Sentences with phrase «less coal since»

Even solar is thwarted because it would mean that we might need to burn less coal since a cetain amount of energy would be produced by solar.

Not exact matches

Normally I wouldn't consider an electric car since zero emissions from a car when it's powered by coal isn't that much less.

China has emitted significantly less carbon since 2000 than previously estimated because of erroneous assumptions about the quality of the country's coal, a study released today claims.

Energy emissions have declined to lowest levels since 1991 due to lower heating demand, less coal usage, and utilization of more renewable energy sources.

Shell states that tar sands are less damaging that coal: Well since when was coal and oil used to the same ends unless they are talking about widespread adaption of CTL technology which could happen in some countries with large scale coal rserves I guess but even I doubt that CTL projects will scale to 3 — 5 mbpd which is the projected output of Albertas oil sands come 2030.

The slump in commodity prices has caused a number of railroad stocks to go on sale, and CN looks particularly interesting since it has less exposure to the weakest commodity — coal.

Since cooking and eating are primary functions of life and cooking fires are small I would be less critical about them then about gross coal burning generators and bad cars and trucks and so many planes.

According to NComputing, the access devices eliminate the need for air conditioning when there is a room full of the devices, since they create little heat, produce significantly less e-waste at the end of their extra long lifetimes, and according to their calculations, the company's current user base is right now saving 144 million kWh of electricity annually, 17,700 metric tons of coal, 112,300 metric tons of CO2, and about 8,100 metric tons of e-waste.

Since the countries with low cost power are burning coal while the countries with high cost power are using less CO2 intensive energy supplies, the net result is a gobal increase in CO2.

But despite the fact that they are using less coal overall, the pace at which countries built new coal plants in 2015 was faster than it has been since 2011.

Decarbonizing the world's electricity supply,... would deliver a little less than half the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions necessary by 2035 to limit the eventual increase in global temperatures to two degrees Celsius,... The carbon intensity of electricity has increased by 6 % since 1990, largely due to growing use of coal for power generation in emerging economies, it said.

cCGT takes less time to build than coal, costs less to build, and since runs at higher efficiency costs less to operate.

Since coal consumption has actually declined by 6 percent since its peak in 1996, however, there is reason to believe its use will either continue to drop or will increase less than projeSince coal consumption has actually declined by 6 percent since its peak in 1996, however, there is reason to believe its use will either continue to drop or will increase less than projesince its peak in 1996, however, there is reason to believe its use will either continue to drop or will increase less than projected.

-- http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-summit-coal-idUSKBN0TY2TG20151215?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews Less than a week since signing the global climate deal in Paris, Japan and South Korea are pressing ahead with plans to open scores of new coal - fired power plants, casting doubt on the strength of their commitment to cutting CO2 emissions.

The reason: Since 2012, carbon pollution from the states» traditionally coal - heavy power sectors has dropped significantly, as new gas power plants have replaced older, less efficient coal plants.

Two basic factors contributed to lower electricity generation carbon intensity (CO2 / kilowatthour) since 2005: substitution of coal - fired generation with the less - carbon - intensive and more efficient combined - cycle natural gas - fired generation, and growth in non-carbon electricity generation, especially wind and solar.

«The underlying energy consumption trends that resulted in these changes — mainly because more electricity has been generated from natural gas than from other fossil fuels — have helped to lower the U.S. emissions level since 2005 because natural gas is a less carbon - intensive fuel than either coal or petroleum.»

New coal and onshore gas extraction would attract state royalties, but based on historical figures (see Point 7 above) the amounts are likely to be less than one might expect, partidularly since new extraction projects tend to receive more in subsidies and other state government assistance than established projects.

Greenhouse gas emissions from coal, gas and oil combustion since the dawn of the 19th century and the coming of the machine - age century have pushed carbon dioxide ratios in the atmosphere from less than 300 parts per million to 400ppm everywhere, and global average temperatures have risen by 1 °C.

Since much RE now costs the same or less than coal, oil their real cost is Zero or even profitable and far less costly as fossil fuel costs rise..

Less than a year since the Paris Agreement, and with investment in renewables in the EU falling behind the US and China, the Commission thinks now is the moment to weaken key elements of the EU's renewable energy framework and open the door to subsidies for old coal plants?