Sentences with phrase «fuel exploration»

According to the group's latest figures, the bank spent $ 1 billion in fossil fuel exploration last year.

About a third of the human budget comes from fossil fuel exploration, where methane leaks from oil and gas wells during drilling, the researchers said in a press release.

A new nonfiction book, Candyfreak chronicles Almond's lifelong passion for candy (especially the discontinued Caravelle bar) as he undertakes a sugar - and nostalgia - fueled exploration of America's confectionary...

Financing for fossil fuel exploration continued at significant levels, in spite of the fact that this lending supports the expansion of projects that threaten the climate.

This new report documents, for the first time, the scale and structure of fossil fuel exploration subsidies in the G20 countries.

Generous government subsidies are actually propping up fossil fuel exploration which would otherwise be deemed uneconomic, states the report, ``

World Bank Group finance for fossil fuel exploration projects from FY2008 to 2013 was highest in 2013, at nearly $ 1 billion out of $ 2.7 billion total for fossil fuel projects.

The Obama Administration will allow Shell to begin limited drilling off of Alaska's coast, an approval that inches the energy company closer to its fossil fuel exploration goals.

In a letter being delivered to the White House on Thursday, nearly 400 scientists from more than a dozen countries are urging President Obama to stop future oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean because of the significant environmental and climate risks associated with further fossil fuels exploration there.

The African Development Bank and Asian Development Bank have already excluded financing for fossil fuel exploration based on financial risks, and the other MDBs should follow suit.

More than 2.7 million acres of iconic US landscape could be at risk from fossil fuel exploration following Donald Trump's decision to review protections on national monuments, an Energydesk investigation can now reveal.

«To truly protect the poor, the World Bank must end all lending for fossil fuel exploration aimed at expanding carbon reserves that already exceed our climate's capacity.

As Lofoten Declaration signatory Secretary General Martel of the Pacific Island Development Forum importantly notes, «the only reason why fossil fuel exploration continues is because of powerful people with vested interests and the political influence that they wield.

Fossil fuel exploration subsidies are in direct conflict with these calls to restrict fossil fuel production and use.

Generous government subsidies are actually propping up fossil fuel exploration which would otherwise be deemed uneconomic, states the report, «The fossil fuel bail - out: G20 subsidies for oil, gas and coal exploration.»

New Analysis: World Bank financed $ 1 billion in fossil fuel exploration projects Over $ 3 billion in exploration projects since 2008

The Obama Administration will allow Royal Dutch Shell to begin limited drilling in the Arctic waters off of Alaska's northern coast, an approval that inches the energy company closer to its fossil fuel exploration goals.

Yun - Fei Ji was raised in China during the Cultural Revolution, a fact that fuels his exploration of Chinese contemporary history and directs his critical eye on issues of modernization.

President Obama could take some action in this area without approval from Congress, just as he has the power to restrict fossil fuel exploration on public lands.

The plan would open two areas of the North Atlantic coast adjacent to New York State for fossil fuel exploration, according to a statement from Cuomo's office.

After moving last month against former President Obama's efforts to limit fossil fuel exploration and combat climate change, Trump will complete his effort to overturn environmental policy this week, signing two executive orders to expand offshore drilling and roll back conservation on public lands.

Fracking may have a lot of upside, but such fossil - fuel exploration and exploitation has to be done right.

If fossil fuel exploration is opened up along the U.S. east coast, an already noisy neighborhood from ship traffic will get a lot louder.

Plans to greatly expand fossil - fuel exploration and retrieval in the Far North are raising environmentalists» hackles

The US president's executive order seeking to overturn a ban on fossil fuel exploration in Arctic waters is unsafe and irresponsible, says Owen Gaffney

Implementation of this policy commitment would also render unnecessary continued substantial expenditure on fossil fuel exploration, because any new discoveries could not lead to increased aggregate production.

And everything comes down to a dreamy, ecstasy - fueled exploration that simply ends the movie.

According to the Government of Canada's Management Plan for gray whales, threats to the eastern North Pacific population of gray whales include: [134] increased human activities in their breeding lagoons in Mexico, climate change, acute noise, toxic spills, aboriginal whaling, entanglement with fishing gear, boat collisions, and possible impacts from fossil fuel exploration and extraction.

Yes, Kaua`i can be a tranquil paradise, but you're more into adrenaline - fueled exploration.

Jeremy Grantham says renewables «will» replace fossil fuels, questions wisdom of investing in fossil fuel exploration (CleanTechnica).

Gasland explores the impacts of natural gas drilling, or fracking, on the environment and communities in North America, highlighting the link between fossil fuel exploration and climate justice.

Five Nobel Peace Laureates have called on Norwegian Prime Ministerial candidates to declare their intent to put an end to fossil fuel exploration and expansion.

Some outlets have incorrectly reported that the World Bank Group will eliminate only their finance for fossil fuel exploration, but it's even bigger than that: the World Bank described it as a commitment to end «upstream oil and gas finance,» which means they're planning to phase out all of their extraction - related finance.

At a time where we need to double down on actions to mitigate climate change, we should be looking towards the future set by the State's ambitious renewable energy goals and responsible offshore wind development, not new fossil fuel exploration.»

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.

This plan would open two areas of the North Atlantic coast adjacent to New York State for fossil fuel exploration.

The effort to protect New York waters from fossil fuel exploration, drilling, and infrastructure complements the Governor's recent effort to expand artificial reefs to improve the State's diverse marine life and boost Long Island's recreational and sport fishing industries.

In Europe, the French government passed a law aimed at freezing fossil fuel exploration and gas extraction in France and French territories.

OCI found in 2014 that US taxpayers were subsidising fossil fuel exploration and production alone by $ 21bn a year.

The report also notes the G20 nations are creating a «triple - lose» scenario by providing subsidies for fossil - fuel exploration.

As a first step, the banks should commit to ending finance for fossil fuel exploration and provide transparency about project emissions.»

Today, the Trump administration announced a five - year offshore drilling proposal that would open up nearly all federal coastal waters for fossil fuel exploration.

We call on these governments and companies to recognize that continued fossil fuel exploration and production without a managed decline and a just transition is irreconcilable with meaningful climate action.

No new fossil fuel exploration or extraction projects.

They exclude investments in companies that have significant exposure to fossil fuel exploration or production, as well as alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and weapons.

Energydesk took official US government maps of fossil fuel plays and sedimentary basins and overlaid them with national monument boundaries to identify areas potentially at risk from fossil fuel exploration.

Yet, despite soaring rhetoric, and to be fair, many actionable measures that address climate change, Governor Brown remains doggedly unwilling to rein in fossil - fuel exploration and development within California — and this is a huge problem.

The investigation took official US government maps of oil and gas plays, coal fields, and sedimentary basins and overlaid them with national monument boundaries to identify areas potentially at risk from fossil fuel exploration.