Sentences with phrase «fuels increased dramatically»

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The sharp rise in fuel prices coupled with Al Gore's documentary dramatically increased the popularity of alternative energy.

By dramatically improving the speed and efficiency of conversion over conventional approaches, these enzymes could stimulate efforts to grow crops for fuel, with implications for biodiversity in the form of increased land use for this purpose, potential shifts away from fossil fuel use and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

«With strong, lightweight materials, we have an opportunity to dramatically increase vehicle fuel economy while helping America maintain its competitive edge in automotive design and manufacturing,» he said following the announcement.

Agriculture already monopolizes 90 percent of global freshwater — yet production still needs to dramatically increase to feed and fuel this century's growing population.

«But when native savannas are invaded by weeds such as gamba grass, fuel loads are dramatically increased and fires can burn up to five times hotter than a native wildfire,» Dr Adams said.

By comparison, scenarios for fossil fuel emissions for the 21st century range from about 600 billion tons (if we can keep total global emissions at current levels) to over 2500 billion tons if the world increases its reliance on combustion of coal as economic growth and population increase dramatically.

The concentration of atmospheric CO2 has increased dramatically since the Industrial Revolution (from around 280 parts per million [ppm] in preindustrial times to 401 ppm in 2015), primarily due to human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and changes in land - use.

Why it matters: In the last half of the 20th century, sulfur emissions from fossil fuel burning in China increased by a factor of nine, dramatically reducing visibility.

«Conclusion: As physical activity expenditure has not declined over the same period that obesity rates have increased dramatically, and daily energy expenditure of modern man is in line with energy expenditure in wild mammals, it is unlikely that decreased expenditure has fuelled the obesity epidemic.»

Sales of compact sedans are especially strong these days because they are more spacious, more luxuriously trimmed, dramatically safer, and far more fuel - efficient than ever before, even while pricing has hardly increased.

A misfire is when the combustion cycle of your engine is interrupted, causing a sudden and severe loss of power while dramatically reducing fuel economy and increasing emissions.

The hybrid technology sold on Toyota and Honda vehicles and which has been promised to us by Ford and other manufacturers has the potential for increasing fuel economy dramatically with no change in our driving habits.

Injen's Super SES exhaust system is dyno - proven to dramatically increase horsepower throughout the entire power band - not just the mid-range like some - giving you more power, torque and fuel economy too.

The melted electrical connectors and the presence of diesel fuel could dramatically increase the risk of a fire.

This engine has a high - pressure direct injection system (over 2,200 psi), which dramatically increases power and torque, while reducing fuel consumption and emissions.

This not only created a dramatically sculpted shape, but also increased fuel efficiency due to an impressive aerodynamic drag coefficient of just 0.25 Cd.

All G - Class SUVs (G 350, G 500 and AMG G 63) have been upgraded for dramatically improved efficiency and performance, with up to 16 per cent more power with a similar increase in fuel efficiency.

Concern: If the fuel tank leaks fuel from being punctured, there is a dramatically increased risk of a fire.

Flowmaster's Force II mild tone chambered muffler exhaust systems are dyno - proven to dramatically increase the power band, giving you more horsepower, greater fuel economy and better throttle response, plus a mild purr that doesn't draw too much attention or seem too obnoxious for your daily commute.

The Santa Fe's Lambda II 3.3 - liter GDI also has a high - pressure direct injection system (over 2,200 psi), which dramatically increases power and torque, while reducing fuel consumption and emissions.

Compared with a naturally aspirated diesel engine, power outputs can be raised dramatically without increasing fuel consumption.

A lot of hay has been made recently about how sad it is that 30 years after cars like the Excel, we've only achieved moderate increases in fuel economy, but emissions have decreased dramatically.

«Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) is a world leader in providing advanced products and services and is committed to the success of customers whose work is linked to the land — those who cultivate, harvest, transform, enrich and build upon the land to meet the world's dramatically increasing need for food, fuel, shelter and infrastructure.

Tip # 4: Avoid paying hefty fees and taxes Some airports apply fuel surcharges which can dramatically increase the amount of fees and taxes you pay when you book a rewards flight.

But manufacturers could dramatically increase fuel efficiency on all new cars now, especially in the US.

as peaking is approached, liquid fuel prices and price volatility will increase dramatically, and, without timely mitigation, the economic, social, and political costs will be unprecedented.

As more passenger vehicles hit the roads, this pollution will increase dramatically unless strict emissions - reduction and fuel economy policies are in place.

The technologies currently exist to dramatically increase our fuel efficiency today to as high as 45 miles per gallon — and we must take advantage of these technologies in order to reduce atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations to 350 parts per million and prevent climate catastrophe.

Civil society, governments and business communities must accept that if we do not change the way we live on this planet and do something to reduce drastically the carbon footprint and increase dramatically access to renewable energy now through tougher regulations and an overhaul of the fossil fuel industry (stop subsidizing the polluters and begin funding the human solutions to climate change), the planet will continue to change in devastating ways.

They want to dramatically increase the number of electric vehicles while at the same time getting rid of fossil fuel power plants.

PA, how are you going to get billions of people out of poverty in this century, if they are going to rely primarily on fossil fuels for economic growth, and not dramatically increase CO2 emissions?

During the 1990s and 2000s, the generation costs for plants fueled by natural gas fell dramatically as a result of lower natural gas fuel prices and the increased use of combined cycle technology for power generation.

In order to meet those standards, which have been dramatically increased under President Obama, carmakers have to make light, inexpensive cars with high fuel economy to offset their trucks and SUVs with lower fuel economy.

As Jan Minx, from the Department Economics of Climate Change of the Technical University Berlin and co-author of the PNAS article explains: «Most of the change in in global emission patterns is mirrored in China and Russia: While Chinese emissions increased dramatically in the last two decades, significantly also fueling increasing consumption in OECD countries, emissions from Russia and Ukraine fell significantly after 1990».

In one scenario, fossil fuel emissions begin to curb dramatically by the middle of this century and the global temperature increases 1.8 degrees Celsius.

These efforts have caused electricity prices to increase dramatically in Europe causing fuel poverty and putting poor people at risk.

The fact that the sea ice, for example, has been disappearing so dramatically in recent decades tells us that the climate system is disrupted, and the only explanation is the extra heat trapped by the rapid increase in greenhouse gases caused mostly by our burning fossil fuels.

Given that we must get off fossil fuels anyway and that virtually all scientists agree that dramatically increasing atmospheric and oceanic carbon levels is insane, the faster we achieve sustainability, the better.

The number of trees in California's Sierra Nevada forests killed by drought, a bark beetle epidemic and warmer temperatures has dramatically increased since last year, raising fears they will fuel catastrophic wildfires and endanger people's lives, officials said Wednesday.

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