Sentences with phrase «carbon impact of our choices»

We have produced a range of posters, aimed at educating and raising awareness of the carbon impact of our choices and how a few small changes can improve your sustainability.

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The Sheppard family of Chapel Hill was concerned about environmental issues, so they participated in a «carbon challenge» to measure the impact of their lifestyle choices on the environment.

And since electricity use can contribute up to 30 % of a household's carbon footprint, consumer choices have a real impact.

«Not all cool pavements are created equal: Choice of pavement material can significantly impact carbon emissions, creates decision tool for cities to use.»

Fisheries study shows impact of food choice on carbon emissions - Scimex

The post provides useful detail highlighting the prime point of contention about Howarth's work — the choices he makes in defining the greenhouse impact of methane (from gas wells and pipes) and carbon dioxide (from coal burning).

Choice 1: How much money do we want to spend today on reducing carbon dioxide emission without having a reasonable idea of: a) how much climate will change under business as usual, b) what the impacts of those changes will be, c) the cost of those impacts, d) how much it will cost to significantly change the future, e) whether that cost will exceed the benefits of reducing climate change, f) whether we can trust the scientists charged with developing answers to these questions, who have abandoned the ethic of telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but, with all the doubts, caveats, ifs, ands and buts; and who instead seek lots of publicity by telling scary stories, making simplified dramatic statements and making little mention of their doubts, g) whether other countries will negate our efforts, h) the meaning of the word hubris, when we think we are wise enough to predict what society will need a half - century or more in the future?

Given that this is a personal choice that could be overturned by simply switching supplier, it is sensible that this is not part of the consideration in determining a building's energy or carbon impacts.

«Choices made now about carbon dioxide emissions reductions will affect climate change impacts experienced not just over the next few decades but also in coming centuries and millennia... Because CO2 in the atmosphere is long lived, it can effectively lock the Earth and future generations into a range of impacts, some of which could become very severe.»

With a low - end warming comes low - end impacts and an overall lack of urgency for federal rules and regulations (such as those outlined in the President's Climate Action Plan) to limit carbon dioxide emissions and limit our energy choices.

The aim is to put a price on carbon emissions — an actual monetary value — so that the costs of climate impacts and the opportunities for low - carbon energy options are better reflected in our production and consumption choices.