Sentences with phrase «attention than carbon»
Researchers say the slow digestive system of cows makes them a producer of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that gets far less public attention than carbon dioxide in efforts to fight global warming.
https://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/ Not exact matches
It was Canadian Business that, back in 2007, brought attention to California's low - carbon fuel standard that effectively blocks oilsands exports to that state — despite the fact that California's own exempted heavy - oil industry has been shown to be more carbon intensive than the oilsands average.
that, back in 2007, brought attention to California's low - carbon fuel standard that effectively blocks oilsands exports to that state — despite the fact that California's own exempted heavy - oil industry has been shown to be more carbon intensive than the oilsands average.
After you joined the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley in 1992, your attention turned to carbon nanotubes, carbon cylinders 10,000 times narrower than a human hair.
«Scientists have paid a lot of attention to potential climate change signals in forests — like them growing faster than expected due to an overabundance of carbon dioxide, or slower due to climate change - induced extreme temperatures.
They come from faraway places like Sweden, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands and produce all - conquering, supercar - slaying hyperexotics that generate far more horsepower, carbon dioxide, and attention than they do sales.
And although recognized that there also has been an enormous increase of nitrogenous oxides (reactive nitrogen) in the atmosphere (molecules that can adsorb much more energy than carbon dioxide) their much lower concentrations is hardly getting any attention, when global warming is discussed.
His little send - energy - executives - to - jail stunt got him far more media attention than his remarks otherwise warranted; the latter a cause that is probably more dear to him than the carbon taxes he advocates.
Methane (CH4) deserves attention it is such a highly potent greenhouse gas — 25 — 33 times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2) over a 100 - year time - horizon, but as much as 100 time more potent over 20 years, according to the latest research!
Wetland ecosystems have enormous potential for carbon storage — up to 20 times greater than terrestrial forest ecosystems — and maritime countries like Indonesia are starting to pay attention.
This past week has brought some attention to a much earlier «let's pretend» — that global climate is influenced primarily by human - caused carbon dioxide emissions rather than changes in the sun, our source of heat and light.
Energy efficiency's stunning success in lowering carbon emissions should get more attention, and not just because it is cheaper than building new natural gas - fired power plants.
Sequestering carbon in the soil gets less attention than other, longer - lasting carbon - capture techniques, but its benefits extend beyond climate mitigation.
Since carbon in the ocean is captured for a longer timeframe than the atmosphere, thus failure to reduce CO2 levels now will elevate acids in the ocean for a very long time, I'd like to see more attention from Mr. Lomborg addressing this concern.
As my article directs the reader's attention to, nitrogen and oxygen are approximately one - third greater in volume than carbon dioxide, that volume, of course, constituting heat energy.
While carbon dioxide receives most of the attention in the debate over greenhouse gas emissions, climate scientists warn that methane is about 30 times more potent than CO2 in terms of contributing to a warmer climate.
The September, 2013, IPCC issued a report which contained a budget on total carbon emissions that the world needs to stay within to give a 66 % chance of preventing more than the 2 ° C warming that attracted world attention despite the fact that it has been widely criticized as being overly optimistic.
Why the part about black carbon from fossil fuels being a greater cause of warming than burning biomass is important is that usually the causes of this soot are all lumped together — stopping burning biomass for cooking and heating, plus cleaning up diesel engines get equal attention.
Packaging innovation this is not, but we like the jocular spin Tobi.com is putting on its latest attempt to reduce its carbon footprint: Reusing shipping boxes and drawing attention to their less - than - pristine condition.
To understand the new study, you have to consider that greenhouse gases that warm the planet are far more numerous than carbon dioxide, which gets the lion's share of the attention.