Sentences with phrase «on fossil fuel technologies»

The environmental threats and economic costs of continued reliance on fossil fuel technologies are sufficiently urgent to warrant substantially larger public support in the form of private - sector R&D incentives and a refocusing of effort by the national energy laboratories on the development and diffusion of alternative energy technologies.

In Cloud Peak's view, staying in the agreement and trying to encourage «a more balanced, reasonable and appropriate path forward» on fossil fuel technologies among signatories to the accord seems like a reasonable stance, said Cloud Peak's vice president of government affairs, Richard Reavey.

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Elon Musk is very enthusiastic in pushing for the widespread use of solar energy to replace fossil fuels, so it was no surprise that the Tesla continues to focus on improving its technology for energy storage — if the car manufacturer's gigafactory is any indication of that.

The remaining funds went towards two companies aimed at reducing humanity's dependence on fossil fuels and so counteracting the problem of climate change: Tesla Motors ($ 70m), a luxury electric car manufacturer that has since expanded to provide energy to homes and businesses through battery technology; and SolarCity ($ 10m) which seeks to offer a cleaner and more affordable energy solution.

CST Wastewater Solutions Managing Director Mr Mike Bambridge will be on hand to discuss these latest wastewater and green energy technologies that not only clean wastewater to top world standards, but also extract biogas to substitute for fossil fuel in boilers and to generate electricity.

CCN is embarking on an environmental initiative that will see it use technology from international green energy leader Global Water Engineering to harvest biogas (methane) energy from waste water to replace fossil fuels and provide reliable base load energy while simultaneously achieving much cleaner effluent.

Mr Bambridge says this the plant indirectly reduces the brewery's carbon footprint by reducing the brewery's demands on fossil fuels and the electricity needs for wastewater treatment by using energy - friendly anaerobic pre-treatment technology in which GWE is a world leader.

He condemned Tony Blair's support for nuclear power as a way of reducing Britain's reliance on fossil fuels, saying: «Nuclear technology is tried, tested and failed.

This initiative will create numerous jobs and move our region into the 21st century by working with green technologies that reduce our reliance on the combustion of fossil fuels.»

On her campaign website, Deacon said scientists have reached a consensus on climate change so she wants to transition away from fossil fuel energy sources, invest in clean energy technology and support federal acts to protect natural resourceOn her campaign website, Deacon said scientists have reached a consensus on climate change so she wants to transition away from fossil fuel energy sources, invest in clean energy technology and support federal acts to protect natural resourceon climate change so she wants to transition away from fossil fuel energy sources, invest in clean energy technology and support federal acts to protect natural resources.

The focus of this technology is on the large - scale reduction of carbon emissions from fossil - fuelled power plants.

By adopting lighting technologies that use less energy the nations of the world will cut down on the fossil fuels, often coal, burned to produce that light.

The event commemorates the 5 November 1965 President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report to President Lyndon B. Johnson, which warned that the accumulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels would «almost certainly cause significant changes» to the environment.

The cost benefits and climate advantages are among the reasons that five countries run national research programs on the technique; is the United States falling behind on the next big fossil fuel technology?

All emerging technologies are helping to pave the way to a reduced - petroleum future, and there is no single solution to our dependence on fossil fuels.

Turning down Keystone makes the statement that it is time to stop investing in technologies that lock us into continued fossil fuel use, and to make a bigger play on efficiency and carbon - neutral energy (including nuclear).

For example, a tax on fossil fuel burned would spur investment in cleaner energy technologies, such as renewables or nuclear power.

Moreover, in those cases, the gap between the leading - edge technologies and the competitors trying to catch up is on aggregate twice as great for the fossil - fuel firms than the clean - technology firms; that is, the dirty energy companies are generally farther ahead of the other firms in their fields.

With the world still heavily reliant on fossil fuels to meet its energy needs, carbon sequestration technologies could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

By 2020, IEA expects photovoltaic technology fitted on residential and commercial buildings to reach «grid parity,» or the point at which solar power is consistently cost - competitive with conventional fossil fuels and nuclear power.

The long - term goal, the report concluded, is to identify technologies that can work in a hybrid system that offers consistency, dependability and doesn't rely on fossil fuels.

It is also clear, Ban Ki - moon says, that the technologies already exist for the world to turn its back on fossil fuels and cut emissions of greenhouse gases to a safe level.

Environmental groups are concerned that if left to their own devices, cash - strapped member states won't do much to boost the deployment of renewable energy technology and lower their dependence on fossil fuels.

«Since the transition away from fossil fuels is likely to take a very long time, we foresee a long - term need to deal with coal - based emissions and, therefore, the sooner we begin to develop [carbon capture and storage] technology, the better,» Austin - based energy policy specialist Scott Anderson of Environmental Defense told a Senate panel earlier this year during a hearing on CCS technology.

Yet at this forum, an on - campus debate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology over whether the university should divest the fossil fuel holdings within its $ 11 billion endowment, might not have happened if market forces properly priced the economic and environmental costs of climate change, a theme that Anthony Cortese, the event moderator, alluded to at the outset.

Peters co-authored a paper published last year warning that staking the future only on negative emissions technologies presents a «moral hazard» because they're unproven, there is a substantial risk that the technology can't be scaled up, and it may allow policymakers to think that weaning humanity away from fossil fuels is not urgent.

Calling fossil fuels an antiquated technology, like whale oil, Mann points out that alternative energy is growing even without subsidies or a price on carbon.

Why It Matters: Reducing our nation's reliance on fossil fuels relies on creating technologies to quickly and efficiently convert the power generated at wind farms and other sources into a use - any - time fuel, such as hydrogen molecules.

Our concentrating solar power (CSP) technology exists to produce clean energy, address climate change, improve air quality and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

RD&D on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is needed, especially given our conclusion that the current atmospheric CO2 level is already in the dangerous zone, but continuing issues with CCS technology [7], [244] make it inappropriate to construct fossil fuel power plants with a promise of future retrofit for carbon capture.

Including Market Pull Technology push, product analysis, Globalisation, Consumer rights Also includes a full lesson on Fossil fuels Full lesson on Renewable energy Full lesson on Smart Materials Also included is a guide to creating systems diagrams and a sample of the Genie Microcontroller How 2 More resources to be added soon

DETROIT — Tour the North American International Auto Show here — you have until tomorrow, if you're one of those last - minute types — and you can find lots of touted environmentally friendly technology on concept and production vehicles designed to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels.

The Index is comprised U.S. - listed companies that are significantly involved in transitional energy bridge technologies, with an emphasis on improving the use of fossil fuels.

Re # 43, A «collosal political jump forward» would be for the US to strip all subsidies from the fossil fuel industry, and to strip all subsidies from fossil - fuel intensive agricultural industry as well (over $ 35 billion a year), and to deliver those subsidies to solar, wind, and carbon - neutral agricultural industries — as well as instituting a hefty carbon tax on all fossil fuels, and agreeing to strict emissions caps, and mandating energy efficient technology in all areas.

And that's because ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES RELY ON FOSSIL FUELS THROUGH EVERY STAGE OF THEIR LIFE.

Energy is not the same as CO2: it's perfectly possible to get all the energy we really need without burning fossil fuels, the arguments have been about which technologies to use, how much they'll cost, and how soon they might be brought on line.

Dr. Depledge described signs of a shift in the oil kingdom's stance, including its endorsement of science pointing to big impacts from a building human influence on climate and commitment of money to pursue technologies for capturing carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels and other new energy options.

The transition from deeply rooted energy systems based on burning fossil fuels to new norms emitting ever less of this gas — here and in China — is seen by many as requiring a sustained energy quest including much greater direct government investment on the frontiers of relevant technologies (batteries, photovoltaics, superconductivity, photosynthesis).]

The researchers also see potential for this new technology in electric cars and other uses where a flexible power - generating fabric could make life easier and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.

For ethanol there is in deed a big question here, but the DOE study on biodiesel claims that you get 3.5 units of biodiesel energy out for each unit of fossil fuel energy you put in; with better technology and crops, it can ge better.

She said that the analysis she and co-authors did for a paper on «irreversible climate change» helped lead her, as a non-expert citizen when considering energy technology, to conclude that such research is vital, even as efforts are made to find successors to fossil fuels.

However, if we set limits for ourselves we will then along with many other industrialized nations be developing the technology that will allow China to grow without relying on fossil fuels alone.

By the 2040s, the Blueprints world sees renewable energy technologies compete on price against fossil fuels, which are well managed with carbon capture and storage.

i'm sad to see that andy has not asked the most fundamental (and terrifying) question: can technology alone substitute for the cheap and abundant energy of fossil fuels on which advanced industrial civilization has become utterly dependent?

Trillions are spent on war where oil is the key political factor, hundreds of billions on subsidies for rich companies that reap huge short - term profits, both in fossil fuels and pseudo-green technologies like corn ethanol and biodiesel.

The Council of the American Physical Society believes that the use of renewable energy sources, the adoption of new ways of producing and using fossil fuels, increased consideration of safe and cost effective uses of nuclear power, and the introduction of energy - efficient technologies can, over time, promote the United States» energy security and reduce stress on the world's environment.

We need to do a «full court press» to switch from fossil fuels and nuclear (which also releases heat into water on a large scale, and supports nuclear military programs), using existing and near - commercialization battery, solar and wind technology, and design systems to cost - effectively convert the existing 600 - million - plus vehicle fleet rather than waiting for replacement.

One issue, of course, is that while the focus is on developing or refining energy technologies with limited or no emissions of greenhouse gases, the discussion is taking place in a world where real - time pressures are driving the expansion of conventional fossil fuel menus to keep up with ballooning global energy demand.

The price differential between hybrids and fossil fuel cars could be removed at a stroke if sales tax levels were set based on a car's GHG emissions per mile, and this would be likely to make a huge difference to take - up of hybrids — again, the problem is not technology, it is simply lack of political will.

Second, if divestment were to reduce the financial resources of coal, oil, and gas companies (which it would NOT do), this would only reduce research and development at those same companies of: carbon capture and storage technologies; other key technological breakthroughs; and renewable sources of energy (the fossil fuel companies are carrying out much of the R&D on renewables).