With the new Whitney museum in New York, the public now has an example of a museum that literally incorporates fossil
fuel infrastructure into its foundation.
Not exact matches
We lock ourselves
into bad carbon behavior every time we replace one retiring piece of
infrastructure with another that runs on fossil
fuels.
To do this, we must take a look at all the factors that play
into safeguarding our community from devastation, such as developing smart
infrastructure, increasing mobility options, addressing the affordable housing crisis and closing the income inequality gap that is
fueling high levels of poverty throughout Miami - Dade County.
Investments in fossil
fuel infrastructure locks us
into decades more reliance on energy that is heating the planet and more expensive than clean renewables.
«We found that with rapid growth in Chinese emissions and those «locked
into» fossil -
fuel based
infrastructure, China has already exceeded its «quota» under population - based sharing,» said Andrew.
My own feel for this is that if we do not achieve global agreement and real action on deep cuts in emissions over the next 10 years or so we will get locked
into an inappropriate fossil
fuel infrastructure until at least mid-century, that will prevent us from capturing CO2 effectively.
«It can be used in existing engines and transported in existing pipelines,» whereas some current biofuels, such as ethanol, do not fit as well
into today's commercial
fuel infrastructure, he said.
Motor Carriers and PHMSA made it easier to ship needed
fuel into disaster areas, while FWHA mobilized bridge and other
infrastructure inspectors.
Toyota is proudly pairing the Prius with the new Mirai hydrogen
fuel cell vehicle of which the first three dozen or so were sold in October in California — with plans to ramp up as
infrastructure rolls out,
into the Northeast corridor by end of 2016, and with more to follow.
It deals directly with the problem (the fossil
fuel emissions), can be integrated easily
into existing energy
infrastructure and can along with a portfolio of non-fossil solutions, deliver stabilisation levela at or below 550ppm - provided we start now in earnest.
The move throws one of Canada's biggest fossil
fuel infrastructure projects
into doubt, with the company setting May 31 as a deadline to resolve issues around the project.
The government has been clear about its intention to invest 60 percent of the $ 18 billion that it will reap annually from fossil -
fuel subsidy reform
into much - needed
infrastructure programs.
The company relies on preexisting, industrial, demonstration - scale fermentation
infrastructure to test and optimize its process, and has been able to achieve conversion of 70 — 80 % of biomass
into oil - based
fuel including jet
fuel and biodiesel, which has been road - tested for more than a year in an unblended form in unmodified engines.
What's missing from this logic is, we will be spending trillions of dollars on new
infrastructure throughout the world in coming decades — the question to ask is whether that spending locks us
into current patterns of fossil
fuel dependance, inevitable shortages, pollution, war and climate catastrophe.
Another advantage is that plug - ins fit easily
into the existing
infrastructure, unlike cars
fueled by hydrogen.
By integrating
fuel cells
into our energy
infrastructure, we are building a more resilient energy system that can better withstand more frequently occurring extreme weather events.»
A plan to help get to three tons is not simply to buy electric cars, but also to improve public transportation, bike sharing, installing electric vehicle charging
infrastructure and car to home interconnection for millions of EVs to also help provide power
into the electric grid, mandate phasing in of electric vehicles whose operating «
fuel» cost is equivalent to less than $ 1.00 per gallon.
Dodgy data from the European gas lobby could lock Europe
into unnecessary billion - euro
infrastructure deals and decades of fossil -
fuel use, according to Friends of the Earth Europe.
Like Doc, I would be interested in seeing what can be done with putting domestic energy sources
into tranprtation
fuels that fit easily
into our current
infrastructure.
Transforming the world's energy system from a predominately fossil -
fuel based
infrastructure to a cleaner, more sustainable renewables - based system is going to require tapping
into all available resources.
Proposed support for gas filling stations follows a trend of support for gas
infrastructure that risks locking Europe
into decades of fossil
fuel use.
Joule's solar technology is bypassing these challenges while converting a waste stream
into cost - competitive hydrocarbon
fuels, which will have far greater and faster impact than low - percentage blendstocks or transportation alternatives that require major
infrastructure overhaul,» said William J. Sims, President and CEO of Joule.
These projects range from the conversion of curbside waste
into biofuel to the installation of the
fueling / charging
infrastructure that supports expansion of vehicles using alternative and renewable
fuels.
Arguing that «there is no doubt it should be repealed,» the Washington Post editorial board explains: «Blending more and more ethanol
into gasoline will require spending money on
infrastructure that is not yet in place and selling more
fuel that older and more specialized engines can not take.»
While major protests in the U.S. against the Keystone XL tarsands pipeline and the Dakota Access Pipeline have targeted specific
infrastructure projects that would lock us
into decades of continued fossil -
fuel use, they have also shown the power of a united climate movement to effect real policy changes.
Issues facing the U.S. biofuels industry include potential agricultural «feedstock» supplies, and the associated market and environmental effects of a major shift in U.S. agricultural production; the energy supply needed to grow feedstocks and process them
into fuel; and barriers to expanded
infrastructure needed to deliver more and more biofuels to the market....
The New York State Transportation
Fuels Infrastructure Study [PDF] examines the infrastructure and market trends that affect the supply and distribution of transportation fuels into, and within, the State of New York as well as trends affecting fuel specifications and overall de
Fuels Infrastructure Study [PDF] examines the infrastructure and market trends that affect the supply and distribution of transportation fuels into, and within, the State of New York as well as trends affecting fuel specifications and o
Infrastructure Study [PDF] examines the
infrastructure and market trends that affect the supply and distribution of transportation fuels into, and within, the State of New York as well as trends affecting fuel specifications and o
infrastructure and market trends that affect the supply and distribution of transportation
fuels into, and within, the State of New York as well as trends affecting fuel specifications and overall de
fuels into, and within, the State of New York as well as trends affecting
fuel specifications and overall demand.