Sentences with phrase «by reducing carbon emissions through»

By reducing carbon emissions through renewable fuel sources, we can reduce environmental degradation; by planting campuses with native trees, shrubs, groundcover, and grasses, we can reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides that pollute our streams and watersheds.

Not exact matches

If you are facing a carbon tax, you can reduce your tax bill by reducing emissions either through changes in actions or changes in technology.

On Thursday, I was part of a distinguished panel (see photo) on Agro-Ecology and Soil which described how regenerative organic agriculture can reduce emissions, while mitigating climate change through carbon capture by plants and storage by soil biological processes.

The goal includes an ambitious end - to - end approach to reduce its carbon footprint through actions to reduce deforestation in its agricultural supply chain as well as to cut carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing by an absolute 15 percent, in line with science - based targets.

Nine Mid-Atlantic and New England states have agreed to cut power plant greenhouse gas emissions across the region by 65 percent by 2030 through the nation's first cap - and - trade program to reduce carbon contributing to global climate change.

According to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation website, through the state partnership in RGGI, New York has reduced its carbon emissions by 45 percent since 2005.

The project will help meet the country's overarching FIP goals by addressing the underlying drivers of deforestation and catalyzing transformational change through up - front investment to support the country's strategy on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancing forest carbon stocks (REDD +).

Preserving nuclear plants also allows the administration to move toward its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030, through a zero - emission credit program that awards companies for producing energy without carbon emissions.

Through reduced tillage in farming — no - till being the prime example — and systems using cover crops and residue, those are major ways agriculture can reduce the emission of greenhouse gases because carbon dioxide is being taken up by the plant materials and stored in the soil.

To illustrate the beauty of Saab's new engine, which reduces fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and slices other emissions by as much as 75 percent, the 41 - year - old engineer describes a lone runner jogging full tilt through a misty forest in his native Sweden.

Despite concerted global efforts to reduce carbon emissions through the expansion of clean and renewable energy resources, fossil fuels continued to dominate the global energy sector in 2012, according to new figures released yesterday by the Worldwatch Institute.

The Evoque breaks new ground by being the first Range Rover to offer the option of front - wheel - drive for customers who do not require the brand's legendary all - terrain capability, but who wish to minimise their carbon footprint through further reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

o a target of cutting CO2 emissions by 25 % (now 35 %) per passenger journey by 2012 o a 10 - point plan to reduce all other environmental impacts o a commitment to neutralise the carbon from all passenger journeys from the date of Eurostar's move to St Pancras International (14 November 2007), by offsetting them through investment in projects that reduce the same amount of CO2

These tours value sustainability by serving locally inspired gourmet food to reduce the risk of introducing foreign plants into the ecosystem and minimizing carbon emissions through solar panels and wind turbines.

Substitution through increased utilization of existing combined cycle natural gas power plants provides a relatively low - cost, short - term opportunity to reduce U.S. power sector carbon dioxide emissions by up to 20 percent, while also reducing emissions of criteria pollutants and mercury.

While carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and the United States has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 26 to 28 percent (compared to 2005) by 2025 as part of the Paris Agreement, other countries, such as China (the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases), are committed to releasing more carbon dioxide as they grow their economies through 2030 as part of the Paris Agreement.

Through both carbon sequestration and avoided emissions (because water being retained by green infrastructure isn't needing energy intensive pumping and treatment), the plan is estimated to reduce CO2 by a total of 73,000 tons per year.

This suggests that while the UK has made progress in reducing its own carbon dioxide emissions, these reductions have been offset by increased emissions in other countries through the consumption of imported goods and services.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local vCARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local vcarbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local vcarbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

Edahiro says for Japan to achieve this, almost all new and existing equipment will have to be highly efficient, and Japan will have to reduce its economic activity by setting a price for carbon, either through a carbon tax or emissions trading.

Requires the EPA Administrator, by 2025 and every five years thereafter, to review the standards for new covered EGUs and reduce the maximum carbon dioxide emission rate for new covered EGUs to a rate that reflects the degree of emission limitations achievable through the application of the best system of emission reduction that has been adequately demonstrated.

That means that all of the 5 per cent emissions reduction target that the Rudd Government has proposed as a minimum through the CPRS could be met simply by purchasing carbon credits overseas through the CDM, rather than reducing any emissions here at all.

-- Not later than 2025 and at 5 - year intervals thereafter, the Administrator shall review the standards for new covered EGUs under this section and shall, by rule, reduce the maximum carbon dioxide emission rate for new covered EGUs to a rate which reflects the degree of emission limitation achievable through the application of the best system of emission reduction which (taking into account the cost of achieving such reduction and any nonair quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated.

A fifth of global human - caused carbon emissions today are absorbed by terrestrial ecosystems; this important carbon sink operates largely without human intervention, but could be increased through a concerted effort to reduce forest loss and to restore damaged ecosystems, which also co-benefits the conservation of biodiversity.

Where efforts to address climate change have for the last 20 years focused on reducing national emissions through sweeping policies, like cap and trade or carbon taxes, climate policy today has shifted decisively toward smaller bore, pragmatic policies that don't promise to eliminate the climate crisis in one fell swoop but do help us move our economy toward greater «decarbonization,» sector by sector and technology by technology.

This approach leads to an emphasis on addressing climate change by changing individual behavior via financial incentives or disincentives or through various communications efforts aimed at promoting lifestyle changes that reduce carbon emissions.

With 70 % of global energy demand currently met through the burning of carbon - based fuels, and demand predicted to double by 20351, the world faces a growing challenge: reducing climate change causing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions while not damaging a fragile global economy that is sustained by these abundant fossil fuels.

Climate change caused by the emissions of carbon dioxide and other gasses is further reducing the earth's capacity to feed itself, through the expansion of drought zones, rising sea levels and the shrinkage of glacier - fed rivers.

The agreement by all 191 parties to the Montreal Protocol at the September 2007 meeting will reduce climate emissions by 16 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide - equivalent through 2040, according to EPA.

Reblogged this on Climate Collections and commented: «There simply is no conceivable pathway to reducing CO2 concentrations (through emissions reductions or carbon sequestration) on the timescales put forth by the Paris Agreement.

In 2016, BT achieved our previous science based target to reduce our carbon emissions intensity by 80 % on 1996/97 levels four years early and saved # 220 million through driving efficiencies in our networks, data centres and buildings in the process.

There simply is no conceivable pathway to reducing CO2 concentrations (through emissions reductions or carbon sequestration) on the timescales put forth by the Paris Agreement.

Rather than go in this direction, however, Gillespie argues that «A better route to reducing carbon emissions runs through technological innovations that are adopted uniformly by all industries in all countries,» and that «A carbon tax that raises the cost of traditional fuels does not get us there.»

Many of us «Green Conservatives» (also called Green RINOs by our fellow Republicans) believe the «correct» approach to reduce carbon emissions is through international free trade agreements.

SwissEnergy aims to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 10 % below 1990 levels, through a 15 % reduction in the consumption of combustibles and an 8 % reduction for motor fuels.

In particular, if focuses on the following areas: reducing methane emissions from ruminant animals by modification of plant composition; reducing nitrous oxide emissions by making the use of nitrogen more efficient both in terms of going from soil to plant and in the animal; enhancing carbon sequestration through plant breeding; reducing emissions from fertiliser production.

With this new proposal for furnace fans, DOE is taking another important step to help meet President Obama's goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by at least 3 billion metric tons cumulatively by 2030 through efficiency standards.

Through the partnership, Sodexo Canada will be bullfrogpowering three offices and one warehouse with green electricity as part of Sodexo's global mandate to reduce its carbon emissions by 34 per cent by 2024, compared to a 2011 baseline.

Though solar energy remains expensive, reducing a ton of emissions by generating electricity from essentially carbon - free sources such as nuclear or wind energy is cheaper than reducing a ton of emissions through low - carbon transportation fuels such as ethanol.

As part of its greening strategy, which includes reducing actual greenhouse gas emissions 25 % by 2010 by reducing packaging 20 %, supplying at least 50 % of the energy used at its bottling facility with renewable energy and optimizing logistics to take advantage of more carbon efficient modes of transportation, the company has partnered up with Conservation International to create carbon offsets through reforestation of Yaqara Valley, Viti Levu, Fiji.

It reiterates — also with «high confidence» — earlier calls for «an integrated approach» that includes «reducing CO2 emissions by reducing deforestation, forest degradation and forest fires; storing carbon in terrestrial systems (for example, through afforestation); and providing bioenergy feedstocks.»

The failure to actually reduce global emissions has meant that all possibilities are now on the table, including some that sound like premises from a science - fiction novel: Humans could sequester carbon dioxide by removing it from the air through technologies that mimic trees, or we could spray water droplets in the lower atmosphere to reflect light and heat back to space, or we could seed sulfur aerosols in the stratosphere to do the same.