Sentences with phrase «reducing consumption of fossil fuel»

Reduce CO 2 emissions by reducing consumption of fossil fuel.

If you want people to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels, you have to increase their price.

The sad part is - there are several valid benefits from reducing the consumption of fossil fuels, that have nothing to do with climate change.

This is known to cause premature death, and policies that aim to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels often cite the potential health benefits — and related cost savings — linked to reducing air pollution.

The diesel technology thus makes a greater contribution than any other type of engine to reducing the consumption of fossil fuels.

All we can do by reducing our consumption of fossil fuels is drive down the price.

Offsets can be created when projects are undertaken to permanently reduce GHG emissions such as building retrofits, reduced consumption of fossil fuels, or the displacement of non-renewables into energy sources such as wind and solar.

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

In fact, it is the basis of his energy policy: All along, he has supported increased production of fossil fuels while implementing policies to reduce consumption of fossil fuels.

answer We can substantially reduce our consumption of fossil fuels by investing in alternative energy sources, such as solar power, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, nuclear power, tidal power, etc..

One of the key benefits associated with energy efficiency and renewable energy programs (clean energy) is that they reduce consumption of fossil fuel resources, and in doing so reduce fossil fuel - related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

A carbon tax is the best way to reduce consumption of fossil fuels and should be applied elsewhere across the board.

This activity report covers GEF's work in helping developing countries expand their use of clean energy and reduce their consumption of fossil fuel.

In doing so, renewables reduce the consumption of fossil fuel and production of fossil fuel - related carbon dioxide emissions.

Perhaps by focusing on what really matters to Americans — a high quality of life including the basics in food and shelter, strong relationships with others, rewarding experiences and good health, we'll drastically reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and other dwindling resources.

The reduced consumption of fossil fuels would likely reduce the economic value of these reserves and, for the highest cost reserves, potentially make them economically unviable.

Not exact matches

Other activities include: producing products that may be recycled at the end of their lifespan for material reuse; reducing energy consumption in operations; or even re-engineering distribution methods as a means of reducing long - distance travel during product delivery, ultimately reducing fossil fuel consumption (and the disease - causing air pollution that is its byproduct).

Still, the voracious energy consumption of Google's data centers makes any attempt to reduce the company's reliance on fossil fuels noteworthy.

They argue that justice for the poor is best served if everyone in the developed nations reduces his «carbon footprint» and thus his consumption of energy, which is mostly created from fossil fuels.

The transition to an ecologically sustainable society requires reduced consumption of goods, the efficient recycling of materials, a move away from the use of fossil fuels to the use of renewable sources of energy, zero global population growth, a reduced standard of living for the rich, an increased standard of living for the poor and an appeal to quality of life instead of materialism.

We want to do our part to reduce our carbon emissions from fossil fuel consumption in order to help prevent the worst effects of climate change.

While Costa Rican legislators have recently approved a law to increase the sales of electric cars, exempting them from all taxes, which will eventually help to reduce CO2 pollution and fossil fuel consumption, it will not ameliorate the situation of overcrowded and underfunded public roads that make Costa Rica one of the top 10 worst countries to drive in.

Instead (in terms of fossil fuels) it is more likely to reduce your consumption of coal and natural gas.

Considering what is possible and what is desirable in our energy future, Smil argues that human dependence on fossil fuels must be reduced not because of impending resource shortages but because of the environmental, economic, and political problems caused by our current consumption.

Spread the cost of reducing fossil - fuel consumption over the next century, and it turns out that the world would reach the same level of prosperity in 102 years that it is now projected to reach in 100.

Consumption of fossil fuels must be reduced,» concludes Hammer Strømman.

We need to understand the true impact of long - term exposure to air pollution to develop better informed policies and reduce fossil fuel consumption.»

«There's no doubt at all that the BLM leases significant areas for the production of fossil fuels, and there are certainly greenhouse gases associated with the production and consumption of those fuels,» Muller said, adding that federal government is trying to reduce some of those emissions.

Steel can also be recycled time and time again without loss of quality; by simply recycling our steel cans we can conserve non-renewable fossil fuels, reduce the consumption of energy and the emission of gasses like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

I would humbly suggest that, while continued accurate measurements are always wonderful to have, the screamingly obvious main priority is loudly call for all to rapidly abandon ship — leave deadly fossil fuels behind and quickly climb into the lifeboats of efficiency, vastly reduced consumption, renewables, and population reduction.

We must all make a move towards reducing our energy consumption, making less use of fossil fuels, and insist that our energy departments of state make active moves towards allowing our societies to switch to renewable energy sources.

Climate scientist Jerry Mahlman, a senior researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric research, says that each and every person in the world would have to reduce his and her per capita consumption of fossil fuels by 75 percent to keep additional future temperature increases to no more than 1 degree.

It seems to me that we will not be in a position to complain about the Chinese until we have reduced our own fossil fuel consumption to the point of suffering our own societal problems, pain, and sacrifice.

A key part of reducing consumption involves making energy — especially fossil fuels — much more expensive, or, for people of poor countries, off - limits altogether.

«With the implementation of phase two, these five UH campuses will have reduced fossil fuel energy consumption by ~ 14 GWh annually (45 percent) and added ~ 13 GWh renewable energy generation.

Greenhouse gas production rates, consumption of fossil fuels, and the number of road injuries would be greatly reduced;

California is investing in solar and wind farms, but outsources a great deal of its electrical production (to «large» hydropower that the state officially does not recognize as «renewable»; and to fossil fuel)-- and Californians show little inclination to reduce their liquid fuel consumption.

With a share of 100 % renewable energy sources and 12 times the current grid capacity, the balancing capacity of fossil fuel power plants can be reduced to 15 % of the total annual electricity consumption, which represents the maximum possible benefit of transmission for Europe.

The results showed fossil fuel generators, in the same periods when wind turbines had been operating, fluctuated their output to match demand but did not reduce their rate of coal consumption.

If we assume that, despite economic and environmental pressures to reduce fossil fuel consumption, the world - wide per capita rate still increases by 50 % by 2100, we end up arriving at a concentration by 2100 of around 600 ppmv.

The recent «Earth Hour» made a point to the multitudes in many countries, but creating a long - term sustainable program of making people commit to a disciplined life that would drastically reduce fossil fuel consumption is the need of the time.

While the ideal in regard to energy and the environment would be greatly reduced energy generation and consumption, replacement of fossil - fuelled electricity by renewables like wind is next best.

In addition, we run the risk of allowing industrialized countries not to reduce their fossil - fuel emissions drastically and to maintain an unsustainable production and consumption model.

The advantages of using pelletized paper fuel include: a new use for discarded paper; reduction in the consumption of non-renewable fossil fuels; paper provides a higher level of heat generation; and because paper contains little Sulfur, its co-firing with coal reduces Sulfur emissions.

Given the current relative inelasticity of demand for fossil fuel in the USA how much would you have to tax it to reduce consumption in order to meet your goal?

I am imagining a future agreement that is more successful in reducing the rate of fossil - fuel consumption than the present Kyoto Agreement, but that does not change the total remaining production.

Inefficiencies do not compare to years of people generating electricity doing what they already do multiple times a week and significantly reducing energy consumption from the fossil fuel powered grid for that gym / business.

The goal of the Products Challenge is to rapidly reduce the fossil fuel energy consumption and GHG emissions of producing building materials: the materials» embodied carbon.

The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is currently preparing a new report on the topic that is expected to include strongly worded warnings to reduce the world's consumption of fossil fuels.

The 2010 Imperative offers students, faculty and administrators a historic opportunity to lead our nation in this time of crisis, and The 2030 Challenge offers professionals and policymakers a simple, achievable strategy to reduce fossil fuel consumption and the carbon emissions that are currently a by - product of the built environment.