You may not think of trees as an alternate source of energy, but used responsibly, you can use trees to produce electricity that is cleaner and more environmentally
responsible than fossil fuels.
Not exact matches
Industrialized countries with less
than a quarter of the world's population are
responsible for about three - quarters of the carbon dioxide released by burning
fossil fuels.
Today, clean energy is
responsible for more jobs
than the
fossil fuel industry (source: Impact Alpha).
As a region historically
responsible for climate change, Europe needs to shift to an energy system free from
fossil fuels much faster
than currently forseen.
New data has revealed that councils across the UK are investing more
than # 16 billion in the
fossil fuel industry — the companies
responsible for the climate crisis.
A report from groups including the United Nations environmental arm and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) shows renewable energy installations were
responsible for 61 % of the world's net power capacity additions in 2017, more
than double the new - builds from
fossil fuel - powered generation.
Ronald — it's not simply a matter of the amount of CO2 released by man, it's far more complex
than that, but if our
fossil fuel were
responsible for all of the CO2 rise, so what?
But
fossil fuel companies, as well as the automakers, have fought tooth and nail to block cleaner alternatives, so for a long time, Americans — who are still
responsible for more carbon emissions per person
than anywhere else in the world — didn't have much choice.
I learned that, on my way to Morocco — to report on a summit dedicated to tamping down our addiction to
fossil fuels — I'm
responsible for more
than 0.58 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
If
fossil fuel production is not
responsible for increasing concentrations of atmospheric methane,
than what is?
But can't we all agree that the multi-billion dollar transnational companies that profited from taking the
fossil fuels that cause climate change out of the ground are more
responsible than individual consumers — and have a greater responsibility to help sort this out?