Sentences with phrase «bigger carbon footprint»

The bigger the carbon footprint the worse it is.

This guys holdings leave a bigger carbon footprint than most small countries!!

And if Canadian bitumen has a big carbon footprint now, imagine if it had to be shipped around the world.

The biggest carbon footprint of any oil is a barrel of oil sands bitumen.

Most cutting boards of sustainable bamboo or cork originate in China, creating a big carbon footprint.

For example, residents of eco-aware San Francisco tend to have bigger carbon footprints than those in more conservative Tampa, Florida.

But if that money were more evenly distributed, it could mean slightly bigger carbon footprints for many more people, which would soon add up.

An earlier version of this story indicated that Thanksgiving dinners cooked in Wyoming leave the biggest carbon footprint.

While organic farming is better for the environment, is it better for the earth if you buy an organic apple with a big carbon footprint or an apple from the farm down the street that was grown using chemical pesticides?

Landing in Melbourne following a 23 hour flight from London, I took my great big carbon footprint and earned back a little eco kudos along the Great Ocean Road.

We know that flying has a big carbon footprint, but when you do have to fly, you may have noticed that air travel isn't as glamourous as it used to be: shrinking seats, meals not included, extra fees up the wazoo, and even pre-flight fisticuffs due to «overbooking» (like the recent fiasco with United Airlines).

Understanding how big your carbon footprint is — or how much your lifestyle impacts the environment — is a key first step in living sustainably.

Experts say the Lima talks will have the biggest carbon footprint of any UN conference to date at more than 50,000 tons of carbon dioxide.»

This may be expensed on projected income statements, so investments that have a big carbon footprint will reduce projected net income — which is watched closely by investors — more than greener ones.

Flying also has a big carbon footprint; about the only form of transport that's worse is driving alone in your car.

Because a carbon fee is a progressive tax, in the sense that rich people have bigger carbon footprints.

It also has the biggest carbon footprint.

All that makes for a lot of hot air and a big carbon footprint.

Not exact matches

«New Democrats are calling on the Liberals to use the Pacific Carbon Trust to reduce the carbon footprint of our schools and hospitals instead of giving handouts to big polluters like Encana.»

Commenting on the report, Professor Tim Benton of the University of Leeds said: «The biggest intervention people could make towards reducing their carbon footprints would not be to abandon cars, but to eat significantly less red meat.»

A combination of explosive popularity of plant proteins and rapidly growing demand for foods manufactured with a much smaller carbon footprint is giving alternative proteins a big push.

Another big plus is that it's made from sustainable wood, keeping baby's carbon footprint as tiny as possible.UK

Tony Blair joined with big business leaders in London today as part of a new campaign to encourage individuals to reduce their carbon footprint.

Fish and seafood are normally fairly environmentally friendly, but it takes so much fuel to catch some species that their carbon footprint is as big as that of red meat

Davis and his colleagues found that the biggest fuel - burning countries may be the heaviest carbon emitters, but not necessarily have the biggest consumption footprint.

Mike Hightower, a senior researcher at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, cautions that reducing carbon emissions, while crucial, is just one part of the energy equation: Virtually every time you lower the carbon footprint in industrial energy production, he says, «you end up with a bigger water footprint.»

«Chance find has big implications for water treatment's costs and carbon footprint.»

As a typical American, each year, you're responsible for approximately 20 tons of carbon dioxide emissions — otherwise known as your carbon footprint (and a mighty big one compared to those of the citizens of most other countries).

Formula 1 has always been about excess: fast cars, leggy babes, big egos, globe - trotting teams, a carbon footprint the size of a small country's air force.

Australia is levying a new carbon tax, stating that what the government considers «big polluters,» or those who contribute a large carbon footprint, will be penalized.

«Looking at our environment from the big picture point of view, taking steps to get off the power grid and reduce our carbon footprint makes sense for our company, our world and future generations.»

We're proud to have taken this big step to reduce our carbon footprint and to help conserve our beautiful planet's resources!

The carbon footprint of travel is not three or four times as big as we thought; we are just taking our carbon with us.

A new study, The carbon footprint of global tourism, is causing a stir, with news sources writing headlines like Global tourism's carbon footprint is four times bigger than thought, study says or Tourism's carbon impact three times larger than estimated.

Speaking of carbon footprint, Venezuelans are getting a big raise in the minimum wage.

The great hypocrisy is that the single biggest factor in the carbon footprint of our cities isn't the amount of insulation in our walls, it's the zoning.

But the instant I arrived at Bioneers, it was clear that the organizers walk the walk of sustainability, taking measures to ensure that there is a far bigger intellectual footprint made than a carbon one.

I'm not sure how much a jacket like this could reduce the wearer's carbon footprint — it strikes me that solar panels on your roof will have a much bigger impact than panels on your back.

Levi Strauss & Co. is taking strides to bring its carbon footprint down to zero and build sustainability into everything they do - but the LCA revealed that the company needs help from consumers to make the biggest difference.

They are ubiquitous throughout the Yucatan, but he wanted to bring our group to the Grand Palladium because it's a good example of a big hotel that's actually trying to minimize its carbon footprint by implementing green initiatives.

Do you offset your carbon footprint from traveling to your big games of choice in any way?

While agriculture has been historically criticized for its large carbon footprint, carbon sequestration in soils has the potential to turn agriculture into climate's biggest asset.

It helps big energy companies lower their carbon footprints and capture an even larger share of a shrinking global carbon budget.

And for those concerned about carbon footprint, all that water is pumped electrically — and the biggest proportion of US electricity, nearly half of the total, is generated by the most carbon intensive method — burning coal.

It added that its decision to go big on renewable energy would cut its operational carbon footprint by 30 percent, equivalent to taking almost 500,000 cars off the road.

We realise that sometimes people have no choice but to fly but the best thing for the planet is if you don't fly at all, the resulting emissions can often represent the biggest chunk of your carbon footprint.

Plus — we've seen firsthand that when venue staff realize just how small changes can make a big difference in their carbon footprints, they'll adopt those strategies into their normal workplace practices well after your event ends!

Rajendra Pachauri, the cricket - loving climate - profiteering Nobel Peace Prize - winner with a carbon footprint almost as big as Al Gore's, heads up the IPCC, the global climate - change racket whose «settled science» is getting less settled by the minute.

«What are we really doing and how big of a carbon footprint are we going to leave with this?»

He said: «Energy price freezes are a temporary solution to a much bigger, long term problem that is also about energy efficiency, reducing energy usage, the UK's carbon footprint and our dependence on fossil fuels.