Sentences with phrase «fuel export projects»
It's another stiff blow to the Northwest's besieged fossil fuel industry; a number of other proposed fossil fuel export projects in the region have been killed in recent years.
http://www.globalpossibilities.org/ Not exact matches
Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.
Distillate inventories are projected to increase by 0.5 million barrels as exports of distillate fuel out of the U.S. Gulf were steady last week.
The shortage, exacerbated by the big LNG export plants off Gladstone in Queensland that have been set up during the past few years, has fuelled plans for two rival LNG import projects for the eastern seaboard of Australia, by AGL Energy in Victoria and the Andrew Forrest - backed Australian Industrial Energy in NSW.
Storage and export facilities at Shuaiba will be used in an ongoing clean fuels project in the Gulf country, the official added.
Ban the export credit guarantee department from underwriting risky investment in foreign fossil fuel projects.»
Factor in the «carbon light» CO2 from coal seam gas projects in the East (and other LNG expansion in the north and west) and you're talking about Australia's fossil fuel emission exports equating to TWO Saudi Arabias by 2020, not one as I've been saying to many disbelieving ears.
This round of public comment on the Shoreline Substantial Development and Conditional Use Permit for Millennium's proposed coal export terminal in Longview is our final chance to tell decision - makers that religious communities want sustainable and healthy growth for our state — not polluting and dangerous fossil fuel projects.
After providing almost $ 6 billion annually to fossil fuels from 2013 to 2015, the U.S. export credit agency — the U.S. Export - Import Bank (Ex-Im)-- has been unable to finance large fossil fuel projects for the past two export credit agency — the U.S. Export - Import Bank (Ex-Im)-- has been unable to finance large fossil fuel projects for the past two Export - Import Bank (Ex-Im)-- has been unable to finance large fossil fuel projects for the past two years.
The Export Import Bank needs leaders who will improve transparency and accountability while ending the bank's financing of harmful projects, including all fossil fuels.
«While Americans have rallied in support of clean renewable energy at home, the U.S. Export - Import Bank has made it a priority to handout money to fossil fuel companies to work on projects abroad,» said Kate DeAngelis of Friends of the Earth U.S. «If Trump gets his way, U.S. Export - Import Bank will become a slush fund for Big Oil's plans to accelerate climate change.
As communities in our region stand up to Big Oil and Coal export projects, we are rejecting the status quo and keeping the fossil fuels in the ground.
Australia should declare a moratorium on new fossil fuel mining and export projects, and begin phasing out existing ones.
Proposed Australian coal export projects collectively have been identified as the second largest proposed expansion of fossil fuel CO2 emissions after Chinese coal mining.
As mentioned in the press release:» -LRB-...) these groups released a briefing titled «Dirty Dozen: How Public Finance Drives the Climate Crisis through Oil, Gas, and Coal Expansion», highlighting fossil fuel projects by the World Bank Group, other multilateral and national development banks and export credit agencies.
When mitigating anthropogenic global warming is projected to require greater than 80 % lower fossil energy use, how do we provide the transport fuel and energy for rapid growth by developing countries while sustaining OECD economic growth when the Available Net Exports of crude oil — after China and India's imports — have already declined 13 % since 2005, and Saudi Arabia may need to import oil by 2030?
Note that NMBI legislation would ban NEW fossil fuel extraction projects and the resultant new export agreements, but adoption of NMBI legislation would not affect current export income.
So, yes, it is important to maintain Australia's future export income, but given the small amount of export income we actually receive from fossil fuel exports, it should be relatively easy to replace that with new climate - safe exports and new foreign investment in local renewable energy projects provided we plan and prepare accordingly.
If all new coal and gas extraction projects are slated for export, why do state and territory governments even consider allowing new fossil fuel extraction projects despite the climate imperative of keeping fossil fuels in the ground, and despite often fierce community opposition?
Banning new fossil fuel extraction projects would indeed affect future export income since virtually all new extraction would be for export.
Even if they meet those targets, any actual climate benefit could be more than wiped out by the climate impacts of the fossil fuels exported from the NEW extraction projects they continue to approve in the meantime.
Australia can develop new climate - safe exports to make up for forgoing potential future export income that might accrue from new fossil fuel extraction projects.
Of course we need to stop new fossil projects of all types for climate reasons regardless of what it might cost us, but it seems we are not as dependent on fossil fuel exports for our prosperity anywhere as much as the fossil fuel industry tends to imply.
No new fossil fuel extraction is needed for use within Australia so new extraction projects simply mean more fossil fuel exports.
Banning new fossil fuel extraction projects would indeed affect future export income since it is likely that any new extraction would be for export.
But it would be a powerful demonstration that governments can ban new climate - damaging projects and refuse to make new fosil fuel export agreements on climate - ethical grounds.
ECAs provide billions of dollars in financing to increase their respective countries» exports, including financing to construct fossil fuel projects abroad.
Export credit agencies — including Ex-Im Bank — are collectively the largest source of public financing for coal and other fossil fuel projects abroad.
Still, they represent crucial progress in stemming the flow of the tens of billions of dollars that export credit agencies provide to fossil fuel projects every year.
(1) No False Choices: To Preserve a Livable Climate, We Need to Slash Both CO2 and Methane ASAP; (2) Oil Change International Report: Fossil Fuel Production Subsidies Exceed $ 21 Billion Annually in United States, have increased by 45 % under Obama's «All of the Above» energy policy; (3) Joint Economic Committee Hearing on «The Economic Impact of Increased Natural Gas Production» (video); (4) Leaked Trade Deal Document Shows EU Pressuring U.S. to Lift Crude Oil Export Ban; (5) Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP) Presents Interim Report to UN Secretary - General Ban Ki - Moon.
In July, BNEF projected that «electric cars will outsell fossil fuel - powered vehicles within two decades as battery prices plunge, turning the global auto industry upside down and signaling economic turmoil for oil - exporting countries.»
Trump's Ex-Im Bank appointment could accelerate climate change WASHINGTON, D.C. - A multi-part Columbia School of Journalism investigation published this week reveals that the U.S. Export - Import Bank has financed tens of billions of dollars in fossil fuel projects under the Obama administration, triple the levels seen under the Bush administration.
We learned how the Texas - based Spectra Energy was rapidly pushing the project, primarily fueled by an urgent need to get gas to export markets to Europe.
Supporting community efforts to protect our oceans from fossil fuel projects, including export terminals and coal plants.
This expansion in US coal exports could release more carbon pollution than any other new fossil fuel project in the United States, according to a new report Greenpeace released today.
Opponents say a presidential rejection of the project would send a powerful message to the world about the importance of moving away from fossil fuels and make it more difficult for Canada to export its energy - intensive oil.
Pacific Environment and its coalition partners, including Friends of the Earth and the Sierra Club, are calling upon the Export - Import Bank to halt funding of fossil fuels projects overseas and instead focus on clean energy.
The coal industry's efforts to export huge amounts of taxpayer - owned coal from Montana and Wyoming to Asia has generated unprecedented opposition in the Pacific Northwest - tens of thousands of people have rallied, attended public hearings, and called on their elected officials to oppose coal export terminals that would disrupt and pollute communities and pose one of the biggest threats to the climate of any fossil fuel project in the world.
Mr. Matthews has represented clients in NRC hearings regarding the licensing of the South Texas Project, Units 3 & 4, the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, numerous contested license transfer proceedings, license amendment proceedings, and contested import / export license proceedings.