Sentences with phrase «carbon emissions system»

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But as demonstrated by the massive die - offs at the largest reef system in the planet, these sorts of efforts won't be enough to save the world's reefs without dealing with the larger carbon emissions problem.

The pope repeated the strong call for environmental stewardship that he had made with his latest encyclical, Laudato Si, and Xi Jinping announced that China will launch a cap - and - trade system for carbon emissions in 2017.

The agreement aims to hold global warming to «well below» two degrees Celsius from the levels of the Industrial Revolution, and puts in place a system for tracking efforts to cut carbon emissions and report on progress every five years.

When it decided to attach a price tag to carbon emissions, Alberta turned to the Gazette announcement, crafting a system targeting emissions above 100,000 tonnes per year through intensity targets.

Ms. Mitchelmore said CCS technology won't be widely adopted unless there is a price on carbon — either through a tax, a cap - and - trade system or regulations on emissions.

The logic behind carbon pricing — most likely either a tax on fossil fuels or a cap - and - trade system that allows companies to sell emission permits back and forth — is powerful.

In such a system, imports from countries that do not price carbon emissions would be subject to a tariff equivalent to the price imposed on the carbon content of such goods made in Canada, counting the carbon emitted to produce goods and to transport them here.

However, once an international system for limiting carbon emissions is in place, carbon tariffs will no longer be useful or necessary.

One recommendation by the alliance takes aim at Ontario government energy policy that could also double as climate policy, as the province has curtailed greenhouse gas emissions coming from the electricity sector by closing coal - fired power plants, invested in costly solar and wind energy projects, and instituted a cap - and - trade system that requires businesses to buy permits to cover their carbon emissions.

This will be accomplished through a combination of a «cap and trade» carbon pricing system, mandatory vehicle emission standards, and investing in renewable energy production and consumption.

These goals will be achieved through a progressive carbon tax system, which place levies on carbon emissions.

Environmentalists fear that the production and processing of the gas for export could upend the province's aggressiveclimate change policies, which include an emissions - reduction goal and an unusual carbon tax system.

By providing mechanisms to both reduce emissions and capture carbon, these systems provide true solutions to climate change.

The Hard Rock Café in London cut its food waste disposal costs by 56 percent and reduced carbon emissions by 9.7 metric tons since installing BioHiTech's commercial food waste disposal system.

For example, California recently passed an initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions that require over-the-road logistics firms to utilize newer - model trucks with emission - control systems.

Mr Gulland added, «Zero Waste Scotland looks forward to continuing with this work to design the most effective deposit return system for Scotland, which will provide opportunities to reduce carbon emissions and create jobs through high - quality recycling.»

This CSWA project will field test, evaluate and implement a climate protection incentive system incorporating the DeNitrification DeComposition (DNDC) model and practices that improve air quality, reduce emissions, improve carbon sequestration potential, and promote other environmental benefits.

This extensive system of agriculture results in a more natural, welfare - friendly model of farming which has benefits both in terms of carbon emissions and sequestration.

The paper is a straightforward look at the how different shade coffee systems store carbon and their levels of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as how a few certifications (organic, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ Certified) influence those metrics.

«Importing LIE traffic to Westchester will overwhelm our roads and communities, add billions of tons of carbon emissions into our air, and divert desperately needed infrastructure dollars from being spent where they are truly needed — on our existing roads, bridges, and rail systems.

«On his watch we have an environment secretary who doesn't believe in climate change, our carbon emissions are rising rather than falling and the government has failed to set a target a clean up our power system by 2030.»

Only the EU Emissions Trading System and the carbon price floor were opposed by a clear majority of voters from across the political spectrum, though even then it is highly doubtful that very much political capital can be gained by abolishing measures equivalent to an annual average cost of # 13 per household, (see pie chart graph).

The order gives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the authority to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan, the set of rules that established goals for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil - fueled electricity plants through a national trading system.

This investment will help people to choose trains over cars, reduce carbon emissions and provide a rail system that is faster, more reliable and greener.

The next parliament could see cherished progressive liberal aspirations realised: a proportional electoral system; wider and better - defended civil liberties; a new, internationalist approach to foreign affairs and immigration; reform of the tax system to share wealth and curb carbon emissions; and an assault on the vested interests of the financial sector.

In «Let them eat carbon» Sinclair reveals the financial implications of regulations such as the Renewables Obligation and the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

Measuring how and where emissions occur can support carbon - cutting initiatives like eco-lanes that prioritize alternative fuel vehicles and eco-driving practices, or encourage system operators to optimize traffic signals for greater throughput and less fuel consumption.

Cisco Systems San Jose, CA Information Technology 401 million green kWh, 46 % of total power used By switching nearly half its operations to renewable energy, Cisco has eliminated the carbon emissions equal to those of more than 31 million gallons of burned gasoline.

«Even with the strongest possible assumptions, we can not hit carbon emissions targets by energy and process efficiency within the existing system,» says Allwood.

«Stabilizing or reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, therefore, requires very deep reductions in future emissions to compensate for past emissions that are still circulating in the Earth system,» the draft report says.

NASA's Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) was begun by congressional mandate in 2010 to develop methods for assessing the greenhouse gas emissions from forests and other natural carbon stocks.

Based on a unique model that links China's energy system and economy, the study finds that China's coal use, a major source of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, should peak some time around the year 2020, while the country's overall CO2 emissions would peak around 2030, or perhaps sooner.

«There are also other important measures to reduce methane emissions from coal mining, municipal waste treatment and gas distribution, for example, as well as black carbon emission reductions through elimination of high - emitting vehicles, use of cleaner biomass cooking and heating stoves, replacement of kerosene wick lamps with LED lamps and other measures,» adds Zbigniew Klimont of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria, who also took part in the study.

Projected carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars could remain level at three gigatons through 2050 despite many more personal vehicles on the road with only minor and affordable changes to existing engines, chassis and systems, according to a new report.

Three approaches were used to evaluate the outstanding «carbon budget» (the total amount of CO2 emissions compatible with a given global average warming) for 1.5 °C: re-assessing the evidence provided by complex Earth System Models, new experiments with an intermediate - complexity model, and evaluating the implications of current ranges of uncertainty in climate system properties using a simple System Models, new experiments with an intermediate - complexity model, and evaluating the implications of current ranges of uncertainty in climate system properties using a simple system properties using a simple model.

In the energy system of the future, this would certainly save energy, but not necessarily money and carbon dioxide emission.

The country is developing a carbon - trading system that is expected to go into effect next year, and is also scrambling to find ways to cut emissions causing its massive urban air - pollution problem, says Dawe.

The first carbon market was the European Union's Emissions Trading System (ETS), set up as a result of the Kyoto protocol.

Based on this analysis of potential emissions - cutting measures — as well as the success of programs to inspire them — weatherizing homes as well as properly maintaining heating and cooling systems could save more than 37 million metric tons of carbon.

Saving on energy consumption also helps reduce the carbon dioxide emission from the optical network, leading to greener optical communication systems.

China could both benefit from the lessons of earlier efforts, such as Europe's flagship carbon market — the world's largest, known as the European Union Emissions Trading System, or ETS.

The increased particulate matter can be attributed to the adoption of a gasoline direct - injection fuel system, which results in improved fuel economy and therefore lower carbon dioxide emission per mile driven.

«I've taken the view that they're implementing an emissions - monitoring system, not a carbon market — and I'm okay with that as a first step on the road.»

Through reduced tillage in farming — no - till being the prime example — and systems using cover crops and residue, those are major ways agriculture can reduce the emission of greenhouse gases because carbon dioxide is being taken up by the plant materials and stored in the soil.

Assuming a global system that would put a price on carbon emissions, the scientists then calculated the value of carbon credits awarded to homeowners and businesses for making their roofs and streets lighter.

Should the government impose a price on carbon emissions, whether it is a tax or cap - and - trade system, CO2 - free sources, such as nuclear energy, will become even more competitive.

Energy Both John McCain and Barack Obama have called for a cap - and - trade system to cut carbon emissions, although Obama's proposed reduction (80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050) is larger than McCain's (65 percent).

We need to install an economy - wide system that ratchets down carbon emissions, spurs investment in clean energy alternatives and simultaneously protects household incomes.

Under California's carbon system, a company is assigned a «cap» or a limit to its greenhouse gas emissions.

This year, China may unveil its own emissions trading system, which could be the largest carbon pricing initiative in the world.