Sentences with phrase «contribute to global»

7 Amount of precipitation that results Shape and land elevation contribute to global climate patterns
The map also provides a better indication of the health and longevity of forests and how they contribute to the global carbon cycle and overall functioning of the Earth system.
Third, whatever the cause of the Hale cycle as a component of HadCRUT3, it's obviously been there for as long as the Sun has had a rotating magnetic field (which accounts for both the Ney effect and the Birkeland current), so why would it contribute to global warming right when humans suddenly pump an incredible amount of CO2 into the atmosphere?
This is a measure that is based on the potential the gas has to contribute to global warming.
The plaintiffs in the case, which include several environmental groups and four western U.S. municipalities, argue that the federally supported projects — including oil drilling, pipelines, and commercial power plants — contribute to global warming, which in turn affects U.S. economic interests and its citizens.
If humans could actually contribute to global warming, our amount when compared to nature's amount is less than a drop in a swimming pool.
Cities» early peaking could help China to reach its national emission peak ahead of 2030 and contribute to the global 2 degrees C target.
This will contribute to both global carbon emissions reductions and local air quality improvements around major airports.
Second, there is no doubt that CO2 can contribute to global warming.
«No one has done less to contribute to global warming than India and Africa.
Please try to think about ho silly is this advocacy of solar power (as being able to contribute to global GHG emissions reduction) before you post such silliness.
Energy - related emissions of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas that is widely believed to contribute to global warming, have fallen 12 % between 2005 and 2012 and are at their lowest level since 1994, according to a recent estimate by the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the U.S. Energy Department.
IPCC reports contribute to global public policy debates and processes, which may have major effects on the daily lives of every person in the world.
I support a legislative ban in Victoria on all new projects that contribute to global warming, applicable immediately in sectors where climate - safe alternatives are available.
Of course cattle contribute to global warming thru methane emission, not CO2.
We'd like to set a precedent for ways to address other industries that contribute to global warming.
Other gases that contribute to global warming — such as methane from waste — are converted into «carbon equivalent» units then added to the carbon footprint.
• Reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators • Conserving natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals • Saving energy by reusing materials that have already been processed • Preventing pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change • Helping to sustain the environment for future generations
E. 7.7 Identify, analyze, and relate the internal (Earth system) and external (astronomical) conditions that contribute to global climate change.
However, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from volcanoes each year is not thought to contribute to global climate changes as much as man - made emissions of the gas.
But he later contacted Guardian Australia to say that he accepts the science of global warming which in his view does not present any consensus that human beings contribute to global warming.
The fate of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, he suggested, would be determined by whether or not it would contribute to global warming through a net increase in greenhouse gases — or not.
If we shut down Indian Point and other nuclear power plants, we will become even more dependent — at least for the foreseeable future — on fossil fuels, which, in addition to spewing out toxic pollutants, also contribute to global warming.
There are enough health - damaging pollutants in the air today such that, if they (tropospheric ozone, its principal precursor methane, black soot, and some other trace gases that contribute to the global warming) were reduced by feasible amounts, the planet's energy balance could be restored, or nearly so.
Nighttime increases in cloud cover will contribute to global warming — only daytime changes and the concurrent increase in albedo would give negative forcing.
Died - in - the - wool believers in global warming will argue that coal will produce CO2 and contribute to global warming but the following two points will undermine their arguments without challenging the AGW hypothesis.
Poor countries, whose inhabitants hardly contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions, are struggling to recover from «natural» disasters, like Pakistan from the 2010 floods or the Philippines and Vietnam from tropical storm Haiyan last year.
In addition to providing light after a disaster, it can also be a replacement for kerosene lamps, which contribute to global warming and create unhealthy indoor air conditions.
Back - of - the - envelope calculations show that the latent heat absorbed by melting of ice after surges (e.g., the melting of > 1500 years of ice accumulation during Dansgaard - Oeschger events — which seem to have happened in unison across the northern hemisphere, or the longer > 5ky Bond cycles) can significantly contribute to the global energy balance.
Please note the last sentence of 71 pages from Exhibit 5: presentation on «Understanding how carbon dioxide emissions from human activity contribute to global climate change»).
Thus doubling the solar wind velocity [which is what happens during these solar wind peaks of 500 - 1000 km / s and more increases the dynamic pressure pulse four fold, increases the electrical field - aligned currents, which then increases ionospheric Joule heating which contribute to global warming.
Greenhouse gases emitted from a Beijing power plant or Atlanta traffic jam all contribute to a global tweak of the Earth's thermostat.
It's a time when, he posits, humans have transcended their bodies to exist on multiple planes, contribute to a global brain, and write apps with their genomes.
Last year, the British transportation and music tycoon Richard Branson pledged to invest billions of dollars over 10 years to find energy sources for transportation, particularly airplanes, that don't contribute to global warming.
We recognize and actively contribute to the global network of the contemporary art world.
We are privileged to begin the Hyundai Commission with Abraham Cruzvillegas and realise our ambition to contribute to the global art community.»
From today until the 5th of August, Sonic Dash users can contribute to a global challenge.
Have deep understanding of, and appreciation for, related national and international organizations to facilitate mutually beneficial relationships in order to contribute to the global growth of VECCS.
Available in 128 and 256 GB versions, the special editions commemorate the 10 years of partnership between Apple and (RED), and provide means for customers to contribute to the Global Fund for AIDS research.
Using Twitter, I found educators from Nevada, Australia, New York, Venezuela, London, Japan, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska and Connecticut to help contribute to the global book.
, capitalizing on this combined expertise, specializes in franchises for the entertainment industry, including animation and live - action feature films, plus television, DVDs, video games, merchandising and related ancillary markets, all of which contribute to global expansion.
Following the direction set by President Obama on May 21, 2010, NHTSA and EPA have issued joint Final Rules for Corporate Average Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas emissions regulations for model years 2017 and beyond, that will help address our country's dependence on imported oil, save consumers money at the pump, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change.
Built surfaces increase energy demand and heat - island effects, adversely impact air quality, and produce greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
@barbecue - that's actually correct, at least indirectly — the lighter oil weights are used to improve fuel economy and fuel economy ratings are driven (at least in part) due to the desire to reduce greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
Students are inspired to excel in their studies, to be healthy and active and to contribute to a global society.
Magnolia Public Schools vision is to graduate students who are scientific thinkers that contribute to the global community as socially responsible and educated members of society.
Considers the factors that contribute to Global identity.
It is an outward - looking nation with much to contribute to the global community, but like all countries it has a great deal to learn from others.
Through the footprint survey and class discussions, the teacher commented that, «We were able to evaluate how our daily habits contribute to global warming.
But children are also global citizens.They have the abilities to contribute to a global culture of peace.
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