Sentences with phrase «current greenhouse gas emissions»
Based on current greenhouse gas emission trajectories, global average temperatures are on track to exceed 4 °C above pre-industrial levels by 2100, and may eventually increase to 6 °C or more.
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He stood up, in front of a group of business leaders no less, and stated that Canada's current greenhouse gas emissions policies would not be sufficient -LSB-...]
In today's installment of terrifying graphics about climate change, the NY Times made a series of three maps showing the potential rise of 100 degree temperatures across the United States if current greenhouse gas emission trends continue through the end of this century.
The United States is responsible for some 22 percent of current greenhouse gas emissions.
The letter says the E.U.'s current greenhouse gas emissions accounting standard is «flawed» and requires «immediate action».
Turn Down the Heat, a snapshot of the latest climate science prepared for the Bank by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in 2012, says we are on a path to a 4 °C (7.2 °F) warmer world by the end of this century under current greenhouse gas emissions pledges.
The pull - out statistic framed a legally binding requirement to reduce B.C.'s current greenhouse gas emissions by one - third by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050.
He stood up, in front of a group of business leaders no less, and stated that Canada's current greenhouse gas emissions policies would not be sufficient to meet our targets, and that we needed much broader regulation.
Overall, our research shows that the Midwest region faces significant climate risks to its agricultural sector if we stay on our current greenhouse gas emissions pathway, but that these risks vary markedly by state, county, and even specific crop.
Overall, our research shows that California faces significant climate risks to its commodity crop output if we stay on our current greenhouse gas emissions pathway, but that these risks are extremely crop - and location - specific.
On our current greenhouse gas emissions path, New Orleans will inevitably be hit by a category 5 hurricane, and probably more than one, by 2100.
About 18 % of Canada's current greenhouse gas emissions are from coal - fired electricity, with facilities in Ontario (about 25 % of the total), Alberta (about 47 %), Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
Two of the giants of climate science pointed out within a month of the historic decision that current greenhouse gas emissions would take the world to the 2 °C target very swiftly.
Scientists from WWF have determined that on our current greenhouse gas emission trajectory 30 % of the snow leopards» habitat in the Himalaya may be lost as the treeline moves higher, and the cats» preferred alpine habitat becomes warmer and wetter.