Sentences with phrase «behind emissions limits»

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However, the high end of the IPCC range (or even higher) is often waved about in order to hype the issue and draw «concern» from the general public such that they stand behind efforts to limit carbon dioxide emission.

Behind lines of police, negotiators worked through the day trying, in theory at least, to find common ground among 192 countries on steps to cut emissions of greenhouse gases, share the costs of doing so and limit exposure of poor places to climate hazards.

When I do that, aggressive curbs on carbon dioxide emissions fall well behind the immediacy of filling the world's energy gaps (and work to limit vulnerability of poor places to today's norms for climate and coastal hazards).

When I do that, the importance of curbing carbon dioxide emissions falls well behind * the immediacy of energy gaps (and work to limit vulnerability of poor places to today's norms for climate and coastal hazards).

The US vice-president, Dick Cheney, was behind a controversial decision to block California's attempt to impose tough emission limits on car manufacturers, according to insiders at the government Environmental Protection Agency.

These include views about climate change, where older adults are less likely to see human activity as a main reason behind global warming, and people's level of support for stricter emission limits for power plants to address climate change.

Meanwhile the oil and gas industry is throwing its support behind carbon taxes, rather than strong regulations to limit emissions, arguing that market solutions are the best way to address climate change.

Greybeard October 12, 2012 at 4:19 pm Given your stated position on the «agw position», what is the reason you imagine the rationale behind wanting to limit CO2 emissions is?

Obama seems to desire that CO2 emissions be limited, but it would be enlightening if he would be able to justify the reasoning behind the position for voters.

It's time for Democrats and Republicans to unite behind bipartisan, national energy and climate legislation that increases our security, limits emissions, and protects our environment while preserving and creating American jobs.

While these are important efforts, keeping emissions within climate limits will be extremely hard unless we also tackle the industry behind them.