Sentences with phrase «carbon economy»

Given the urgency of climate change, we need the policy and investment that will help create a low carbon economy as soon as possible.

We can't regulate ourselves to a zero carbon economy in the next 50 years or so, as required to stabilize concentrations at 550 or below.

Our ambition is to be a country prepared for the low carbon economy with more efficient and inclusive options to address the vulnerabilities and risks associated with climate changes and follow the development path.

The ability to attract and direct capital flows is vital to transitioning to a low - carbon economy while also maintaining energy security and expanding energy access worldwide.

The conference emphasized the numerous opportunities today for investors to enable the to transition to a cleaner, lower carbon economy through projects with market rates of return.

While changes associated with a transition to a lower - carbon economy present significant risk, they also create significant opportunities for organizations focused on climate change mitigation and adaptation solutions.

As a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, the private sector is a crucial partner in securing a prosperous and sustainable low - carbon economy for all.

And heightened climate vulnerabilities and the structural adjustments associated with a shift towards a low - carbon economy over the medium - term will have important implications for financial institutions and financial stability.

Breastfeeding helps the transition to a low - carbon economy from one based on fossil fuels.

This revenue from the fossil fuel industry can provide the investment funding to support the transition to a low carbon economy using CCS.

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

It ranks 12 of the largest publicly listed diversified miners (by market capitalization) on business readiness for a low - carbon economy transition.

The transition to a low - carbon economy already has started.

This process costs the plant virtually nothing in terms of water, and is a small, but significant part of the overall carbon economy.

Effective environmental markets will be critical to developing carbon pricing mechanisms and consequently the development of low carbon economies.

Big steps have been made in the transition to a low - carbon economy over the past 12 months.

For this to happen it is necessary for our financial institutions to invest in the sustainable low carbon economy of the future, rather than repeated casino capitalism leaving the poor in the community to bear a disproportionate burden of the banks bailout, including high youth unemployment and extortionate university fees for many post school students.

Greg Boyce outlines «five point plan» to accelerate transition to low carbon economy based on carbon intensive fuel

It is our sincere hope that our research can help provide a key tool for the new carbon economy by providing local researchers and even local communities around the world with remote sensing tools that they can use to manage carbon on their own.

Then the «global warming» that we might forestall if we shut down the entire global carbon economy for a full year would be 8.5 ln -LSB-(388 +2) / 388] = 0.044 F °.

Now we want to change to low carbon, green economy, but this tecnology is keeping us in high carbon economy.

The companies, which included giants such as Nike, Hewlett Packard and Starbucks, stated that a «failure to build a low - carbon economy puts American prosperity at risk,» and most of them have established their own ambitious targets.

David Cameron recently committed himself to accelerating Britain's transition to a low carbon economy at COP 21 meeting in Paris.

Viewed this way, the transition to a post carbon economy becomes an opportunity to be embraced, not a burden to be resisted.

By signing the commitment, these organizations are sending a clear signal that they recognize the economic opportunities that a new low - carbon economy creates, and that they have a business vision which incorporates the management of long - term climate risks.

And metal, and coating, and wire insulation,... and an endless list of other energy intensively produced products are, paradoxically, needed to make a low carbon economy go forward.

CHINA EMBRACES THE LOW CARBON ECONOMY China needs energy and lots of it, but it has realized that it can't continue with business as usual.

Carbon - neutral planning and design needs to be embedded in infrastructure decisions now if we are to achieve a low carbon economy within 30 years, argues Keith Clarke CBE, former CEO of Atkins Global and Chairman of the Forum for the Future.

A RENEWABLE carbon economy might be more than just a pipe dream.

«Our principal job is to push the technological progress needed to make a low carbon economy possible.»

And taking action sooner than later could save money: Investing in a low carbon economy now would cost about $ 1.5 trillion, the report finds, but putting off similar investments until 2020 could cost as much as $ 5 trillion.

«While the climate pledges lay the foundation for a faster transition to a low - carbon economy worldwide, more is needed to bolster the commitment to the below 2 degrees goal,» explains Elmar Kriegler of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

With an international transition to a lower - carbon economy underway, many teams at Wellington are focused on helping clients understand the potential effects of climate change on their inves...

So closure of the total UK carbon economy could only result reducing the Greenhouse effect by 1740 millionths ⁰ C.

Then one day those neighbors will carry them back, as a country like India perhaps shows the rest of the world just what a swift transition to a low - carbon economy really looks like.

Nick Molho says, «It is vital to de-carbonise our entire system, and this will demonstrate the viability of low carbon economies all over the globe.»

Australia's energy policy has lost its way over the past couple of decades, which is unfortunate because the challenges — to move to a low - carbon economy without high prices — have never been tougher.

In the same table, IPCC states that with» constant year 2000 concentrations» (IOW shutting down the world's carbon economy completely in 2000) we would have warming of 0.6 °C by the end of the 21st century.

University of Queensland chancellor and former Suncorp chairman John Story said yesterday the government's carbon package relied on a «huge leap of faith», because the technology to manage a cost - effective transition to a low - carbon economy did not yet exist.

Climate Savers members aim to transform businesses into low - carbon economy leaders.