Sentences with phrase «fuel infrastructure locks»

Investments in fossil fuel infrastructure locks us into decades more reliance on energy that is heating the planet and more expensive than clean renewables.

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.

«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.

Specifically and categorically, we must cease making large, long - term capital investments in new fossil fuel infrastructure that «locks in» dangerous emission levels for many decades.

Mr. President, it is time to stop waffling and draw the line in the sand against fossil foolishness and «cease making large, long - term capital investments in new fossil fuel infrastructure that «locks in» dangerous emission levels for many decades.»

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.

Activists are also fighting Rover and other fossil fuel infrastructure projects on climate change grounds because the new installations can have a lifespan of 50 years or more, locking in new carbon emissions over the long term.

This has allowed Indonesia to reduce lock - in of fossil - fuel - dependent infrastructure.

Any government serious about climate change must confront the scientific reality that there is no room for major new fossil fuel infrastructure that locks in production and expansion.

The administration supports development of natural gas export terminals and the development of natural gas infrastructure abroad, which would lock in more decades of continued fossil fueled electricity.

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.

Proposed support for gas filling stations follows a trend of support for gas infrastructure that risks locking Europe into decades of fossil fuel use.

We need to better understand how the institutions, investments and infrastructure that support fossil fuel production can lock in dependence on fossil fuels, and identify strategies to help societies move away from such dependency.

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.

Instead of passing the buck by ignoring the lock - in of massive new fossil fuel infrastructure that is designed to produce for decades to come, we need action, leadership, and policy that plans for climate safety.