Sentences with phrase «emission economy in»

The government has «fundamentally failed to understand» the urgent actions required to deliver a net zero emission economy in line with Paris Agreement targets, a senior Labour figure has warned.

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«By getting active in communities, we can raise our voices to defend policies and regulations that will protect wild places and wildlife, reduce carbon emissions, build a modern energy economy based on investment in renewables, and, most crucially, ensure the United States remains fully committed to the vital goals set forth in the Paris Agreement on climate change.»

Rates of carbon emission in cities like Bangkok and Mexico City are surging, and the possibility of getting those developing economies to slow down their use of resources is a serious challenge, she said.

Starting in 2017, Alberta will apply a $ 20 - a-tonne price on carbon emissions that will cover about 90 per cent of the economy, including essentials such as gasoline and home heating fuel.

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.

Even since 1990, when many developed nations started trying to curb their greenhouse gases under a U.N. treaty, emissions had also fallen less in recession than they rose when the economy grew, he said.

C40 cites a recent report by the New Climate Economy, a research organization, which estimates there is a $ 17 trillion opportunity worldwide by 2050 from investments in smarter, low - emission cities.

With high oil prices persistently poised to derail the global economy, with large economies like Germany and Japan swearing off nuclear in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, with coal hampered by looming emissions caps, unexpectedly abundant gas seems poised to fill the energy void.

And the business case for energy efficiency measures is solid; one recent report says the world's largest and fastest - growing economies can save $ 2.8 trillion through efficiencies while making a big dent in greenhouse gas emissions.

If lower oil prices are as bad for Canada's economy as rate - cutting Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz insists, the central bank might consider assessing the risks to the economy in a world where constraining carbon emissions becomes less of an abstract notion and more of a daily reality.

You get some sense of the scale of the emissions trail that has accompanied this shift in economic geography when you consider that the emissions coming from China's export sector alone are greater than the total emissions from any other economy other than the US's.

Now a new analysis shows that B.C.'s efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions is compatible with growing jobs and a strong economy in coming decades.

Increasingly, companies across sectors and geographies are turning to an internal carbon price as one tool to help them reduce carbon emissions, mitigate climate - related business risks, and identify opportunities in the transition to a low - carbon economy.

Trucking Efficiency informed the government's new, more - stringent fuel economy and emissions standards for heavy - duty trucks — estimated to save 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions and $ 170 billion in fuel costs.

Isn't the real problem the government's fear of intervening in the economy directly despite the crying need to crowd in emissions - reduction and climate - change - adaptation spending?

While both governments remain committed to finding new markets for Canada's oil and gas, they have voiced strong support for increasing clean energy production and exports in order to reduce carbon emissions and the impact of fluctuating oil prices on Canada's economy.

But let me just say, carbon emissions in the United States are back to where they were two decades ago, even as we've grown our economy dramatically over the same period.

In fact, we support transparent, predictable, economy - wide carbon pricing mechanisms as the most cost - effective emissions reduction strategy.

Indeed, the challenge for governments and industry is to find a path that mitigates carbon emissions yet continues to utilize coal to meet urgent energy needs, especially in developing economies.

And we have begun to make progress in reducing emissions over the past decade, as our economy has grown.

Dave Sawyer, one of the authors of the National Round Table on Environment and Economy report, and blogger at EnviroEconomics.ca, makes some pertinent insider comments on the efficacy of a carbon tax in reducing emissions from personal transportation, a major source of emissions: While the carbon tax will â $ œdriveâ $ some reductions in vehicle kilometers traveled, -LSB-...]

John Williamson of Canadians for Affordable Energy argues forcefully in a recent Maclean's piece that putting a price on carbon emissions will harm Canada's economy and put our firms at a competitive disadvantage.

This will require the rest of the Canadian economy to reduce emissions by 47 per cent by 2030 to meet Canada's Paris Agreement commitments, which will be virtually impossible in the time remaining barring an economic collapse.

Today, I am pleased to announce another important building block in our Climate Change plan — designed to help us achieve our targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to generate real emission reduction opportunities across the economy.

Investing in climate - related innovation would be particularly beneficial for emerging and developing economies, where emissions are growing most rapidly and climate vulnerability is particularly stark.

Such a deal would probably call for very modest reductions in the emission of carbon dioxide in the next 20 years, making sure that nothing upset the economy in any way.

Critics say the electricity sector must do more to meet Australia's economy - wide emissions reduction target because emissions cuts are easier and cheaper to achieve in electricity than in agriculture, transport or industry.

While the transition to a low emissions economy is often framed in terms of cost, this transition will also create demand for new products and services both in Australia and in export markets.

Environment spokesman Chris Huhne said the measures outlined in the document are the only realistic approach to averting climate change, and are designed to target emissions across all areas of the economy.

Finally, in so doing, both the EU and China would put further pressure on the US, which, even though it has the highest per / capita emissions rate among the world's largest economies, it is still reticent to commit to fight climate change.

If delivered in full and on time, the strategy will support deeper emissions cuts and the shift towards a low - carbon economy.

The Trump administration is expected to launch an effort in coming days to weaken greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for automobiles, handing a victory to car manufacturers and giving them ammunition to potentially roll back industry standards worldwide.

This sucker could transform lives in so many ways it's not even funny: besides charging economy - altering cellphones and giving children the ability to study after dark, it can help in areas ranging from health (the kerosene lamps currently typically used for night - time lighting are terrible on the lungs) to economics (kerosene can suck up 25 - 30 % of a family budget) to global warming (kerosene = carbon emissions).

Therefore, in order to secure our future economy, we need to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, even if it's bad for the economy today.

Steve Webb, Liberal Democrat energy and climate change spokesman, said: «If the Department for Transport continues to allow unchecked airport expansion we could find that growth in aviation will gobble up all of the available emissions, forcing the rest of the economy to make even more drastic cuts.»

The biggest economy in the world must take on binding commitments to reduce emissions.

It will see the UK pass on information about its experiences in the EU emissions trading scheme to California, which is the seventh largest economy in the world and the 12th largest emitter of carbon dioxide.

Though it allows each country to decide on their own course of action, it «solidifies international cooperation for climate change» and «sends a powerful signal to markets that now is the time to invest in the low emission economy».

WHEREAS, in determining its target contribution pursuant to the Paris Agreement, the United States, under the leadership of President Barack Obama, submitted a target contribution plan intending «to achieve an economy - wide target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 - 28 per cent below its 2005 level in 2025 and to make best efforts to reduce its emissions by 28 %.»

A leaked letter from business secretary Vince Cable to deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and George Osborne had suggested rapid cuts in emissions would endanger Britain's economy.

«technology - driven, market - based solutions that will decrease emissions, reduce excess greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, increase energy efficiency, mitigate the impact of climate change where it occurs, and maximize any ancillary benefits climate change might offer for the economy.»

Governor Cuomo said Long Island has the biggest and fastest growing solar energy economy in the state and that the eco-friendly technology has saved 200,000 tons of carbon emissions per year.

These funds will allow LIPA to re-open its solar rebate program and serve as supplemental funds to support LIPA's continued investment in solar energy thereby helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, helping customers to lower their bills, and stimulating the economy through the creation of new clean energy jobs.»

But blue states in the Northeast and along the West Coast have few coal plants left to close, meaning emission reductions will increasingly need to be wrung from other sectors of the economy.

On 28 May, a Japanese governmental advisory body laid out options for the mix of energy sources in 2030, along with projected effects on the economy and carbon dioxide emissions.

«A lot of emerging economies are based on coal, and in just a few years, emissions are going to go up really rapidly.»

Tristan Smith, an energy and shipping expert with the UCL Energy Institute, noted that other vulnerable island nations, like Tuvalu and Kiribati, backed ambitious emission cuts, despite being in line to pay any extra costs throughout their economies.

Over the summer President Obama sketched a concept for a cap - and - trade bill that would legislate significant cuts in the United States» carbon emissions, but widespread skepticism — along with a weak economy — forced Senate majority leader Harry Reid to concede last July that such a bill would not pass.

This comes as automakers from around the world are struggling to make low - emissions vehicles scale up in China, the United States and other markets where programs and regulations are calling for massive gains in fuel economy over the next 10 to 15 years.

In fact, it will only make our problems worse, as proven in Europe, where cap - and - trade hurt the economy, drove up energy costs, and failed to cut carbon emissions at alIn fact, it will only make our problems worse, as proven in Europe, where cap - and - trade hurt the economy, drove up energy costs, and failed to cut carbon emissions at alin Europe, where cap - and - trade hurt the economy, drove up energy costs, and failed to cut carbon emissions at all.