He has seen the data and knows how
important coal fuelled power will be to support India's growing economy for decades.
Not exact matches
The U.S. wind and solar industries employ over 300,000 people, making clean energy an
important political constituency that is about five times bigger than the
coal sector for jobs, thanks to years of rapid growth
fueled by government incentives and declines in the cost of their technologies.
Often associated with the Industrial Revolution,
coal remains an enormously
important fuel and is the largest single source of electricity world - wide.
By the mid-1800s,
coal gas and solid coke had replaced candles, animal oils, and wood as the most
important sources of light, heat, and cooking
fuel in many European and American cities.
This is especially
important as the world experiences an ongoing gas glut, which is a lower CO2 - emitting
fuel than
coal but can also compete with and push out renewable energy.
Today, photosynthesis is considered «the most
important chemical reaction on earth», providing food for humans and animals, releasing oxygen for them to breathe — and millions of years later, this process provides fossil
fuel in the form of oil,
coal and natural gas, as Michel likes to point out.
It is an
important source of nitrogen
fuel in
coal and heavy oils and plays an
important role in the synthesis of biologically active compounds and other complexes.
The most
important fuels involved in smoldering fires are
coal and peat.
These are
important, currently available supplies of much lower carbon fossil
fuels compared to
coal and tar sands.
We still see natural gas as an
important bridge
fuel and encourage converting
coal plants to natural gas, but we also support full disclosure of fracking chemicals and strong environmental safeguards during production.
But as
important as
coal is, the fossil
fuel darlings are indisputably shale gas and shale oil.
The production of liquid
fuels from
coal will very likely become an
important part of the hydrocarbon energy mix of the future, provided that technical and environmental obstacles are overcome economically.
Coal is the most
important fossil
fuel for generating electricity, and it is a major source of atmospheric CO2.
Operating cost for electric cars is $ 0.50 to $ 0.75 per mile versus $ 0.10 for gasoline powered cars once battery replacement costs are included By 2020, Chinese PER CAPITA emissions will be higher than America's Does not believe that the 0.6 degree temperature rise to date is the West's «fault,» but does believe that China is the future problem Whatever U.S. does about emissions reduction and what people do as individuals is totally trivial in face of the fact that China is adding huge amounts of
coal fired generating capacity The most meaningful emissions reduction strategy today would be to convert China from
coal to natural gas The claim that there are more frequent or more intense hurricanes and tornadoes as a result of AGW is not scientifically supported We can reduce emissions, but it is
important that we do the RIGHT things (and NOT the WRONG ones) Not worried about «peak oil;»
coal can be converted to liquid
fuel
Publication date: 2009-06-01 First Published: Natural Resources Research Authors: R.C. Milici Abstract: The production of liquid
fuels from
coal will very likely become an
important part of the hydrocarbon energy mix of the future, provided that technical and environmental obstacles are overcome economically.
Fuel combustion — fossil fuel combustion in high - income and middle - income countries» is a key driver of pollution and that «coal is the world's most polluting fossil fuel, and coal combustion is an important cause of both pollution and climate change.&ra
Fuel combustion — fossil
fuel combustion in high - income and middle - income countries» is a key driver of pollution and that «coal is the world's most polluting fossil fuel, and coal combustion is an important cause of both pollution and climate change.&ra
fuel combustion in high - income and middle - income countries» is a key driver of pollution and that «
coal is the world's most polluting fossil
fuel, and coal combustion is an important cause of both pollution and climate change.&ra
fuel, and
coal combustion is an
important cause of both pollution and climate change.»
I'm a skeptic but I recognize there are risks in burning fossil
fuels not only because of the climate, but also because fossil
fuels, especially
coal, are polluting, are a diminishing resource, and have other
important uses.
Business representatives attending the conference said this was an
important signal that investments in green technology would be a safe bet, and anyone with investments in
coal, in particular, and other fossil
fuels in general would be sensible to get their money out as quickly as possible.
Historically the most
important source of energy has been
coal which is abundant and affordable, making it ideal from a cost perspective, as a
fuel to expand energy access in India.
One of the most
important is carbon dioxide (CO2), which we release into the atmosphere when we burn fossil
fuels — oil,
coal, and natural gas — to generate electricity, power our vehicles, and heat our homes.
Coal is responsible for as much atmospheric carbon dioxide as the other fossil fuels combined, and its reserves make coal even more important for the long
Coal is responsible for as much atmospheric carbon dioxide as the other fossil
fuels combined, and its reserves make
coal even more important for the long
coal even more
important for the long run.
As the world's most
important climatologist, James Hansen of NASA, says both
coal and unconventional carbon
fuels like tar sands need to be left in the ground forever.
It is the most
important man - made greenhouse gas (we produce it by burning fossil
fuels like
coal, oil and natural gas) and is responsible for global warming leading to climate change.
«The GCEL is an excellent tool for political work with an
important goal: The phase out of fossil
fuels, beginning with
coal.
No doubt the same thing is happening along much of the west coast of Canada, which is why China's sanctioning of
coal to liquid technology to produce transportation
fuel is directly significant to North Americans, and why it is so
important to help China become more reliant on efficient processes and products.
Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is the most
important long - lived greenhouse gas responsible for manmade global warming, and it is building up in the atmosphere due to the burning of fossil
fuels such as
coal, oil and natural gas.
Today, the most
important use of
coal, both directly and indirectly, is still as a
fuel.
Probably more
important than a carbon tax on liquid
fuels would be a tax on
coal.