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The trust fund is paid for with receipts from the federal fuel tax, and with gas prices at low levels, an increase in the tax might be part of a more extended program.

«$ 5tn in five years is a stunning and unprecedented figure,» said Ellen Dorsey, at the philanthropic Wallace Global Fund, one of the earliest backers of the fossil fuel divestment movement.

Just like planes need to always leave enough fuel for an alternate airport, companies should ideally close on new funding while they still have money for at least another six months of normal operations.

But even among the best funds, few have topped the key threshold of 16 %, fueling a nagging perception that the rewards of investing in the Asia - Pacific region are not making up for the risks — at least not yet.

The initiative, known as Yasuní - ITT, failed to raise the necessary funds as northern Annex 1 countries balked at contributing to keeping fossil fuels in the ground — a strategy that is now a scientific imperative if the world is to meet its declared goal of avoiding a 2 °C rise in temperature.

Another development that might appear to support the bear case, but could fuel the next leg higher, is heavy trading volume in the SPDR S&P 500 Trust exchange - traded fund [ticker: SPY] at the February lows.

The company has redefined private fund - raising, drawing hundreds of millions in new cash at a rapid pace of once every six months or so, to fuel its operations globally.

New survey data from Hartford Funds reveals that market volatility and geopolitical events are fueling investor anxiety, yet most aren't taking advantage of the full suite of investment options that may help manage risk exposure at a lower cost *, namely strategic beta exchange traded funds (EFunds reveals that market volatility and geopolitical events are fueling investor anxiety, yet most aren't taking advantage of the full suite of investment options that may help manage risk exposure at a lower cost *, namely strategic beta exchange traded funds (Efunds (ETFs).

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The remaining funds went towards two companies aimed at reducing humanity's dependence on fossil fuels and so counteracting the problem of climate change: Tesla Motors ($ 70m), a luxury electric car manufacturer that has since expanded to provide energy to homes and businesses through battery technology; and SolarCity ($ 10m) which seeks to offer a cleaner and more affordable energy solution.

As the 2012 Summer Olympics continue in London, so too does our series of profiles of the athletes of BP Team USA, a collection of nine Olympians and Paralympians who have partnered with BP, which is «committed to providing opportunities, support and critical funding to help fuel these outstanding athletes at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond.»

If your school has at least one adult who is signed up to be a FUTP60 Program Advisor and is enrolled in the National School Lunch Program, your school is eligible to apply for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60.

The Fuel Up Breakfast Grants program is designed to improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school; specifically targeted to the morning meal, the breakfast grants provide funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast program with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are sustainable.

Educators who apply for Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 this fall — OR Program Advisors at enrolled Let's Move!

When we post about a new Fuel Up to Play 60 funding opportunities, our readers take notice; these are among our most read, most shared, and most - Tweeted posts here at Beyond Breakfast.

A full - throated campaign has taken root at the University at Buffalo, calling on officials to divest endowment funds from fossil fuel companies, as several universities around the country already have done.

Find out more about the energy challenge and how National Grid is helping find solutions to some of the challenges we face at www.nationalgridconnecting.com The National Grid Energy Efficiency Innovation Award scheme was launched across National Grid's four gas distribution networks and provided a # 400k fund to support major innovations to tackle fuel poverty and deliver energy efficiency solutions in communities, with five agencies in total receiving awards.

It will provide at least one not for profit agency in each of the four National Grid Gas Distribution Areas with up to # 100k funding to design and deliver a project bringing tangible and lasting benefits to low - income households in fuel poverty.

With the government removing fuel subsidies and oil marketers refusing to sell diesel at pump prices, the cost of doing business in Nigeria is expected to double over the next three months especially as oil hits a benchmark price of $ 38 per barrel with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicting a further drop to $ 20 per barrel by mid-year.

New York, NY — Just one day before dozens of New Yorkers will take action at the New York City pension fund meeting calling for full divestment from fossil fuels, actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio added his voice, calling on New York to step into its leadership and divest from fossil fuels.

Zemsky counters that Buffalo's higher participation is likely the result of the State University at Buffalo's designation as one of the highest federally funded research institutions in the SUNY system — and a fuel for research - inspired businesses.

«The health and wellbeing of thousands of very vulnerable households is being put at risk, and we urge the Government to urgently bring forward a new fuel poverty and energy efficiency programme funded through the VAT and other taxes the Government receives from energy bills and the energy sector.»

The University at Buffalo Foundation used an offshore fund to invest in fracking and fossil fuels, even as university officials sought to portray UB as a national leader in climate - change and sustainability research.

Also at 11 a.m., Sen. Liz Krueger and Assemblyman Felix Ortiz host a forum on divesting the State Common Retirement Fund from fossil fuel holdings, Legislative Office Building, Room 944A, Albany.

The money was paid from the airport fund, which receives revenues from airport landing fees, aviation fuel sales, and other money raised at the airport.

The WFP told inthenews.co.uk the organisation welcomed acknowledgment of the need for increased funding at a time of high food and fuel prices.

Hawkins calls for a publicly - funded, single - payer health care program for all New Yorkers, free tuition at SUNY and community colleges, a moratorium on home foreclosures, no new fossil fuel infrastructure, and a Green New Deal to create jobs and protect the environment.

Moreover, at the rally, Public Advocate Tish James announced that she favors divestment from fossil fuels by the city's pension funds.

Other goals include increased funding for nuclear weapons research; increased research on nanotechnology; space station, moon, and Mars projects at NASA; work on hydrogen fuels; and support for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) fusion project.

Tim O'Connor, director of the California oil and gas program at the Environmental Defense Fund, said eliminating gas - fueled cars is an important goal.

Since the 1970's at least, the U.S. federal government has had an interest in alternative sources of energy, although funding for those efforts has risen and fallen with economic conditions, fuel prices, and political administrations, among other factors.

California, which currently has 10 publicly available hydrogen fueling stations, recently approved more than $ 200 million in funding to build at least 100 fueling stations by 2025.

The study was in fact funded by the European project ChipCAT, which aims at finding novel materials for the next generation of fuel cells.

Moniz sees DOE drive to push development After announcing $ 50 million in funding for advanced transportation technologies at the auto show yesterday, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz underscored the Energy Department's commitment to bringing fuel - cell technology to market.

The commission's new research funding program, which will run from 2014 to 2020 under the name Horizon 2020, will continue three existing JTIs: Fuel Cells and Hydrogen, which aims to develop clean technologies for energy transport and storage; Clean Sky, for the development of cleaner aircraft; and the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a JTI aimed at speeding up drug development.

$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.

Representatives at the event included representatives from the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), both of which have received funding from the petroleum industry or ExxonMobil.

The White House report also emphasized that the ARRA funds are fueling the race toward the long - fabled «$ 1,000 genome,» a price point at which personal genome sequencing would become far more affordable and widespread, potentially transforming US healthcare and biomedical research.

Given where industry is in the process of developing these fuels, the authors said, some of these efforts — at least at the current levels of funding and personnel — may be premature.

In a new paper looking at the charter sector in California, Green and Joseph Oluwole, associate professor of educational leadership at Montclair State University, examine how the private entities that are fueling charter school expansion in the state are essentially robbing traditional schools in the neighborhood from state funding and resources.

WINDSOR — Canada's federal government announces the commitment of nearly C$ 34 million ($ 34.3 million) to fund six research projects aimed at developing fuel - saving technologies for auto makers.

Road fund ł170 which is fine but fuel consumption is higher than I expected even on long motorway drives within speed limits.serving cost at main dealer are average but the variable service system keeps servicing cost to a minimum.

April 30, 2015 The rush of money into index equity funds has ballooned into a market mania that is fueling excessive CEO compensation and putting the savings of ordinary investors at risk, according to a new report by Wintergreen Advisers that was released today.

If you are in any doubt of the effect of cultural tourism, it is worth considering that since the Turner Contemporary opened in Margate in 2011, visits specifically motivated by arts and culture have steadily climbed by at least 10 % a year, generating funds and jobs in the area, and fuelling new business.

At D4D, we are grateful to have artists who have generously offered their art as the funding fuel toward a progressive and better vision of what politics can offer people.

Projects that received funding this year included Thomas Schütte: Faces & Figures at Serpentine Gallery, Navid Nuur: Phantom Fuel at Parasol unit, and Pae White: Too much night, again at Parasol Unit, as well as Lakeland Arts Trust, Spacex Gallery, Focal Point Gallery, HICA, Mead Gallery, and The Common Guild.

First, thanks to everyone at realclimate for all their excellent work; this website goes a long way to help negate the impact of the mostly fossil fuel funded denier charade, and is especially useful for the interested layperson to stay abreast of current research on global warming.

Just at the moment, divestment is a nice way to shun fossil fuel companies and some funds are working out how to make money without holding fossil fuel interests.

Arguments to the contrary are mostly funded by fossil fuel interests, and are scoffed at by most scientists.

There are other proposals to use a very modest tweak in fuel taxes to boost basic research and development funding aimed at expanding nonpolluting energy options (nuclear, solar, storage, etc)-- an arena that has been unbelievably underfunded for decades (see graph at link) compared to other areas of scientific inquiry.