Sentences with phrase «rely on a coal»

Certainly, the states that have long relied on coal and mining jobs for economic stability will benefit from the end of Obama - era regulations.

His utilities have been criticized for relying on coal, and at Berkshire's annual meeting last May he had to fend off a shareholder effort related to climate change.

Alberta, which relies on coal to generate about half its power, would see electricity rates rise more slowly in coming decades if use of renewable energy increased, according to a study published today.

If we continue to rely on coal to keep the lights burning and gasoline to keep our cars running, we are bound to pay a heavy price.

«There is the potential for the U.S. and other countries to continue to rely on coal as a source of energy while at the same time protecting the climate from the massive greenhouse gas emissions associated with coal,» says Steve Caldwell, coordinator for regional climate change policy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, an Arlington, Va., think tank.

Twenty percent of the energy used to stage the games came from renewable energy sources, even though Beijing still relies on coal for more than 40 percent of its electricity consumption.

Industrialized civilization relies on coal, oil and natural gas — the stored sunlight collectively known as fossil fuels — for more than 80 percent of the energy that enables everything from driving to reading on a computer screen.

Domestic coal production in Japan saw a precipitous drop over the past 30 years, from an estimated 24 million tons in 1980 to 3.5 million tons in the early 2000s, as the country closed all its coal mines and chose to rely on coal imports to meet its needs.

Steel makers, for instance, will need to replace blast furnaces that rely on coal with electric arc furnaces.

Because China relies on coal for much of its power, goods produced there can have a dirtier carbon footprint than those produced elsewhere.

Mastering carbon capture and storage will be a big part of that if the world continues to rely on coal as expected, perhaps preventing catastrophic global climate change.

«There is the potential for the U.S. and other countries to continue to rely on coal as a source of energy while at the same time protecting the climate from the massive greenhouse gas emissions associated with coal,» says Steve Caldwell, coordinator for regional climate change policy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, a Washington, D.C. think tank.

The company's regulated utilities primarily rely on coal and oil (34 %), nuclear (34 %), and natural gas (28 %) for its generation of electricity.

Climate change merely increases the urgency and limits our ability to rely on coal, tar sands, etc..

There are at least four sound reasons why the United States should stop relying on coal for our energy needs.

Since, oh, the Industrial Revolution or so, we've relied on coal, believing it to be a cheap source of energy.

The rest will rely on coal power, which contributes little to renewable integration or carbon mitigation.

It relies on coal for nearly 70 percent of electricity generation.

Take China: The country created an economic miracle by relying on coal as its primary energy source.

While it backs market - based measures to promote energy efficiency, India still relies on coal - fired generation to underpin the growing economy.

At a time at which U.S. dependence on coal is decreasing (due to increased supplies of unconventional natural gas and hence lower gas prices), China continues to rely on coal, but is very concerned about this, partly because of localized health impacts of particulates and other pollutants.

The study (PDF) singles out a Facebook facility that relies on a coal - powered utility, along with Apple's North Carolina data center, also powered by coal.

That has left swaths of industry in China struggling with limited gas, including giants like German chemical company BASF SE and local producer Yunnan Yuntianhua Co., as supplies are diverted to households that had previously relied on coal for heating.»

Here are some highlights from the Plan B 4.0 datasets on China's energy economy: Over the past several decades, China has largely relied on coal to provide energy for its rapidly expanding economy.

India relies on coal for 55 percent of its electric power and struggles to keep enough on hand.

Such information has contributed to unrealistic expectations by the public, media, state officials and Congress that wind energy will play a significant role in reducing the need to rely on coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear energy and hydropower.

It is a direct attack on the economies of coal - producing states that rely on coal as an affordable, reliable energy source,» said Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO of the Small Business Survival Committee and co-chair of United for Jobs.

«It is noteworthy that the eight states threatening to sue rely on coal for less than 21 % of their electric power, while states like Ohio, Tennessee and others targeted in this suit rely on coal for more than 50 % of their electrical power.

«States are building a new kind of electric grid instead of relying on an old - fashioned grid relying on coal,» said Richard Kauffman, New York's energy czar and one of the chief architects behind New York's Reforming the Energy Vision.

Australia's biggest states rely on coal for more than 90 % of their electricity.

States: Which states rely on coal for electricity generation and what states generate the most electricity from coal?

The push for renewables in Iowa makes a difference, as the state continues to rely on coal as the primary fuel for generating electricity, at more than 45 percent, while wind supplies 37 percent, and solar panels produce less than 1 percent, according to the U.S. Energy Department.

In states that primarily rely on coal - fired power, residential electricity prices averaged 6 cents per kwh.

It means that continuing to rely on coal does more damage to our economy than good.

Poorish ex-communist countries that rely on coal for power will be allowed to dish out up to 70 % of the carbon allowances needed by power firms, for no payment, for a few years after 2013.

Not exact matches

It's easy to see why we should produce our own energy — relying on other countries for oil, natural gas, and coal (the biggest sources used today) can get complicated.

Price difference makes profitable to export cheaper hydro power from the Nordic market to Germany, which relies more on coal and gas to generate power.

For instance, they have spent lavishly on debunking climate change and the need to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, which isn't surprising since they rely on oil and coal production for huge profits.

None of that makes it to Britain, but Britain's friends rely on it, and but plenty of Russian coal and diesel makes it to the UK.

Another group of rural voters are those who rely on extractive industries like coal mining, oil and gas drilling, and the like for their livelihood.

Places that had relied on industries such as coal - mining went from relative affluence and high employment into serious decline very quickly.

Ultimately, however, these cars will still rely on gasoline and / or electricity — and that electricity in China predominantly comes from polluting coal.

The Amsterdam - based InterAcademy Council — a group that represents 150 national scientific and engineering academies — released a report this week detailing how countries can shift from burning coal and other greenhouse - gas emitting fuels to cleaner energy while also introducing modern forms of energy to the billions worldwide who rely on charcoal, firewood or even dung as their fuel.

Lacking the rich oil, coal and other energy reserves of many other nations, Japan relies on nuclear power for some 30 percent of its electricity.

West Virginia — which relies almost entirely on coal power and also depends on mining to drive the state's economy — must make a reduction of 37 percent.

Indeed, the Clean Power Plan proposed by the Obama administration to clean up CO2 emissions from power plants relies on capture and storage to allow coal - fired power plants to continue to produce electricity, but with less climate - changing pollution.

Australia relies heavily on coal for its own electricity as well, emitting more CO2 per person than any other developed country, and its agricultural emissions are among the highest per capita in the world, mainly because of the large numbers of sheep and cattle.

«The CO2 emissions related to China's exports are large not just because they export a lot of stuff or because they specialize in energy - demanding industries, but because their manufacturing technologies are less advanced and they rely primarily on coal for energy,» said co-author Klaus Hubacek, a University of Maryland professor of geographical sciences.

Siding with the EPA were several industry groups and 10 states, a number of which rely heavily on coal, electricity or motor vehicle production.

Beijing has struggled to make local governments and industries comply with laws and has long been criticized for relying on national campaigns to bring industrial sectors like coal, steel or rare earth to heel.