Sentences with phrase «curbing the emissions associated»

Whether they live in the industrialized or the developing world, they're the ones who must bear the costs of the transition, not only by curbing the emissions associated with their own consumption, but also by ensuring that, as people in the «underdeveloped world» rise into the global middle class, they are able to do so along sustainable, low - emission paths.

They must, as their incomes rise, assume a steadily rising share of the costs of curbing the emissions associated with their own consumption, as well as the costs of ensuring that, as those below the threshold rise toward and then cross it, they are able to do so along sustainable, low - emission paths.

Not exact matches

The report's authors — scientists from Switzerland, the Netherlands and Norway — suggest a few ways that meat - eating could be curbed to lower the harmful emissions associated with the meat industry, but all rely on individuals choosing to make a change.

That report calculates the benefits of saved lives and fewer illnesses from reduced pollution associated with curbing emissions is between $ 11 billion and $ 27 billion by 2020.

Of course, there are some near - term advantages to curbing emissions that the paper does not address, noted Kelly Levin, a senior associate at the World Resources Institute and an expert in emissions reductions.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that if countries take more action to curb emissions, the impacts of climate change and associated costs are likely to be lower in the future.

Activities in LULUCF provide a method of offsetting emissions, either by increasing the removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere (i.e. by planting trees or managing forests), or by reducing emissions (i.e. by curbing deforestation and the associated burning of wood).