Sentences with phrase «carbon economic transition»

These cities act as pioneers for low - carbon practices such as making greenhouse gas inventories, low - carbon action planning, low - carbon economic transition planning and low - carbon technology deployment.

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What's more, the revenues can be used by provinces and territories to advance climate and / or economic goals, including helping vulnerable households to adjust and businesses to remain globally competitive while making the low carbon transition.

Chief Executive of the Chemical Industries Association, Steve Elliott said «We have long - campaigned for our companies to be supported to drive economic growth and the transition to a low carbon future.

It's about warmer homes, quieter and cleaner cars, greater economic and energy security, as well as jobs and business opportunities created by the low carbon transition.

A crucial mechanism at work is that the high R&D subsidy allows for a quicker transition to clean energy while not slowing down economic growth, as a carbon tax alone would.

In addition, there is very clear evidence that investing in the transition to a low - carbon economy will not only allow the world to avoid the worst risks of climate change, but could also drive decades of economic growth.

In doing this, we will transition into a low carbon energy future while promoting the technological innovations that keep us on a course of economic growth.

But its global warming and solving this means supporting the development of scalable, cheap low or no - carbon energy so that every country, rich and poor, will have an economic incentive to transitioning to cheap energy.

Affecting the social, economic and political «climate» (sorry, that's cringe - worthy) is essential to effect the transition to a low - carbon economy — and these folks are part of that mix.

In addition, there is very clear evidence that investing in the transition to a low - carbon economy will not only allow the world to avoid the worst risks of climate change, but could also drive decades of economic growth.

But making the right choices can guide that transformation, with the potential to deliver significant emission reductions and better economic opportunities as we transition to a low - carbon future.

The European Union is a global leader in transitioning towards a low - carbon economy: Europe's unprecedented renewable energy boom, its action on energy efficiency and the economic downturn have all contributed to a drop in greenhouse gas emissions.

About We Mean Business — We Mean Business is a coalition of organizations working with thousands of the world's most influential businesses and investors who recognise that the transition to a low carbon economy is the only way to secure sustainable economic growth and prosperity for all.

The document addresses the transition to a low carbon economy through a framework of policy coherence and good governance using International Labour Standards as guidelines for supporting not only the social dimension of sustainable development, but the economic and environmental ones as well.

The report covers several topics, including renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, navigating carbon markets, and navigating the global economic markets while transitioning to clean economies.

We recognize the urgent need to act now to avoid irreversible costs to our global community's economic prosperity and public health and are optimistic that world leaders will reach an agreement to secure a transition to a low carbon future.

In the light of urban environmental transition (UET) theory, this study explores the relationship between carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, economic growth, urbanization and trade openness using updated Chinese data over the extended period (1971 - 2013).

«The economic benefits opened up by transitioning to a low - carbon economy are real and substantial,» Campbell's «Climate Action Team» wrote of the Stern Review.

At Philips Lighting we recognize not only the risks that climate change is already creating, but also the wide economic opportunities that the low - carbon transition is creating.»

Subtitle H: Energy and Efficiency Centers and Research -(Sec. 171) Requires the Secretary to implement a program to establish Energy Innovation Hubs by: (1) leveraging the expertise and resources of the university and private research communities, industry, venture capital, national laboratories, and other participants in energy innovation to support cross-disciplinary research and development in areas not being served by the private sector in order to develop and transfer innovative clean energy technologies into the marketplace; (2) expanding the knowledge base and human capital necessary to transition to a low - carbon economy; and (3) promoting regional economic development by cultivating clusters of clean energy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businesses.

In fact, climate - related risks and the expected transition to a lower - carbon economy affect most economic sectors and industries.

This publication argues that the Latin American and Caribbean region needs to make the transition in the years to come towards a more sustainable form of development that will preserve its economic, social and natural assets for future generations and leave them with a legacy of a more equal, more socially inclusive, low - carbon form of economic growth.

At the same time, they are interested in the large potential economic opportunities that the transition to a low - carbon economy presents.

Significantly, in both cases, clear economic benefits are expected from a transition to a low - carbon energy system.

«The social and economic benefits of addressing climate change are clear, but the economic transition towards a low - carbon world is not so obvious.

Carbon Tracker conducted a wholesale review of energy scenario assumptions in Lost in Transition and found that the low - carbon transition could be faster - than - expected due to economic shifts in key growth regions such as China and India, and even lower overall energy demand due to lower economic growth, as per the OECD's latest long - termTransition and found that the low - carbon transition could be faster - than - expected due to economic shifts in key growth regions such as China and India, and even lower overall energy demand due to lower economic growth, as per the OECD's latest long - termtransition could be faster - than - expected due to economic shifts in key growth regions such as China and India, and even lower overall energy demand due to lower economic growth, as per the OECD's latest long - term forecast.

The Maldives and Costa Rica are the first countries to adopt a carbon reduction goal more ambitious than that of Plan B. 5 Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP, describes climate neutrality as «an idea whose time has come, driven by the urgent need to address climate change but also the abundant economic opportunities emerging for those willing to embrace a transition to a Green Economy.»

Climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy will be central to Australia's future economic performance.

Countries included in Annex B of the Protocol (most Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries and countries with economies in transition) agreed to reduce their human - induced heat - trapping gas (greenhouse gas) emissions (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride) by at least 5 % below 1990 levels in the commitment period 2008 to 2012.

The economic case for selling coal assets and investing instead in the transition to a low - carbon economy is strong today, and likely to become more robust in the immediate future for three reasons.

While sectoral economic transitions are largely outside the domain and impact of energy policy, and deindustrialization is hardly a global strategy for rapid decarbonization, it appears that history presents at least one replicable strategy to accelerate the pace of decarbonization: the directed decarbonization of global energy supplies via the state - led development and deployment of scalable zero - carbon energy technologies.

Nonetheless, Iowa is living proof that economic prosperity and the low carbon transition can go hand in hand.

Companies that make this commitment are asserting that they recognize the economic benefits of aligning with climate science and are capable of making the transition to a safe and equitable low - carbon future.

A revenue neutral carbon tax is either is either insufficient to cause substitution — thus pointless — or sufficient to cause a transition to carbon free energy thus leading to higher energy costs, lower productivity, greater economic marginalization and a collapse in revenue — thus no compensation.

These businesses recognize that the transition to a low carbon economy is the only way to secure sustainable economic growth and prosperity for all.

In the meantime, innovations in clean energy in India and China, in forestry in Brazil and Indonesia, and in carbon markets in the EU, China and Japan, will show how progress can be made in transitioning to a low carbon economy while enhancing rather than undermining economic competitiveness.

Climate Group CEO Mark Kenber considers the future of global energy systems, how the Paris negotiations will affect the transition to a low carbon economy, and the massive economic and environmental opportunities in store for those who consider this future now.

These equity concerns include: the regressive impact of potential energy price increases on low - income households; the potential for carbon pricing policies to allow some fossil fuel - fired power plants or refineries to continue to operate and emit air and water pollutants in neighborhoods already burdened by pollution; and the economic hardship to workers and communities dependent on fossil fuel industries for livelihoods or for their tax base as we transition away from these resources.

This year's edition reveals a global energy transition well underway with record new additions on installed renewable energy capacity, rapidly falling costs, and the decoupling of economic growth and energy - related carbon dioxide emissions for the third year running.

The economic effect of such a transition involves a move from carbon - intensive energy sources, which require high amounts capital, to renewable sources that require high amounts of labor, so renewable production of hydrogen as an energy storage mechanism ends up boosting employment and economic growth.

A report by the Sussex Energy Group and Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research entitled China's Energy Transition: Pathways for Low Carbon Development set out four different scenarios for low - carbon development in China in an attempt to demonstrate how China's economic development can be decoupled from carbon emissions growth — allowing its economy to expand by some 8 to 13 times while presumably stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.

Hundreds of companies globally now recognize the transition to a low - carbon economy is the only way to secure sustainable economic growth and prosperity for all.

Leading companies are taking action to mitigate climate - related risks and capture the economic opportunities from a low - carbon transition.

Political deals (sometimes dubbed «grand bargains») to win Republican support for carbon taxes, such as the proposal by Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Brian Schatz (HA) therefore risk alienating labor, low - income advocates and economic - justice activists, many of whom are already tepid at best about carbon tax legislation that doesn't directly invest considerable carbon revenues in a «just transition.»

The 2017 Edition of the REN21 Renewables Global Status Report reveals a global energy transition well underway, with record new additions of installed renewable energy capacity, rapidly falling costs, and the decoupling of economic growth and energy - related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

On the opportunity side, investing in the transition from a high - carbon to a low - carbon economy represents «the largest economic opportunity of the 21st century» according to John Doerr a major venture capitalist at Kleiner - Perkins in Silicon valley.

We strongly support the Paris Agreement and the need for society to transition to a lower carbon future, while also extending the economic and social benefits of energy to everyone.