Sentences with phrase «of coal power»

There are two pretty obvious things we could do right away: halt construction of coal power plants, and reduce deforestation.

An emissions intensity trading scheme increases the cost of coal power compared to other electricity sources.

While it is showing signs of pulling back on domestic coal power expansion, numerous media reports have documented its support for the development of coal power overseas.

The implications for the economics of coal power could be devastating.

That was the point of coal power — a great leap in the wonder of human potential that would make electricity as much of staple as bread and water.

The efficiency of our coal power plants is very low (only 30 %) and the quality of coal is poor.

Hundreds of coal power plants could be shut down by the new rules to combat climate change.

Natural gas produces about half the carbon emissions of coal power, so you can imagine how excited clean energy supporters were when it took the top spot.

Understanding the operating costs of coal power is not the most exciting topic until it is put into context with the relative cost of other power technologies.

Effective emissions limits could save thousands of lives every year, yet more than half of coal power stations in Europe are operating with «permission to pollute» -LSB-...]

Meanwhile, India added 152 GW of coal power capacity from 2006 to 2017, second only to China, despite a broad retreat from coal financing by private capital in the country and a freeze on coal plant construction introduced in 2017.

On the other hand, ongoing closures of coal power capacity in germany is likely to decreace exports from coal power stations.

For a nation with such a storied history, the UK has been all about the future of energy in recent years, cutting power sector carbon emissions almost 50 percent from 2010 - 2016 alone and announcing a phase out of coal power by 2025.

China's Closing 31 Gigawatts of Coal Power Plants!

With a growing fleet of coal power plants running at less than 60 % of capacity and robust power demand growth, coal - fired generation is forecast to increase at nearly 4 % per year through 2022.

Ontarians suffering from energy poverty can blame the province's massively subsidized and poorly structured green energy contracts, rapid phase - out of coal power, the infamous gas plant cancellations, and gross mismanagement of power supply and demand.

Effective emissions limits could save thousands of lives every year, yet more than half of coal power stations in Europe are operating with «permission to pollute» above limits set in EU law.

Synapse's work related to coal power also includes evaluating coal plant emissions, markets for domestic coal, subsidies received by the coal industry, and the lifecycle costs and impacts of coal power compared to other energy sources.

And here's the problem, outlined in the second piece I happened upon, Counting the cost - the hidden price of coal power by John Timmer at ArsTechnica: it's really not.

Moles whacked About a month ago Eli reported on attempts to force construction of coal powered electrical generating plants in Kansas.

There could be as much as 2,600 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas available domestically.63 The U.S. currently uses approximately 22 tcf per year.64 If the shale deposits meet their potential, these finds will certainly help accelerate the retirement of coal power plants and reduce our dependence on foreign oil and our foreign exchange imbalance.

The World Bank's infrastructure program in Indonesia stipulates policies and government subsidies that promote the accelerated development of over 16 GW of coal power projects in the country ahead of developing feasible renewable alternatives.

Germany has built lots of coal power stations to replace nuclear.

Seal levels keep going up, more natural lakes are drying up and desert areas like Kern county suffer frequent heat waves because of coal power plants.

The study in particular highlighted China's phenomenal growth, noting that the country added more than 1.5 GW of coal power per week (roughly what the U.S. and India, combined, added all year) for a total of 90 GW of growth in 2006.

The global increase of coal power, along with the coal industry's adoption of new technologies, will drive the largest share of water consumption for energy use through 2035, according to the IEA.

It is this spirit that has seen countries like Germany achieve a 59 % renewable energy peak last month, President Obama start to turn the tide on previous US inaction by launching a new Climate Action Plan that includes action to begin the phase down of coal power, and China's statement last week that it intends to usher in stronger emissions reductions in its next Five Year Plan, due in 2015.

While the company has pledged to retire over two thirds of its coal power plants in Nevada, that's largely because coal is becoming less economical.

At 11:15 a.m. Monday, State Senator Liz Krueger, together with community leaders and elected officials, will gather at the City Hall for a press conference which will urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to transition New York off of coal power by 2020.

And McBride and his co-authors emphasize that other products of coal power, like emissions of acid rain — producing sulfur dioxide and smog - forming nitrous oxide, pose greater health risks than radiation.

In 2017, renewable generation in the UK was three times higher than the output of coal power stations.

The hills are alive in North Wales with the cranky rhythm of chugging wheels and the whistle of coal powered trains as a stream of steam is funnelled out through their chimney.

This rapid growth of coal power overseas means that, mathematically, Chinese CO2 emissions are unlikely to stop rising.

But perhaps the greatest hope for ending mountaintop removal is seen in the satisfying montage of coal power plant stacks crashing to the ground during their demolition.

CO2 Solution has developed a process that relies on the enzyme carbonic anhydrase to extract carbon dioxide from the smokestacks of coal power and industrial plants.

The clip introduces the important location of Hon Cau MPA, the native marine biodiversity with high scientific and economical values to the locals; and threats of coal power (through operation, discharge and dredging) to the MPA and to local livelihoods (fishing, salt, aquaculture etc.) This is a call to protect Hon Cau MPA from coal power impacts

Additionally, because many of the coal power plants are becoming old and require replacement anyway, even with the nuclear power phase - out, Germany planned to decrease coal production from 51.1 gigawatts (GW) in 2010 to 42.9 GW in 2020.

In 2013, the World Bank placed severe restrictions on the funding of coal power projects, as did the EU shortly thereafter.

China continues to lead the world in the amount of coal power capacity under development, despite tightening restrictions on new coal plant projects by the Chinese authorities.

But those hoping to see the era of coal power wind down will still have quite a long wait, Medlock said, if they cast their eyes worldwide.

There is an «irreversible decline» of coal power across the G7 countries, with the US and UK leading the way, finds new research by the non-profit environmental organisation E3G.

While some of this was due to the final phaseout of coal power in the province, other steps like decreased emissions from its vehicle fleet and facility retrofits also played a factor.