Sentences with phrase «deeper emissions reductions»

[And yes, like Princeton, I agree we need to do some R&D now to ensure a steady flow of technologies to make the even deeper emissions reductions needed in the second half of the century.]

By providing a mechanism to capture more of these low - cost emissions reduction opportunities, this innovative tool — the first - of - its - kind in emissions trading markets — could potentially get to the even deeper emissions reductions that NRDC and other groups urged the states to adopt.

As part of a concerted effort to avoid catastrophic climate change, the world unanimously committed to an ongoing effort of increasingly deeper emissions reductions aimed at keeping total warming «to well below 2 °C [3.6 °F] above preindustrial levels.»

If your condition for GHG policy is that you must impose the same price on all sectors of the economy because you want to be cost - effective, that rules out higher prices on some sectors where deep emissions reductions are possible, or lower prices in more politically sensitive areas to ensure you get a policy in place at all.

But «undoubtedly there is a need for much deeper emission reductions from industrialized countries.»

Professor Corinne Le Quéré, director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia, says the paper is «timely» and makes it «very clear» that even steep and deep emissions reductions will not be sufficient unless accompanied by a net - zero emissions strategy.

There are other ways too - like how the Australian Gov. is insisting on deep emission reductions, if permission is to be granted for the giant Gorgon Field to be developed by Chevron Texaco and partners in 2009.

Extraordinary interventions: Toward a framework for rapid transition and deep emission reductions in the energy space (abstract only, unfortunately)

Framed as a way to broaden the set of mitigation solutions, I think the conversation on carbon removal can help bring more parties to the climate negotiation table and can encourage deeper emission reduction pledges than would otherwise occur.

They were put there because they are the only thing that would give Australia a chance of meeting the deeper emissions reduction targets it will almost certainly have to agree to at a United Nations meeting in Paris this December.

However, such strategies, irrespective of their inherent merits, would only postpone the decarbonization needed in the power sector if deep emissions reductions proposed to 2050 are to be met.

When efficiency is combined with clean heating technologies, a deep emissions reduction pathway emerges.

The deep emissions reductions from energy efficiency have provided similar regional health benefits and local ones as well.

And detailed analyses by organizations like the IEA have explicitly discussed the need for significant technology development to reach deep emission reductions.

That one was called RESPONSES, dealing with: «European responses to climate change: deep emissions reductions and mainstreaming of mitigation and adaptation.»

Although any definition of «dangerous interference» is by necessity based on its social and political ramifications and, as such, depends on the level of risk deemed acceptable, deep emission reductions are unavoidable in order to achieve stabilization.

«Without ambitious climate targets there is no need for deep emission reductions and carbon prices will remain at low levels.

In 2018, strengthened INDCs would need to include (1) deeper emission reductions by 2030, (2) longer term targets with substantial cuts in emissions, and (3) participation by all nations.

The least cost way to achieve deep emissions reductions from electricity generation is with a high proportion of nuclear power.

The least cost for deep emissions reduction is 10 % renewables, 20 % gas, 70 % nuclear.

To make these things happen, what we need is comprehensive carbon pricing that is sufficent to drive deep emission reductions, and international cooperation.

Dr. Birol added: «The launch of a new CCS project is particularly significant ahead of the Paris climate negotiations, as world leaders will be looking to strike a deal for deep emission reductions.

It is envisaged that what was not achieved during Cancun on Kyoto Protocol will be considered in Durban for 2nd commitment period about how to address deeper emission reduction targets by industrialized nations.

Not exact matches

Achieving the 2025 target will require a further emission reduction of 9 - 11 % beyond our 2020 target compared to the 2005 baseline and a substantial acceleration of the 2005 - 2020 annual pace of reduction, to 2.3 - 2.8 percent per year, or an approximate doubling;» Substantial global emission reductions are needed to keep the global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius, and the 2025 target is consistent with a path to deep decarbonization.

This target is consistent with a straight line emission reduction pathway from 2020 to deep, economy - wide emission reductions of 80 % or more by 2050.

«Stabilizing or reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, therefore, requires very deep reductions in future emissions to compensate for past emissions that are still circulating in the Earth system,» the draft report says.

The electric power industry can achieve deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by building new nuclear plants, sequestering coal - plant emissions, boosting wind energy and improving efficiency, the industry's top research group said yesterday.

«Only a plan that combines carbon pricing with ambitious regulations in every sector of the economy will result in emissions reductions deep enough to reach our current climate targets and put Canada on a path to exceeding those targets.»

The climate treaty being hammered out this month at The Hague may be doomed to failure, as numerous observers say the United States simply won't ratify any treaty that requires such wrenching reductions in carbon emissions, and if the United States bails out, the protocol is in very deep trouble.

«First,» he said, «the developed countries should commit to deeper reductions of their emissions of greenhouse gases.

-- It is impossible to achieve deep reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by mid-century using «mysterious nonexistent technology.»

A recent study by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard shows broad misunderstanding, particularly of how the long - lived nature of the main heat - trapping gas, carbon dioxide, means that deep reductions in emissions would be required — not merely a slowdown — to stabilize the concentration of the gas in the atmosphere, no matter what concentration is deemed «safe.»

(a) To hold the increase in the global average temperature [below 1.5 °C][or][well below 2 °C] above pre-industrial levels by ensuring deep reductions in global greenhouse gas [net] emissions;...

The vision is also flawed in other ways: it has no short - term emission reduction goal, it's unenforceable, and it fails to acknowledge that developed nations will need to make deeper and swifter emission cuts than developing nations.

In both, he asserts that the current legislative proposals, by focusing incentives on deployment of today's wind and solar technology, could actually stifle the vital need to build the capacity for achieving deep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions once the easier reductions are achieved.

To limit the long - term risks of sea level rise and the costs of adapting to it, we must work toward deep reductions in the global warming emissions that are the primary cause of rising sea levels.

«Across - the - board deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are required in order to avoid potentially catastrophic changes in climate.

And depending on how the baselines were drawn, they would give Australia a good chance of deeper, cost - effective emission reductions within the existing Direct Action legislation.

«The potential is so large that more efforts are warranted, in order to achieve deep CO2 emission reductions, reduce fossil fuel dependence and increase industrial competitiveness,» Mr. Mandil concluded.

First, we must commit to deep reductions in our own domestic emissions, and if these seem «unrealistically» stringent, we must realize that it is climate science itself and not the logic of fair burden sharing that requires such stringency.

Because existing buildings are expected to last well beyond 2050, the plan states that ``... increasing the energy efficiency of our existing buildings, in addition to new construction, is the most important step we can take to make deep reductions in our carbon emissions.»

The topline here is that through a combination of ambitious efficiency measures, aggressive targets and policies for emissions reduction, and a deep commitment to expanding renewables, the state's been able to do the remarkable and grow its economy without substantially increasing emissions.

In December 2015 in Paris, all nations pledged to cut their emissions, while recognizing the urgency of achieving deep reductions in emissions.

Indeed, this level of emission reduction has happened only in the context of economic collapse or deep depressions.

Nithi Nesadurai, CAN Southeast Asia (CANSEA) Regional Coordinator, said: «COP23 set the momentum to ramp up ambition through the Tanaloa dialogue but the best results can be only achieved if deep and meaningful emission reductions take place before 2020, especially by the major industrialised countries.

Asked for comment, a spokesman for the Edison Electric Institute, one of the trade associations scrutinized in the report, said only that the industry has made deep reductions in its emissions of carbon dioxide since 2005.

Deep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions are urgently needed to prevent dangerous climate change, but they must be complemented by reductions in short - lived climate pollutants, which produce a strong global...

Transportation is the largest source of emissions in the Northeast and traditionally the most difficult emissions sector to address, but rapidly evolving technology offers deep reduction potential.

We will need to see a deep decline if we are to limit dangerous climate change, and even with existing emissions - reduction commitments, global emissions are not expected to decline until at least after 2030.

It acknowledges that any plausible path toward climate mitigation will involve a lot of nuclear energy, carbon capture and natural gas, pushing back against the delusional claims of the mainstream environmental movement that deep reductions in emissions can be accomplished with present - day wind, solar and energy - efficiency technologies alone.