Renewable technologies are already economically competitive with fossil
fuels in a number of countries without subsidies.
Not exact matches
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's name has appeared
in an Ecuadorean government database
of citizen identification
numbers,
fuelling speculation that he may have received citizenship from the Andean
country.
A small but growing
number of countries now have legal requirements for institutional investors to report on how their investment policies and performance are affected by environmental factors, including South Africa and, prospectively, the EU.36 Concern about the risks
of a «carbon bubble» — that highly valued fossil
fuel assets and investments could be devalued or «stranded» under future, more stringent climate policies — prompted G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
in April 2015 to ask the Financial Stability Board
in Basel to convene an inquiry into how the financial sector can take account
of climate - related issues.37
Curiously, the hike
in the price
of kerosene came at a time when the price
of crude oil had dropped to record low, with the price
of petroleum products, such as kerosene,
fuel and diesel, among others, dropping significantly
in a
number of countries, like the United States.
Whilst all four
countries are experiencing high levels
of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a
number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households
in the individual
countries calling on the need for Government to provide a more concise and effective plan to tackle the problem.
Whilst all four
countries are experiencing high levels
of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a
number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households
in the individual
countries.
Fueled by the return
of strong winds, the wildfires tearing through California wine
country exploded
in size and
number as authorities ordered new evacuations and the death toll climbed to 23 — a figure expected to rise higher still.
Illicit fentanyl has
fueled the alarming rise
in the
number of fatal opioid overdoses
in Erie County and across the
country, according to public health officials.
The map includes another variable that likely will
fuel autochthonous spread: the
number of travelers (shown as circles) arriving
in the United States from Latin American and Caribbean
countries that have local spread
of Zika now.
The result will quadruple the
number of public stations available and make it possible for a
fuel cell vehicle to reach any location
in the
country.
With mass market players like Tata, Mahindra and
of course, Maruti Suzuki bringing
in the AMT or Automated Manual Transmission to the
country at prices that were much cheaper than traditional auto - boxes and with
fuel economy figures that were identical to the ones on the manual, there was a large
number of people that realised how much sense it made.
In fact, I would contend that the number of pet specialty chains quickly expanding across the country — in some cases, fueled by the considerable resources of outside investors — may make it more likely that you will soon be facing a larger competitor down the stree
In fact, I would contend that the
number of pet specialty chains quickly expanding across the
country —
in some cases, fueled by the considerable resources of outside investors — may make it more likely that you will soon be facing a larger competitor down the stree
in some cases,
fueled by the considerable resources
of outside investors — may make it more likely that you will soon be facing a larger competitor down the street.
I am not yet
in my 40's but was raised
in a very alternative community
of people
in nyc
in the 70's and 80's... amidst the depression
of the city at that time, there were tons
of free - thinking individuals, groups and companies leading the way presenting biofuel - concepts and ideas, or promoting industries based on recycling things rather than being a disposable society... there have always been large
numbers of people
in the pro-environment movement
country and world - wide that cried out about how alternative thinking would lead to newer, more positive and less harmfully - impacting industries and tried to introduce inventions that could have spurred new economies... Had the auto industry not blocked things, we could have had more energy efficient cars decades ago... but they did not want the «expense»
of helping foster this new industry... it is so damn sad it took a war to make people «wake up» about alternative
fuels and how exciting the options are.
But Apple refutes the
numbers Greenpeace used
in their calculations, namely the power demand
of their Maiden, NC data center, the facility that will soon be home to the largest end - user - owned solar array and the largest non-utility
fuel cell installations
in the
country.
«Such fleet modernization programs, which provide a generous credit to consumers who turn
in old, less
fuel - efficient cars and purchase cleaner cars, have been successful
in boosting auto sales
in a
number of European
countries.»
China is now generating electricity using coal
fuel at record high levels and
in addition is engaging
in efforts with other
countries such as Pakistan to build large
numbers of coal plants
in that
country.
The Association for the Conservation
of Energy (ACE), a group
of companies involved
in energy conservation issues, ranks the UK as «the cold man
of Europe» — the worst for
fuel poverty out
of 13 western European
countries, and near the bottom
of the league on a
number of other household energy indicators.
ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW Minister for the Environment & Heritage: David Kemp Minister for Forestry & Conservation: Ian McDonald Total Energy Consumption (2000E): 4.89 quadrillion Btu * (1.2 %
of world total energy consumption) Energy - Related Carbon Emissions (2000E): 96.87 million metric tons
of carbon (1.5 %
of world carbon emissions) Per Capita Energy Consumption (2000E): 255 million Btu (vs U.S. value
of 351 million Btu) Per Capita Carbon Emissions (2000E): 5.1 metric tons
of carbon (vs U.S. value
of 5.6 metric tons
of carbon) Energy Intensity (2000E): 10,804 Btu / U.S. $ 1995 (vs U.S. value
of 10,918 Btu / $ 1995) ** Carbon Intensity (2000E): 0.21 metric tons
of carbon / thousand U.S. $ 1995 (vs U.S. value
of 0.17 metric tons / thousand $ 1995) ** Sectoral Share
of Energy Consumption (1999E): Transportation (42 %) Industrial (37 %), Residential (13.5 %), Commercial (7.5 %) Sectoral Share
of Carbon Emissions (1998E): Industrial (46.4 %), Transportation (26.5 %), Residential (15.2 %), Commercial (11.9 %)
Fuel Share
of Energy Consumption (2000E): Coal (44.2 %), Oil (34.8 %), Natural Gas (16.6 %)
Fuel Share
of Carbon Emissions (1999E): Coal (55.4 %), Oil (32.6 %), Natural Gas (12.0 %) Renewable Energy Consumption (1998E): 396 trillion Btu * (0.9 % increase from 1997)
Number of People per Motor Vehicle (1998): 1.7 (vs U.S. value
of 1.3) Status
in Climate Change Negotiations: Annex I
country under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (ratified December 30th, 1992).
ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW Total Energy Consumption (2000E): 2.7 quadrillion Btu * (0.7 %
of world total energy consumption) Energy - Related Carbon Emissions (2000E): 36.4 million metric tons
of carbon (0.6 %
of world carbon emissions) Per Capita Energy Consumption (2000E): 73.2 million Btu (vs. U.S. value
of 351.0 million Btu) Per Capita Carbon Emissions (2000E): 1.0 metric tons
of carbon (vs U.S. value
of 5.6 metric tons
of carbon) Energy Intensity (2000E): 9,226 Btu / $ 1995 (vs U.S. value
of 10,918 Btu / $ 1995) ** Carbon Intensity (2000E): 0.12 metric tons
of carbon / thousand $ 1995 (vs U.S. value
of 0.17 metric tons / thousand $ 1995) ** Sectoral Share
of Energy Consumption (1998E): Industrial (48.6 %), Transportation (23.7 %), Residential (18.8 %), Commercial (8.8 %) Sectoral Share
of Carbon Emissions (1998E): Industrial (44.8 %), Transportation (32.7 %), Residential (16.2 %), Commercial (6.2 %)
Fuel Share
of Energy Consumption (2000E): Natural Gas (45.2 %), Oil (36.3 %), Coal (1.5 %)
Fuel Share
of Carbon Emissions (2000E): Oil (48.1 %), Natural Gas (49.3 %), Coal (2.5 %) Renewable Energy Consumption (1998E): 393 trillion Btu * (0.5 % decrease from 1997)
Number of People per Motor Vehicle (1998): 5.6 (vs U.S. value
of 1.3) Status
in Climate Change Negotiations: Non-Annex I
country under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (signed June 12, 1992 and ratified on March 11, 1994).
ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW Secretary
of Environment & Natural Resources: Victor Lichtinger Total Energy Consumption (2000E): 6.18 quadrillion Btu * (1.6 %
of world total energy consumption) Energy - Related Carbon Emissions (2000E): 103.2 million metric tons
of carbon (1.6 %
of world total carbon emissions) Per Capita Energy Consumption (2000E): 62.5 million Btu (vs U.S. value
of 351.0 million Btu) Per Capita Carbon Emissions (2000E): 1.0 metric tons
of carbon (vs U.S. value
of 5.6 metric tons
of carbon) Energy Intensity (2000E): 16,509 Btu / $ 1995 (vs U.S. value
of 10,918 Btu / $ 1995) ** Carbon Intensity (2000E): 0.28 metric tons
of carbon / thousand $ 1995 (vs U.S. value
of 0.18 metric tons / thousand $ 1995) ** Sectoral Share
of Energy Consumption (1998E): Industrial (54.7 %), Transportation (24.8 %), Residential (15.9 %), Commercial (4.6 %) Sectoral Share
of Carbon Emissions (1998E): Industrial (50.9 %), Transportation (31.1 %), Residential (13.2 %), Commercial (4.8 %)
Fuel Share
of Energy Consumption (2000E): Oil (63.2 %), Natural Gas (23.7 %), Coal (4.0 %)
Fuel Share
of Carbon Emissions (2000E): Oil (73.5 %), Natural Gas (20.4 %), Coal (6.2 %) Renewable Energy Consumption (1998E): 713.7 trillion Btu * (1 % decrease from 1997)
Number of People per Motor Vehicle (1998): 6.9 (vs U.S. value
of 1.3) Status
in Climate Change Negotiations: Non-Annex I
country under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (ratified March 11th, 1993).
A
number of countries are heavily invested
in fossil
fuel electricity, and a smaller
number of countries, from China to Germany, are adding coal plants at a rapid rate, and will likely be reluctant to let expensive capital investments go unused.
The continued housing boom
in a
number of countries around the world is being
fuelled by mortgage rates that are hovering near record lows.