Sentences with phrase «carbon intensity goal»

Premier Wen himself made clear that the carbon intensity goal was a domestic action that was not dependent on the outcome of Copenhagen.

The four main elements were the carbon intensity goal, the emissions peak and forestry and clean energy targets outlined in November by Chinese President Xi Jinping in a joint announcement with Obama.

[UPDATE Nov 28: China's climate change envoy Yu Qintai also made clear the day after the carbon intensity goals were anounced that only reductions under its newly announced carbon intensity targets that have international financial support will be open to external MRV:

China looks poised to reflect its carbon intensity goals in Appendix II to the Copenhagen Accord after all.

Not exact matches

The statement also said that China will cut its carbon intensity, or greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP, by 60 - 65 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, a large increase from its 40 - 45 percent goal for 2020.

The economic rebalancing Beijing is trying to engineer is capable by itself of achieving the country's energy - intensity and carbon - intensity reducing goals.

An assessment belied by the fact that quite a few nations met their Kyoto goals and have already achieved significant emissions reductions; that Paris NDCs are much more inclusive and ambitious, and there is already visible action toward meeting them; and that beyond treaty obligations and commitments, carbon intensity is falling over much of the world including the US and China.

He then described Mr. Bush's chosen way of measuring progress — by tracking the amount of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product (tons per dollar)-- and said the country was on track to reach Mr. Bush's goal, set in 2002, of an 18 percent drop in greenhouse «intensity» by 2012.

My sense is that they take green tech seriously as a global business sector and a way, internally, to limit coal and oil demand and dependence, but I don't perceive the Chinese taking low carbon seriously as an internal policy goal (if that means a carbon intensity trajectory more than a nudge below what will happen anyway for other reasons).

Because we had to set a deadline for ourselves so that we could actually get our recommendations in the hands of the Chinese, our analysis unfortunately does not include China's most recent announcement regarding its target to reduce its carbon intensity per unit GDP by 40 - 45 percent by 2020 (see previous post «China to adopt «binding» goal to reduce CO2 emissions per unit GDP by 40 to 45 % of 2005 levels by 2020 «-RRB-.

For instance, if carbon - intense industries like cement and steel continue to move to China, as is expected, then its -40 % intensity target might be a significant goal in a global context.

-LSB-...] to reduce its carbon intensity per unit GDP by 40 - 45 percent by 2020 (see previous post «China to adopt «binding» goal to reduce CO2 emissions per unit GDP by 40 to 45 % of 2005 levels b... «-RRB-.

The LCFS goal is a modest 10 % reduction in carbon intensity by 2020, and if they hit that goal it means you would only need to offset 90 % of the gasoline you buy and burn.

Defines «reporting entity» to mean: (1) a covered entity; (2) an entity that would be covered if it had emitted, produced, imported, manufactured, or delivered in 2008 or any subsequent year more than the applicable threshold level of carbon dioxide; (3) other entities that EPA determines will help achieve overall goals of reducing global warming pollution; (4) any vehicle fleet with emissions of more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent on an annual basis, if its inclusion will help achieve such reduction; (5) any entity that delivers electricity to a facility in an energy - intensive industrial sector that meets the energy or GHG intensity criteria.

Additionally, it has put forward a goal of reducing the carbon intensity of its economy by 33 — 35 % between 2005 and 2030.

When China announced its carbon intensity targets (see previous post «China to adopt «binding» goal to reduce CO2 emissions per unit GDP by 40 to 45 % of 2005 levels by 2020 «-RRB-, it was careful to make clear that it was an «autonomous action» (some translated this as «voluntary action»).

A carbon intensity policy would thus not only encourage more efficient use of fossil fuels, as the current energy intensity goal does, but also amplify China's already ambitious targets on renewable energy deployment.

-LSB-...] The target also falls short of the recommendations by the China Council of International Cooperation on Environment and Development, or CCICED, of 4 to 5 percent per year (see previous post «The «how much» and «how to» of China's goal to reduce carbon intensity «-RRB-.

China may achieve its goal of reducing the carbon intensity of its economy (the ratio of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of output) by 45 percent below its 2005 level by 2020.

The company has set goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 25 %, reduce carbon emissions from Fox feature film productions by 15 % per shoot day, and reduce emissions from scripted television productions by 10 % per episode, all by 2020.

Not only do advanced fossil and advanced biomass conversion systems share common characteristics, but co-conversion of coal, natural gas, and biomass enables producers to meet a variety of cost, performance, and carbon - intensity goals.

The report notes that Yahoo! Has «set a goal to reduce the carbon intensity of its data centres 40 percent by 2014 through efficient design and by locating new facilities near renewable energy sources.»