Sentences with phrase «increased use of natural gas»

A carbon tax is likely to increase the use of natural gas in the electricity sector because natural gas is the less carbon - intensive fossil fuel.

CO2 emissions from power generation are projected to decrease by as much as 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, based on the continued increased use of natural gas for power generation.

They have also increased their use of natural gas as well as renewable energy sources like solar and wind.

In contrast, 40 % strongly supported increased use of natural gas, 14 % strongly supported increased use of nuclear power, and just 8 % strongly supported increasing use of coal.

The comparison of costs is shown in the figure, and illustrate that carbon can be reduced much more cheaply with easy operational changes like improving power plant heat rates or increased use of natural gas combined cycle than with most renewable technologies.

When you see the significant economic, consumer and climate benefits to the U.S. from increased use of natural gas, it's quite a puzzle when some won't take «yes» for an answer — yes to lower energy costs, yes to infrastructure jobs, yes to carbon emissions reductions.

LNG exports also generate benefits — environmental, with increased use of natural gas helping other nations lower energy - related carbon dioxide emissions as has occurred in the U.S., and security, by offering allies abroad supply options.

And that's why a group of scientists set out to better estimate how much methane is escaping in the U.S. To do that, they surveyed more than 200 sets of field measurements and scientific papers from the past 20 years to learn whether increasing use of natural gas could prove a climate boon or bane.

Increased use of natural gas across the country is the main reason U.S. carbon emissions from power generation are at 25 - year lows.

This is largely because of increased use of natural gas in power generation — a market choice that's based on the availability and affordability of natural gas, as well as the fact it is clean - burning.

Last year EIA determined that increased use of natural gas reduced overall carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. by 229 million metric tons in 2014 compared to 2005 levels.

By setting modest carbon reduction goals and providing maximum compliance flexibility, including carbon reductions achieved through increased use of natural gas and nuclear, the Clean Power Plan established a balance of environmental and economic development goals.

EIA credits increased use of natural gas as a leading factor in falling carbon emissions from the power sector.

The United States is the global leader in refining and production of oil and natural gas, while also leading the world in reducing energy - related carbon dioxide emissions — thanks to increased use of natural gas developed with hydraulic fracturing.

Over the short term New South Wales should increase use of natural gas for electricity generation, replacing coal - fired power that can be relegated to seasonal use.

China is building out its natural gas pipeline infrastructure to increase use of natural gas in electricity generation as a replacement for dirty coal.

However, the state's energy goals also call for increased use of natural gas.

«Reduced emissions have been due to increased use of natural gas, and the decreased use of coal.

The U.S. has seen its coal habit shrink, too, thanks to increased use of natural gas.

And in the United States, increasing use of natural gas in recent years has cut the country's CO2 emissions an estimated 1.4 percent per year since 2005, the study says.

The administration could also be taking advantage of predictions about how economic conditions and the increased use of natural gas might bring down emissions, according to James Rubin, an attorney with Dentons.

The reason for the drop in U.S. CO2 emissions is the increased use of natural gas to generate electricity.

And yet German emissions are higher than they were in 2009, due to replacing nuclear with fossil fuels, while France is considering reducing its reliance on zero - emissions nuclear and increasing its use of natural gas and renewables.

Increased investment in new generating capacity as well as increased use of natural gas for generation lead to electricity prices that are 3 % to 7 % higher on average from 2020 - 25 in the Clean Power Plan cases, versus the respective baseline cases (Figure 14).

Key factors likely contributing to increased natural gas spot trading in the Marcellus area include: rapid increases in Marcellus shale gas production; direct deliveries of Wyoming gas to the Ohio / Pennsylvania border through the Rockies Express Pipeline; and increased use of natural gas for power generation.

And it's being done without CPP, thanks largely to market forces driving the increased use of natural gas in power generation.

U.S. carbon emissions from power generation are now at nearly 30 - year lows due to increased use of natural gas.

The inescapable climate point here is that while many talk about ways to reduce emissions, the United States already is achieving results largely due to increased use of natural gas.

Environmentally, U.S. energy - related carbon dioxide emissions in 2015 were 12 percent below 2005 levels, mainly due to the increased use of natural gas by power generators.

In Europe, BP joined Shell in sculpting a winning industry push to scrap the EU's renewable energy and energy efficiency goals, in favour of a single greenhouse gas target for 2030 that could be met by an increased use of natural gas.

CO2 emissions from power generation in 2016 were near 30 - year lows, in large part due to greater use of natural gas.3 And increased use of natural gas in the power generation sector has helped to reduce total CO2 emissions to their lowest level in nearly 25 years.4 This proves that Americans do not have to make the false choice between utilizing our nation's energy resources and protecting the environment.

The reliability of supply provided by our nation's network of storage and distribution facilities has contributed to the increased use of natural gas in many sectors of the U.S. economy, which has led to reductions in air emissions — ranging from criteria pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, to greenhouse gases.

As we previously discussed here, the increased use of natural gas — mostly produced from shale reserves using safe hydraulic fracturing — has played a significant role in an historic decoupling of economic growth from rising carbon emissions, as the New York Times reported earlier this year.

In 2014, researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found that the increased use of natural gas combined cycles in power generation has led to 40 percent less nitrogen oxide emissions and 44 percent less sulfur oxides emissions since 1997.

Increased use of natural gas has been widely credited with having reduced U.S. carbon dioxide emissions in recent years.

We'll put it another way: Market forces are driving the increased use of natural gas in power generation, and natural gas - fueled generation is providing reliability and resiliency to the electric grid while lowering costs for consumers and playing the lead role in driving down U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation.

The EIA says this is «because of the decreased use of coal and the increased use of natural gas for electricity generation.»

China aims to increase use of natural gas from four to eight percent of overall needs, and renewable energy from 8 to 11 %.

Indeed, our industry is embattled from excessive federal government regulations from the Obama Administration and by the increased use of natural gas for the generation of electricity.

Further, an Independent System Operator New England study illustrates how the increased use of natural gas in power generation, transportation and other areas is reducing emissions.

... Market forces and technological innovation have driven the increased use of natural gas which has brought great benefits to American consumers, workers, and the environment.