Sentences with phrase «also increased emissions»

There is also increased emissions from enhanced oil recovery.

Higher temperatures can also increase the emissions of organic compounds from trees, which can then react in the atmosphere to form ozone and particulate matter.

In addition, the increased use of fossil fuels to provide extra electricity for air conditioners also increases emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.

The simple remark is that increasing concentration of a greenhouse gas does two things: it increases absorption of infrared coming from warm layers below (a warming effect) but it also increases emission of infrared from the layer of atmosphere in question.

trade liberalisation may have economic benefits (increasing adaptive capacity) but also increases emissions from transport;

Not exact matches

The government's argument is also a double - edged sword: If infrastructure prevents resources from being stranded, it must also be the case that this infrastructure increases greenhouse gas emissions over and above what they would otherwise be by enabling development.

But he also announced a delay to the increase in fuel duty, a reversal on the introduction of a per - plane duty, and few energy and emission - reduction incentives.

We have increased our investment in measures to improve the energy efficiency of Scotland's homes which, in addition to making fuel bills cheaper, has also helped to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from housing, consistent with our ambitions to combat climate change.

We would also look to offer more small scale, accession grants for farmers to invest in animal welfare, reducing carbon emissions, and more efficient IT so they can increase diversity and profitability.»

«Increased Sunday ridership has also reduced traffic on our roadways and harmful auto emissions in our atmosphere.»

We are concerned also that intensive harvesting for fuel will lead to more aggressive clear - cutting and to increases in emissions of soot particles that contribute to lung disease.»

China «could cause some decreases [in stratospheric aerosols] if that is the source,» Neely says, adding that growing SO2 emissions from India could also increase cooling if humans are the dominant cause of injecting aerosols into the atmosphere.

When we mitigate greenhouse - gas emissions, we also create huge co-benefits in the nature of energy security, because if we continue to increase our consumption of fossil fuels, we're really going to put pressure on limited resources of these fossil fuels.

«Our research team has developed a simple and cost - effective fabrication technique to create solar absorbers that can harness a greater share of the solar spectrum, thus increasing their efficiencies, while also maintaining low emission levels,» said Masdar Institute's Dr. TieJun Zhang, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.

This not only reduces emissions in the developing country but also increases technology transfer and creates local employment opportunities.

He also models the global warming that would occur if concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere were to be doubled (due to increases in carbon dioxide and methane emissions from dragons and the excessive use of wildfire).

Increases in production of renewable energy, especially wind and solar power, have also bent the curve of emissions trends downward.

The finding that NOx emission rates will increase with warming temperatures also highlights the urgency of taking steps to better manage nitrogen fertilizer use in a warming world, he says.

In a surprise move, the president also weighed in on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, planned to transport oil from Canada's tar sands to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico — suggesting that it will go ahead only if it causes no increase in carbon emissions.

Also a getting large increase is the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory.

The upward trend in CH4 and N2O emissions is also visible in the US, China, Japan and India which all recorded increasing GHG emissions.

Elevated mercury emissions also coincided with previously established increases in atmospheric CO2 concentrations, indicating CO2 release from volcanic degassing.

Trump has also promised to «lift restrictions on the production» of shale, oil, natural gas and clean coal — such a move would increase the market share of fossil - fuel power, and could drive emissions up.

China will peak its fast - rising emissions by 2030 at the latest, while also increasing its share of non-fossil energy to 20 percent in that same period.

Also, a study of hospital admissions in Wisconsin found that high air pollution emissions were associated with a 40 percent increase in the rate of bowel disease hospitalizations in 2002.

The projected increases in human population also cast doubt on whether the emission goals can be reached at all.

I would also like to meet Prof. Paul Jozef Crutzen as his work on atmosphere and environmental studies is very crucial, especially when the world is getting more and more polluting due to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.

For the first time, the researchers also showed that higher HTC production temperatures resulted in a significant reduction in emissions of methane (CH4) and ammonia (NH3) and an increase of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.

On - board vehicle - to - vehicle (V2V) and vehicle - to - infrastructure (V2I) communication technology has also shown to increase efficiency and reduce emissions.

After committing to support these resolutions for increased carbon emission disclosure, the CEOs of both companies also publicly endorsed pricing greenhouse gas emissions.

India is also projected to see an increase in emissions by about 2 percent.

Since carbon dioxide (CO2) is the natural by - product of the combustion of fuel, the increased standards would also address climate change by reducing tailpipe emissions of CO2.

Communication in free space using visible light, which makes it possible to transmit information in tight beams for long distances without fiber optic or copper cables, would also benefit from the increased light emission rates.

They also note that CO2 fertilization resulting in increases in NPP would likely increase methane emissions.

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Desertification also contributes to climate change, with land degradation and related loss of vegetation resulting in increased emissions and reduced carbon sink.

By producing more food on less land, it may be possible to reduce these emissions, but this so - called intensification often involves increasing fertilizer use, which can lead to large emissions of nitrogen - containing gases that also contribute to global warming.

Berkeley Lab received these competitive awards from ARPA - E's Rhizosphere Observations Optimizing Terrestrial Sequestration (ROOTS) program, which seeks to develop crops that take carbon out of the atmosphere and store it in soil — enabling a 50 percent increase in carbon deposition depth and accumulation while also reducing nitrous oxide emissions by 50 percent and increasing water productivity by 25 percent.

They also suggest that the documented 30 % increase in global primary productivity over the 20th century has likely enhanced uptake of atmospheric mercury, thereby practically offsetting increasing mercury emissions.

The statement also said that China will cut its carbon intensity, or greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP, by 60 - 65 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, a large increase from its 40 - 45 percent goal for 2020.

Electricity from power plants is responsible for 35 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in America, and this rise in emissions has also contributed to increased global warming.

And second, how do we safely handle a dramatic increase in traffic while also reducing aviation's greenhouse gas emissions?

Engineers developing drivetrains for the new cars also say their research will help near - term vehicle development, particularly in the areas of increasing fuel economy and decreasing emissions.

With the addition of a stop / start system to the 2 - litre turbocharged EcoBoost petrol engine, economy has increased from 39.2 mpg to 41.5 combined, with emissions also shrinking by 11g / km of CO2 to 158g / km.

With at least 160 hp and 148 lbs - ft of torque, these engines optimize air flow for maximum efficiency, increase power by 10 percent, and it also reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 10 percent.

Drivers are rarely able to achieve quoted official fuel economy figures, and the increased amount of fuel used also means official emissions statistics are innacurate too.

These power figures are substantial increases over the outgoing S - Class V - 8's numbers, yet emissions have also been reduced, with help from variable valve timing.

The new six - cylinder in - line petrol engine in question — which develops 250 kW / 340 hp, a 10 kW / 14 hp increase in maximum output over its predecessor — not only optimises the sprinting power of the two cars, it also lowers their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

Mechanically, the 3.0 - liter V6 diesel engine is fine - tuned to emit fewer CO2 emissions, while fuel economy has also increased (according to EU tests).

While increased engine efficiency will be the main contributor, transmission systems account for 7 — 12 % of powertrain losses when converting fuel energy into motive power, so they also have an important role to play in helping to reduce emissions.