Sentences with phrase «reduce reliance on coal»

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.

«Santee Cooper will use the large reserve capacity to... reduce its reliance on coal - fired power plants,» South Carolina's The State reported last week.

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.

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

But it is possible: the US already is reducing its reliance on coal, and is reducing its total CO2 emissions.

Not exact matches

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.

Premier Wynne recently shared a stage with Al Gore, who gave her kudos for reducing Ontario's reliance on coal - fired power.

«The Clean Energy Jobs and Climate Agenda released today will continue New York's path towards a more sustainable future by reducing harmful carbon emissions, ending New York's reliance on coal, and advancing offshore wind, energy efficiency, and energy storage.

12) Coal fired power stations should be encouraged to be built to reduce our reliance on gas imports from dubious sources.

In the future, it is expected to reduce reliance on fossil fuels such as oil, coal or gas and help tackle major challenges such as climate change and global population growth.

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.

The continued reliance on coal and lignite, however, means Germany has failed to reduce its carbon emissions, and is due miss its 2020 carbon targets.

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.

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.

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.

Coal production ceased finally in the UK in 2015, while the Chinese economy is reducing its heavy reliance on coal production in an attempt to improve on terrible air pollution, especially in major citCoal production ceased finally in the UK in 2015, while the Chinese economy is reducing its heavy reliance on coal production in an attempt to improve on terrible air pollution, especially in major citcoal production in an attempt to improve on terrible air pollution, especially in major cities.

To meet the increasing demand for electricity, reduce the country's heavy reliance on coal, and improve energy security, Mongolia is committed to promoting renewable energy development.

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.

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.

China is the world's top polluter but also its biggest investor in renewable energy and it has pledged to reduce its reliance on carbon - belching coal and clear the toxic smog from its cities

«Wind energy's major cost declines have, and will continue to be, critical to opening up new opportunities throughout Canada — whether it is to support the coal phase - out, or to fill an emerging power supply gap as nuclear power plants are refurbished in Ontario, or to help the northeast United States reduce its reliance on fossil - fuel powered generation through clean electricity imports from Quebec or Atlantic Canada.

In the California Assembly, Mr. Williams focuses on reforming the state budget process to ensure that California children have access to a world - class education, repairing the state's dysfunctional health - care system, and protecting the environment, primarily through reducing California's's reliance on oil and coal.

Energy efficiency measures deliver positive environmental impacts, reduce your reliance on utility - generated electricity, and provide more jobs than the coal or upstream oil & gas sectors in the United States.

Officials have tried to improve the air quality in cities like Beijing Shanghai by imposing local coal production quotas and reducing the country's reliance on coal, including a possible game - changing natural gas deal with Russia.

The Tokyo Electric Power Company is also in talks with the blockchain startup Grid +, looking to make energy systems more efficient and reduce reliance on nuclear power, oil and coal.