Sentences with phrase «many voluntary emissions»

Natural Gas STAR, a voluntary emissions program at EPA, could also play an important role creating a bridge to industry, said Bradbury.

The new Canter with 7.5 t gross vehicle weight currently meets the EEV voluntary emissions level.

The approval of the Mid-South rice modules therefore marks an important milestone in broadening the opportunities for agriculture producers to participate in carbon markets, incentivizing adoption of voluntary emissions reduction practices.

Avoided deforestation is currently only recognized as a voluntary emission reduction (VER) scheme, but it is expected that the concept will be embraced at the December U.N. climate (COP - 13) meetings in Bali, especially if proof - of - concept projects are showing signs of success.

Others saw Copenhagen as a success for achieving agreement on the long - term goals of the UNFCCC, new voluntary commitments from many developing countries, new levels of cooperation from China on verifying its voluntary emissions reductions commitments, and promises to mobilize significant amounts of money for adaptation in developing countries.

But the negative consequences of actually exiting, rather than just coming up short on voluntary emissions reduction targets, would be extensive and costly.

Simultaneously the consensus science tells us that even if voluntary emission reduction commitments are perfectly implemented (an optimistic scenario), warming is likely to reach 3 ˚C to 4 ˚C in the course of the century, and quite possibly much higher.

As we have seen above, the commitments made according to the Copenhagen Accord and Cancun agreements that have been ratified by the Cancun agreements leave at the very minimum a 5Gt gap between emissions levels that will be achieved if there is full compliance with the voluntary emissions reductions and what is necessary to prevent 2 °C rise, a warming amount that most scientists believe could cause very dangerous climate change.

The Cancun agreements made no changes to the magnitude of the voluntary emissions reductions commitments made pursuant to the Copenhagen Accord either for developed or developing countries.

(O'Neill 1989, 224) In the case of national and sub-national emissions targets, this would entail voluntary emissions reductions beyond legal restrictions on occasions when legal frameworks prescribe goals inadequate for distributive and retributive justice criteria.

South Afrrica, despite being a non-Annex 1 country, has acknowledged its status as the highest ghg emitter on the African continent and announced a voluntary emissions reduction target, the objective of which is to make a «fair contribution'to keep global concentrations within the range required to keep within the 2 degree C warming limit.

«The data are also being used to inform regulatory actions and voluntary emission reduction efforts,» the EPA said.

DEBORAH AMOS: The Clinton administration had decided voluntary emission cuts would never be enough.

According to data by CDP, 80 % of the largest global companies already have voluntary emission reduction or energy targets of some form.

More than 80 countries, including the US, EU and China, put forward voluntary emissions cuts in Copenhagen.

Especially through Article 6 the important role of providing incentives for emission reduction activities, including voluntary emission trading and carbon pricing, is recognized.

2007/04/19: CanWest: Canada joins anti-Kyoto bloc This week's announcement by the Canadian government — that it may join a U.S. - led coalition focused on voluntary emissions cuts — could be part of a global shift away from Kyoto's binding targets.

Launched by The Climate Group, the Voluntary Carbon Standard became the world's most popular standard for voluntary emissions offsetting.

Not exact matches

Some oil and gas companies have taken voluntary measures to reduce their methane emissions.

A new voluntary star rating scheme to estimate the greenhouse emissions of buildings has been proposed for WA by the Office of Energy.

The Lovins believe that the targets for reduced emission of greenhouse gases set at Kyoto can be met on a voluntary basis as Clinton proposes.

Its voluntary goals are among the weakest submitted by any country, allowing the overwhelmingly Orthodox nation to spew more planet - warming emissions in future years, not less.

Generate resources, financial or otherwise, for indigenous coffee farmers as a result of selling verified emissions reductions on the voluntary carbon market, and by selling Climate - friendly branded coffee.

Independently verified at every stage, the voluntary program sees food manufacturers develop a plan that defines clear targets in key areas of sustainability, such as raw material sourcing, emissions, energy, waste, water, biodiversity and social sustainability.

Between 2007 and 2012 this voluntary agreement, together with WRAP's internationally - renowned Love Food Hate Waste campaign, helped reduce packaging and food waste by more than 3 million tonnes, reducing carbon emissions by over 8 million tonnes.

That's a point that developing nations are particularly keen to see from wealthy ones, given that the emissions cuts for the Paris deal will be voluntary and self - determined by each government.

That pact was abandoned by the U.S. Senate because it imposed emissions cuts on wealthy countries but let developing nations — including China — off the hook by allowing them to make voluntary cuts in exchange for financial support.

The world must achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, they write, with greenhouse gas emissions peaking by 2020 — a rate that is not in line with the voluntary commitments made by countries in Paris.

Developing this potential is vital for Brazil to meet new energy demands as well as its voluntary pledge to reduce its projected greenhouse gas emissions between 36.1 and 38.9 percent by 2020.

Only voluntary restrictions or, more likely, taxes on fossil - fuel consumption and incentives for developing alternative fuels will reduce emissions.

Emissions are on the rise in Georgia, along with several other states that had adopted a voluntary reporting policy, the analysis showed.

And while Obama called the 18 December deal he brokered an «unprecedented breakthrough» in getting developing countries to agree for the first time to voluntary reductions in greenhouse - gas emissions, he knew that it was missing major components that supporters had sought, ranging from mandatory mitigation targets to deforestation.

In August, the Port of New York and New Jersey approved several initiatives to reduce emissions, including a voluntary speed reduction program similar to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

But by putting the targets into law and mandating a set of regulations — including requiring 35 percent of the country's electricity to come from clean sources by 2024; establishing a voluntary carbon market; developing incentives to promote renewable energy; phasing out fossil fuel subsidies; and forcing companies in the largest carbon polluting sectors to report their emissions — they said the results could be groundbreaking.

Launched in 2003, it relies on companies such as Cargill, DuPont, Intel, Ford and Monsanto to make legally binding but voluntary commitments to meet emissions targets either by reducing emissions from their factories or by purchasing permits from other members of the exchange who have exceeded their targets.

Their analysis of the loopholes (see «The problem with voluntary targets») suggests global CO2 emissions in 2020 could soar above the widely quoted 55 billion tonnes.

U.K. ETS = United Kingdom Emissions Trading Scheme, a voluntary market.

«These [voluntary] activities have led to significant reductions in emissions from some companies and some industries, but overall have not had a significant effect on emissions at the national or regional level,» Bernstein says.

This includes clauses to: limit global warming to less than 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and endeavour to limit it to 1.5 °C; for countries to meet their own voluntary targets on limiting emissions between 2020 and 2030; for countries to submit new, tougher, targets every five years; to aim for zero net emissions by 2050 - 2100; and for rich nations to help poorer ones adapt.

«(1) any person in the United States to exchange instruments in the nature of offset credits issued before January 1, 2009, by a State or voluntary offset program with respect to which the Administrator has made an affirmative determination under section 740 (a)(2), for emissions allowances established by the Administrator under section 721 (a); and

I would like some main stream media attention given to Mr Bush's insistence that the voluntary route will be an adequate response to reduce carbon emissions.

He reports on a new «voluntary carbon standard» intended by its developers to increase confidence that a ton of avoided climate - warming emissions is real.

Under President Obama's Climate Action Plan, the United States has acted under existing laws to cut emissions with sector - specific policies, including: emissions regulations; tax incentives for clean energy technologies; standards for energy - efficient appliances, buildings, and vehicles; and voluntary partnership programs to address market barriers to low - carbon strategies.

Credits are being sold on voluntary carbon - trading markets (for companies and individuals seeking to offset emissions contributing to global warming).

Economy - wide Measures to reduce other Greenhouse Gases: The Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies are taking actions to cut methane emissions from landfills, coal mining, agriculture, and oil and gas systems through cost - effective voluntary actions and common - sense standards.

It is by this lack of specific demands on govt that CoP21 in Paris is on track to discuss merely short - term voluntary «pledges», with the US refusing to discuss the requisite framework for the equitable and efficient allocation of tradable national emission rights under a declining global carbon budget.

Total CO2 emissions in the US have steadily increased ever since we began measuring them — and all the current administration is willing to do is say their should be voluntary programs to reduce CO2 per dollar of GDP (not per capita, not total emissions).

California and Oregon, on the other hand, have implemented mandatory emission caps, but in a way that incorporates elements from long - standing voluntary programs.

The European Union, home of the EU Emissions Trading System, hosts the largest number of buyers — both compliance - driven and voluntary — since even companies in unregulated sectors are more familiar with market - based mechanisms for emissions reEmissions Trading System, hosts the largest number of buyers — both compliance - driven and voluntary — since even companies in unregulated sectors are more familiar with market - based mechanisms for emissions reemissions reductions.

The study finds governments have moved beyond their traditional role of providing oversight for voluntary offsetting programs to now performing services ranging from the certification of projects and development of methodologies that reduce greenhouse emissions — to registering offsets and educating buyers.