Sentences with phrase «fuel production in»

The role of fossil fuel production in the climate crisis must be confronted head on, and the UNFCCC is no exception.

Because forecasting fossil fuel production in the twenty - first century has several methodological problems, the paper begins with a discussion of these methodological issues prior to the discussion of the outlook for each fossil fuel.

Harto, C., T. Kimell, D. Elcock, «Estimating Annual Water Consumption for Fossil Fuel Production in the Western US ``, soon to be submitted to Environmental Science and Technology Letters.

Rather than finding ways to curtail fossil fuel production in line with the demands of climate science, the U.S. federal government, under President Obama's «All of the Above» energy strategy, is currently channeling more than $ 5 billion each year in exploration subsidies to actually expand proven reserves, leading to the discovery of fossil fuels that we know we should never burn.

The lawsuit makes clear that the plaintiffs aren't asking for the court to stop fossil fuel production in Colorado, or elsewhere, and they aren't asking for emissions regulations.

The G7 should review MDB support for fossil fuel production in light of these commitments.

Donald Trump campaigned on a platform of maximum fossil fuel production in the U.S. while rolling back environmental protections.

-LSB-...] focuses on the growth of fossil fuel production in America under Obama and the President's waffling on the Keystone XL pipeline as his biggest climate failures.

Biofuel can be obtained quite easily from starchy plants — but this places fuel production in competition with food production.

The development could enable hydrogen fuel production in almost any location.

The data don't themselves prove what led to such a dramatic decrease in emissions, but Schaefer's team had a guess: the collapse of fossil fuel production in the Soviet Union following its 1991 breakup.

Not exact matches

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters)- Oil eased on Wednesday, but held in sight of three - year highs reached the previous day, as rising U.S. fuel inventories and production weighed on an otherwise bullish market.

Indeed, a recent research report from New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) found that the majority of methane released in the air over the last 10 years likely came from agricultural sources (cow burps) as opposed to fossil fuel production.

And Brazil, arguably the world leader in making ethanol from crops, has been turning sugar cane into fuel for nearly three decades — a process that is 30 % cheaper than corn - based production in the U.S.

In the summer of 2016, Boeing suggested it could end production of the original jumbo jet — the Boeing 747 — as airlines eschewed the plane in favor of more fuel - efficient modelIn the summer of 2016, Boeing suggested it could end production of the original jumbo jet — the Boeing 747 — as airlines eschewed the plane in favor of more fuel - efficient modelin favor of more fuel - efficient models.

«There's a big ramp - up in production that's occurring, and that's going to start fuelling a lot of interest in aerospace,» he says.

That logic is another reason why OPEC countries have less of an incentive to cut back production: renewable energy sources is starting to give fossil fuels some serious competition, and oil - exporting countries have an interest in keeping oil a cheap alternative.

Resistance is also fueled by the massive and often inappropriate use of antibiotics in agriculture; for decades these precious drugs have been used to promote growth and fend off costly infections that can result from the cramped conditions of industrial - scale food animal production.

Rhenium is used with platinum as a catalyst in the production of lead - free, high - octane fuels and combined with tungsten and molybdenum to make metal alloys used in jet engines.

«While the increase in U.S. production of crude oil and the reduced U.S. demand for transportation fuels will likely reduce the demand for total U.S. crude oil imports, it is unlikely to reduce demand for heavy sour crude at Gulf Coast refineries.»

Fossil fuel - based energy production needs to stop getting subsidized, and we need massive investment in and adoption of renewable energy sources.

Fossil fuel prices are squeezing budgets in several states that rely heavily on severance taxes, such as Alaska, North Dakota, Wyoming and Oklahoma — even as OPEC nations consider cutting production to boost prices.

Maybe a new fuel - injection system is being developed, one that is superior to and cheaper than what is currently in use, and you know that when it goes into production, it will take up a large share of the market.

But fracking opponents claim that, though natural gas is considered the greenest of fossil fuels, shale extraction is significantly more carbon - intensive than conventional production and may result in the release of large quantities of methane, itself a greenhouse gas.

Last year, the federal government announced it would develop a policy that aims to cut more carbon pollution than any other in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, by promoting the production and use of cleaner fuels in vehicles, buildings and industry.

The bottom - line improvement was fueled primarily by reduced production costs -LRB--13 %) and, to a lesser extent, lower SG&A -LRB--2 %) and R&D -LRB--1 %) outlays, which helped mitigate a 2 % year - over-year dip in sales.

Production of jet fuel has already risen in recent years.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

U.S. refinery and blender net production of kerosene - type jet fuel reached a record 1.7 million barrels per day in 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, up 7 percent from two years ago.

The company is just starting to ramp up horizontal drilling in the region, which could fuel 20 % to 35 % annual production growth through 2020 depending on oil prices, boosting its Permian output to a range of 250,000 - 350,000 BOE / d.

While protein products developed by these companies are not currently fit for human consumption, methane - based proteins could improve the environmental impact of meat production, and eventually further fuel the meatless revolution by creating another food source for developing economies in Africa and Asia.

Earnings, offerings, and production reports also helped fuel big gains in Callon Petroleum, Helix...

These stunning budget expansions will fuel an expected 25 % increase in Concho's oil production this year, while Parsley Energy plans to deliver a gaudy 78 % increase in output this year, though that's partially due to the incremental production from its acquisition binge.

Industrial production and merchandise exports are still expanding rapidly, fuelled by depreciations in real exchange rates, a resurgent world economy and ongoing strength in China, which has boosted intra-Asian trade (Graph 8).

Important near - term influences on prices will be the significant increases in production costs that have occurred recently, arising from higher fuel prices, increases in a range of other commodity prices and the effect of the lower exchange rate on prices of imported inputs.

That gamble is starting to pay off by fueling a meaningful uplift in production and its underlying earnings.

His main point is the astounding decline in government revenues from fossil fuel production due to criminally low royalties and corporate taxation.

Methanol production is also experiencing a global resurgence, particularly in China where the finished product — typically extracted from solid waste / biomass, but also from natural gas and coal feedstocks — is widely used in chemical production and industrial processes, as well as in blended vehicle fuel.

While initial production at Gorgon was plagued by some technical hitches, Chevron reported that production early this year had been much stronger, fuelling expectations of significantly stronger cash flow in 2018.

In plain terms, we are choosing to penalize our own energy industry with severe financial measures, when other jurisdictions like the U.S. are slashing taxes and red tape, rejecting carbon taxes, and calling for expanded fossil fuel production due to growing global demand.

The increase in the quarter was broadly based across components, with particularly large rises recorded in exports of «other mineral fuels» and non-monetary gold, as production commenced from the 4th LNG train at the North - West Shelf and at a range of new gold mines, including the Telfer redevelopment.

A report from the Global Harvest Initiative states that the demand for food, feed, fiber and fuel will likely outpace food production in 2050.

The ideal algal strain flourishes in the simplest of production environments at the lowest possible cost without a necessary dependence on fossil fuels to maintain high yields — an affordable approach that can be practiced most anywhere.

We are working with partners to develop a tool that collects and visualizes data on carbon emissions in fisheries and aquaculture operations in order to better inform our audiences and incentivize a reduction in fuel use in seafood production.

Led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the project seeks to create «C4 rice» — rice with a built - in fuel injector to better convert sunlight into grain, potentially resulting in up to 50 % higher production all while using less water and nutrients.

«The quantities of methane produced by anaerobic digestion can diminish or even completely replace the use of fossil fuels in the production process,» says Mike Bambridge.

Closed anaerobic reactors generate large quantities of methane (CH4) from the organic materials in the wastewater that can diminish or even completely replace the use of fossil fuels in the production process.

Particularly daunting is the production or acquisition of large volumes of organic compost for fertilizer; synthetic fertilizers are not allowed due to high fossil fuel use in their manufacture and their limited use in promoting healthy soil.

Energy consumption in agriculture includes the direct consumption of fossil energy (e.g. fuel and oil), as well as indirect energy consumption (e.g. from the production of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides).

Coconut trees in the Philippines have already been on the decline for decades, and the coconut oil from coconuts is also now valued as a fuel source in bio-diesel production, resulting in less coconut oil availability as a food source each year.