Sentences with phrase «carbon intensity»

The strange fact, that points to our need to deeply rethink how to slow down ALL kinds of environmental impacts, is that reducing carbon intensity does not reduce carbon emissions.

The goal aims for a 30 percent cut in carbon intensity by 2030 based on 2007 levels.

The city projects a 30 % reduction in carbon intensity by 2015.

Most people are already aware of the lower carbon intensity of natural gas compared to coal when used to generate electricity.

But the high carbon intensity of energy production is not by accident, it is a deliberate decision of the government.

The diesel carbon intensity values are adjusted by the vehicle efficiency factor.

But are bicycles or even carbon intensity cuts enough?

It also essentially targets the nation's carbon intensity instead of its carbon emissions.

This reflects its higher carbon intensity compared to oil and gas, where consumption continues to rise.

The bins would consist of simple carbon intensity ranges.

It is the closest thing they have got, whereas carbon intensity is actual fuel burnt.

A look at the regional carbon intensity would give a better idea of what you're using.

In the meantime, emphasis will be put on operational efficiency that lowers product carbon intensity.

For example, a facility that met its compliance target of 12 per cent reduction in carbon intensity could still see overall emissions rise 76 per cent by doubling its oil output.

There are efficiencies at one end of the scale that merely continue the trend to increased carbon intensity — less consumption of energy for each unit of production — seen in recent decades.

Coal has the highest carbon intensity of any fossil fuel; replacement of utility base power generation should be the top priority to combat global warming.

Reduction methods may include increased efficiency, switching to lower carbon intensity fuels, carbon capture and storage, as well as equivalent offsets within the surrounding 50 - mile area.

The high - carbon intensity of these fuels makes the transportation sector the region's largest and fastest - growing source of climate pollution.

But are bicycles or even carbon intensity cuts enough?

Future emissions estimated based on OECD projections for economic growth and steady progress towards the upper (65 %) or lower (60 %) end of China's carbon intensity target for 2030.

Last quick note, the $ 30 billion per year, for 10 years, to meet 45 % carbon intensity goal - is this truly a large number for China?

China's 12th Five Year Plan (2011 - 2015) sets a national target for the reduction of carbon emissions, through the reduction of carbon intensity per unit of GDP by 40 - 45 % by 2020.

The Estonian proposal to the European Council drops the proposed carbon intensity threshold of 550gCO2 per KWh of electricity for existing plants — known as the «550 proposal» — and would allow them to receive capacity payments (public money to remain available).

«Increasing consumption in urbanising China has been identified as an important driver of household carbon footprints over the last 20 years due to the growing urban population and incomes, while decreasing carbon intensity of the Chinese economy only weakly dampens these trends,» the study says.

While staffers currently have no proposal to change the average carbon intensity target of 10 % by 2020, some post-2015 «curve - smoothing» will be appropriate, they suggest.

Fuel carbon intensity reduction from 2015 - 2030 from fuel deployment scenarios for the Pacific Coast region.

Our study finds that renewable portfolio standards (RPS) have already had a negative and significant impact on carbon intensities through their influence on state electricity prices.

Decarbonization or the changing carbon intensity of primary energy for the world.

California has been trending steadily downward and ranks behind only New York among US states (though, to be fair, improving carbon intensity is true across most states, for macroeconomic reasons):

Edeniq, Inc. developed a low - cost, low carbon intensity technology for the conversion of cellulosic biomass (plant material) to ethanol.

«[A] lthough wood has approximately the same carbon intensity as coal (0.027 vs. 0.025 tC GJ − 1 of primary energy -LSB-...]-RRB-, combustion efficiency of wood and wood pellets is lower (Netherlands Enterprise Agency; IEA 2016).

«The Department of Energy estimates that existing Chinese policies will already cut carbon intensity by 45 to 46 percent,» Mr. Levi said.

The program requires that transportation fuels used in California meet a baseline target for carbon intensity which is reduced each year.

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has updated carbon intensities (CIs) and other information about registered biorefineries, and posted the information at the Low Carbon Fuel... Read more →

This is bold language for China, and demonstrates its willingness to be held accountable for commitments on climate pollution reduction, including targets on energy efficiency, renewable energy, forest coverage, and now carbon intensity.

Developing countries have to reduce carbon intensity under Paris, which is different from developed countries.

China's pledges for 2030 add to a 2009 commitment for a 45 percent reduction in the so - called carbon intensity of its economy by 2020.

Options from Climate Works, on the other hand, range from continuing carbon intensity improvements — at a negative cost — to relatively low cost land use options and high cost energy changes — such as solar power.