Sentences with «carbon dioxide equivalent emissions»
The nation's pledge to the Paris climate agreement, which aims to keep the global surface temperature increase to a maximum of 2 °C to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, is to avoid 22 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions between 2016 and 2030. (salon.com)
Moreover, even when emissions from the generation of electricity (upstream emissions) were considered, electric vehicles produced 21 times less carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per year than their gasoline - powered alternatives. (pollutionprobe.org)
More specifically, Jones explained, Climate Interactive's analysis finds that the U.S. pledge amounts to the avoidance of 22 gigatons, or billion tons, of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions between the years 2016 and 2030. (washingtonpost.com)