Sentences with phrase «of reliance on coal»

With Australia facing a policy crisis over energy security and the winding back of reliance on coal, construction of new coal - fired power plants was increasing in at least 35 countries, according to data analysis supplied to the Nationals by the federal parliamentary library.

The impacts of its reliance on coal are becoming more well known and recently there was much online discussion after an eight - year - old girl was diagnosed with lung cancer which her doctor blamed on air pollution.

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Macron has also said he wants to phase out France's use of coal power in five years and reduce its reliance on nuclear power to 50 % by 2025.

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«I think that this decision represents a clear and powerful recognition of how serious the threat of global warming is and that our reliance on coal for power generation needs to be changed,» says Eric Young, spokesman on global warming at New York City — based environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council.

India, Indonesia also see rising production GBI projects that India, currently the world's third - largest coal producer, will also see a surge in production — on the order of 6.8 percent annually — because of the country's heavy reliance on coal - fired electricity along with expanding steel, cement and fertilizer manufacturing sectors.

Despite his criticisms of China's reliance on coal - fired power plants, Brown is upbeat about the country's alternative energy development.

Hundreds of miles away in Oregon and Washington, states where much of the plant's power is transmitted, leaders see climate change as a reason to end their reliance on Colstrip's coal - fired electricity.

The introduction of the carbon tax, along with Australia's target of generating 41,000 gigawatt hours of renewable energy a year by 2020, up from 21,000 in 2013, has helped increase renewable energy use and reduce the country's heavy reliance on coal, Dargaville says.

By comparison, scenarios for fossil fuel emissions for the 21st century range from about 600 billion tons (if we can keep total global emissions at current levels) to over 2500 billion tons if the world increases its reliance on combustion of coal as economic growth and population increase dramatically.

China's shift toward alternative fuels in order to cut its reliance on imported oil is creating large opportunities, notably in natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and in the conversion of coal to ethanol, according to a new report from Lux Research.

In a compelling blend of hard - hitting investigative reporting, history, and industry assessment, Goodell illuminates the stark economic imperatives America faces and the collusion of business and politics — what is meant by «big coal» — that have set us on the dangerous course toward reliance on this energy source.

He also described the important role China sees for imports of natural gas as a path to cut its reliance on coal, its view on nuclear power and more.

Although in and of itself, as Revkin points out, this won't really reduce greenhouse gas emissions as long as so much of our electricity is generated by burning coal, it is at least a doable step in the right direction that reduces our reliance on oil from antagonistic regimes.

«A continued reliance on huge coal, nuclear, and hydro plants has done little to alleviate energy poverty, forcing the poor around the world to rely on kerosene for their meager energy needs,» says Harish Hande, founder of SELCO - India (http://selco-india.com/), and recent recipient of the prestigious Magsaysay award.

Since 2008, Southern has cut its reliance on coal in half, from 69 percent to 36 percent of its generating capacity.

Together those facilities will generate 600 MW of clean electricity, reducing the province's reliance on coal power.

China's voluntary plan to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions does allow emissions to rise until 2030, but it also moves the country away from reliance on coal, and the tangible results have been the cancellation of over 100 new coal - fired plants.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned in 2011 that reliance on coal — expected to increase to 65 percent by 2035 — will «lock» the world in the next five years on a path that could see global temperatures soar by two degrees Celsius and beyond by the turn of the century.

Lastly, research toward and potential development of capture and storage solutions and / or coal gasification could accommodate some of Poland's reliance on coal while minimizing its negative externalities, such as CO2 emissions and smog.

Lower reliance on coal for baseload power can also offer opportunities for grid balancing and other technology solutions that are part of the new strategies for E.ON and RWE, as well as EnBW.

For countries like China and India, whose reliance on emissions - heavy coal is quite literally killer, temporarily increased energy costs are the least of their worries.

More dramatically, fear of radiation led to extraordinary safety requirements for nuclear power plants, far in excess of controls imposed on other high - risk industrial facilities, which made nuclear power less cost - competitive and led to more reliance on coal.

Reduce dependency on (imported) fossil fuels (balance of payments, reliance on potentially unfriendly or unstable nations as suppliers, high cost at the pump, all problems as seen from US viewpoint): — encourage nuclear power generation (cut red tape)-- encourage energy savings and improved efficiency projects (tax breaks)-- encourage basic research into new (non fossil fuel) resources (subsidies)-- encourage imports from friendly neighbor, Canada (Keystone pipeline)-- encourage local oil and gas exploration («drill, baby, drill»)-- encourage «clean coal» projects (tax incentives)-- set goal to become energy independent within ten years

The government's interest in reducing China's use of coal and petroleum products extends beyond environmental and health concerns; it sees both the strategic value of mitigating its reliance on foreign oil and the economic advantages of being on the technological leading edge of energy production.

The combination of failing utilities, heavy reliance on coal, a faulty grid, and an energy sector crippled by government subsidies and interference seems to argue that India has no chance: no path to economic growth and energy abundance except one that's disastrous for the environment.

Some see natural gas as a coal replacement, a transition fuel as we move towards renewables, and a potential way to power much of our transportation — freeing us from our reliance on imported oil.

The UK also had several instances of zero - reliance on coal energy last week, The Guardian reported.

Energy efficiency and reducing reliance on coal for electricity generation not only reduces emissions of greenhouse gases, but also reduces emissions of fine particles which cause many premature deaths worldwide as well as reducing other health impacts from the coal fuel cycle.

Mr. Obama and EPA chief Gina McCarthy are nevertheless determined to slash reliance on coal, even in 20 states that rely on this fuel for half to 95 % of their electricity, potentially crippling their economies.

Other measures have sought to decrease reliance on coal and other energy sources that produce high levels of carbon pollution.

More than half of this potential is from a handful of categories — solar and wind energy, efficient passenger cars, afforestation and halting deforestation — and requires quickly reducing reliance on, and soon phasing out, coal - fired power not equipped with carbon capture and storage.

But Walmart's unwillingness to invest in alternatives in much of the country, where grid power is cheap and heavy on coal, has meant that the company's reliance on the dirtiest fossil fuels, and its greenhouse gas emissions, have changed little from the day Scott made this speech.

The local consequences of the company's heavy reliance on coal are severe as well.

The six measures include net spending on imported coal, net weight of imported coal, per capita spending on imported coal, spending on coal relative to the size of the state economy, reliance on net coal imports relative to total power use, and spending on international coal imports.

Yet as cruel as coal mining could be, over time it helped liberate humans from agricultural drudgery, increase productivity, raise living standards, and, at least in developed nations, reduce reliance on wood for fuel, allowing reforestation and the return of wildlife.

Of course, state reliance on imported coal for producing electricity creates more than economic problems.

PJM clarified that increased reliance on coal units during the bomb cyclone was the result of economic dispatch not lack of gas generator availability.

China's reliance on coal as a main source of energy will last for a long time.

The use of fracking to extract natural gas is expected to reduce American emissions in the future, by reducing its reliance on coal.

Renewable energy can cut Los Angeles» reliance on dirty coal power from out of the state.

China, after all, wants to reduce its reliance on coal, the impacts of which it is already seeing in its air and soil quality, not to mention in extreme weather events linked to climate change.

One other aspect of clean coal technology is worth touching on: the reliance on appropriate geological structures to store CO2 underground.

Australian mines were particularly at risk because of their heavy reliance on exporting coal to markets that were rapidly shrinking.

Walmart's few clean energy projects do little to offset its heavy reliance on coal - fired electricity, providing just 3 percent of its total U.S. electricity.

Washington, D.C. — As a growing group of environmental leaders call on Walmart to stop greenwashing and commit to real sustainability, a new study finds that Walmart is one of the nation's largest users of coal - fired electricity, and that its heavy reliance on dirty power pumps nearly 8 million metric tons of carbon pollution into the air each year.

To those who don't believe CO2 is a problem, it's still a good idea — more efficient use of energy means less reliance on the Middle East, less push to mine coal...

Greenpeace activists loosed black balloons inside two of the nation's flagship Apple stores today, protesting the company's reliance on coal to power the cloud.

First, while our reliance on petroleum is significantly supply - limited, in fact the dominant component of the problem going forward is the coal reserves, which can supply the world's energy demands at the present rate for some centuries.

China's shift toward alternative fuels in order to cut its reliance on imported oil is creating large opportunities, notably in natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and in the conversion of coal to ethanol, according to a new report from Lux Research.