Sentences with phrase «from reliance on coal»

China's voluntary plan to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions does allow emissions to rise until 2030, but it also moves the country away from reliance on coal, and the tangible results have been the cancellation of over 100 new coal - fired plants.

China's environment and people are suffering from the reliance on coal.

Not exact matches

12) Coal fired power stations should be encouraged to be built to reduce our reliance on gas imports from dubious sources.

The introduction of the carbon tax, along with Australia's target of generating 41,000 gigawatt hours of renewable energy a year by 2020, up from 21,000 in 2013, has helped increase renewable energy use and reduce the country's heavy reliance on coal, Dargaville says.

By comparison, scenarios for fossil fuel emissions for the 21st century range from about 600 billion tons (if we can keep total global emissions at current levels) to over 2500 billion tons if the world increases its reliance on combustion of coal as economic growth and population increase dramatically.

China's shift toward alternative fuels in order to cut its reliance on imported oil is creating large opportunities, notably in natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and in the conversion of coal to ethanol, according to a new report from Lux Research.

There are also entrenched interests who have a lot to gain from increased reliance on coal.

The biggest challenge for both will be to find affordable ways to shift from continued reliance on the most entrenched, but polluting, fossil fuel — coal.

Although in and of itself, as Revkin points out, this won't really reduce greenhouse gas emissions as long as so much of our electricity is generated by burning coal, it is at least a doable step in the right direction that reduces our reliance on oil from antagonistic regimes.

Since 2008, Southern has cut its reliance on coal in half, from 69 percent to 36 percent of its generating capacity.

Reduce dependency on (imported) fossil fuels (balance of payments, reliance on potentially unfriendly or unstable nations as suppliers, high cost at the pump, all problems as seen from US viewpoint): — encourage nuclear power generation (cut red tape)-- encourage energy savings and improved efficiency projects (tax breaks)-- encourage basic research into new (non fossil fuel) resources (subsidies)-- encourage imports from friendly neighbor, Canada (Keystone pipeline)-- encourage local oil and gas exploration («drill, baby, drill»)-- encourage «clean coal» projects (tax incentives)-- set goal to become energy independent within ten years

From communities that are dealing with waterways that are contaminated with toxic chemicals from coal ash waste seeping into their waters to communities that are having drinking water supplies contaminated by fracking, our reliance on dirty energy sources is having a huge impact on water quality and quantFrom communities that are dealing with waterways that are contaminated with toxic chemicals from coal ash waste seeping into their waters to communities that are having drinking water supplies contaminated by fracking, our reliance on dirty energy sources is having a huge impact on water quality and quantfrom coal ash waste seeping into their waters to communities that are having drinking water supplies contaminated by fracking, our reliance on dirty energy sources is having a huge impact on water quality and quantity.

Some see natural gas as a coal replacement, a transition fuel as we move towards renewables, and a potential way to power much of our transportation — freeing us from our reliance on imported oil.

Energy efficiency and reducing reliance on coal for electricity generation not only reduces emissions of greenhouse gases, but also reduces emissions of fine particles which cause many premature deaths worldwide as well as reducing other health impacts from the coal fuel cycle.

More than half of this potential is from a handful of categories — solar and wind energy, efficient passenger cars, afforestation and halting deforestation — and requires quickly reducing reliance on, and soon phasing out, coal - fired power not equipped with carbon capture and storage.

But Walmart's unwillingness to invest in alternatives in much of the country, where grid power is cheap and heavy on coal, has meant that the company's reliance on the dirtiest fossil fuels, and its greenhouse gas emissions, have changed little from the day Scott made this speech.

Yet as cruel as coal mining could be, over time it helped liberate humans from agricultural drudgery, increase productivity, raise living standards, and, at least in developed nations, reduce reliance on wood for fuel, allowing reforestation and the return of wildlife.

Third, there is a heavy reliance on coal for energy (this doesn't distinguish Guangdong from other provinces in China but is still an important factor in the province's total energy use.)

China is the world's top polluter but also its biggest investor in renewable energy and it has pledged to reduce its reliance on carbon - belching coal and clear the toxic smog from its cities

«Wind energy's major cost declines have, and will continue to be, critical to opening up new opportunities throughout Canada — whether it is to support the coal phase - out, or to fill an emerging power supply gap as nuclear power plants are refurbished in Ontario, or to help the northeast United States reduce its reliance on fossil - fuel powered generation through clean electricity imports from Quebec or Atlantic Canada.

Renewable energy can cut Los Angeles» reliance on dirty coal power from out of the state.

The drive to capture carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, and coal plants in particular, has been highlighted by the world's increasing reliance on coal - power.

China's shift toward alternative fuels in order to cut its reliance on imported oil is creating large opportunities, notably in natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and in the conversion of coal to ethanol, according to a new report from Lux Research.

In Europe and the United States, coal seems past its prime, with consumption generally down from five years ago because of the recession, environmental laws and a greater reliance on natural gas and renewable energy.