Sentences with phrase «towards cleaner fuels»

«IMO member countries must now capitalize on this momentum by bringing forward concrete proposals in time for the May 2017 MEPC meeting, both to ensure the end of the HFO era, and that the shipping industry starts transitioning towards cleaner fuels as it expands its operations in the Arctic's fragile and sensitive environment,» continued Grabiel.

It is still in the early stages globally and Chart is a key beneficiary of the trends towards cleaner fuels and towards natural gas.

Not exact matches

Many more (49 per cent) said Mr. Trump's pro-fossil fuel stance made them more inclined to want Canada shift towards cleaner energy.

The remaining funds went towards two companies aimed at reducing humanity's dependence on fossil fuels and so counteracting the problem of climate change: Tesla Motors ($ 70m), a luxury electric car manufacturer that has since expanded to provide energy to homes and businesses through battery technology; and SolarCity ($ 10m) which seeks to offer a cleaner and more affordable energy solution.

That is why the United States must lead the world in transforming our energy system away from nuclear power and fossil fuels and towards energy efficiency and renewable energies like wind, solar, geothermal and biomass which will provide safe and clean energy and create millions of good - paying jobs.

Speaking at the launch event, European Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy Miguel Arias Cañete said: «The European energy sector is undergoing a change of paradigm - from a system based on fossil fuels, towards a more efficient, more sustainable, clean energy sector.

He's said he would work to create accessible waterfront areas in each neighborhood, and additionally supports efforts to reallocate city funds away from fossil fuel companies and instead towards renewable clean energy sources.

In 2015, almost 200 nations agreed at a summit in Paris to limit global warming to «well below» 2C above pre-industrial times while pursuing efforts to hold the rise to 1.5 C as part of a sweeping shift away from fossil fuels towards clean energy.

Oil Change International campaigns to expose the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitate the coming transition towards clean energy.

But always gets better if I add a bottle of engine and fuel injector cleaner towards the end of the tank.

This system makes the new V6 the cleanest and most fuel - efficient engine of its type that INFINITI has ever offered, contributing towards the 6.7 percent improvement in fuel economy.

Despite the fact that we are nearly a decade into the age of clean burning diesel fuels, many Americans continue to have an aversion towards family cars with diesel power - plants.

Reducing CO2 emissions would encourage people to use fewer fossil fuel based energy sources and move towards cleaner energy sources.

Towards a steady evolution to cleaner and cleaner fuels on a carbon (greenhouse gas) basis, for starters.

Mexico, with its serious air pollution, slow progress towards minimizing the sulfur content in its diesel fuel, and burgeoning fleet of cars, is in dire need of some clean fuels.

The point of all this is that there's even more evidence now — as Climate Progress puts it, «pretty much every major poll in the past six months makes clear that the public supports climate and energy legislation because it achieves multiple benefits, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions» — that people want to get away from fossil fuels and move towards clean energy.

The pledges and determination shown by world governments at the Paris climate change talks in Paris meant there would likely be «further policies aimed at shifting the fuel - mix towards cleaner, lower - carbon fuels, with renewable energy, along with natural gas, the main beneficiary,» said Dale.

We ask you to steward us towards sustainable and healthy growth — innovation and clean energy, not polluting and dangerous fossil fuel projects, will benefit our entire region in the long term.

The Clean Power Plan is a Potemkin Village plan which simply encourages an already - existing trend towards using natural gas as the primary fuel for powering America's electric grid.

We are gravely concerned about the climate, financial and reputational risks associated with pursuing a speculative fossil fuel source that will likely become uneconomical as the world rapidly shifts towards clean energy sources.

However, as he is on his way out, American politics could quickly transform his step forward towards cleaner energy production into two fossil - fuel powered steps backwards.

So, rather than claim that fracking is good because it creates jobs, maybe CEOs in the energy industry should look towards sustainability, and recognize that, by definition, a sustainable energy industry will create jobs for a longer time than an unsustainable one, and the change from dirty to clean energy will yield short - term jobs and long - term profitability without the massive downside of fossil fuels.

The Democratic platform now contains language that brings shape to the enormity of the climate crisis, and thanks to Sander's Policy Director Warren Gunnels, climate leader Bill McKibben, filmmaker Josh Fox and many others begins to point towards policy that we must implement if we are to transition away from fossil fuels and begin to draw down carbon sharply on the path to 100 % clean, renewable energy and zero net greenhouse gas emissions.

There are many good reasons why we should strive towards using less fossil fuels and more clean alternatives, even though global warming is not the main reason.

Governor Brown could be the one to draw a new map for California, for the U.S., and — by extension, the world — sending a strong message that America is serious in pursuing a just transition away from fossil fuels towards a cleaner, greener future.

Health, environment and climate groups are calling on the European Union to hasten the move away from coal and other fossil fuels and towards clean renewable -LSB-...]

Oil Change International is a research, communications, and advocacy organization focused on exposing the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitating the coming transition towards clean energy.

Natural gas is undoubtedly cleaner than petroleum or diesel, but many argue that any move towards more fossil fuels is a step in the wrong direction.

Emboldened by our passion, our hope and our frustration with politics - as - usual, we will partake in an unprecedented action to call on the Prime Minister and self - appointed Minister of Youth, to reject Kinder Morgan and commit to move away from pipelines and fossil fuels towards clean, renewable and just energy policy.

Oil Change International is a research, communication, and advocacy organization focused on exposing the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitating the coming transition towards clean energy.

LONDON - As the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC70) meeting came to a close today [1], the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a member of the Clean Arctic Alliance, welcomed the progress made by member countries towards a phase out of the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by vessels operating in the Arctic.

For other environmentalists, opposition to the pipeline is an imperative to act on climate change by moving away from fossil fuel energy and towards clean, renewable energy.

While our country is finally beginning to move down the path towards a clean - energy economy, some continue to slip dirtier - often hazardous - fuel into our mix, pipeline by pipeline, refinery by

«Thanks to inspired and motivated action taken by a number of IMO member states to move towards a ban on heavy fuel oil, Arctic communities and ecosystems will be protected from the threat of oil spills, and the impact of black carbon emissions,» said Dr. Sian Prior, lead advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance, a coalition of 18 non-governmental organizations working to end HFO use as marine fuel in Arctic waters.

As the custodial agency for Sustainable Development Goal Indicator 3.9.1 (mortality rate from the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution) and 7.1.2 (population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies), WHO uses the Household energy database to derive estimates for tracking progress towards achieving universal clean energy access and related health impacts.