Sentences with phrase «carbon pollution reduction»

In terms of carbon pollution reductions, this is comparable to taking 80 million vehicles off the road.

It's our job to actually look at where we can get continued carbon pollution reductions from both fossil fuels.

The Australian Senate is poised to reject the «cap and trade» legislation designed by the Rudd Government to implement the Orwellian carbon pollution reduction scheme; it is unlikely the US Senate will ratify similar legislation to limit carbon dioxide emissions any time soon, despite the rhetoric of Barack Obama; and the UN's post-Kyoto dreams of global industrial regulation are destined to fail in Copenhagen later this year.

The Clean Power Plan, as crafted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets achievable carbon pollution reduction goals for each state, based on the unique energy mix currently serving the power needs of each state.

This ambitious target is grounded in intensive analysis of cost - effective carbon pollution reductions achievable under existing law and will keep the United States on the right trajectory to achieve deep economy - wide reductions on the order of 80 percent by 2050.

It's particularly important to account for all potential health benefits realized thanks to implementation of a federal regulation aimed at climate change mitigation since health co-benefits make up the majority share of near - term economic benefits caused by carbon pollution reduction.

President Trump's attacks on the Clean Power Plan — an essential policy to ensure we achieve carbon pollution reductions and provide a long - term investment signal for markets — and other essential safeguards are an assault on the continuing bipartisan legacy of environmental protection in America.

These exemplary houses of worship have proven that they are reaching significant carbon pollution reductions in response to global -LSB-...]

It won't be as large as it was before — that is both a function of the energy market today as well as long - term investment signals that utilities will take from looking at carbon pollution reductions looking forward.

The Administration's steady efforts to reduce emissions will deliver ever - larger carbon pollution reductions, public health improvements and consumer savings over time and provide a firm foundation to meet the new U.S. target.

We are actively supporting three carbon pollution reduction policies under consideration the 2018 Washington Legislature (details here):

First, the challengers claim that the «best system of emission reduction» — a key statutory term — can mean nothing more than making minimal carbon pollution reductions through small improvements in generating efficiency at individual power plants.

President Barack Obama's first term featured the adoption of essential toxic and carbon pollution reduction measures to protect public health.

Major exports of publicly owned coal would undermine global efforts to reduce carbon pollution.US coal exports have contributed to increased coal consumption in Europe, and partially offset US carbon pollution reductions.

Senator Boswell says that the Rudd governmentâ $ ™ s carbon pollution reduction scheme is built on the assumption of man - made global warming.

The new U.S. goal will double the pace of carbon pollution reduction from 1.2 percent per year on average during the 2005 - 2020 period to 2.3 - 2.8 percent per year on average between 2020 and 2025.

EPA said that the draft environmental analysis needed further work on a range of issues, ranging from the basic need for the pipeline given U.S. clean energy and carbon pollution reduction goals to its potential impacts on greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, wetlands, migratory birds, public water supplies and minority communities.

The province needs a carbon pollution reduction plan that closes the gap to its climate targets and builds a sustainable economy powered by renewable energy and energy efficiency.»

The SCC is used to calculate the benefits (i.e., avoided climate damages) of carbon pollution reduction.

Instead, the Rudd government seems intent to compensate trade exposed industries as if the carbon pollution reduction scheme does not apply at all to trade exposed industries.

The carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS) was never enacted.

Climate Change Minister Penny Wong announced the change of mind today, saying it was «plan B» and a less than perfect way of dealing with the carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS), or ETS, and the RET.

A new ALEC model bill, adopted in December 2014 and titled «Act Requiring Approval of State Plan to Implement EPA's Carbon Guidelines,» requires that states seek legislative approval for their carbon pollution reduction plan under the Clean Power Plan, and conduct an analysis of the economic impact of any plan to reduce pollution — an effort that mirrors the BHI studies.