Sentences with phrase «petroleum consumption»

In the last few years, petroleum consumption derived from imports reached its lowest level since 1970.

DOT has reduced petroleum consumption in its fleet by 500,000 gallons or 14.5 percent since 2005, exceeding the FY2012 EO target.

In this study, Horney and colleagues focused on PAHs, which are a product of combustion from human activities such as petroleum consumption in transportation or natural processes such as wildfires.

«Transportation accounts for 71 percent of total US petroleum consumption and 33 percent of our nation's total carbon emissions.

PHEVs can improve nationwide air quality and reduce petroleum consumption by 3 million to 4 million barrels per day in 2050

He claimed that presently the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) could not meet up with the nation's petroleum consumption demand.

The Department of Energy estimates the United States could produce as much as 1.3 billion tons per year of lignocellulose, enough to replace 30 percent of the current U.S. petroleum consumption.

The goal of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 was to replace 30 percent of U.S. transportation - related petroleum consumption with alternative - fuel vehicles by 2010, and the Act requires that at least 75 percent of vehicles purchased annually by federal agencies in major metropolitan areas be alternative - fuel vehicles.

Coal grows faster than petroleum consumption until after 2030, mostly due to increases in China's consumption of coal, and slow growth in oil demand in OECD member countries.

(See blog entitled, Despite Electric Vehicles, World Petroleum Consumption Will Continue to Climb.)

The World Bank reports per capita petroleum consumption in BC decreased 19.1 % compared to the rest of Canada between 2008 - 2013

- A 30 percent reduction in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and 50 percent reduction on petroleum consumption by 2020

- Australian oil production peaked in 2000 - Australia's local oil now satisfies only two thirds of domestic consumption - Transport accounts for more than 70 % of national petroleum consumption - 97 % of Australian transport powered by petroleum fuels.

«If a power company has the ability to selectively charge groups of vehicles based on when renewable energy resources are available,» he says, «it makes electric vehicles useful not only for reducing petroleum consumption but for reducing the amount of greenhouse gases overall that we produce.»

«Increasing coal use worldwide gives me a lot more pause than the pattern of petroleum consumption.»

Petroleum consumption derived from imports in 2015 reached its lowest level since 1970.

«The campus» short - term goal is to achieve the Governor's «Greening of the State Government» executive order, setting targets for energy and water reductions, attaining zero waste and reducing petroleum consumption.

Promotes subsidies to corporate agriculture as a way to reduce petroleum consumption.

The Volt would thus reduce our nation's petroleum consumption and, presumably, its production of greenhouse gas emissions.

The plan assessed various alternative fuels and developed fuel portfolios to meet California's goals to reduce petroleum consumption, increase alternative fuels use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase in - state production of biofuels, without causing a significant degradation of public health and environmental quality.

Reduce petroleum consumption and emissions by measures to improve transportation system efficiency across all modes, for example by modernizing the aviation system.

Seventy percent of our petroleum consumption goes to transportation — 70 percent.

A new National Research Council report finds that by the year 2050, the U.S. may be able to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent for light - duty vehicles — cars and small trucks — via a combination of more efficient vehicles; the use of alternative fuels like biofuels, electricity, and hydrogen; and strong government policies to overcome high costs and influence consumer choices.

However, if the costs of these vehicles can be reduced and appropriate refueling infrastructure created, they have great potential for reducing petroleum consumption.

Jun 2: «经济 、 政治以及石油市场 ： 从内行角度看中国石油消耗 、 交易和价格问题 (Economics, politics, and oil markets: an insider's view of China's petroleum consumption, trade, and pricing)» by Kate Rosow, Analyst, Argus Media

To update the time series for anthropogenic sulfur emissions (21), we obtain the share of 2000 global sulfur emissions for six categories of sulfur emitting activities; coal consumption, petroleum consumption, metal smelting, marine bunkers, natural gas consumption, and other (25).

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program that strives to advance the nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by supporting local decisions to adopt practices that contribute to the reduction of petroleum consumption

Reducing distance traveled in vehicles reduces petroleum consumption.

3) NuRide, touted as a frequent - flyer program for cars, takes a proactive approach to cutting down on traffic, petroleum consumption and pollution by offering rewards for documenting your ride - sharing with them.

«New vehicle efficiency improvements alone will never result in the overall decline in petroleum consumption and the greenhouse gas emissions we need,» said Chrysler Group President Tom LaSorda.

«Reducing petroleum consumption from transportation.»