Sentences with phrase «achieving overall emissions reductions»

This is in the economic logic of achieving overall emissions reductions at the lowest possible cost.

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So far, several Canadian provinces and territories have decided how they are going to achieve their share of Canada's overall carbon emissions reduction goal.

Contributing an additional weight reduction of 75 kg * and improving the overall driveline efficiency, the front - wheel - drive version enables the Range Rover Evoque coupé to achieve class - leading CO2 emissions of sub 130g / km *.

Computer modeling of the NRDC plan, which used the same model used by the EPA, suggests that if the EPA does follow this approach, the US could see a 26 percent cut in power plant emissions — and an overall reduction in the US carbon footprint of 10 percent by 2020 — the largest share of achieving the 17 percent reduction the president has called for.

The Plan hopes to achieve a 5 % reduction in overall emissions from 2013/14 levels from by 2018/19, and a 20 % reduction in non-landfill emissions from 2013/14 levels from by 2018/19.

Defines «reporting entity» to mean: (1) a covered entity; (2) an entity that would be covered if it had emitted, produced, imported, manufactured, or delivered in 2008 or any subsequent year more than the applicable threshold level of carbon dioxide; (3) other entities that EPA determines will help achieve overall goals of reducing global warming pollution; (4) any vehicle fleet with emissions of more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent on an annual basis, if its inclusion will help achieve such reduction; (5) any entity that delivers electricity to a facility in an energy - intensive industrial sector that meets the energy or GHG intensity criteria.

Carbon pricing achieves emission reductions at the lowest overall cost to society (i.e., it is economically efficient).

Overall, the EU will only scrape its target of an eight percent reduction in emissions relative to 1990 levels and will rely heavily on buying carbon credits from developing countries in order to achieve it.

The least - efficient policies still achieved significant emissions reductions, with an overall impact of just four - tenths of a percent on economic growth.

It is an initiative of world citizens who are committed to climate justice through achieving an overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and a unified distribution of these emissions among all of humankind.

The report also found that a strong economy - wide emissions reduction program along with the full use of energy efficiency measures is the best way to achieve these reductions at low overall costs.

By contrast, under a «mass - based system,» states would have to meet an overall target for greenhouse - gas emissions and ensure that power plants either make those reductions at their facilities or finance efforts to achieve them in other ways, such as by reducing consumer demand or investing in carbon - free electricity generation.

When compared with a conventional gasoline - fueled vehicle that averages 22 MPG, the plug - in hybrid achieved a 68 - percent reduction in tailpipe emissions and a 54 - percent reduction in overall fuel costs.

Overall it has achieved a 10 % reduction in CO2 emissions from factory to store compared with previous models.