Sentences with phrase «co2 emissions produced»

The awarded certification signifies that CO2 emissions produced by Mercedes - Benz Fashion Week have been measured and reduced to net zero.

The CO2 emissions produced by burning these fuels are causing dangerous harm to our habitat and our health.

One key way to do that is to reduce and ultimately phase out the CO2 emissions produced by the building sector by transforming the way buildings are designed, built, and operated.

The team is still calculating the CO2 emissions produced by the act of flaming, but believes they're negligible, and preferable to higher methane concentrations in the atmosphere.

If that is TRUE, then you are ignoring or not accounting for many of the CO2 emissions produced in the total generation of energy, e.g. from mine to your house, accounting for even the CO2 generated in the production of concrete for foundations of energy producing equipment.

CCS technologies prevent CO2 emissions produced from industrial processes or from the use of combustion fuels in electricity generation and industry from entering the atmosphere.

An estimated 100 million metric tons of carbon dioxide will be captured over Gorgon's lifespan — that's equivalent to the annual CO2 emissions produced by nine million homes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

In 2010, the second «100 - year drought» in five years in the Amazon led to net emissions of 5 billion tons of CO2 — a stunning amount roughly equivalent to a fifth of the global CO2 emissions produced that year from burning fossil fuels.

The aim was to discover combinations beneficial to reducing both traffic noise and CO2 emissions produced by conventional cars, and for extending the range of electric cars.

The second study found that local CO2 emissions produce CO2 domes over cities, which increase local ozone and PM, increasing local mortality.

Conclusion # 2: There is absolutely zero empirical evidence from the most advanced and sophisticated scientific technology available that Co2 emissions produce a constant positive atmospheric feedback leading to an ever faster acceleration of global warming.

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The majority of them come from countries, such as the Philippines, India or China, which are warmer, poorer, and more densely populated than is Canada - and where the typical person produces far fewer CO2 emissions on a per capita basis.

the US would reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 1.2 million tons of CO2, as much as produced by all of France.

While I concede that coal mining produces more CO2 emissions that cement production, I think a better comparison would be «well, I am going to quit drinking Coca - Cola, but instead will drink diet Coca - Cola; it's not as bad, but it's still fucking awful for my body.»

Allwood points out that more than half of our industrial CO2 emissions come from producing and processing five sorts of stuff: steel, cement, plastic, paper and aluminium.

Indeed, the Clean Power Plan proposed by the Obama administration to clean up CO2 emissions from power plants relies on capture and storage to allow coal - fired power plants to continue to produce electricity, but with less climate - changing pollution.

Natural gas produces half the CO2 emissions of coal, but its extraction is harder on the environment.

Such technology could cut acid rain — causing sulfur dioxide emissions by more than 90 percent, smog - forming nitrogen oxides by 75 percent, and — ultimately — capture more than 80 percent of the CO2 normally produced by combustion, storing it in nearby depleted oil fields by 2015.

One, as at the Schwarze Pumpe, involves the oxyfuel process: burning coal in pure oxygen to produce a stream of CO2 - rich emissions.

In the past, ministers have argued that expanding nuclear power was an essential feature of efforts to limit Britain's emissions of CO2 on the grounds that nuclear plants produce none of the gas directly.

Many countries, including the US, which produces about a quarter of the world's CO2 emissions, are relying to a large degree on the supposed benefits of tree planting to meet their targets.

Greenhouse impact In 2011 U.S. ammonia - producing facilities released 25 million tons of greenhouse gases (nearly all of it CO2)-- just under 14 percent of the chemical - manufacturing sector's total carbon footprint (and about 0.1 percent of total U.S. emissions).

It produces no carbon dioxide exhaust emissions, and even when the CO2 released in generating the electricity used to charge its batteries is factored in, it is responsible for less than half the amount emitted by the «greenest» petrol cars.

A host of new techniques and technologies will be required to reduce emissions from these sources that includes reusing heat and power generated in manufacturing processes; recycling materials or substituting them; controlling greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide (CO2); and, ultimately, capturing and burying the CO2 produced.

Because there is no combustion, fuel cells run extremely cleanly: Their emissions are just water and carbon dioxide, and they produce less than half as much CO2 per kilowatt - hour as do traditional power plants.

Their intent, apparently, was to disparage the views of scientists who disagree with their contention that continued business - as - usual increases in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions produced from the burning of coal, gas, and oil will lead to a host of cataclysmic climate - related problems.

One, as at Schwarze Pumpe, involves the oxyfuel process: burning coal in pure oxygen to produce a stream of CO2 - rich emissions.

«However, if electricity is generated from coal to charge an electric vehicle it produces 139g CO2 - e / km well - to - wheel emissions, compared with only 9g CO2 - e / km well - to - wheel emissions with electricity from renewable energy sources.»

«For example, a petrol - driven vehicle produces 119g CO2 - e / km, of which most are on - road emissions.

The jist of this is that we must NOT suddenly switch off carbon / sulphur producing industries over the planet but instead we must first dramatically reduce CO2 emissions from every conceivable source, then gradually tackle coal / fossil fuel sources to smoothly remove the soot from the air to prevent a sudden leap in average global temps which if it is indeed 2.75 C as the UNEP predicts will permanently destroy the climates ability to regulate itself and lead to catastrophic changes on the land and sea.

I am ready and willing to examine the possibility that greenhouse gases produced the warming of the past 130 years, and that the future of the world is in jeopardy with further CO2 emissions — provided that sufficient technical proof is provided.

The oceans have absorbed approximately one third of human - produced CO2 emissions, dampening the effects of carbon dioxide - driven greenhouse warming.

Coal - to - liquid fuels with carbon capture and storage could replace about 15 — 20 % of current fuel consumption in the transportation sector (2 — 3 million barrels per day; the lower estimate holds if coal is also used to produce coal - and - biomass - to - liquid fuels) and would have lifecycle CO2 emissions similar to petroleum - based fuels.

The remaining 39 billion tons of annual human - made CO2 emissions come from other activities like burning fossil fuels in power plants and vehicles and producing concrete.

«The research pilot plant aims to trial a new technology that can produce carbonate rock from captured CO2 emissions.»

The research pilot plant aims to trial a new technology that can produce carbonate rock from captured CO2 emissions, for potential use as new green building materials in the construction industry.

Ian Plimer in another contrarian tome included some even more made up facts: «massive volcanic eruptions (e.g. Pinatubo) emit the equivalent of a years» human CO2 emissions in a few days» (p472) and «Volcanoes produce more CO2 then the world's cars and industries combined» (p413).

Meanwhile socialists employ these climate theories to do what they always want: higher taxes, feelings of guilt and a lot of regulation - while only 3 to 4 percent of all CO2 emission is produced by man.

A Japanese study showed that producing a kilogram of beef leads to the emission of greenhouse gases with a global warming potential equivalent to 36.4 kilograms of carbon dioxide (CO2).

Though the test looked for high NOx emissions, officials were surprised that many of the cars tested also produced high levels of CO2.

This report compares the incentive - based approaches to curb activities that produce CO2 emissions, such as tax on emissions, cap on the total annual level of emissions, and a modified cap - and - trade program.

This model produces estimates of criteria pollutant emissions and CO2 from all non-road sources, with the exception of commercial marine vessels, locomotives, and aircraft.

The 3.0 - litre TwinPower turbo straight - six now produces 258hp and 560Nm of torque — both increases on previous outputs — but couples those figures with a combined fuel consumption of 50.4 mpg and outstandingly low CO2 emissions of just 148g / km, a reduction of 30g / km versus its predecessor.

Official fuel economy figures for the standard M4 stand at 32.1 mpg, with CO2 emissions coming in at 204g / km; the CS produces 33.6 mpg and 197g / km of CO2 and the high - performance M4 GTS emits 199g / km of CO2 and returns 34mpg, but it's unlikely you'll ever achieve if you're driving it in the way it was intended.

The T6, incidentally, still produces 225 kW and 400 Nm, but the CO2 emission drops to a class leading 149 g / km — identical to the far less powerful BMW 328i.

There's a four - cylinder Ingenium unit producing 247bhp and 365Nm of torque, although its CO2 emissions of 173g / km mean it's one for private buyers instead of company car choosers.

The most basic unit, available only with the lowest two trim levels, will be a four - cylinder diesel producing 178bhp and 430Nm of torque - enough for a 0 - 60mph time of 8.4 seconds, but CO2 emissions of just 142g / km.

The entry - level three - cylinder, 997cc gasoline engine produces 65 hp (48 kW) and has a top speed of 160 km / h, with fuel consumption of 5.3 l / 100 km (44.4 mpg US) and CO2 emissions of 126 g / km.

The smaller engine uses 14 percent less fuel than the two - liter unit, and therefore also produces less CO2 emissions.

Not only is the RS3 fast, it won't drain you wallet at the gas station, it consumes only 8.1 l / 100 km (29 mpg) on the combined cycle and produces 189g / km of CO2 emissions on the European cycle.