Sentences with phrase «ambitious emissions reduction targets»

And while they are on course for limiting global temperature rise to below two degrees by 2020, this is not the case in 2050, which will require states and regions to set more ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Australia saw Canada as an ally in a «coalition of the unwilling», with both countries reluctant to sign up to ambitious emissions reduction targets.

As this report highlights, ambitious emissions reduction targets are a sine qua non condition for access to markets.

Progressive companies have begun setting ambitious emissions reduction targets, reporting emissions and shifting to low carbon technologies.

But we, who have to a large extent built up our industries and economies on coal, oil, steel and cement have, in my opinion, a responsibility to lead the way and develop measures which can show the rest of the world that it is possible to achieve ambitious emission reduction targets,» says Johan Rootzén.

Taking account of their historic responsibility, as well as the need to secure climate justice for the world's poorest and most vulnerable communities, developed countries must commit to legally binding and ambitious emission reduction targets consistent with limiting global average surface warming to well below 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and long - term stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at well below below 350 p.p.m., and that to achieve this the agreement at COP15 U.N.F.C.C.C. should include a goal of peaking global emissions by 2015 with a sharp decline thereafter towards a global reduction of 85 percent by 2050,

The EU has long led the way on carbon emissions, implementing a cap and trade system in 2005, having set ambitious emissions reductions targets, having per person emissions that are less than half of those in the USA, Canada, and Australia, and which in general has been the global model on climate policy.

This needs to be complimented with ambitious emission reduction targets, according to Friends of the Earth Europe.

For example, a country may have an ambitious emission reduction target but its legal framework may continue to give preferential treatment to grid - based large - scale utility energy generation, or subsidies for fossil fuels.

In parallel, the EU must push for ambitious emission reduction targets at the United Nations climate conference in Nairobi next week.

At home, interested parties from mayors to transportation planners to solar installers are already gearing up to implement the changes necessary to meet ambitious emission reduction targets.

About Science Based Targets A partnership between CDP, WRI, WWF and the UN Global Compact, the Science Based Targets initiative works with companies to set ambitious emission reduction targets, consistent with the global effort to keep temperatures well below the 2 - degree threshold, a key goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.

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However, the government added, such targets should be «ambitious enough to lead to absolute reductions in emissions and thus support the establishment of a fixed cap on emissions.»

California dairy farmers — from the nation's leading agricultural state — are facing pressure to lower methane emissions under the state's ambitious new greenhouse gas reduction laws, which include methane emission reduction targets of 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030.

Dairy farmers in California are already facing pressure to lower methane emissions under the state's ambitious new greenhouse gas reduction laws, which include methane emission reduction targets of 40 % below 2013 levels by 2030.

He also defended the government's «very ambitious targets» for emissions reductions.

«Only a plan that combines carbon pricing with ambitious regulations in every sector of the economy will result in emissions reductions deep enough to reach our current climate targets and put Canada on a path to exceeding those targets.»

The discussions, they said, should culminate with the adoption of more ambitious economywide emission reduction targets by developed countries and mitigation action plans from developing countries at the next major U.N. climate conference slated for Doha, Qatar, in November.

In California, where half the state's emissions come from livestock, lawmakers recently passed legislation that will eventually set targets for methane reductions, the most ambitious law of its kind in the country.

Sustainable energy activities at NWHC began in 2010 when the Carbon Trust assisted the college in developing a five ‑ year # 2m Carbon Management Plan (CMP), which set an ambitious target for the reduction in carbon emissions by the end of August 2015.

Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions: Established ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets to reduce emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050.

The Science Based Targets initiative requires companies with large value chain footprints to set ambitious reduction targets for their scope 3 emissions, leading many companies to conduct scope 3 inventories and set scope 3 targets for the firsTargets initiative requires companies with large value chain footprints to set ambitious reduction targets for their scope 3 emissions, leading many companies to conduct scope 3 inventories and set scope 3 targets for the firstargets for their scope 3 emissions, leading many companies to conduct scope 3 inventories and set scope 3 targets for the firstargets for the first time.

This is a more ambitious target than the government's target of 80 % reduction by 2050, but it reflects Britain's historical emissions and gives space for developing countries to become carbon - neutral more slowly.

Leading companies elevate their climate goals in response to science September 25, 2015: More and more companies are setting ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets that align with what the latest climate science says is necessary to limit warming to below 2 °C and avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change.

The topline here is that through a combination of ambitious efficiency measures, aggressive targets and policies for emissions reduction, and a deep commitment to expanding renewables, the state's been able to do the remarkable and grow its economy without substantially increasing emissions.

Even within Australia, while successive federal governments remain mired, various states and territories have implemented far more ambitious greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, including for example, net zero emissions from Victoria and the ACT by 2050.

Aiming to promote ambitious climate targets also at the European level, the governments of European Alliance members signed a call for 30 % EU GHG emissions reduction target to support the 30 % call by 74 major corporations.

About half of NEPPA utility member companies are in Massachusetts, a state that seeks an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and where lawmakers recently passed the nation's most ambitious offshore wind energy target.

Mitigation scenarios that achieve the ambitious targets included in the Paris Agreement typically rely on greenhouse gas emission reductions combined with net carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the...

Reduce scope 3 emissions *: Mondi commits to improve data collection for its indirect GHG emissions along the value chain (Scope 3 emissions) and to set ambitious reduction targets in the field of its supply chain and transport of raw materials and products.

Early last year Gulledge and several colleagues suggested that policymakers modify their all - or - nothing approach to a temperature target, instead adopting a «climate security» strategy borrowed from defense planning: Aim for an ambitious target, but prepare for the consequences should emissions - reduction measures fall short.

In summary, a strong case can be made that the US emissions reduction commitment for 2025 of 26 % to 28 % clearly fails to pass minimum ethical scrutiny when one considers: (a) the 2007 IPCC report on which the US likely relied upon to establish a 80 % reduction target by 2050 also called for 25 % to 40 % reduction by developed countries by 2020, and (b) although reasonable people may disagree with what «equity» means under the UNFCCC, the US commitments can't be reconciled with any reasonable interpretation of what «equity» requires, (c) the United States has expressly acknowledged that its commitments are based upon what can be achieved under existing US law not on what is required of it as a mater of justice, (d) it is clear that more ambitious US commitments have been blocked by arguments that alleged unacceptable costs to the US economy, arguments which have ignored US responsibilities to those most vulnerable to climate change, and (e) it is virtually certain that the US commitments can not be construed to be a fair allocation of the remaining carbon budget that is available for the entire world to limit warming to 2 °C.

Canada's provinces have set ambitious emission - reduction targets that will require accelerated deployment of renewable energy.

U.S. cities, counties, and states also put forward ambitious, long - term emissions reduction targets, including a commitment by the State of California to reduce emissions by 80 percent - 90 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, and a commitment from the City of Seattle to become carbon - neutral by 2050.

The German energy ministry BMWi tells Carbon Brief the country is a «climate pioneer» with strong performance on emissions reduction, ambitious national targets and its «Energiewende» transition towards renewables and away from nuclear.

The only problem with the KP was that it was missing two things — ambitious targets for emission reductions and the country that had historically emitted the most, or the United States.

The European Union has come here to Lima claiming to have set very ambitious emission reduction, renewable energy and energy efficiency targets, but in reality they are far from what science and equity tell us is needed.

Global luxury group, Kering, commits to industry - and country - leading carbon reduction targets LONDON (December 14, 2016)- The Science Based Targets initiative announced today that it has verified and approved Kering's ambitious science - based target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 % by 2025, demonstrating it is at the forefront of the luxury industrtargets LONDON (December 14, 2016)- The Science Based Targets initiative announced today that it has verified and approved Kering's ambitious science - based target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 % by 2025, demonstrating it is at the forefront of the luxury industrTargets initiative announced today that it has verified and approved Kering's ambitious science - based target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 % by 2025, demonstrating it is at the forefront of the luxury industry in...

It may be that ambitious emissions - reduction targets can be achieved with existing technology, yet new technologies could help.

This is why, as well as setting a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2030 in line with science and equity, the EU must also support ambitious targets for energy savings and renewables.

Companies need to set ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and put in place associated strategies to ensure that the transition to a low - carbon society happens fast enough to avert the worst impacts of climate change.

«Without ambitious climate targets there is no need for deep emission reductions and carbon prices will remain at low levels.

«EU must have an early, clear and ambitious position on its domestic emission reductions through to 2030,» the letter said, adding that Europe has a leading role to in building momentum and negotiating tougher targets from the world's largest emitters in the lead up to crucial UN climate talks in Paris in 2015.

The new plan could lay the foundations for a compromise agreement that imposes ambitious new emission reduction targets, which may lack legal backing but still could serve to mobilize a significant increase in low carbon investment.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced an ambitious acceleration of energy efficiency in New York, including a comprehensive plan to achieve a new target for significant greenhouse gas emission reductions, decrease consumer energy costs and create job opportunities.

Mitigation scenarios that achieve the ambitious targets included in the Paris Agreement typically rely on greenhouse gas emission reductions combined with net carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the atmosphere, mostly accomplished through large - scale application of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, and afforestation.

The essence of the declaration is a recognition by financial institutions from around the globe that anthropogenic climate change is real, the cost of inaction will be extremely high, financial institutions must take greater action and integrate climate change into their everyday decision - making, and governments need to do more, namely set ambitious, long - term targets for emissions reduction.

September 25, 2015: More and more companies are setting ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets that align with what the latest climate science says is necessary to limit warming to below 2 °C and avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change.

An article by University of Toronto professor Danny Harvey and Lika Miao now argues that only an oil sands phaseout would allow Canada to meet its (insufficiently ambitious) 2030 emission reduction targets.

In an announcement that originated in a ministerial level meeting in Tokyo, Japanese negotiators reiterated a position they have been making for a year now: they will not sign onto a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, setting new and more ambitious targets for binding emission reductions among the parties of that treaty beyond 2012, unless the biggest carbon polluters do as well.