Sentences with phrase «fuel oil still»

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But the effects can still be significant: for a 300,000 barrel - per - day refinery that burns fuel oil for internal consumption, for example, a 50 percent drop in oil prices can translate into an annual cost benefit of $ 200 million.

with carbon pricing and other measures, including eliminating coal - fired power plants, cutting methane emissions from the oil industry, and making cleaner fuels, Canada will still be 90 million tonnes shy of its international emissions targets set in 2015 under the Paris agreement

Dubai World, a government - owned conglomerate that was the conduit for the country's oil - fueled debt extravaganza that had literally transformed the nation, asked for a «stand still» from creditors in order to extend maturities until May...

Much of this energy still comes from the burning of fossil fuels like oil, coal and natural gas, which release carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere and contribute to extreme weather patterns that imperil everyone on earth — especially our food producers.

Pacific Aluminium is advancing plans for conversion from heavy fuel oil to gas but notes there are still a number of important steps remaining to deliver gas to Gove.

But most investors and oil companies are betting on business as usual, with Shell still trying to find new fossil fuel reserves.

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

To date, natural oil still serves as our primary source of fuel, even though a much cleaner alternative exists in the form of synthetic fuel.

Oil will still be a premium fuel because we don't have an alternative to transport fuels yet, although the impact of unconventional oil and gas needs to be better understoOil will still be a premium fuel because we don't have an alternative to transport fuels yet, although the impact of unconventional oil and gas needs to be better understooil and gas needs to be better understood.

In an email, co-author Lucky noted that although oil may be losing some share of the world's total primary energy consumption, it is still expected to be the dominant fuel for transportation globally and will continue to grow in absolute numbers going forward.

But rather than searching for ways to stretch the oil we still have — like a modern Hanukkah — it makes more sense to accelerate development of clean alternatives such as electric cars or biofuels from algae — and avoid dirty ones like turning coal or tar sands to liquid fuels.

Yes, fossil fuels (oil, coal, NG etc) still supply a very high percentage of all the energy we use.

The effects of the 1973 oil crisis still lingered and automakers struggled to catch up with new emissions and fuel economy mandates, making for hasty packaging and under - powered engines.

2 Barrel Carburetor with Oil Bath Air Cleaner, Generator, Heater Still on Firewall, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Original AM Radio (In Dash), Cloth Interior, 5 - Seater Vehicle, Original Steering Wheel, Rebuilt Factory Gauges, Single Exhaust, Shaved Door Handles, Split Front Windows, Original Period Hubcaps, Whitewall Tires, All New Chrome Work, Fuel Nozzle Moved to Trunk, 6 - Volt Electrical System.

Lovers of the previous 3.0 - liter 6 - cylinder will still have that option if they wish, but the 2.1 - liter engine delivers 18 % more fuel efficiency and has an estimated oil change maintenance period of 15,000 miles, which is something we can all smile about.

And lower revenue growth reflects a falling oil / petrol price — fuel still comprises 80 % of revenue & is completely driven by oil prices, so total revenue isn't all that reliable / relevant a metric.

Prevailing currents seemed likely to smash the wreck, still carrying 60,000 gallons of fuel oil, into the coral reefs of Johnston Atoll, critical habitat for several endangered species.

I still want to know what happened to the fuel, oil, engine lubricants, human feces and all the other goodies in that ship that sunk to whatever level this ship sunk?

And American politics, without a true fossil - fuel revolt, will still require any energy legislation to include provisions encouraging more oil exploration on American continental shelves.

In the future, when fossil fuels are no longer the leading source of energy around the world and oil platforms aren't pumping oil from beneath the ocean floor, we won't have to worry about oil spills, but unfortunately, ocean pollution from spills, leaks and other sources is still a reality.

Still, there are few breakthroughs as promising for increasing fuel efficiency and reducing our dependence on oil as electric vehicles.

Even for those of you who are interested in seeing a reduction in our dependence on fossil fuels — and I know how passionate young people are about issues like climate change — the fact of the matter is, is that for quite some time, America is going to be still dependent on oil in making its economy work.

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Oil is a much smaller contributor to CO2 emissions than coal, and if its users switch from petrol to diesel (eg double the km / litre) and from fuel oil to gassification etc its contribution to GHG will diminish still furthOil is a much smaller contributor to CO2 emissions than coal, and if its users switch from petrol to diesel (eg double the km / litre) and from fuel oil to gassification etc its contribution to GHG will diminish still furthoil to gassification etc its contribution to GHG will diminish still further.

Even after decades of increasingly dire warnings, the US has still not passed comprehensive federal legislation to combat global warming; Canada has abandoned past pledges in order to exploit its emissions - heavy tar sands; China continues to depend on coal for its energy production; Indonesia's effort to stem widespread deforestation is facing stiff resistance from industry; Europe is mulling pulling back on its more ambitious cuts if other nations do not join it; northern nations are scrambling to exploit the melting Arctic for untapped oil and gas reserves; and fossil fuels continue to be subsidized worldwide to the tune of $ 400 billion.

And as the English have done and as the Chinese and the Indians and etc will still do, they will use coal, lots of coal plus gas and oil for power generation until some capitalist somewhere with a very good idea on how to reduce costs and still make a fortune comes along and devises / discovers or restructures an old technology or a new power generation technology that is more efficient, lower cost, more profitable, just as reliable as fossil fueled, those coal, oil and gas generators

Those who study energy patterns say we are in a gradual transition from oil and coal to natural gas, a fuel that emits far less carbon but still contributes to global warming.

Backers of plug - in hybrids acknowledge that the electricity to boost their cars generally comes from fossil fuels that create greenhouse gases, but they say that process still produces far less pollution than oil.

Even if you made a 0 emmisions vehicle it would still be polluting because it takes x gallons oil to produce each tires, it takes fuel and resources to run the factories that produce the cars.

The fossil fuel industry has already started to change the face of the Western Arctic — on state and private land near Nuiqsut and, increasingly, in the largely still untouched federal public land in the Reserve — with oil and gas drilling, to the detriment of public health in Ahtuangaruak's community.

I propose we begin implementing the viable technologies now, transfer some of the money that is being used to subsidize fossil fuel consumption into research for more technology, and begin the process of weaning our economy now while we still have oil reserves left.

The most favorable estimates, which include still - developing cellulosic feedstocks, point out that fuel made from biomass can replace only a fourth to a third of transport - related oil consumption.

There's still a significant amount of other fossil fuel finance at the World Bank Group that will need to be addressed, including ongoing indirect support for coal through financial intermediaries and development policy finance, as well as other oil and gas finance.

The public has known for decades of the link between burning fossil fuels and global warming, yet society has continued to use oil and natural gas because there are still no alternatives that match their low - cost, their energy density, and their dispatchability.

Additionally, though there are now some EV incentives, oil and other fossil fuels still get huge tax breaks and other giveaways.

Compare that to oil, which at 29 % of global fossil fuel reserves, adjusted for energy content, still has no full - scale, mass - market alternative in its primary market of transportation energy.

In the IRENA scenario, total fossil fuel use in 2050 would be lower, standing at a third of today's level, though oil demand would still be at 45 % of today's level.

The simultaneous surge in energy demand, especially from developing countries, means that fossil fuels — such as coal and oil — will still account for 77 percent of world energy use through 2040.

Because oil is a global fuel, our solution must spread internationally or we'll just transfer the fossil fuel risks to the air, water and economies at locations from which they will still threaten everything that lives on our planet.

Yet despite this innovation, the transportation sector — and specifically, oil — still produces more than a third of Oregon's fossil - fuel carbon pollution.

Oil Change International's briefing, «Cross Purposes: After Paris, Multilateral Development Banks Still Funding Billions in Fossil Fuels,» can be found at: http://priceofoil.org/2017/10/12/development-banks-still-funding-fossils

Regardless of our future national energy strategy (fossil fuels (oil, coal) versus renewable energy (solar, wind, biofuels, tidal, etc.)-RRB-, there will still exist the need to feed the ever - growing population (N2O released thru fertilizer use), refrigerate food for storage (leakage and release of the refrigerant, HFCs), and distribute electrical power (dielectric gases used like SF6).

Read the Oil Change International briefing, «Cross Purposes: After Paris, Multilateral Development Banks Still Funding Billions in Fossil Fuels.»

On the eve of the 2017 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, Oil Change International and E3G have launched briefings showing that while some multilateral development banks are making good progress on climate action, many are still financing billions of dollars in fossil fuel projects despite mounting climate impacts and global commitments like the Paris Agreement reached in December 2015.

We have an agreement between every country in the world to have a dramatic shift away from the use of fossil fuels, and yet still fossil fuel companies dominate our stock exchanges, and on the basis that they're going to utilise all of the assets, all of those oil and gas reserves, which we absolutely can't burn.

Still focused on climate change being «fraught with complexity and uncertainty,» Herkströter outlined Shell's plans for the future: «We will continue to find and produce oil and gas — efficiently and responsibly — to fuel the next 20 - 30 years of economic growth... We will provide more natural gas and develop our businesses in gas - fired power generation... We are moving fast in the area of renewables, with a new core business called Shell International Renewables.

In a sense, this is still using fossil fuels (because many plastics are made from oil or natural gas)... just after they've been converted to other forms.

The university still has investments in oil and gas company Santos and other fossil fuel firms, noted Louey.

We might still need it for chemical feedstocks for non-fuel products and it might still be more convenient for those nations who have plenty of fossil fuels but a barrel of oil won't be saleable for over $ 15 because biofuel will be cheaper.

And more worrisome, fossil fuel interests including the Koch brothers and Shell Oil are still spending millions trying to repeal renewable energy standards in states around the country through the work of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and other front groups.