Not exact matches
The work found that the most
cost effective strategy for the tourism industry to meet the United Nations» recommended targets of reducing
carbon emissions, includes a combination of strategic energy saving and renewable energy initiatives within the industry and buying
carbon offsets from other parts of the global economy where emission reductions can be done
at less cost.
The new study, led by Professor Scott, found that the most
cost effective strategy for the tourism industry to meet the United Nations» recommended targets of reducing
carbon emissions, includes a combination of strategic energy saving and renewable energy initiatives within the industry and buying
carbon offsets from other parts of the global economy where emission reductions can be done
at less cost.
The DOE is asking Congress for $ 407 million to research how to burn coal most efficiently, along with $ 241 million to demonstrate such
carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies —
at least $ 900 million
less than DOE said it would have
cost to complete FutureGen.
In an emergency, unlike today's reactors, it shuts down without human intervention and without requiring electric power... Hundreds of nuclear scientists believe this technology has the ability to generate
carbon - free power
at a
cost per kW
less than coal.»
The solvents can operate
at much lower temperatures than those solvents considered for
carbon - capture to date, making them
less energy intensive and more
cost effective.
In their conservative calculations, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that approximately 25 % of deforestation emissions can be abated
at a
cost of
less than $ 20 per metric ton of
carbon dioxide (tCO2).
Most corporations can become
carbon neutral
at a one - time
cost of
less than 1 percent of sales, Hintlian said.
One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO
CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local v
CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero
carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local v
carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the
carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local v
carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be
at least 50 per cent
less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.
According to Mendiluce, the agriculture and forestry sectors have the potential to generate reductions of around 4 billion tonnes of
carbon dioxide a year — more than half of U.S. annual emissions —
at a
cost of
less than $ 10 / tonne.
Recent research found that natural solutions like improved management of forests, wetlands, grasslands and agricultural lands can remove about 5.6 GtCO2e of
carbon per year by 2030 — a figure equivalent to total global emissions from agriculture in 2014 —
at a
cost of
less than $ 100 per tonne of
carbon.
A landmark report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies in 2013 described the system of UK taxes of recent years as «complex and incoherent and
less effective than it could be
at reducing
carbon emissions
at the lowest overall
cost».
Daniel M. Kammen, a professor
at the University of California, Berkeley, says, «The
cost of offsetting
carbon through these technologies is
less than the
cost of building solar panels or windmills.»
• Economic analyses suggest that a rapid
carbon phase - out can be achieved
at an aggregate global
cost that is affordable, and much
less than the potential
costs of climate impacts.
«By pricing
carbon it's going to increase the
cost of production, and that will make investors
less willing to locate their operations in the province,» explains Trevor Tombe, a professor of economics
at the University of Calgary.