Sentences with phrase «reducing demand for the fuels»

Without such leadership and comprehensive economic policies, conservation of energy by individuals merely reduces demands for fuel, thus lowering prices and ultimately promoting the wasteful use of energy.»

Because if that's all that happens, even if you convince a thousand people or a million people or a billion people to reduce their emissions what it does is reduce the demand for the fuel, lowers its price and somebody else will burn it.

The companies are also anticipating rules to limit emissions that would make oil and natural gas more expensive, potentially reducing demand for the fuels.

With fossil fuels, a large majority of economists that contemplate climate action advocate a price on carbon, either a tax or a permit to emit, which would reduce demand for the fuels without restricting supply.

Switching to biofuels would not reduce the demand for fuel, just change the way we get it.

It takes into account jobs lost in oil - related sectors because of reduced demand for fuel.

Not exact matches

The clean energy industry's continued ability to cut costs and reduce the demand for fossil fuels is pivotal to its success in the coming years.

«While the increase in U.S. production of crude oil and the reduced U.S. demand for transportation fuels will likely reduce the demand for total U.S. crude oil imports, it is unlikely to reduce demand for heavy sour crude at Gulf Coast refineries.»

Besides, as some savvy environmentalists are arguing, trying to reduce GHG emissions by chocking fossil fuel supplies — rather than reducing demand for them — is tilting at windmills.)

5) Create new contests for college students to compete to help reduce our fuel demand.

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.

At the same time, many nations are grappling with how to reduce energy demand, especially demand for fossil fuels.

Walter sees the benefits of using methane as an energy source as twofold: «Not only does it prevent a potent greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere by converting it to weaker greenhouse gases — water vapor and carbon dioxide — but using it on - site would also reduce the demand for other fossil - fuel sources.»

Australia has created an adaptation program to «help Australians better understand climate change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;» In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate change.

To reduce the demand for storage space, a sustainable nuclear fuel cycle would separate the short - lived, high - heat - producing fission products, particularly cesium 137 and strontium 90.

Post the VW emissions scandal, demand for the fuel reduced drastically.

Next, they switched to a more efficient direct fuel injection system and fuel pump for more power and reduced emissions and topped everything off with a larger turbocharger for greater on - demand performance.

Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for «downsized» engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range.

Unmatched capability with Command - Trac and Rock - Trac 4x4 systems, next - generation Dana axles, new Selec - Trac full - time two - speed transfer case, Tru - Lock electric front - and rear - axle lockers, Trac - Lok limited - slip differential and 33 - inch off - road tires Industry - leading ground clearance and approach, breakover and departure angles Unmatched crawl ratios Up to 30 inches of water fording A modern design that stays true to the original Instantly recognizable keystone - shaped grille pays homage to Jeep ® CJ models Iconic round headlamps and square tail lamps provide distinctive Wrangler character Rugged - yet - distinguished design boasts improved aerodynamics Convenient fold - down windshield for off - road purists More open - air freedom for the only true open - air 4x4 SUV with new easy - to - use Sky One - Touch powertop, two hardtops and premium soft top Dozens of different door, top and windshield combinations Lightweight, high - strength aluminum doors, hinges, hood, fenders, windshield frame, and magnesium swing gate help reduce weight and boost fuel economy Suspension tuned to optimize on - road handling and ride comfort without sacrificing off - road capability Advanced fuel - efficient powertrain menu: All - new 2.0 - liter turbocharged inline four - cylinder engine with efficient eTorque technology 3.6 - liter Pentastar V - 6 engine with Engine Stop - Start (ESS) Diesel power in response to overwhelming consumer demand: 3.0 - liter EcoDiesel V - 6 with ESS coming in 2019 Two transmission offerings: new eight - speed automatic or six - speed manual Fourth - generation Uconnect system includes Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and the choice of 5.0, 7.0 - or 8.4 - inch touchscreens with pinch - and - zoom capability Packed with more than 75 available advanced safety and security features

The all - round efficiency of the BMW X6 is further optimized by on - demand control and activation of the engine's ancillary units helping to significantly reduce the power required for the fuel and steering assistance pumps and thus again saving energy in the process.

This lowered the demand for housing, leading to sliding house prices that fueled expectations of still more declines, further reducing the demand for homes.

Feed - in tariffs on fossil energy imports to the United States would surely end up reducing demand for fossil fuels as more and more renewable capacity became available — which is exactly what you would want to see happen if you are serious about slowing the rate of global warming.

Time for a «Triple Play»: Reduce Oil Prices and Dependence on Fossil Fuels, while Meeting the Growing Demand for Electric Power

There are many things that «average citizens» can do to reduce our demand for fossil fuels — most of which will also save us money and improve our health and quality of life.

The goal of climate policy should be to reduce demand for fossil fuels and if we do that the oil sands will become superfluous.

Several types of policies including a price floor for petroleum - based fuels or taxes on petroleum - based fuels could create a price signal against petroleum demand, assure producers and distributors that there is a profitable market for alternative fuels, and encourage consumers to reduce their use of petroleum - based fuels.

«GDP goes up because the fee and dividend provides a boost to consumer spending, reducing demand for fossil fuels does not have a significant impact on American employment and reduces energy imports from abroad, and the border adjustment means American firms are on a level playing field when it comes to competing on the world market.»

Printing notices of the tax and tips for reducing fuel consumption on gas receipts has the potential to significantly increase driver awareness and reduce demand, as previous government education projects have reduced demand for tobacco, alcohol, and even water during droughts.

Investments that encourage the construction of new renewable resources will cut the demand for fossil fuel - based electricity, reducing air pollution and global warming emissions.

In particular, reducing domestic demand for fossil fuels would lower the price of those fuels in other countries, thereby increasing their use in those countries.

All sectors, through: (a) strategic electrification and a shift in investments to reduce the use of carbon intensive fuels in line with recently adopted state energy policy [6]; and (b) investments in pilots and demonstrations such as connected devices for demand response, energy storage, zero energy homes, and lighting controls for occupancy, vacancy, and dimming.

The combination of plug - in hybrids and bio-deisel (a much more energy - efficient fuel to make than ethanol) could significantly reduce developed world demand for oil for passenger transport.

According to the draft SEIS, «the increase in U.S. production of crude oil and the reduced U.S. demand for transportation fuels will likely reduce the demand for total U.S. crude oil imports.»

An ► energy tax - a levy on the energy content of fuels - reduces demand for energy and so reduces CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use.

SWH systems also provide an important opportunity to reduce our nation's growing demand for energy from fossil fuels.

Reduced demand for fossil fuels will improve the environment by reducing air and water pollution as well as the heat - trapping gases that cause global warming.

If global warming accelerates, Schneiderman's logic goes, then Exxon would be stuck with fossil fuel reserves rendered worthless by future regulations or a concomitant reduced demand for oil.

We would rather see it focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that reduce the overall demand for fossil fuels.»

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?

Achieving 100 % renewable «total energy» — for power, transport and heat — will require us to reduce unsustainable demand (overconsumption), as well as increasing energy efficiency, and shifting our transport and heating systems from liquid and gas fuels to electrical power.

Choosing tar sands - free fuel will add little cost, but make a big difference in limiting demand for this extreme fossil fuel, and reduce in US carbon pollution.

Demand for wood fuel and charcoal also leads to deforestation, devastates biodiversity, reduces habitat for endangered species and reduces carbon uptake by forests.

Instead of rapidly reducing emissions as the Paris Agreement demands, TAP would lock Europe into fossil fuels for decades.

Among those who have taken some interest in addressing climate change, there have over the last decade or so been discussions about whether a focus on curtailing the activities of the fossil fuel industries or a focus on reducing demand for fossil fuels is the right single or leading method to move society into a transition away from fossil energy.

Growing demand for decentralize power generation along with measures to reduce carbon footprints will fuel the China solar PV Mounting systems market.

Options for mitigation of GHG emissions from industry fall into the following categories: energy efficiency, emissions efficiency (including fuel and feedstock switching, carbon dioxide capture and storage), material efficiency (for example through reduced yield losses in production), re ‐ use of materials and recycling of products, more intensive and longer use of products, and reduced demand for product services.

The way to keep fossil fuels in the ground is to reduce demand for them.

To get substantial emission reductions, you need policies that reduce demand for fossil fuels: Carbon pricing.

How can this course be unfolding despite knowledge of climate consequences and evidence that a rising carbon price would be economically efficient and reduce demand for fossil fuels?

It's a multi-prong approach to reach this goal, which would include Passive House construction along with Decent House / site generation and other efforts contributing to demand destruction, coupled with a shift in transport to non petroleum based fuels (electric vehicles and etc.) Since our focus here is on housing, I really would like to see Decent House scale up for the huge existing housing stock inventory yet to be touched by this approach, along with Passive House lessons applied to new construction, where the basic concept is to shift the burden of maintaining a comfortable, healthy living space toward the envelope, while reducing the intensity of HVAC required.