Sentences with phrase «additional emissions benefits»

Cheaper natural gas has pushed out older, less - efficient coal and oil generation; however, the region's increasing overreliance on natural gas will provide few additional emissions benefits and increases risks of price volatility or supply disruption.

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«Our analysis shows that informed dietary choices can make a significant difference to greenhouse gas — reducing food - related emissions by around a quarter — with additional health benefits,» says Professor Hewitt.

Selin cautions that after a certain point, most of the health benefits have already been reaped, and additional emissions reductions won't translate into greater improvements.

The United Nations Environment Program estimates that cutting back on methane and soot emissions alone could prevent 0.7 degree Celsius of additional warming by 2040 — and those cooling benefits could come faster than comparable cuts in CO2.

Giving the electric motor an additional gear ratio improves acceleration and pure electric range, benefiting both driving dynamics and CO2 emissions.

Selecting a HYUNDAI plug - in hybrid will offer most of the benefits of a more conventional hybrid, with the additional feature of being able to operate in a zero - emission, electric - only mode.

This Taurus engine benefits from the addition of twin independent variable camshaft timing, achieving better fuel economy, additional horsepower and a reduction in part - throttle emissions compared to the previous standard Taurus V6.

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Indeed, it was a «cap» and a «floor» — emission reductions were held to 50 % even though the economic national benefit of additional reductions exceeded the cost by a factor of 25.

I have briefly stated in comment 65 on the Hansen Carbon Tax write - up June 5 that we have a source of GHG emissions that can be controlled with many additional benefits, but that no one recognizes.

The committee's model calculations, while exploratory and highly uncertain, indicate that the benefits of making the transition, i.e. energy cost savings, improved vehicle technologies, and reductions in petroleum use and greenhouse gas emissions, exceed the additional costs of the transition over and above what the market is willing to do voluntarily.»

Utilities serving air quality nonattainment or maintenance areas, and utilities in states with greenhouse gas emissions targets, will find additional value in the potential environmental benefits of transportation electrification.

Beyond the climate benefits of reduced CO2 emissions, reduction in these pollutants is of additional importance at the local and regional level to address air quality and related health concerns.

For renewable electricity generation in the state of Washington from facilities with a COD of January 1, 2017 or later, additional steps must be taken to ensure that the emissions benefits of voluntary purchases are retained, and Green - e eligibility is preserved.

In addition to carbon emissions reduction, our projects yield additional benefits such as improved living conditions and environmental benefits in the project region.

The partners also hope to understand what additional benefits offsetting provides, and whether demand is also driven by risk management concerns, such as the expectation that more widespread emissions reductions may be mandated at some time in the future.

This technical document presents the latest estimates of the emissions gap in 2020 and provides plentiful information, including about current (2010) and projected (2020) levels of global greenhouse gas emissions, both in the absence of additional policies and consistent with national pledge implementation; the implications of starting decided emission reductions now or in the coming decades; agricultural development policies that can help increase yields, reduce fertilizer usage and bring about other benefits, while reducing emissions of greenhouse gases; and, international cooperative initiatives that, while potentially overlapping with pledges, can complement them and help bridge the emissions gap.

(D) the public health and environmental benefits associated with additional controls for black carbon emissions.

Also, in a similar way to negative emissions technologies, solar geoengineering would not see the additional benefits for health of reducing fossil fuel emissions and improving air quality.

In 2020, the program could help to save 0.4 million metric tonnes CO2 equivalent from HFC emissions with potential additional energy savings benefits as well.

To this end, the Office of Management and Budget has adopted an estimate of the externality cost imposed by an additional ton of CO2 emissions on current and future generations when analyzing the costs and benefits of proposed regulations.

Implementing policies to tap into hydropower, land - based and offshore wind, and other renewable energy resources would cut carbon emissions — and capture a range of additional consumer, health, and economic benefits — at modest cost.

Importantly, the study's focus on existing facilities shows that these benefits of reduced carbon emissions are achievable without requiring new infrastructure or additional supply of gas.

The optimal policy approach to this integral technology is one that recognizes the emissions reductions that industry has and will continue to achieve, recognizes the effectiveness of state regulations, accepts the scientific evidence and avoids additional regulations that could discourage production while providing little or no additional environmental or safety benefits.

Seeing is Believing offers policy recommendations that would further reduce emissions and bring additional economic benefits.

Earlier this year they also announced the additional air emissions reduction benefits to installing Ice Bears across the country.