Sentences with phrase «as improving air quality»

If that's just a bunch of international relations - speak to you, this is why this is important: The idea behind ecosystem services payments is that in exchange for preserving intact (or at least not entirely degraded) ecosystems, which perform valuable social functions such as improving air quality, flood protection, traditional medicines, sequestering carbon emissions, et cetera, nations should be compensated.

In doing so we'll also prevent some 1.5 million premature deaths annually due to improved air quality.Soot Comes Out of the Atmosphere in Weeks, Not Decades Since soot — which in this context comes from older diesel engines and burning other fossil fuels, industrial sources, inefficient biomass cookstoves used in many developing nations — comes out of the atmosphere in a matter of weeks, not decades or centuries like carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases, removing the source of pollution is highly effective in both stopping the warming effects as well as improving air quality.

Cutting carbon emissions is extremely important, but it shouldn't make us forget other important goals such as improving air quality.

«Alleviating congestion is a big part of this, as are factors such as improving our air quality and combating physical inactivity which in turn leads to unhealthy communities and a burden on our local and national health provisions.

Stefanie Covino, Coordinator of the Shaping the Future of Your Community program notes, «Our water resources are increasingly stressed, but conserving and restoring the natural landscape with native plants can offer social, environmental, and economic benefits such as improved air quality, property values, energy savings, and habitat — both locally and downstream.»

Improving energy efficiency (EE) can reduce energy demand and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and deliver a range of other benefits such as improved air quality, enhanced economic competitiveness and, at the national [continue reading...]

Improving energy efficiency (EE) can deliver a range of benefits such as improved air quality, enhanced economic competitiveness and, at the national scale, a higher degree of energy security.

The tool does not take into account either the costs or benefits of a warming climate, or the co-benefits of mitigation action, such as improved air quality.

Along the way, we will reap multiple co-benefits such as improved air quality and health, access to modern energy services for the poor and energy security for all nations.

Not exact matches

This Portugese coworking space, designed by SelgasCano, is home to a whopping 1,000 + plants, which pull triple duty as they add privacy between desks, improve the air quality in the space, and help bring the outdoors inside.

We do so in a way that minimizes our impact on air quality through means of transporting our products as efficiently as possible by structuring pallet loads, reviewing product mixes and improving route planning.

Big in your list I can agree that all these players would improve us, but let's look at our CB At the moment Kos, top player but is struggling with a inj which may or may not heal, at the moment he isn't match fit so not up to his own high standard, so needs help or a defender of his quality so he can go and recover properly So then we have Mert, too slow and no longer good enough, I'm not sure if he's even good enough for 3 rd choice CB, too slow, poor on the air for his size and not brave enough, he's lasted this long due to Kos he needs a Top class CB just to allow him to play against average teams Ok now Reid not top class we can all agree so we couldn't really play him with MERT as he isn't Kos quality so can't cover merits deficiencys He could be ok with Kos but Kos is struggling So is Reid what we need???? And finally Wenger if he has all 3 fit will still play Kos / Mert first choice Oh and God forbid we play MERT / Reid against the top teams like Chels / city / utd / Southampton Chuckle chuckle

As another study found, «Communities that have invested in infrastructure to promote walking or biking have shown increased property values, improved air quality, reduced urban heat injury (see # 3, below), and greater social cohesion.»

It also works to improve the quality of air so as not to add to an ever growing pollution problem.

This new technology will improve air quality and the reliability of the electric power system here in New York, while lowering energy bills and helping the state further solidify its place as the nation's leader in the clean energy economy,» said Cuomo.

Both articles explore how policies such as increased provision of public transportation can improve air quality.

But the air quality has improved dramatically in the last 25 years (as it did in many other cities in the industrialized world), largely because of well - enforced government regulations, reduced industrial output, closure of coal - fired power stations, and the switch to central heating from coal stoves.

«We want to check whether electric goods vehicles in the city can contribute to improved air quality, and whether we can facilitate the routing and transhipment of goods so as to avoid using large diesel vehicles in the city centre.»

«More natural dust in the air improves air quality in eastern China: Reduced dust slows winds, increases air stagnation over cities like Beijing; implications for US, other cities as well.»

Harmful greenhouse gas emissions should continue to fall in industrialized countries and recent signs of decline in China should continue, but emissions are set to rise in India, southeast Asia and Africa as energy demand growth dwarfs efforts to improve air quality.

Innovative urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311, 303

They said steps such as constructing bike lanes and charging people more to park cars not only improve air quality, but also make people more active.

Over time, as these particles fill the gaps in the filter material, airflow will diminish and the filter will be less effective at improving air quality.

Regular ventilation of rooms, as well as the implementation of dehumidifiers and extractors, can help improve the air quality.

Ventilation is the key to improving air quality as dust mites thrive in warm and damp environments.

From Peace Lilies to Succulents and everything in between, it's well known that plants can be hugely beneficial to our health, so as part of its Green Up Your Gaff campaign, award winning Perrywood Garden Centre is hoping to boost concentration, improve air quality and reduce stress levels by visiting local schools in the area and providing them with free houseplants.

Improving School Environments Through Green Cleaning As research mounts about the link between indoor air quality and health, and as more children enter school with respiratory problems, schools, districts, and even whole states are switching to more environmentally - friendly cleaning agentAs research mounts about the link between indoor air quality and health, and as more children enter school with respiratory problems, schools, districts, and even whole states are switching to more environmentally - friendly cleaning agentas more children enter school with respiratory problems, schools, districts, and even whole states are switching to more environmentally - friendly cleaning agents.

It has been estimated that improving indoor air quality would reduce asthma rates by 20 % saving our State more than $ 2 billion a year in health costs as well as greatly improve academic performance.

Money spent on providing access to fresh drinking water, improving air quality and lighting, and reducing noise levels in schools would benefit students by helping prevent asthma and other health risks, as well as provide healthier learning environments where children can concentrate and focus more easily.

The Department of Transportation is issuing a third «Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections» final rule to enhance protections for air travelers and to improve the air travel environment as follows: expanding the pool of reporting carriers for service quality data; requiring reporting carriers to include service quality data for their domestic scheduled flights operated by their code - share partners; enhancing the Department's code - share disclosure regulation to codify the statutory requirement that carriers and ticket agents must disclose any code - share arrangements on their websites on the first display presented in response to a search of a requested itinerary for each itinerary involving a code - share operation; and prohibiting undisclosed biasing based on carrier identity by carriers and ticket agents in any electronic displays of the fare, schedule or availability information of multiple carriers.

BMW promises the updated air setup, as well as its optional Executive Pro Drive system (which adds active roll stabilisation), will improve both ride quality and handling.

A new ionization function is available as an option — for improved air stream quality.

A new ionisation function is available as an option — for improved air stream quality.

We are hoping to run an island trip on Thursday, as the air quality has improved immensely in Ventura and on the Channel Islands.

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For instance the upgradeable engine components includes the cylinder head porting, electronic control unit, air filter, exhaust and high quality oil with every component within each category having the potential to increase acceleration, braking power, top speed or handling from their initial quality of around between 5 to 7 gradually improving towards the maximum quality of 10 as well as increasing the maximum power, maximum torque and some component upgrades even reducing the weight of the bike.

Shiny Plants as Solution to Climate Change Top 5 Plants For Improving Indoor Air Quality

The project also improves the air quality in the region by reducing the amount of pollutants emissions contained in the landfill gas such as hydrogen sulphide which an cause nausea, delirium, headaches, and skin and eye irritation.

Innovative urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311, 303

Online Course «Heat Recovery Ventilation: Why Efficiency Matters» — This AIA / GBCI approved course provides an overview of different types of mechanical ventilation systems and discusses why heat recovery ventilation (HRV) and energy recovery ventilation (ERV) systems are characterized by a high level of energy efficiency and as an effective means for improving comfort and indoor air quality in energy - efficient and high - performance construction.

«In addition, safeguarded farmland will continue providing healthy local produce and mitigating climate - change impacts of transporting food around the globe, while conserved wetlands improve the quality of our air and water and serve as buffers from potentially catastrophic storm surges predicted under current climate - change scenarios,» he added.

Homes and buildings that take advantage of this support are projected to see annual energy cost savings of more than $ 9 million and total lifetime savings of as much as $ 180 million, as well as improved household comfort and indoor air quality.

From both an air quality and a climate leadership perspective, it would not be ideal for India to stress on expanding its thermal power capacity to 441 GW in 2040 from 125 GW in 2012, as proposed in the NEP, without having adequate technology in place for improving the efficiency and reducing the emissions from these plants.

In the process, we are improving the quality of the air, as well as beginning to fight back against climate change.

To pursue pathways to improve air quality, the NEP contains specific recommendations for efficiency improvements in various sectors such as transport, power and urban households.

Nor do they consider the ancillary benefits, such as the improved local air quality and reduced ocean acidification.

As we improve the quality of our homes and other buildings, we are starting to get a more realistic picture of what we are breathing in along with our supposed clean air.

Steadily improving air pollution controls have sent sulfur dioxide emissions from U.S. coal - fired power plants tumbling by more than 40 % and particulate emissions (the alleged cause of asthma) by more than 90 % since 1970, says air quality expert Joel Schwartz, even as coal use tripled.

Join activists on the frontlines of the fight against pollution around the world as they share insights from their local clean - up efforts, innovative solutions to improving air quality and more.

As we electrify transportation, disproportionately impacted communities living along major roadways will be able to breathe cleaner air, improving overall health and quality of life in those communities.