Sentences with phrase «reliance on coal energy»

The UK also had several instances of zero - reliance on coal energy last week, The Guardian reported.

Not exact matches

Prices for electricity would be 4 percent lower by 2033 with a transition to more wind, solar and hydroelectric power than a persistent reliance on coal and natural gas, according to a report by Calgary - based environmental research firm Pembina Institute and Clean Energy Canada, a Vancouver - based organization that promotes renewable eEnergy Canada, a Vancouver - based organization that promotes renewable energyenergy.

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Despite his criticisms of China's reliance on coal - fired power plants, Brown is upbeat about the country's alternative energy development.

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.

After he signed the bill, Inslee's office released a statement calling it «an important step towards ending Washington's reliance on coal - fired electricity and transitioning to cleaner energy sources.»

There were many environmental issues — deforestation rates that were higher than Brazil, many communities losing their land to palm oil plantations, and massive pollution and congestion in the main cities and reliance on coal rather than on clean renewable energy like solar.

In a compelling blend of hard - hitting investigative reporting, history, and industry assessment, Goodell illuminates the stark economic imperatives America faces and the collusion of business and politics — what is meant by «big coal» — that have set us on the dangerous course toward reliance on this energy source.

Even if energy conservation were pursued more aggressively in the state (a perennial opportunity), scratching off New York natural gas and nuclear power would clearly lead to more reliance on coal - generated electricity (or gas extracted in other states unlikely to have the safeguards that are inevitable in environment - minded New York).

«A continued reliance on huge coal, nuclear, and hydro plants has done little to alleviate energy poverty, forcing the poor around the world to rely on kerosene for their meager energy needs,» says Harish Hande, founder of SELCO - India (http://selco-india.com/), and recent recipient of the prestigious Magsaysay award.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned in 2011 that reliance on coal — expected to increase to 65 percent by 2035 — will «lock» the world in the next five years on a path that could see global temperatures soar by two degrees Celsius and beyond by the turn of the century.

For countries like China and India, whose reliance on emissions - heavy coal is quite literally killer, temporarily increased energy costs are the least of their worries.

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 controversial plans show heavy reliance on fossil fuels, and would allow Slovenia's biggest energy provider, Termoelektrarna Šoštanj, to continue running coal - fired power plants until 2054.

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.

From communities that are dealing with waterways that are contaminated with toxic chemicals from coal ash waste seeping into their waters to communities that are having drinking water supplies contaminated by fracking, our reliance on dirty energy sources is having a huge impact on water quality and quantity.

Additionally, she was concerned about the plan's heavy reliance on coal and the long - term energy security and climate implications for Vietnam.

The combination of failing utilities, heavy reliance on coal, a faulty grid, and an energy sector crippled by government subsidies and interference seems to argue that India has no chance: no path to economic growth and energy abundance except one that's disastrous for the environment.

The qualities I'm looking for in climate hawks are a willingness to call for a price on carbon, a willingness to call for phasing out and ending a reliance on coal, and strong support for renewable energy, for solar and wind in particular.

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.

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.

Other measures have sought to decrease reliance on coal and other energy sources that produce high levels of carbon pollution.

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.

You can see why ALEC member companies like American Electric Power or Duke Energy may take issue with this, given their reliance on coal and gas electricity generation.

With Australia facing a policy crisis over energy security and the winding back of reliance on coal, construction of new coal - fired power plants was increasing in at least 35 countries, according to data analysis supplied to the Nationals by the federal parliamentary library.

India is also the world's fifth largest greenhouse gas emitter, according to the latest reliable information (CAIT 2007), with a heavy reliance on coal power stations, though India's strong economic growth has meant that demand for electricity often outstrips supply, which has reinforced the need for alternative energy sources.

Third, there is a heavy reliance on coal for energy (this doesn't distinguish Guangdong from other provinces in China but is still an important factor in the province's total energy use.)

Because Germany still needs energy, exiting nuclear energy means more reliance on coal.

China's reliance on coal as a main source of energy will last for a long time.

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.

Renewable energy can cut Los Angeles» reliance on dirty coal power from out of the state.

Walmart's few clean energy projects do little to offset its heavy reliance on coal - fired electricity, providing just 3 percent of its total U.S. electricity.

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.

To those who don't believe CO2 is a problem, it's still a good idea — more efficient use of energy means less reliance on the Middle East, less push to mine coal...

First, while our reliance on petroleum is significantly supply - limited, in fact the dominant component of the problem going forward is the coal reserves, which can supply the world's energy demands at the present rate for some centuries.

«A continued reliance on huge coal, nuclear, and hydro plants has done little to alleviate energy poverty, forcing the poor around the world to rely on kerosene for their meager energy needs,» says Harish Hande, founder of SELCO - India, and recent recipient of the prestigious Magsaysay award.

The energy policies proposed by Republican front - runners Romney, Santorum, and Gingrich favor increased reliance on domestic coal, oil, gas, and nuclear.

In Europe and the United States, coal seems past its prime, with consumption generally down from five years ago because of the recession, environmental laws and a greater reliance on natural gas and renewable energy.

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.