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  • 21Fossil-fuel phase-out — A fossil fuel phase out are plans for transport electrification, decommissioning of operating fossil fuel fired power plants and prevention of the construction of new fossil fuel fired power stations. The purpose of this is to decrease the high… …

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  • 22Coal phase out — A coal phase out is a type of fossil fuels policy that dictates the gradual shutdown of operating coal fired power plants while prohibiting construction of new plants. Main Causes Environment Global warming The primary reasons for a government to …

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  • 23Oil phase-out in Sweden — In 2005 the government of Sweden announced their intention to make Sweden the first country to break its dependence on petroleum, natural gas and other ‘fossil raw materials’ by 2020. In making this decision, four reasons were cited by the… …

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  • 24phase — phase1 [fāz] n. [ModL phasis < Gr < phainesthai, to appear, akin to phainein: see FANTASY] 1. any of the recurrent stages of variation in the illumination and apparent shape of a moon or a planet 2. any of the stages or forms in any series… …

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  • 25phase in something — phase in (something) to introduce something gradually in stages. The plan would phase in a pay raise for many state government workers. They added too many stores at once instead of phasing them in over time. Opposite of: phase out (something) …

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  • 26phase in — (something) to introduce something gradually in stages. The plan would phase in a pay raise for many state government workers. They added too many stores at once instead of phasing them in over time. Opposite of: phase out (something) …

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  • 27out of the woods — See: CROW BEFORE ONE IS OUT OF THE WOODS …

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  • 28out of the woods — See: CROW BEFORE ONE IS OUT OF THE WOODS …

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  • 29phase — phaseless, adj. phasic, phaseal, adj. /fayz/, n., v., phased, phasing. n. 1. any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind. 2. a stage in a process of change or… …

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  • 30phase — phase1 W2 [feız] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: phasis, from Greek, appearance of a star, phase of the moon , from phanein to show, appear ] 1.) one of the stages of a process of development or change ▪ a new drug that is in the… …

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