Sentences with phrase «need for an energy transition»

Discussing a need for an energy transition with greater efficiency and diversity sounds like a positive step and it is prudent to consider impacts on energy security and reliability.

Of course some attempts are being carried out in the right directions but to me they don't seem to have near the resources they would need for an energy transition.

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Current efforts at energy conservation are inadequate; while the need for more appropriate patterns of individual and corporate energy consumption is clear, the statement also recognizes the necessity of avoiding unnecessary economic and social dislocations in the transition to energy efficiency (e.g., unemployment or increased costs due to lowered volume).

«What we need is to accelerate a just transition plan to ensure workers are prepared for jobs in the new green energy economy — not a dangerous deal that puts millions of people in the greater New York City metropolitan area and Western NY at risk,» said Manna Jo Greene, environmental action director for the Hudson River advocacy group Clearwater.

There also needs to be a transition from a dependence on fossil fuels to renewable energy, and the country needs to retrain the workforce for the high - tech jobs that are available, Delgado said.

«Success of the energy transition needs innovations generated by research extending from fundamentals to applications,» says Professor Thomas Hirth, KIT Vice President for Innovation and International Affairs.

In October 2016, VCE transitioned to a company with the purpose of pursuing intelligent transformation of the electric and energy system to meet the needs of the 21st century, while still providing power forecasts for wind and solar across North America.

Also, to mention the Atkins diet, in the book I read, the diet begins with a two week very low carb diet [20 grams of carbo perday] in order to transition the body into a state of nutritional ketosis, using ketones not glucose / insulin for energy generation; however, it is not intended to be a permanent such state but rather for the dieter to gradually add in carbs; however, is one added in only up to the limit, which varies from person to person, of carbs to just below the lvel that would transition out of ketosis, then Atkins would work with that in mind and requiring monitoring for blood or urine ketone levels and must needs be high fat,, moderate protein, and low carbs

It will need a framework for rapid energy transition.»

All forms of conservation are very important, as is making maximal practical use of solar, wind, geothermal, falling water, and tide differentials as sources of energy, but all these factors taken together will not allow us to fully transition away from fossil fuels for our growing energy needs.

The last time we needed a major energy transition, government helped most through regulation, creating the TVA so that we would have enough aluminum to build aircraft and an ablility to enrich uranium for the war effort.

But until climate and energy analysts get realistic about conveying the full scope of what's needed, including a sustained investment in energy science sufficient to build the basis for a grand energy transition, the global slumber party, and global warming, will continue.

Instead, a «pre-pay» carbon policy would let the market decide whether it is more economically efficient to transition to non-fossil sources of energy or to pay for removal credits needed to continue using fossil fuels.

Through supporting the Energy Transition Platform, Stiftung Mercator has helped to build a global network of government peers, facilitate the adoption of emerging innovative policy models by states and regions and demonstrate the need for up - scaled action at the national and international level.

Countries have hugely different levels of annual emissions, hugely different levels of development and poverty alleviation challenges, and needs for funding to transition away from dirty energy like coal to clean renewables.

The Trump Administration's plans for a dramatic and reckless increase in oil and gas drilling in the Western Arctic would threaten core wildlife values and accelerate the impacts of global climate change, at a time when a transition to clean energy alternatives is urgently needed.

Delegates agreed Energy 4 will need to address issues of future market design, balance relationships between market partners, and evolve the need for policy and regulatory regimes, to keep pace with digital technological advancements in the face of the grand transition.

The need for immediate short - term action in order to make any significant impact in the longer term has become apparent, as has the need to apply the whole spectrum of policy instruments, since no single instrument will enable a large - scale transition in energy - supply systems on a global basis.

The oil and gas industry is going all out to paint gas as green and keep us hooked on fossil fuels, but the truth is there is absolutely no room for gas in the transition we need to a clean energy future.

We're endorsing candidates up and down the ballot who are willing to fight for the fossil free future we need by supporting a rapid, just transition to 100 % renewable energy and opposing any new climate - wrecking fossil fuel projects — and who also share a broad, progressive vision for a just world where all of our communities can thrive.

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These are the principles we need for community energy to continue to flourish and for the energy transition to continue at the pace needed to prevent exceeding 2 degrees of warming.

«The 124 - mile Constitution pipeline, planned to run through five counties and two states, and hundreds of waterways is the sort of massive fossil fuel investment that would have locked our region into continued extraction and burning of fossil fuels and irreparably damaged precious water resources at a time when we need instead to be protecting these resources and speeding the transition to 100 percent renewable energy for all.

He noted that for the European Union to achieve its climate mitigation pledges, there was a need for greater government investment in renewable energy sources and new regulatory frameworks to speed the transition.

When a trade association for one of the nation's largest industries continues to spread misinformation about climate change, and prominent political leaders continue to ignore established climate science, the energy transition begins to feel like a series of fits and starts that may never get us to the emission reductions needed.

«If we want to exit nuclear energy and enter renewable energy, for the transition time we need fossil power plants.

Participants also voiced concerns about the job implications of the energy transition, and the need for measures to shield regions that rely on the production of fossil fuel such as coal and shale from the adverse consequences of the energy transition.

«Following the Paris climate agreement, we must now take bold action to protect our planet for future generations,» says its president Jim Yong Kim, harping on the need to help nations transition to renewable sources of energy, produce green transport, and build livable, sustainable urban cities.

We need a lot more of the Tom Friedmans of the world to start articulating the dire nature of our energy and climate problems and the urgent need for a clean energy transition.

But to get many more companies transitioning to 100 % renewable power, we also need to develop a mature market for renewable energy procurement and trading.

Using less oil — and transitioning to cleaner transportation technologies — would help decrease the need for unconventional energy sources like tight oil or tar sands.

All the options for the EU proposed for climate action by 2030 put dirty industry interests ahead of citizens and the planet and will not bring about the transition to the clean energy system urgently needed.»

I also think that over the long run, regardless of what you pass or don't pass this year, you are going to need very strong public support for action for decades in order to make this enormous transition in the energy system, which is not going to come easy.

The federal government could also provide support to attract the investment capital needed to foster passed - over super-cluster themes such as smart agri - food and sustainable and resilient infrastructure; and for accelerated clean - resources innovation in the most energy - transition - exposed provinces.

These actions are needed to spur innovation in energy efficiency and renewable energies, and thus to stretch oil and gas supplies to cover the need for mobile fuels during the transition to the next phase of the industrial revolution «beyond petroleum».

Renewable energy can certainly be scaled up a lot, along with geothermal energy for heating and cooling, but we will likely need fossil fuels for decades to come as we make the transition.

If we hope to save a livable home for all of us, we need to aggressively pursue a swift transition to 100 % clean energy.

Meanwhile, some regions around the world have seen the return of forests and grasslands, as rising agricultural productivity and the transition from biomass to modern forms of energy have reduced or eliminated the need of marginal farmland and forests for food and energy.

The Alliance, in partnership with many others, drafted the policy, and the result is a proposal that — from day one — considers the needs of the most vulnerable members of our society, and makes sure that the clean energy transition is for them too, not just for those who can afford it or who already have power.

We work to ensure a robust energy efficiency policy framework underpinned by ambitious binding targets and policies that will help mobilise the investments needed for the transition to a fully renewable and efficient energy system.

To achieve this ambitious goal — a billion people still lack access to electricity, three billion lack access to clean cooking - we need a massive energy transition that will also drive an economic transformation for all.

Failure to account and plan for this is a serious risk that our country needs to consider, and is perhaps the biggest reason for us to transition to more clean energy sources.

But time is running out, the time for false solutions is over: we need a global, just transition away from fossil fuels and towards 100 % renewable energy for all.

Exploring the Transition to a Sustainable Future on a Finite Planet To prosper for very much longer on the changing Earth humankind will need to move beyond its current fossil - fueled civilization toward one that is sustained on recycled materials and renewable energy.

It can mobilise much need funds for the transition to a clean energy system.

We required this agreement to say: «For emission reductions we need to have a just energy transition with a focus on community - based renewable energy, we need to have a sustainable food system where land rights are respected and food sovereignty are at the forefront, and we need to not sign onto any of these international trade deals that put people and the planet behind profit.»

Dr Birol also held meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Environment and with New Zealand's Climate Change Ambassador, where the IEA and New Zealand agreed on the need to support global policy advice and quantitative analysis for the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies and the energy transition, both through bilateral collaboration and multilateral fora, such as APEC, the WTO and the G20.

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In the face of increasing concern about human - caused climate change, there is an urgent need for a global transition to clean energy.