Sentences with phrase «long dependence on fossil fuels»

But after years of disappointments on climate issues, protestors say that dropping the pipeline is a chance for the Obama Administration to prove it is still serious about combating climate change and freeing the US from its long dependence on fossil fuels.

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She is a consistent advocate for Smart Growth and environmental sustainability and has long spearheaded efforts to reduce the town's dependence on fossil fuels.

The long - term warming over the 21st century, however, is strongly influenced by the future rate of emissions, and the projections cover a wide variety of scenarios, ranging from very rapid to more modest economic growth and from more to less dependence on fossil fuels.

Another worthwhile hope would be that continuing our dependence on the diminishing fossil fuels resources will produce such a profound and long lasting economic depression, the problem won't arise.

But the realities of deep - rooted dependence on fossil fuels, divergent national interests among 196 countries and the primacy of economic concerns ensured that Copenhagen was a stop on a decades - long decarbonization journey, not the end of the road.

Specifically, there's a case for avoiding continued dependence on fossil fuels that persuades me regardless of what scientists think they know about the long - term human impact on our climate.

We can not afford to delay any longer the taking of very significant action to transition our energy and transport systems from fossil fuel dependence to reliance on renewable resources.»

He said: «Energy price freezes are a temporary solution to a much bigger, long term problem that is also about energy efficiency, reducing energy usage, the UK's carbon footprint and our dependence on fossil fuels.