Sentences with phrase «of fossil fuel»

Produced by the burning of fossil fuels in power plants and car engines, carbon dioxide continues to accumulate in the atmosphere, warming the planet.

By far the most important source of disruption of the environment comes from the use of fossil fuels for energy.

They announced their decision to move its entire investment portfolio out of the fossil fuel industry over the next three years.

Wind is a clean fuel source unlike power plants which rely on the combustion of fossil fuels in order to create electricity.

The rate and extent of glacial retreat, the scientists say, depends on the levels of greenhouse gases emitted from the burning of fossil fuels in future.

I have reduced my consumption of fossil fuels by being more efficient in my use of electricity, natural gas, and gasoline.

One common myth is the argument that wind farms will not reduce the amount of fossil fuels used.

The guides and information in this section will help you take your money out of the fossil fuel industry.

Global mean surface temperatures are only one way to assess the full impact of fossil fuel emissions and they do not reflect the regional aspects and ever - growing complexity of our changing climate.

Meeting emissions targets requires limiting use of fossil fuel reserves.

Yet the stock price of a fossil fuel company is linked to its reserves.

Among those 50 and older, 55 % say alternative energy development is more important, while 34 % say it's more important to expand production of fossil fuel energy sources.

And humans themselves, through a combination of deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels for energy and transportation, are almost entirely at fault.

But in many cases, the net effects of fossil fuel subsidies are negative.

The study was on the potential impact of fossil fuel combustion on CO2 concentration in the atmosphere.

Getting off of fossil fuels is important for international security, climate change, and long - term sustainability of the planet.

End excessive restrictions of exploration, development, and production of fossil fuels on public lands as well as private lands.

We don't shy away from the depressing parts, which is how dire the situation is, especially for communities living on the front lines of fossil fuel extraction.

This chart plots the percent growth of fossil fuel CO2 emissions versus the percent growth of atmospheric CO2 levels since 1966.

Coal recently passed petroleum as the leading source of fossil fuel emissions.

The planet quickly feels the burn from the lasting effects of fossil fuel combustion, new research shows.

These funds will not only bring us increased solar power which means reduced burning of fossil fuels from local power plants but also increased green jobs in manufacturing and installation of solar units.

To transition fully to this clean energy resource, we need a rooftop revolution to break the entrenched power of fossil fuels interests.

I mean: what am I supposed to say to my thirteen - year - old daughter about the ever - growing supply of fossil fuels?

An Islamic climate change declaration calls for the end of fossil fuel use by 2050.

It means, essentially, that we have a hell of a lot of fossil fuel subsidies to overcome before solar, wind or geothermal will truly get a fair shake.

Actually, I am becoming optimistic about raising the price of fossil fuels with some sort of carbon tax.

It is one of the most greenhouse polluting and least desirable forms of fossil fuel from an environmental point of view.

This is what is needed to replace both the energy demand growth and retire most of the fossil fuel carbon energy supply as well.

The report also expressed concern about the impact of fossil fuel lobbying on climate change policy overall.

It certainly seems to us that all this marks the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era.

Governments and companies should conduct a managed decline of the fossil fuel industry and ensure a just transition for the workers and communities that depend on it.

Increased deposition of nitrogen from atmospheric sources because of fossil fuel combustion and forest burning.

Customers interested in back - up generation may opt to install batteries instead of a fossil fuel powered generator.

The basic message of this report is: Stop all new development of fossil fuel reserves.

How can we bring down the quantity of fossil fuels used in producing these materials, and how can we reduce the plastic waste we leave in the environment?

By fighting back against the expansion of fossil fuels at home, you'll help build momentum for a broader movement.

However climate change is prompting renewed interest in the role of fossil fuel production for our energy needs.

Those developments and others have led researchers to predict that oil, gas and coal companies could be forced to leave a large share of their fossil fuel reserves in the ground.