Sentences with phrase «carbon footprints for»

Calculations are often deceptive because steps are left out for some technologies, notably the decommissioning and disposal steps are often left out in calculation of carbon footprints for nuclear power.

Science: Students identified the compound and renewable energy sources they could use to cut back costs and carbon footprints for their restaurants.

But if that money were more evenly distributed, it could mean slightly bigger carbon footprints for many more people, which would soon add up.

In «Mapping the carbon footprint of EU regions,» first author Diana Ivanova and her colleagues describe how they used consumer expenditure surveys and environmental and trade details to calculate the first - ever carbon footprints for 177 regions in 27 EU countries.

Through the audit process, Bord Bia also determines a carbon footprint for each individual farm using an accredited foot - printing model.

Ireland has the joint - lowest carbon footprint for milk production of all EU member states.

«Enfield Council is delighted with this road trial and hope we can use more of the product across the borough to help divert plastics from landfill and reduce the carbon footprint for road construction.»

The carbon footprint for these plants has been anticipated and is already figured into the NYS Clean Energy Plan.

I would ask the professor to go a little bit further and assign a second class to follow - up on the findings of the first class and have this next class investigate the carbon footprint for ZEN if it had been located in an area that was easily accessible by walking, bicycling or public transportation.

«A balanced carbon footprint for the Amazon River.»

This map shows the average household carbon footprint for different EU regions.

See below for a detailed breakdown for the carbon footprint for each state's Thanksgiving dinner or view the pdf.

This card is the first of its kind; users have the ability to reduce their carbon footprint for each dollar they spend... Read More

If I may suggest — the message, as it were, is greatly tarnished when leading climate change «activists» prescribe a reduced carbon footprint for the masses while they own strings of palatial vacation homes and hop - scotch between them in private aircraft and titanic yachts.

This has the unpleasant side effect of generating a good - sized carbon footprint for transportation, as well as the loss of potential business for local growers, whose veggies and fruits may be less exciting than avocados, but are arguably more nutritious and definitely fresher.

Another course participant, Matt Briggs, who is a wild mushroom seller and Near - Net - Zero Retrofit house owner and the writer, director, and producer of the documentary Deep Green - Solutions to Stop Global Warming Now «was waiting for the affordable Model 3 to plug into my 10kw solar roof so I can finally almost eliminate my carbon footprint for coal electricity, natural gas heat, and now oil transport.»

Now the excellent CoolClimate Network from the University of California, Berkeley gives the average carbon footprint for US households as 48.5 tonnes CO2e.

«Just by using our card for purchases they would make anyway, consumers can shrink their carbon footprint for free, everyday, while also helping to preserve rainforests critical to combating climate change.

These credits are sold at a fraction of the regulatory market price to buyers concerned about reducing their carbon footprint for reasons other than compliance with the law, as documented in State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2008, published by the Ecosystem Marketplace and New Carbon Finance.

First Climate has been working with leading airlines for the reduction of their carbon footprint for over a decade.

Nabob Coffee Co. has committed to reducing the the environmental impact of their 2012 Nabob Coffee Truck Tour by working with Carbonzero to establish a carbon footprint for the travel involved, and by purchasing high quality carbon offsets.

Here is the carbon footprint for the space shuttle.

The benefits of paper over glass are many: The carbon footprint for a wine GreenBottle is 10 % of an equivalent glass bottle.

(Skipping carbon footprint for now, as it distracts from my main points, below.)

«You can create a carbon footprint for your home, your business, your community group or any other entity.

Not exact matches

«Sustainability is part of the Electrolux business strategy and we are dedicated to innovate for more sustainable products and to reduce our carbon footprint,» Henrik Sundstrom, vice president, sustainability at Electrolux, said.

Making your office more energy efficient, eco-friendly, and pleasant for you and your employees will increase productivity and enjoyment in the office while lessening your company's carbon footprint.

Siemens has been a leader in cutting the company's carbon footprint and a strong supporter of apprenticeship programs that train students for next - generation manufacturing jobs.

Lovely A. Warren, Rochester's mayor, said that the Solar Field would both save taxpayer money and help to «protect the environment for future generations by reducing our carbon footprint.»

While acknowledging the planet is warming, Pruitt has questioned the gravity of the problem and the need for regulations that require companies to take costly measures to reduce their carbon footprint.

Or you can ask for a portfolio that has a carbon - neutral footprint.

So Shepherd had to come up with a method for taking the salt out of sea water with boilers and kettles but without incurring the bloated carbon footprint of fossil fuels, which would betray the green ideals of his customer base.

Use Balance for Hybrid purchase to create a «0» carbon footprint.

Students who graduated from my program last year have founded ventures focused on healthy, affordable frozen meals, college preparedness in inner cities, and carbon footprint management software for energy consumers.

Going beyond measuring a carbon footprint, the new score measures firms» preparedness for a lower - carbon economy.

I think the pipeline proxy debate unfortunately has real legs, if you're sitting 30,000 feet above and you're asking what's the most effective way for Canada to reduce its carbon footprint.

In a press release by PETA, the animal rights group noted that in discussions with Tesla, PETA pointed out the possibility for the electric car company to reduce its carbon footprint through the usage of vegan leather.

«A company might be faulted for its dealings with significant external forces, such as nonuniform and volatile state and regional regulations, or the rapidly evolving science related to management of its carbon footprint, such as the cost and feasibility of carbon sequestration technology.

«It means that French asset managers could proactively look for securities that will reduce their carbon footprint.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

Electric scooters are easy to ride and leave no carbon footprint, so they are perfect for children.

For example, that could mean investing in a company that's actively working to reduce its carbon footprint through its supply chain operations, or a company that is a leader in promoting gender diversity through maternity and paternity policies, or one that is improving access to high quality healthcare for poor people globalFor example, that could mean investing in a company that's actively working to reduce its carbon footprint through its supply chain operations, or a company that is a leader in promoting gender diversity through maternity and paternity policies, or one that is improving access to high quality healthcare for poor people globalfor poor people globally.

Some Chinese miners are now scouting sites in Canada for their mining operations to take advantage of cheap hydroelectric power, which would have the side benefit of shrinking the carbon footprint of their operations.

Slowly but surely Albertans are being forced to deal with two difficult and inter-related issues — the need to restructure the way we pay for public services and the need to get serious about lessening our province's carbon footprint.

They argue that justice for the poor is best served if everyone in the developed nations reduces his «carbon footprint» and thus his consumption of energy, which is mostly created from fossil fuels.

The author advocates a (hyperbolic) «Five Year Plan» in which the whole world ceases its baby - making activities for half a decade in order to counteract the carbon footprint of those would - be carbon - producing feet.

By Mary Mesenburg, Door to Door Organics Not only does food grown on a nearby farm leave a smaller carbon footprint and support the local economy, but I believe it also tastes better and is better for you than food... Continued

Although I realize that cinnamon's not exactly a «local» product for those of us not in Indonesia, it doesn't seem like the worst offender in terms of carbon footprint — one little stick goes a long way.

This year, the company plans to reduce its carbon footprint and become more energy - efficient by adding wind turbines to its operations in Mexico, for example.

The company is looking for any way it reduce its carbon footprint, from ordering from suppliers that specialize in sustainable seafood and grass - fed cattle to using biodegradable products.