new fossil fuel infrastructure and increasing capacity, particularly when that infrastructure has a working life span and expected financial return that well exceeds thirty years.

Due to the increasing cost of fossil fuels we are no longer able to provide coal on a per transgression basis.

For example, who really notices that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by 25 per cent since the middle of the nineteenth century (as a result of the burning of fossil fuels, along with destruction of rainforests)?

By employing fossil fuels to replace human labor, on the one hand, and by having each person perform limited repetitive operations, on the other, total production could be greatly increased.

This offers some hope for future generations who will have to consider carefully the means by which energy is supplied as fossil fuels begin to diminish but the demands for energy increase.

The combustion of fossil fuel that increases carbon dioxide by 0.7 per cent per year decreases the oxygen by only 0.001 per cent per year (Ehrlich, Ehrlich & Holdren 1977, p. 79).

Why does the carbon dioxide increase as a result of the burning of fossil fuels, yet the oxygen which is used up in this burning is not significantly depleted?

Increases in the price of fossil fuels since 1979 have meant that less has been burned and less carbon dioxide has been added to the atmosphere.

The transition to an ecologically sustainable society requires reduced consumption of goods, the efficient recycling of materials, a move away from the use of fossil fuels to the use of renewable sources of energy, zero global population growth, a reduced standard of living for the rich, an increased standard of living for the poor and an appeal to quality of life instead of materialism.

However, it began a new phase of environmental deterioration with its great and increasing dependence upon non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels and on renewable resources such as timber and food.

Small increases per person can have an enormous effect when multiplied by huge numbers of people, as for example in China and India, if, as they propose, they increase their use of fossil fuels in the near future.

Our research focuses on biologically - based mechanisms to reduce pest issues, soil erosion, fossil fuel use, and greenhouse gas emissions; increase nutrient and water use efficiencies; improve pollinator activity and food security; and apply a systems approach to soil, crop, animal, human and planetary health.

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.

Released to the public in June 2017, the latest corrugated industry life cycle assessment (LCA) confirms continued environmental progress through increased efficiencies in mill energy systems, increased use of low - impact fossil fuels, and increased recovery for recycling.

Consumer products companies interested in increasing the sustainability of their beverages and using less fossil fuel for shipping will want to consider adding this powder - filled beverage option.

While Costa Rican legislators have recently approved a law to increase the sales of electric cars, exempting them from all taxes, which will eventually help to reduce CO2 pollution and fossil fuel consumption, it will not ameliorate the situation of overcrowded and underfunded public roads that make Costa Rica one of the top 10 worst countries to drive in.

Made up of experts form the investment, energy, environmental and legal industries, the panel will advise DiNapoli on ways the state's more than $ 200 billion pension system can reduce its investments in fossil fuel companies while increasing investments in clean energy.

We need a # 110bn investment in our energy infrastructure, and a failure to invest now will lead to an increased dependence on imported fossil fuels, which are subject to volatile price spikes and security of supply issues.

«This reckless move, driven by ideology not evidence, risks locking the UK into an expensive polluting fossil fuel future — increasing our exposure to volatile gas prices and forcing controversial fracking developments onto communities before the full impact is understood.

Environmentalists hoping the state will reject the Constitution argue any decision could also affect the others, at least two of which would be longer and lead to a more dramatic increase in the region's fossil - fuel consumption.

State officials argued that nuclear plant closures would prompt an increase in fossil fuel generation, in conflict with Cuomo's goal to reduce carbon emmissions 40 percent by 2030.

Proponents argue it would boost New York's natural gas supply to help keep energy costs down while creating jobs and generating tax revenue, while opponents, who rallied this month ahead of the decision, say it would increase fossil - fuel use, harm sensitive ecosystems and put the state at inordinate risk of dangerous methane leaks.

Beauchamp, whose group helped organize that event, said to achieve Cuomo's stated goals to increase renewable energy and reduce emissions, the state needs to say no to fossil fuels.

Howie Hawkins Is Running for Governor to «Demand More» Wants NY to Commit to 100 % Clean Energy by 2030, Halt Fossil Fuels, Jobs Urges Increase in State Revenue Sharing to Lower Property Tax

Many of the same warnings Mario Cuomo heard in the 1980s about Shoreham are the same ones his son hears today from supporters of Indian Point: Closing a nuclear plant will result in blackouts, a less reliable electric grid and increased air pollution as fossil fuels are burned to replace the lost emissions - free nuclear power; customers could face higher bills; more than 1,000 jobs will be lost, and tax revenue for schools and towns will dissipate.

However, at least two of the state's nuclear reactors are in danger of closing within the next few years and would significantly increase air pollution because they would be replaced by fossil - fuel burning power plants in the near future.

With EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt determined to use the EPA to increase fossil fuel use, we need our representative to fight hard against climate change deniers.