Sentences with phrase «fuel security concerns»

That's because the ISO's study, which focused on potential fuel security concerns in 2024 and 2025, contained clear factual errors as well other assumptions that are highly unlikely and, in some cases, contrary to state laws that help customers reduce their electricity use and bills through energy efficiency and that require a growing percentage of electricity to come from renewable resources.

Not exact matches

Qualcomm's appeal tapped into gathering concern among some congressional Republicans and the Trump administration about U.S. national security and competitiveness with China, especially in advanced technologies — sentiment that already was fueling an effort to expand the power of CFIUS.

BEIJING, March 5 - China on Monday unveiled its largest rise in defence spending in three years, setting a target of 8.1 percent growth over 2017, fuelling an ambitious military modernisation programme amid rising concerns over its security.

BEIJING, March 5 - China on Monday unveiled its largest rise in defense spending in three years, setting a target of 8.1 percent growth over 2017, fueling an ambitious military modernisation program amid rising concerns over its security.

It all fuels consumers» concerns about security threats and doubts about networks» ability to protect them.

Fuel was added to the fire by Sir Vince Cable, the former business secretary, who revealed over the weekend that Theresa May had a «general prejudice» against the Chinese which she raised in cabinet meetings, citing «national security concerns».

Such a static and retrogressive view of what are essentially peoples» movements fuelled by genuine concerns of power devolution and resource control, and accentuated by wide spread human rights abuses by military and para-military forces in the province, is indicative of the security establishment's pre-eminence in decision - making with regards to this and other issues.

Driven by security and environmental concerns as well as skyrocketing oil prices — United Airlines more than doubled its fuel surcharge per ticket to $ 50 on January 12 — the aviation industry continues to cut back on fuel burn as it searches for cleaner, cheaper alternatives.

Over the next few decades, almost all of the power plants in the U.S. will need to be replaced, and America's dependence on fossil fuels presents serious national security concerns.

The most telling example may be in New York, where the simultaneous effort to change testing and accountability fueled intense concerns about how the tests would affect teacher job security, engendering fierce backlash and strong teachers union support for the «opt - out» movement.

Of course one thing to keep in mind, as I wrote last week, is that Los Alamos's main target for such a plan — the Pentagon — has very deep pockets and its prime concern is a secure flow of fuel, not necessarily climate security.]

Concerns about rising fossil fuel prices, energy security, and greenhouse gas emissions support the development of new nuclear generating capacity.

ISO - NE's concerns derive from an incomplete and flawed study about ISO - NE's long - term fuel security.

At the beginning of the present century fossil fuels were still relatively cheap, but concerns about energy security, global warming and fossil fuel depletion were already rumbling around.

While the ISO has made some recent improvements in its forecasting, the fuel security analysis does not fully capture these improvements, and other concerns remain.

«Energy security concerns also exist, due to the heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels,» added Karbuz.

And a concern of removing fossil fuel subsidies — particularly in the current political climate of worries about oil imports — is that this can work against so - called «energy security» (some have therefore suggested the addition of an «oil import fee»).

Those claiming that it is impossible to predict the future a hundred years should be even more concerned about the security of spent fuel with a half life of a thousand years or more.

The ISO has again cited «fuel security» concerns as the primary basis for wanting to keep the plant running, while relying on many of the same errant assumptions from its original fuel security analysis.

As Synapse notes, when the ISO incorporated the most up - to - date projections of future electricity demand, renewable energy, and energy efficiency resources, and corrected several errant assumptions from its original analysis, the fuel security and resilience concerns it previously raised disappeared.

Over the next several decades, almost all of the power plants in the U.S. will need to be replaced, and America's dependence on fossil fuels presents serious national security concerns — they sap our economy, exacerbate climate change, and constrict U.S. foreign policy.

Such concerns, in fact, had been gathering momentum for some time, prompting Congress to tweak the renewable fuel standard of last year's Energy Independence and Security Act.

We focus on the fossil fuel industry because we view the production and consumption of oil, gas and coal as sources of global warming, human rights abuses, war, national security concerns, corporate globalization, and increased inequality.

Reliance on foreign oil imports increasingly puts the state's fuel supply at risk, not only because of security and reliability concerns, but also because the marine ports are not expanding to meet expected growth in demand.

Furthermore, India's growing dependence on fossil fuel imports, which account for around half of its energy consumption, is also raising new energy security concerns.

At a time when excessive pressures on the earth's land and water resources are of growing concern, there is a massive new demand emerging for cropland to produce fuel for cars — one that threatens world food security.

Cellulosic ethanol fuels environmental concerns August 6, 2006 In recent months, high fuel prices and national security concerns have sparked interest in biofuels.

Proper reporting and strict protocols can prevent unnecessary risk - taking, but among adrenaline - fuelled roles, from security contractors to helicopter pilots and aid workers, the individuals concerned have likely chosen to work away from a desk, and all its associated paperwork.