Sentences with phrase «meeting emissions targets requires»

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Soon after the delay to the decision was announced by Hoon last Christmas, the Miliband and Benn camps both contacted the Institute for Public Policy Research, over a pamphlet by Simon Retallack, the IPPR's head of climate change, arguing that the third runway should not go ahead unless the government required aircraft using it to meet the aviation industry's own targets to cut carbon dioxide emissions and noise in new aircraft by 50 % and nitrogen oxides by 80 % by 2020.

Last year, state regulators outlined a series of proposals aimed at meeting California's 2030 target, when emissions are required to fall 40 percent of 1990 levels.

The state renewable energy standard requires electric companies to meet emissions targets by investing ratepayer money into programs that green the grid and electrify vehicles and buildings, or else pay into a state fund at the end of the year.

Regardless, the team emphasized that meeting upcoming greenhouse gas emission targets will require deeper emissions cuts than just building natural gas plants with low methane leakage.

In addition to federal regulations that limit carbon dioxide emissions, 29 states and Washington, DC have Renewable Portfolio Standards that require power generators to meet specified renewable energy targets by certain dates.

Halving emissions with increased population growth (as is required to meet the targets) currently seems highly unrealistic — without major investments in new technology.

The bill, which would reduce sprawl by requiring California's 17 metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and its regional transportation plans to meet strict GHG emission targets, was sponsored by Darrel Steinberg (D - Sacramento), the incoming state Senate Leader.

However, Australia's electricity system will require low - carbon generation sources to meet future global emissions reduction targets.

Requires each metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) and state to develop surface transportation - related GHG emission reduction targets, as well as strategies to meet such targets.

At the same time, «much greater emissions reductions efforts... will be required» to meet the target endorsed by the UN 195 - nation climate body, it said.

-- Not later than 1 year after the promulgation of the final regulations required under section 841 of the Clean Air Act, each metropolitan planning organization shall develop surface transportation - related greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, as well as strategies to meet such targets, as part of the transportation planning process under this section.

-- Not later than 1 year after the promulgation of the final regulations required under section 841 of the Clean Air Act, each State shall develop surface transportation - related greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, as well as strategies to meet such targets, as part of the transportation planning process under this section.

Consequently, most of the IPCC emission scenarios able to meet the global two - degree target require overshooting the carbon budget at first and then remove the excess carbon with large negative emissions, typically on the order of 400 ‑ 800 Gt CO2 up to 2100.

That agreement will require carbon emission reductions for all nations by 2015 to meet the two - degree target.

The Climate Change Authority, the independent statutory body to advise on emissions targets and policies, factored three aspects into its recommendation today: Australia's relative capacity to afford action to reduce emissions, the nation's responsibility to do so, and the effort required to meet the target.

But Friends of the Earth reminds governments that meeting this target requires more drastic emission cuts than those of the Kyoto Protocol.

To meet the required limits, each state will be given a specific emissions reduction target based on a number of factors, including its past emissions and its mix of energy sources.

Meeting those targets will require a rapid drawdown of greenhouse gas emissions.

Senate Bill 375 requires regional planning agencies to create land use plans that demonstrably meet emissions reduction targets.

A 1.7 - 2.0 % average annual reduction in energy - related CO2 emissions is required over the next eight years to meet that target, assuming no changes in other gasses.

Academic research has shown that for the UK to meet the emissions reductions targets implied by the 2008 Climate Change Act would require an effort the equivalent of 30 new nuclear power plants by 2015, just to get part way to the target.

Multi-gas Emissions Pathways to Meet Climate Targets, Climatic Change 75 (1): 151 - 194, estimates that this would require global emission reductions of over 5 % per year, unless more CO2 was removed from the atmosphere later.

Meeting an ambitious temperature target will require that countries representing virtually all emissions participate.

Carbon pricing is a nice way to help Australia achieve a mid-range emissions target, such as a reduction of 5 - 25 % by 2020, but it is not going to drive the deep, rapid changes required to meet long - term emissions goals.