Sentences with phrase «carbon emissions numbers»

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New figures from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center have found that carbon emissions likely hit their highest levels ever in 2010 (the numbers are partially preliminary estimates).

There is probably no practical way to achieve the necessary reduction in greenhouse emissions (chiefly carbon dioxide and methane) without controlling the numbers of people in the world (Ehrlich & Ehrlich 1990).

This is potentially so disastrous that a number of nations have agreed to drastically cut their emission of carbon dioxide.

Amid the plans for 84 new road schemes are plans to spend # 300 million on an «environmental fund to mitigate carbon emission (sic) and reduce the number of people affected by serious noise.»

To put these numbers in perspective, the amount of carbon dioxide the state would need to reduce, to make up for Indian Point's closure, is the equivalent of the annual greenhouse - gas emissions of more than 2.4 million passenger cars.

The other side of the «green» argument against nuclear power is the fear by some climate scientists that carbon emissions in New York could increase by more than 31 million metric tons during the next two years, if a number of nuclear power plants close.

We need a serious and big picture statement from Greg Clark or even David Cameron himself on how they plan to reconcile their extraordinarily ambitious targets to cut the UK's carbon emissions with the number one priority of the British voter; a return to job - creating, income - enhancing economic growth.

Beth Newcomer The Legislative Analyst for NYC Council Member Helen Rosenthal (District 6, Upper West Side) encouraged attendees to reach out to their local Council Members and urge them to support the following legislative initiatives: • Possible legislation regarding divestment of the city's pension funds from fossil fuel companies • A bill to require the city to do a carbon footprint analysis of all the products the city procures, and to use that analysis to inform a policy of low - carbon operations • A number of bills to reduce the carbon emissions of city - owned vehicles and improve the sustainability of city buildings • A bill to enhance the city's already - strong idling laws so as to make them easier to enforce Find your Council Member here.

Each one promises to cut wood consumption by half to two - thirds, preventing up to 2 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year and reducing the number of dangerous wood - collecting trips Sudanese women must make.

If the UNFCCC is happy with the project, it issues us with a certificate for a number of carbon credits (1 tonne of carbon, or the equivalent, abated equals 1 carbon credit) which can then be sold to companies who need to reduce their net emissions.

These heat maps show carbon dioxide emission differences between drone and truck deliveries as a drone's energy requirements (measured in watt - hours per mile) and the number of stops on a route increase.

Consumption patterns, together with aging and urbanization in some countries, have bigger implications for health and the reduction of carbon emissions than the total number of people in the world.

They multiplied these numbers by the amount of carbon emitted by each sector based on state data to identify carbon emissions from employment.

British Columbia and Alberta have already introduced modest carbon taxes; Ontario and Quebec have embryonic cap - and - trade systems that allow polluters to buy and sell a limited number of emissions permits.

«We show that even if deforestation had completely halted in 2010, time lags ensured there would still be a carbon emissions debt equivalent to five to ten years of global deforestation and an extinction debt of more than 140 bird, mammal, and amphibian forest - specific species, which, if paid, would increase the number of 20th century extinctions in these groups by 120 percent,» says Isabel Rosa (@isamdr86) of the Imperial College of London.

They charge that since 2005 a small number of firms have deliberately produced excess greenhouse gas pollution for the sole purpose of destroying it, thus earning them valuable carbon offset credits called Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs).

Since 1880, 531 gigatons have been emitted and emissions should not exceed 800 gigatons of C for a better than 50 - 50 chance at keeping global temperature rise below 2 degree C.) «We can not emit more than 1000 billion tons of carbon,» Stocker says, noting that the IPCC numbers on which such regional and global climate projections are made will be available to anyone.

There are a number of ways to produce hydrogen without generating carbon emissions.

«(B) the incremental number of tons of carbon dioxide emitted solely as a result of a qualifying thermal sales agreement referred to in subsection (a)(5)(B)(ii), provided that in no event shall the Administrator distribute more than 1 emission allowance for the same ton of emissions.

(ii) Insurance that provides for purchase and provision to the Secretary for retirement of a quantity of offset credits or emission allowances equal in number to the tons of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gas emissions released due to reversal.

«(B) Insurance that provides for purchase and provision to the Administrator for retirement of an amount of offset credits or emission allowances equal in number to the tons of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gas emissions released due to reversal.

These regulations shall take into account the total number of tons of carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions for which a covered entity is demonstrating compliance temporarily, and may set a limit on this amount.

A project that has been in the making for four years and has involved contributions from countless numbers of dedicated people, the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station is the first polar research station designed to create zero carbon emissions by utilising a highly energy - efficient design and by running entirely on renewable wind and solar energies.

During the 20th century, a small number of rich countries produced the vast majority of the world's carbon emissions.

Here's how RGGI works: Using an auction system, the states offer a declining number of carbon emissions credits each year, which power plant owners bid on and are then required to use to offset their carbon dioxide emissions.

Despite the demise of the Building Schools for the Future programme, the use of heat pumps in schools offer a number of advantages: • a simple and cost effective installation compared to some alternative technologies • ongoing schools building programmes can benefit from heat pump systems that improve the environmental footprint and reduce running and operational costs • a low carbon technology that helps to reduce CO2 emissions • a renewable heat technology to satisfy the UK's renewable obligation.

Where the old car is really embarrassed is in the sensible numbers — the Vision boasts a combined 75.1 mpg and carbon emissions of 99g / km, making it a cleaner bet than a Citroen C1.

Writing in the Wall Street Journal, the skeptical environmentalist himself, Bj ¯ rn Lomborg, recently revealed a devastating analysis of the EV's real carbon footprint: «If a typical electric car is driven 50,000 miles in its lifetime, the huge initial emissions from its manufacture means the car will actually have put more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than a similar - size gasoline - powered car driven the same number of miles.»

Jaguar Land Rover will launch a number of new models, including hybrids, in the coming years and has plans to roll out all its future cars with light - weight aluminium bodies for reducing carbon emissions.

The number sounds ambitious on the surface, but with the expectation of carbon dioxide emission limits becoming stricter in major markets, one million EVs and plug - in hybrids in nine years is the target VW is setting for itself in order to meet the demands for these cars.

So you need to read that number or more to offset the carbon emissions it takes to make it.

Drive with a friend to reduce carbon emissions and alleviate the number of cars in the area.

Marriott International has launched a number of strategic energy saving initiatives in Europe to reduce carbon dioxide or C02 emissions versus annual targets by an additional seven per cent over the next three years.

The varied a large number of things around reasonable ranges — the emissions, sensitivity, carbon cycle parameters, while optimising against observed data.

There are other factors (changes in the natural sources of emissions in a warmed environment, changes in the function of traditional carbon sinks in a warmed environment, tipping points like increase forest fire activity in a warmed environment, etc.) that also play a significant role in the truly important number, which is accumulation of CO2 / e in the atmosphere and ocean acidification.

Given the number of ways that things can go wrong with continued CO2 emissions (from ocean acidfication and sea level rise to simple warming, shifting precipitation patterns, release of buried carbon in perma - frost, and the possibility of higher climate sensitivities — which seem to be needed to account for glacial / inter-glacial transitions), crossing our fingers and carrying on with BAU seems nothing short of crazy to me.

Additionally, we have Anderson's computations showing that ~ 10 % CO2 emissions reduction per annum is required for years to stay within a (dangerous) 2 C ceiling target, and these numbers don't include the adverse effects of major carbon cycle feedbacks.

Kunz laid out a pretty convincing case for high speed rail as the solution for a number of problems facing American transportation, including outdated infrastructure, peak oil (or «energy independence,» depending how you look at it), out of control carbon emissions, and more.

A new study by Stanford University atmospheric scientist Mark Jacobson has revealed that worsening air pollution and higher carbon dioxide emissions go hand - in - hand - the results suggest intensifying global warming will increase the number of smog - related deaths.

«Unless we get the numbers right, we will argue in circles and it will be difficult for us to have effective plan to deal with global carbon emissions.»

So, I rang up one of the world's leading experts on carbon emissions (who worked at the institution that employed me at the time — WHRC) and had him look over the numbers.

Mr. Barnes says the only approach that guarantees deep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions is to sell a steadily declining number of permits to emit the gas — forcing polluters to pay the full cost of using the shared atmosphere — and returning the revenue to citizens in a streamlined way, as in the Social Security system.

Re 80 (and further on) Chip I have seen the global emission numbers from Mike Raupach (CSIRO and chair of global carbon projekt).

Liu also argued against setting a too - tough long - term goal on reducing carbon emissions, or sharply limiting the number of degrees the planet warms this century, because that would involve huge lifestyle and economic changes.

A number of states and several business groups prepare to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the rules to cut carbon emissions, which is expected to set off a large number of law suits.

The International Energy Agency reported flat CO2 emissions in 2014 and 2015 but BP said it did not take into account numbers that became available later on with regard to Chinese carbon output related to higher grade coal it had been burning.

The document begins by making a number of irrelevant and misleading statements about human carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

A growing number also express doubts about the validity of climate science or reject outright the notion that carbon dioxide and other warming emissions represent a significant environmental threat.

WASHINGTON — Even as the Trump administration dismantles climate policies at the federal level, a growing number of Democratic state governors are considering taxing or pricing carbon dioxide emissions within their own borders to tackle global warming.

The remaining ads called for a number of policies the Obama administration supports, such as a $ 10 - per - barrel fee on oil and a fee on carbon - dioxide emissions.