Sentences with phrase «by reducing emissions»

Every meal is a contribution to a better world by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.

The bill aims for a 17 percent cut in carbon pollution from 2005 levels by 2020, by reducing emissions from power plants and other industrial facilities.

This can be achieved by reducing emissions by one - third to half of current levels, according to the report.

This goal can be achieved by reducing emissions by one - half to two - thirds below current levels through the widespread use of proven, cost - effective technologies.

We could slow the warming by reducing emissions, of course.

I do not know if we are really going to be able to address this problem by reducing emissions.

If you are facing a carbon tax, you can reduce your tax bill by reducing emissions either through changes in actions or changes in technology.

By reducing emissions now, it is said, we buy insurance against future catastrophic changes.

We stated our intention to contribute to this effort by reducing our emissions by about 25 percent by 2025.

Under such a plan, a country could meet their commitments for reducing greenhouse gases by reducing emission of any of the gases, or increasing sinks through activities such as tree planting.

But if you can do it, it's an easy way to be more eco-friendly by reducing emissions.

Some (otherwise serious) people have come up with the idea that current offsetting is all about resisting climate change by reducing emissions in the developing world and they reckon it would be better if instead offsetting was about helping people cope with the impacts of climate change.

Recent studies including an assessment by the United Nations Environment Program and the World Meteorological Organization indicate that it's possible to slow the pace of warming and melting in the Arctic in the near term by reducing emissions of two common climate pollutants: black carbon and methane, both of which are emitted from the extraction and burning of fossil fuels.

The US government report claims that we can still controll runaway heating by reducing our emissions.

The state recently vowed to further slash carbon pollution by reducing emissions 40 % below 1990 levels by 2030.

In 2014, a quarter of the UK target was met by reducing emissions in Poland, Romania, and other European countries.

City councilmen Ydanis Rodriguez and Robert Jackson voiced support for the resolution, contending that new plan would be worth a try if it could alleviate the burden of alternate side regulations for drivers and possibly improve asthma rates by reducing the emissions of idling cars.

Linda Fisher is the chief sustainability officer at DuPont, which has increased profits by reducing its emissions and selling more environmentally friendly products.

Biochar could reduce local air pollution from agriculture by reducing emissions of nitric oxide from soil, according to Rice University researchers.

Professor Jane Hill, Co-author and Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of York, said: «We know that the distributions and abundances of species are affected by climate, and unless we take action to minimise climate change, for example by reducing emissions, these impacts will continue.

In fact, when it comes to mitigating the effects of climate change, the role played by reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD +) has received considerable attention.

In other words, the extra emissions associated with electric vehicle production are rapidly negated by reduced emissions from driving...»

One of the key climate science issues is whether we can stay below +2 ºC warming by reducing emissions alone.

The researchers day that Bicing saves around 12.46 lives per year in the Barcelona population, and that this positive result is corroborated by two different studies - a Dutch study that showed the benefits of cycling «substantially» outweigh the risks in the Netherlands, and a 2009 study published in the Lancet that showed very real public health benefits in the UK and India by reducing emissions and encouraging active transportation.

Basil Seggos, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, said, «Governor Cuomo is leading the nation to address what is arguably the greatest environmental threat of our generation by reducing emissions and bolstering community resiliency, while the federal government has abdicated its responsibility.

The development of a prosperous market for low carbon energy will transform China's socio - economic landscape by reducing emissions, generating jobs and attracting new clean investment, creating a positive impact that will reverberate globally.

Recent studies show that Northeast states are avoiding illness by reducing emissions and that energy efficiency measures can improve overall health.

The idea was to identify activities that developing countries could undertake to earn credit by reducing emissions, and REDD clearly fit into that category.

REDD + aims to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests in developing countries by reducing emissions from forested lands.

Offshore wind will protect the environment by reducing emissions and spur new investments in infrastructure and manufacturing, creating high - quality jobs across the state.

The study's results support a growing body of scientific evidence that suggests it is possible to immediately slow the pace of climate change regionally by reducing emissions of short - lived climate pollutants, like black carbon.

«With this action, New York will continue to shrink our carbon footprint by reducing emissions that contribute to climate change,» Governor Cuomo said.

Luke you and I both know that we can't do zip to change the climate to some improved condition by reducing our emissions by 20 % or 1.4 % less.28 % = 1.12 %, it just can't happen.

UCS researchers found that, although the production of lithium - ion batteries leads to more global warming emissions from the manufacturing of an electric car than a gas - powered car, these manufacturing emissions are rapidly offset by reduced emissions from driving: after 4,900 miles, or about six months, of driving the midsize electric car, and within 19,000 miles, or about 16 months, of driving the full - size model.

Comprehensive tradable permits would allow countries to meet their emissions reduction commitments by reducing emissions or increasing sinks for GHGs in either their own country or in other countries.

Although many want to prevent these shifts by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases that trap heat from the sun, some controversially suggest deliberating manipulating the planet's climate with large - scale engineering projects, commonly called geoengineering.

Though he warned that carbon dioxide emissions must be stabilized over the next few decades, he also suggested that significant progress could be made by reducing the emissions of other greenhouse gases, particularly methane and ozone — and that we must pay our Faustian debt involving air pollution.

Efforts to limit emissions or increase carbon uptake fall into a category of response options known as «mitigation,» which refers to reducing the amount and speed of future climate change by reducing emissions of heat - trapping gases or removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.13

Recent scientific studies, including an assessment by the United Nations Environment Program and the World Meteorological Organization indicate that it's possible to slow the pace of warming and melting in the Arctic in the near term by reducing emissions of two common air pollutants, soot and smog.