Sentences with phrase «from fossil fuels»

During the last century or so, over half of the CO2 emissions from fossil fuel burning, industry, and deforestation have been absorbed by natural sinks such as the forests and oceans.

As the electricity sector becomes cleaner through increased use of renewables and smart grid technologies, it provides a pathway to transition from fossil fuel use to electricity in new buildings.

But in today's world, the greatly increased partial pressure of CO2 from fossil fuel emissions causes a flux of CO2 from the atmosphere to the oceans.

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning and cement production grew 2.3 per cent in 2013.

By shifting public support away from the fossil fuel industry, we can break the hold that they have on our economy and our governments, while making way for a just transition.

Although carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion is the primary cause of global warming, other human activities and greenhouse gases are also central to the climate story.

Soon received no government research grants, awarded in tough peer - reviewed competitions, but relied almost entirely on money from fossil fuel companies.

Instead, these price dynamics are bad news for many because they suggest the program may fail to spark a significant transformation of the economy away from fossil fuel use.

His amendment states not only that scientists agree that climate change is real and human - caused, but that society needs to shift from fossil fuels toward cleaner energy.

The group has a long history of receiving funding from fossil fuel interests and advocating on their behalf.

The report is required to include the percentage net peak load energy from fossil fuel generation and the commission's efforts to reduce it.

All of these downsides are why we seem to be living in a transition point away from fossil fuels in general, but especially for transportation.

And there are much more efficient and effective ways to reduce real pollution from fossil fuel use.

A similar analysis shows that atmospheric carbon is increasingly derived from fossil fuel sources.

These guys get tons of money from the fossil fuel industry, and then they lead their party off the deep end.

The island gets the bulk of its electricity from fossil fuel power plants that have to ship in coal, oil, and natural gas from off the island at high cost.

Or can we just «not use» electricity that we can't consume and continue to generate electricity from fossil fuel (methane) to fill the gaps?

Since the majority of utility - supplied electricity comes from fossil fuel sources and is by no means «carbon neutral» your strategy needs to include a source of renewable energy.

• Advances ambitious, protective and science - based campaigns to ban fracking, keep fossil fuels in the ground, and speed the transition away from all fossil fuel production and use.

His talk on transitioning the global economy from fossil fuels to renewable energy highlighted in particular the fast - growing contributions of wind and solar power worldwide.

More than anything that will decide how easy it is to transition away from fossil fuels for transportation.

At the time, two major uncertainties plagued climate science: how much of the CO2 in the air came from fossil fuels as opposed to deforestation?

Once electricity is on the grid, it's impossible to distinguish electrons produced from fossil fuels and those produced from solar or wind.

But in short, there are six things nearly anyone can do to support the transition to a future free from fossil fuels.

In the past, the bulk of this extra energy came from fossil fuel plants that were fired up and down with demand.

The majority of clothing produced today is made from synthetic fabrics like polyester which is made from fossil fuel chemicals.

The Danish Government recently presented a strategy on how to achieve independence from fossil fuels by 2050.

They are emitted from fossil fuel combustion and a range of industrial and agricultural processes.

We want to do our part to reduce our carbon emissions from fossil fuel consumption in order to help prevent the worst effects of climate change.

That's the rate that people are releasing carbon to the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation today.

They've received more than US$ 82 million in campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry and its partners.

A long - term global energy - economic model of carbon dioxide release from fossil fuel use.

Together with impending climate change from fossil fuel emissions, the water crises impose some life - or - death decisions on us all.

However, the additional energy used to produce more goods still comes primarily from fossil fuels.

Funding low carbon energy systems and helping developing countries move from fossil fuel based economies is one of the main challenges facing efforts to tackle climate change.

Global energy markets are rapidly turning away from fossil fuels towards wind and other competitively priced renewable sources.