"Gas emissions" refers to the release of gases into the environment, particularly those that contribute to air pollution and climate change.
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Although carbon dioxide accounts for the vast majority of greenhouse
gas emissions from human activities, methane emissions are also an important factor driving climate change.
The dairy industry has set a goal of 25 percent reduction in greenhouse
gas emissions by 2020.
Ultimately, we must reduce greenhouse
gas emissions in order for corals to persist in the long term.
We wanted to see if we could do something about green
house gas emissions on an individual basis.
Instead of regulating all sources of greenhouse
gas emissions as originally proposed, lawmakers are considering placing a carbon cap initially only on utility companies.
We have to choose clean energy alternatives to dirty fossil fuels and work together in our communities and with activists around the world to cut greenhouse
gas emissions at every turn.
Warming fueled by greenhouse
gas emissions continues to rewrite the record books: Over the past several weeks, heat records continued to fall at global, national, and local scales.
This includes setting ambitious greenhouse
gas emission targets across our entire value chain — operations, supply chain and products.
The draft position sets out a strategy for reducing greenhouse
gas emissions through energy efficiency, renewable energy and emissions trading.
The rapid growth in aviation, as flights became more affordable, has also led to a dramatic increase in greenhouse
gas emissions associated with travel.
A person can believe climate science, and do everything in their power to eliminate the portion of greenhouse
gas emissions over which they have some influence.
I think we're one - third of the national average in terms of greenhouse
gas emissions per capita.
For the time being, until humanity brings its greenhouse
gas emissions under control, we can expect each decade to be warmer than the preceding one.
That's why I support passing common - sense legislation that reduces greenhouse
gas emissions while protecting our economy.
On average, transport accounts for just 11 % of the greenhouse
gas emissions caused by the food industry.
In this light, the arguments against reducing greenhouse
gas emissions because of climate sensitivity are a form of gambling.
Some 26 % of global greenhouse
gas emissions come from the burning of coal, natural gas, and oil for electricity and heat.
If we act wisely, together, we can reduce heat -
trapping gas emissions by using energy more efficiently and thus lower our energy bills.
Despite all our talk about reducing, greenhouse
gas emissions between 2000 and 2010 grew at a faster rate than over the three previous decades.
But the study concluded that lowering greenhouse
gas emissions now could eventually avoid the too - hot - for - humans climate.
The high greenhouse
gas emissions produced are causing the climate to change, and that means communities are increasingly facing extreme weather patterns.
The energy efficiency efforts are expected to cut greenhouse
gas emissions equivalent to taking more than 500 cars off the road and keeping them off the road for 20 years.
A reduction in fuel use and may reduce up to 25 percent of greenhouse
gas emissions compared to conventional diesel fuel models.
Natural gas emissions increased 13 million tons and other solids (mostly wood) increased 0.5 million tons.
At the same time it will help mitigate and solve catastrophic consequences of human - induced global warming and climate change by reducing greenhouse
gas emissions into the atmosphere.
According to the alliance's progress report, states are on track to reach a 25 - 29 percent reduction from 2005 greenhouse
gas emission levels by 2025.
Now, many markets are preparing for the introduction of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse
gas emissions trading.
And in working toward its greenhouse
gas emissions goal for 2020, the federal government also will have to tackle the challenge of vehicle fuel.
However, another major area of community design that affects energy sustainability and the amount of greenhouse
gas emissions generated locally is the transportation network.
Since then, she has repeated that action on greenhouse
gas emissions need not come at the expense of the economy.
The green bar shows the amount of warming caused by human greenhouse
gas emissions during that time.
The authors analyzed lobbying records from 2006 and 2009 and greenhouse
gas emissions data from 2004 and 2008.
His plan seeks to cut energy usage and greenhouse
gas emissions without creating a new market in carbon credits or taking a big bite out of the economy.
Only when models include the increase in greenhouse
gas emissions due to human activities can they replicate the observed changes.
In return, they demanded real policy change by national governments to cut greenhouse gas emissions [3].
Some estimates indicate that even if countries start making efforts to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions today, the 3.6 degree F threshold will still likely be surpassed by the end of the century.
Because rising greenhouse
gas emissions account for all or part of the water vapor increase, it is likely to continue for many decades.
But in fact, a major 2004 study warned that things will get much, much worse if we don't take action soon to reverse greenhouse
gas emissions trends.
High emissions: If greenhouse
gas emissions keep growing, however, sea - level rise gets even more drastic.
The first sensor is used to identify the low levels of
methane gas emissions and the second one is meant to read high levels of emission.
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