Sentences with phrase «as emissions leakage»

RFF research has informed the design of a number of these policies and RFF experts are continuing to look at how states and regions design climate initiatives, manage issues such as emissions leakage and competitiveness concerns, and balance economic and environmental goals.

Not exact matches

Finding a plug for «leakage» Harstad's theory builds upon the concept of «carbon leakage,» which holds that countries opting out of climate agreements will produce more greenhouse gases as their neighbors take steps to ratchet down greenhouse gas emissions and regulate the sources of such emissions, like coal - burning industrial plants or motor vehicle fleets.

When faced with environmental regulations and the costs they impose, companies may relocate to a less - regulated jurisdiction, taking with them jobs and contributing to «leakage» in which targets of regulation, such as carbon emissions, are not reduced, just redistributed.

We find (i) measurements at all scales show that official inventories consistently underestimate actual CH4 [methane] emissions, with the natural gas and oil sectors as important contributors; (ii) many independent experiments suggest that a small number of «super-emitters» could be responsible for a large fraction of leakage; (iii) recent regional atmospheric studies with very high emissions rates are unlikely to be representative of typical natural gas system leakage rates; and (iv) assessments using 100 - year impact indicators show system - wide leakage is unlikely to be large enough to negate climate benefits of coal - to - natural gas substitution.

The «climate pragmatists,» such as Victor, Stern, and myself, argue that the point of Australian climate policy is not to solve the global climate problem, or to solve the problem of emissions from international trade, but rather to achieve politically feasible forward progress on domestic climate policy that can help set the foundation for future global policy (which as you and Victor have pointed out is the only way to deal with leakage, including coal exports).

Hence, the emission reduction achieved by the policy would be partially offset by a net increase in foreign emissions, a phenomenon known as carbon leakage.

-- The term «carbon leakage» means any substantial increase (as determined by the Administrator) in greenhouse gas emissions by industrial entities located in other countries if such increase is caused by an incremental cost of production increase in the United States resulting from the implementation of this title.

So, although methane leakage reduces the short - term emissions benefit of switching from coal to gas — and should be addressed for that reason — it does not limit natural gas's potential as a bridge fuel to a low - carbon future.

-- The term «carbon leakage» means any substantial increase (as determined by the Secretary) in greenhouse gas emissions --

Emissions leakage occurs when sources outside of a carbon pricing system increase economic activity and associated emissions as a result of thaEmissions leakage occurs when sources outside of a carbon pricing system increase economic activity and associated emissions as a result of thaemissions as a result of that system.

This is a crucial issue because if land emissions and removals are accounted under the same rules as other sectors (like the energy sector for example), it implies that sequestered carbon is permanent and has no leakage of emissions.

He believes that ETS reforms could scare big emitting industries such as steel making and cement production to leave the EU taking the associated emissions out of a regulated market, a process referred to as carbon leakage.

As an example, supermarkets use HFCs to cool and freeze food; average annual leakage of HFCs from supermarkets equal the climate impact of the emissions of more than 300 cars.

While (negative) leakage leads to a discount of emission reductions as verified, positive spill - over may not in all cases be accounted for.

Carbon leakage may occur through changes in trading patterns, and that is sometimes measured as the balance of emissions embodied in trade (BEET).

However, imposing a carbon tax or other policy to reduce emissions in one country can lead to increased emissions elsewhere — a phenomenon known as carbon leakage.

«Carbon leakage is defined as the increase in CO2 emissions outside the countries taking domestic mitigation action divided by the reduction in the emissions of these countries.»

CRITICISMS Among the criticisms of the CDM is the risk of non-additionality — that companies will be rewarded for projects that do not in fact lead to an overall reduction in emissions, or that a project will reduce emissions but that other emissions will increase elsewhere (known as leakage).

Last but not least a Danish researcher reviewed the potential for leakage and concluded that the «dangers of carbon sequestration are real and the development of this technique should not be used as an argument for continued high fossil fuel emissions.

As I understand it, though, there has been an uptick in recent years, and before that stabilization may have been partly due to reduced emissions of methane (including natural gas leakage) from human activity.

There have been a near surfeit of reports recently looking at the greenhouse gas emissions of natural gas, most of which have concluded that, to varying degrees, we're underestimating emissions, the effects of methane leakage on those, and natural gas isn't always as climate - friendly as claimed.

Several key issues were highlighted for further study, including leakage of emissions to nearby states, the role of forestry offsets, and the role of electrification as a method for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the economy.»

Leakage is a big issue for RGGI — initial carbon - cap runs showed that leakage could offset 60 - 90 % of RGGI's emission reductions, as power plants in nearby states increase their output to sell into the higher - priced RGGI power mLeakage is a big issue for RGGI — initial carbon - cap runs showed that leakage could offset 60 - 90 % of RGGI's emission reductions, as power plants in nearby states increase their output to sell into the higher - priced RGGI power mleakage could offset 60 - 90 % of RGGI's emission reductions, as power plants in nearby states increase their output to sell into the higher - priced RGGI power markets.