Sentences with phrase «fuel imports»

As the global population continues to rise, many countries are dependent on fossil fuel imports to meet their soaring energy needs.

With the country facing a currency crisis, the distributors are struggling to get their hands on dollars to pay for fuel imports.

Investing in energy conservation measures has the potential to cut fuel import bills, boost the economy and create numerous jobs, and is also essential to address climate change.

This in turn led to a significant rise in fossil fuels use, increased fuel imports and rising carbon dioxide emissions.

But by that time, companies had already started slowing fuel imports.

The degree of fuel import dependency in different regions of the world and the proportion of exports in total merchandise trade are given in Table 5.

This change is induced primarily by concerns over high fossil fuel prices, greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel import dependence.

Jordan is energy - poor and relies heavily on fossil fuel imports from neighbouring countries.

Hawaii does have sky - high fuel import costs that makes this financially feasible, but it's worth noting that the state doesn't have the energy poverty of Haiti.

Under the standard, which has been in full effect since Sep 1 2007, renewable fuel imports into the US are deemed to be «fossil fuels» for purposes of establishing compliance with US renewable fuel mandates unless the foreign plant owner agrees that their plants are effecitvely on US soil for purposes of US enforcement of EPA standards.

Secondly, focussing on delivering turnkey hybrid power solutions, which is of immense requirement in remote power installations such as island nations, most of which either can not afford the kind of diesel or fuel import costs that exist at this particular stage, or have mandates to move away from heavy carbon footprint in order to meet climate change goals.

The same country that has made headlines for measuring Gross National Happiness (there are some legitimate questions for how GNH is calculated) and aiming for 100 % organic agriculture recently announcing a partnership with Nissan to supply electric vehicles (EVs) to government and taxi fleets, as well as electric vehicle chargers, as part of a broad scale effort to cut fossil fuel imports by a whopping 70 %, eventually aiming to become a zero emissions nation.

Even in mature economies, replacing fossil fuel imports with renewables is increasingly the answer, with Taiwan, South Korea and others countries like them having started the shift in 2017.

The government increased petrol prices by 67 percent to 145 naira in 2016 to cut subsidies paid for fuel imports after a plunge in oil prices hit state revenues, caused dollar shortages and halted infrastructure projects with firms laying off tens of thousands of workers.

In another development CBOD in the report complained that illegal fuel imports into Ghana adversely affected the Bulk Distribution Companies (BDCs) over the period.

Finally, taking a more worldly view, they estimated replacing coal - fired power plants in Japan with liquid - natural - gas plants that burn fuel imported from the United States would also be a net - plus for the environment, with a 15 percent emissions savings.

Moreover, they drive climate change by encouraging the consumption of polluting fuels while tilting the playing field against renewable power and energy efficiency: Fossil - fuel subsidies are five times greater than renewable energy subsidies, and they inflate domestic demand and discourage energy efficiency through artificially low energy prices, undermining the energy security of fossil - fuel importing countries.

Renewable Energy Sources (RES) offer many benefits, such as CO2 emissions mitigation, fossil fuels import requirement reduction and new jobs creation, just to name a few.

The IEA also notes drastic improvements in air pollution, cuts in fossil fuel import bills and lower household energy expenditures would complement the decarbonisation achieved, if well designed policies are used.

In 2011, avoided fossil fuel imports totalled 6.6 billion euros, with the greatest savings in the power sector.

«Rising monthly crude oil production, which will approach 10 million barrels a day in late 2015, will help cut U.S. fuel imports next year to just 21 percent of domestic demand, the lowest level since 1968,» EIA Administrator Adam Sieminski said.

Yes, but the suicidal Low Carbon Fuel Standards (LCFS) policy in California will contribute to the demise of the State Economy and require fuel import from «states» less friendly than Canada as the supply from alternative sources fail to meet unrealistic expectations.

His plans to halt the countries» net GHG emissions by 2020 include seeking investment in renewable energy and limiting fuel imports.

Japan's energy needs were so closely linked to dangerous dirty energy that they also had to ramp up fossil fuel imports at great cost.

Since the 2011 earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan has had to contend with various challenges in its energy sector: shutdown of all nuclear power plants has meant that Japan has faced increased fuel imports coupled with higher electricity prices.

But almost all of the revenue earned from selling electricity is spent on fuel imported from India to run the nation's existing vehicles, which number some 36,000 vehicles in Thimphu alone.

Japan's current account balance swung to a surplus for the first time in four months in February as a weaker yen boosted overseas investment income to offset a persistent trade deficit caused by higher fuel imports and still sluggish exports.

UBS analysts say utilities in Europe need to shut down 30 % of their gas, coal, and oil - fed power capacity by 2017, not to fight global warming, cut pollution, or cut fuel imports, but because renewable energy is pushing fossil fuels off the grid.

In our White Earth energy study, we found that the tribe spends one quarter of its funding on energy in the form of fossil fuel imports for transportation, heating, and electricity.

«You don't even need to believe in climate change and carbon and all that stuff,» says Keller, who supports a mandatory 10 - to 15 - year phaseout of fossil - fuel imports.

But that hasn't dissuaded the kingdom from shifting its long - term energy strategy away from fossil fuel imports in favor of domestically produced renewable energy.

Fuel imports, primarily from the US, are rising; our exports (primarily destined to the US) are declining.

Petrol giant grabs Gull New Zealand, owner of 77 retail outlets, 22 supply sites and a fuel import terminal.

(Repeating story from earlier Monday) * Prices of lean beef trimmings soar * Meat processors race to find LFTB replacement * Loss of «pink slime» fuels imports of lean beef trimmings By Michael Hirtzer and P.J. Huffstutter WESTERN SPRINGS, Illinois, May 14 (Reuters)- Behind the glass meat counter at Casey's Market in a Chicago suburb, the butchers pick up their blades and carry on a generations - old tradition.

Likewise, it is often argued that the green economy will increase energy security, as green resources will leave countries less dependent on fossil - fuel imports.

Wind energy is the fastest expanding sector in Europe, helping to reduce countries reliance on fuel imports.

Biomass energy generation also provides significant economic benefits, including tens of thousands of jobs, many of them in rural communities, and it reduces our reliance on fossil fuel imports from other countries, which can improve our balance of trade and enhance our national security.

«By exploiting its vast renewable energy potential, Chile can help reduce electricity prices and dependence on fuel imports — without subsidies,» said Paul Simons, the IEA Deputy Executive Director, who presented the report's findings on Tuesday.

This would be good news on many fronts — simultaneously reducing energy poverty, air pollution, carbon emissions, and costly fossil fuel imports.

He decided to begin with the Caribbean, a region heavily dependent upon fossil fuel imports, where highly - polluting diesel generators dominate the electricity sector.

China's green energy revolution has saved the country from catastrophic dependence on fossil fuel imports

We are — as most countries on this planet — dependend on fossil fuel imports.

2.3 Future energy choices will primarily depend on the price of fossil fuels, on the availability of alternatives and on political priorities such as mitigating climate change or reducing dependence on fuel imports.

The study found that the U.S. climate commitments alone would create 470,000 additional jobs by 2030 and save $ 160 billion per year due to reduced fossil fuel imports.