Sentences with phrase «adopted emissions technologies»

GM reports that this engine and its adopted emissions technologies were able to cut particulate emissions by up to 90 percent over previous generations.

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Ms. Mitchelmore said CCS technology won't be widely adopted unless there is a price on carbon — either through a tax, a cap - and - trade system or regulations on emissions.

Lowering emissions has benefits (lower climate change damages) but comes at a cost (changing behaviour, adopting new technology, etc).

«We see tremendous potential for helping California reach its ambitious emissions - reduction goals through partnering with restaurants to adopt energy - saving technologies.»

Future technology innovation Technology already plays a major part in improving efficiency and reducing emissions in air travel, however, there is still scope to improve on existing airfield movement capacity through adopting more intechnology innovation Technology already plays a major part in improving efficiency and reducing emissions in air travel, however, there is still scope to improve on existing airfield movement capacity through adopting more inTechnology already plays a major part in improving efficiency and reducing emissions in air travel, however, there is still scope to improve on existing airfield movement capacity through adopting more innovations.

They conclude that by continuing to adopt low - carbon technologies, China could plausibly cut its emissions by as much as two - thirds by 2050, from 9 gigatonnes to 3 gigatonnes.

The electricity sector can reduce emissions relatively easily by adopting renewables like solar and wind, while cars and trucks can't harness these zero - emissions energy sources without sophisticated and expensive energy storage technologies.

These emissions could be tricky to clamp down on; for instance, persuading residents of India to adopt cleaner technologies has proven difficult, Lelieveld says, in no small part because of cultural and family traditions.

Third, governments must accept that real leverage on emissions will require a combination of market - based climate policies (such as carbon taxes and smarter trading schemes) and a set of measures to support indirect, but effective and economical pressure to cut carbon and adopt new technologies.

The Directive proposes adopting Best Available Techniques (BAT), which means farmers must choose and apply those technologies available on the market and which are economically affordable in farming, the ultimate aim being to prevent or limit emissions.

Continuing to adopt energy efficient and renewable energy technology in aerospace and other sectors is essential if humanity is to succeed in combating climate change, according to Bertrand Piccard, Swiss doctor, explorer and pilot of the zero - emissions airplane Solar Impulse.

He adds that advanced countries need to strive for sustainable consumption and help developing countries adopt advanced pollution control technologies, whereas developing countries need to take action to reduce local emissions.

The Philippine government has adopted water - saving technologies — particularly, the IRRI - developed alternate wetting and drying technique — that can reduce water use by up to 30 % and greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50 % while maintaining yield.

New engines are being introduced — like the innovative MultiAir technology on petrol engines, making them capable of guaranteeing up to 10 percent lower CO2 emissions, and the new generation of Common Rail MultiJet diesel engines that will make their debut on the Punto Evo and that will be gradually adopted on all of our Group's cars.

Crucially, the Astra Sports Tourer and its hatch sibling will also beamong the first Vauxhall models to adopt Start / Stop technology, reducing emissions and fuel consumption.

While Mazda adopted SkyActiv as its emissions - and - efficiency «silver bullet» (essentially, a holistic program to take conventional engineering and then optimize the heck out of it) the automaker does have one exclusive technology that arguably operates on the margins of mild hybridism.

Adopting dry clutch technology enables the transmission to be lighter and even more efficient, with a simpler cooling system and energy - saving electro - mechanical actuation for clutches and gear shifts, further benefiting fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, Ford says.

Its 2.0 - liter Dynamic - Force direct - injection inline four - cylinder engine (M20A - FKS) adopts the latest in Toyota technology and structural efficacies for gains in power, fuel efficiency, and cleaner emissions.

Beginning in 2008, Volkswagen and Audi — and many other manufacturers like Mercedes - Benz, Jeep and BMW — were required to comply with much more strict emissions requirements for their diesel - powered cars and trucks, as the United States adopted Clean Diesel technology and ultra-low diesel fuel.

Beginning in 2008, Volkswagen and Audi — and many other manufacturers like Mercedes - Benz, Jeep and BMW — needed to comply with much more strict emissions requirements for their diesel - powered cars and trucks, as the United States adopted Clean Diesel technology and ultra-low diesel fuel.

Hope we do hard to cut CO2 emission, adopt good technology and whole world work together to fight against global warming

At the same time, renewable energy technology is improving and becoming cheaper; regional and municipal governments are adopting limits on carbon dioxide emissions; and carmakers around the world are working to make electric cars and batteries more efficient and affordable.

We can reach that goal through immediate and sustained action to reduce our heat - trapping emissions like adopting technologies that increase energy efficiency, expanding our use of renewable energy, and slowing deforestation (among other solutions).

What actions will countries take immediately after the meeting to reduce emissions, move new green technologies into the marketplace, and help developing countries adopt cleaner power sources?

Carbon capture could reduce emissions from the electricity sector as well, but since it will raise the cost of producing power, the technology will not be widely deployed until other nations adopt similar carbon prices.

Requires the President to establish an interagency group to administer the program to provide developing countries with assistance from the United States to encourage widespread deployment of technologies that reduce GHG emissions and to encourage developing countries to adopt policies and measures that will reduce GHG emissions.

To continue reducing emissions, they must act to modernize the power grid and adopt more clean energy technologies.

By adopting these technologies, states can also reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions significantly, as fossil fuels burned for transportation represent the largest share of the region's GHG emissions.

(3) Many developing countries lack the financial and technical resources to adopt clean energy technologies and absent assistance their greenhouse gas emissions will continue to increase.

If the proposed nomenclature change is adopted by the United Nations, which collects greenhouse gas inventories from nations every year, it could change the optics of the climate change reductions nations are implementing, said Bryce Payne, director of science and technology at Gas Safety Inc., a company that measures methane emissions.

(4) Investments in clean energy technology cooperation can substantially reduce global greenhouse gas emissions while providing developing countries with incentives to adopt policies that will address competitiveness concerns related to regulation of United States greenhouse gas emissions.

In addition the report says countries must adopt policies that put a price on carbon emissions and provide incentives to spur the development of energy - efficient technologies.

The only correct solution is to adopt technologies that supply the energy we know we're going to need at the scale we need it and do so with minimal emissions.

(3) for each industry, an assessment of total possible cost, energy, and greenhouse gas emissions savings possible if state - of - the art, cost - competitive, commercial energy efficiency technologies were adopted; and

Key to the reduction of global carbon emissions is the transformation of our energy networks, by adopting cleaner, more efficient and smarter technologies, writes Andrew Jones.

Such a review is especially important in light of recent commitments by the federal government and most provinces to adopt a minimum carbon tax (or its equivalent) across Canada and to provide a variety of subsidies to users of low - emission technology.

The company projects that adopting these technologies across 30 of the world's megacities could create more than two million jobs and avoid three billion tonnes of cumulative greenhouse gas emissions.

Thus, the problem with the proposals currently being discussed in Congress: They will, for the foreseeable future, direct private investment toward the least expensive emissions reductions (such as burning methane from landfills, purchasing forest land for carbon sequestration, or retrofitting power plants and buildings so they operate more efficiently) rather than toward breakthrough technologies (like low - cost solar energy and carbon capture and storage), which are too expensive to become widely adopted today but which are vital for creating a new energy economy and thus drastically reducing emissions.

These voluntary partnerships encourage oil and natural gas companies to adopt cost - effective technologies and practices that improve operational efficiency and reduce methane emissions.

Alternatives like engineered porous liquids could offer better options for carbon capture, a technology which may be essential to bridge the gap between increasing emissions of global warming gases and commitments to adopt alternative energy solutions to reduce these climate changing emissions.

Models for sale in California and states that have adopted the California Air Resources Board (CARB) ZEV standards receive an Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (AT - PZEV) emissionEmissions Vehicle (AT - PZEV) emissionsemissions rating.

Low emission concrete and solutions to air travel are similarly a long way off, but once the technologies exist they are likely to be adopted fast.

Interestingly, the report predicts that Samsung will adopt transparent graphene electrode, a top - emission architecture, an IGZO backplane, and RGBW pixel arrangement technologies for its OLED TV units.