Sentences with phrase «emission reduction plans on»

Though still, if the LLNL says aggressive development could lead to commercial fusion by 2030, I wouldn't be pinning any climate change / carbon emission reduction plans on it...

Not exact matches

A lovely counterpoint to last week in Canadian politics on greenhouse gas emission reductions, Kyoto and Minister Baird: Norway Plans to Go «Carbon Neutral» April 20, 2007 â $» Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday proposed to make Norway the first «carbon neutral» state by 2050 and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 30 percent -LSB-...]

RESOLVED: That Berkshire Hathaway Inc. («Berkshire») establish reasonable, quantitative goals for reduction of greenhouse gas and other air emissions at its energy - generating holdings; and that Berkshire publish a report to shareholders by January 31, 2015 (at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information) on how it will achieve these goals — including possible plans to retrofit or retire existing coal - burning plants at Berkshire - held companies.

The Clean Power Plan, which was already on hold pending the results of a court challenge from Republican governors, was central to President Barack Obama's plan for meeting the emissions reductions the United States pledged as part of the Paris agreement, which updated the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChaPlan, which was already on hold pending the results of a court challenge from Republican governors, was central to President Barack Obama's plan for meeting the emissions reductions the United States pledged as part of the Paris agreement, which updated the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chaplan for meeting the emissions reductions the United States pledged as part of the Paris agreement, which updated the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Based on this work, Erie County will set GHG reduction targets and develop a Climate Action & Sustainability Plan (CASP) to incorporate GHG emission reduction into the daily culture of County operations.

The draft Energy Plan affirms Governor Paterson's 2009 Executive Order 24 committing New York to the consensus goal of the International Panel on Climate Change at that time of an 80 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2050 below 1990 levels.

Noting that the United States is already on a path to cutting emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, the plan argues that additional action «represents a substantial acceleration of the current pace of greenhouse gas reductions.»

«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.»

China plans to invest 2.3 trillion yuan ($ 375 billion) in energy saving and emission - reduction projects in the five years through 2015 to clean up its environment, the China Daily newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing a senior government official.

«Phasing out cars that run on fossil fuels from cities is a good way to kick - start action but despite these headline - grabbing proposals the emission reduction targets in the plan lack ambition,» he added.

Seven case studies focus on the broad transportation planning process, strategies and other actions selected, and GHG emission reductions accomplished or projected.

And then there will be the major economies leader meeting in July — that's the one I'll be going to — where we will seek agreement on a long - term global goal for emissions reductions, as well as an agreement on how national plans will be part of the post-2012 approach.

[A] s the details of the plan have emerged, environmental groups and politicians — who applaud Norway's impulse — say the feat relies too heavily on sleight - of - hand accounting and huge donations to environmental projects abroad, rather than meaningful emissions reductions.

President Obama ended speculation on whether he would visit Copenhagen to help in talks on a new climate treaty with an announcement describing his plan to stop at the talks on Dec. 9 with a pledged near - term reduction in emissions, the day before he receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

Sofidel Group (known in Italy mainly for its Regina brand) is re-launching its commitment to the environment by broadening its agreement with WWF's Climate Savers, based on the voluntary definition of substantial reduction plans for carbon dioxide emissions through the implementation of innovative strategies and technologies.

While such a plan is technically possible, emissions reductions that drastic would almost certainly require a willing Congress at the president's disposal — most notably to put a price on carbon that motivates the private sector — and even then, it's still an open question of whether full decarbonization by 2050 is possible given the heroic social and political change it would require at the same time.

The Clean Power Plan sets emission reduction targets for coal - and gas - fired power plants based on the cost - effective emission reduction strategies already in use in the power sector.

By rejecting the Coalition's plan, Labor will be pilloried for setting up the addition of some $ 15 billion to power consumers» bills by way of the shortfall charge levied on retailers — but doing so with: NO additional renewable energy; NO «break - through» on - demand renewable energy technologies; and NO reduction in CO2 emissions.

This plan serves as a welcome first step to phase out emissions from the sector, but the IMO must now build on the agreed minimum target of 50 % reductions in subsequent reviews of the strategy to comply with its fair share of emissions under the Paris Agreement.

The requirements of the GGBP gave participants in the Carbon Challenge a head start in measuring their energy use and emissions and planning for their carbon reductions — demonstrating a practical application of translating energy use data resulting from the GGBP into action on the part of private building owners.

While emission reductions under Inslee's plan would be relatively small in global terms, it would outline a path for broader action, said Noah Kaufman, who leads the carbon tax research initiative at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy.

Two years after the plan was released, the Office of Sustainability and the Department of Facilities now confirm that MIT is on the path to achieve the plan's call for at least a 32 percent reduction in campus emissions of greenhouse gases by the year 2030.

A spokesman, Scott McClellan, said: «We're already making great progress on the president's common - sense plan to significantly reduce the growth in greenhouse - gas emissions and working with Congress to pass the most significant reduction in power - plant emissions ever.»

The joint assistance project Capacity building for CO2 mitigation from international aviation aims at providing assistance to a selected group of 14 States in Africa and the Caribbean to support their efforts in developing and implementing their States» Action Plans on CO2 emissions reduction from international aviation, to establish aviation environmental systems for emissions monitoring at the State level and to identify, evaluate and implement mitigation measures in selected States.

emissions and action plan by presenting a set of specific, actionable «high ambition» emissions reduction opportunities that can keep the United States on a < 2 ℃ decarbonization pathway.

Projected reductions in the future growth of greenhouse gas emissions based on the Turning the Corner Plan.

It is this spirit that has seen countries like Germany achieve a 59 % renewable energy peak last month, President Obama start to turn the tide on previous US inaction by launching a new Climate Action Plan that includes action to begin the phase down of coal power, and China's statement last week that it intends to usher in stronger emissions reductions in its next Five Year Plan, due in 2015.

Obama said the US would aim to reduce emissions by up to 28 % on 2005 levels by 2025 — or about double the pace of reduction in its current climate change plan.

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G20 countries must show climate leadership by signalling their intent to enhance ambition as they prepare to assess progress on their national climate plans under the 2018 Talanoa Dialogue and revise their emission reduction targets by 2020.

Requires the President, if the NAS report finds that emission reduction targets are not on schedule or that global actions will not maintain safe global average surface temperature and atmospheric GHG concentration thresholds, to submit a plan by July 1, 2015, to Congress identifying domestic and international actions that will achieve necessary additional GHG reductions.

New York is part of RGGI so there already is a tax (auction proceeds) on electrical generating unit CO2 emissions, there is a Climate Action Plan goal of an 80 % reduction of CO2 emissions from 1990 levels by 2050, and the State's draft Energy Plan is about to go public.

On or before 1 January 2009, ARB shall prepare and approve a scoping plan for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost - effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

As hinted at above, ethical responsibility with regard to taking action on climate is not discharged simply by committing to a putative or first - offered greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan, but effectively seeing through the execution of that plan.

The plaintiffs, once again as they are in some of these other climate change cases are seeking some pretty sweeping, both declarations of their rights under the Constitution and how those rights are being infringed by both what the state of Alaska is doing and not doing, but they're also asking for a science - based plan of attack or a plan of how to deal with climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions based on what the science requires and that's something on the order of eight percent per year reduction in emissions plus an accounting of the emissions that the state is responsible for, and how fast they're being reduced.

Currently he focuses on implementation of the Clean Power Plan, the reduction of methane emissions from oil and gas production activities, and the design of utility programs that incentivize energy efficiency and protect consumers.

«The editorial in last weekend's Australian, «Carbon trading is not the only answer» (21/22 February), addressed the controversial issue of the government's planned emissions trading legislation, commenting that «We need to hear other ideas on greenhouse gas reduction».

Switzerland's pledge of a 50 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions looks high compared to the EU's «at least 40 %», until you realise they plan to use international carbon credits where the EU will make all reductions on home soil.

On December 11, 2008, the ARB approved the AB 32 Climate Change Scoping Plan that includes emission reductions specific to CHP.

The Senate does not support the Paris Agreement, which is why his administration prefers to not call it a treaty, and the centerpiece of the president's emission reduction commitments, the Clean Power Plan, is on shaky legal ground, which the United States Supreme Court recently affirmed.

EPA's Clean Power Plan is the work of an agency dedicated to getting actual emissions reductions, but looking to step on as few toes as possible.

The Cancun agreements call on developing countries planning to undertake such efforts to develop: a national strategy or action plan; a national forest or forest emission reference level; and a transparent national system for monitoring and reporting of conservation and emission - reduction efforts.

Xenophon, a sitting senator who was re-elected on Saturday, told Guardian Australia he would not vote for the abolition of the carbon tax until the Coalition's alternative Direct Action plan had been changed to ensure it could meet Australia's emission reduction targets.

The most noteworthy of the Obama administration rulemakings that focused on baseload power production was the Clean Power Plan (CPP), a substantial rule designed to impose global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction requirements on the existing fleet of fossil fuel power generators.

Across the globe, no major national emissions reduction plan is currently on track to meet the IPCC's 2020 goals, the World Resources Institute (WRI)

Across the globe, no major national emissions reduction plan is currently on track to meet the IPCC's 2020 goals, the World Resources Institute (WRI) reports.

Senate Republicans had invited him to comment on an emissions - reduction plan put forward by a group of green - minded companies, including General Electric and Duke Energy.

The plan creates the nation's first federal limits on carbon pollution from US power plants, aiming to cut emissions by 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, and gives states the flexibility to develop an emissions reduction strategy that works for them.

I'm planning a full - length post on Garnaut, but I thought I'd do a quick check on what would be involved in meeting the target of a 10 per cent reduction in emissions between 2000 and 2020.

Those commitments rely heavily on the emission reductions that the administration argues will follow from the Clean Power Plan.