Sentences with phrase «emission reduction targets also»

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Saudi Arabia is also a signatory to the Paris Agreement on climate change, but it has not been clear as to how it intends to achieve its carbon emissions reduction targets.

Other countries now have until the beginning of February to decide whether they will join the accord; if they do, then they must also delineate their own emission - reduction targets.

Abbott has also introduced legislation into parliament to axe Labor's Climate Change Authority, which advises the government on emissions - reduction targets, and to repeal its tax on carbon pricing.

The Climate Change Act 2008 sets legally binding emission reduction targets for 2020 (reduction of 34 % in greenhouse gas emissions) and for 2050 (reduction of at least 80 percent in greenhouse gas emissions); the Act also introduces five - yearly carbon budgets to help ensure these targets are met.

He also defended the government's «very ambitious targets» for emissions reductions.

However, there are many strategies targeted to improving the efficiency of our nation's air travel system that also have ancillary benefits related to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Having smaller, lighter and more efficient cars in the model range will also contribute to a significant reduction in Land Rover's overall fleet CO2 emissions, something that is fundamental to meet strict future environmental targets.

There may also be upfront and ongoing costs for the project and financial penalties payable to the aggregator if the agreed or expected emission reduction targets are not met.

The White House also announced that, in the context of an overall deal in Copenhagen that includes robust mitigation contributions from China and the other emerging economies, the president is prepared to put on the table a U.S. emissions reduction target in the range of 17 percent below 2005 levels in 2020 and ultimately in line with final U.S. energy and climate legislation.

Tesco has also become one of 44 international companies to have had its emissions reduction goals approved by the Science - Based Targets (SBT) initiative.

In addition to Sony's operational emission reduction targets, the company is also announcing additional 2020 commitments including a goal to reduce the annual energy use of their products by 30 per cent on average (compared to 2013 levels), a goal to increase the use of renewable energy, a target to reduce logistic - related emissions by 10 per cent, and a program to engage suppliers and contract manufacturers to reduce their GHG emissions.

Japan has also indicated in its INDC exactly where and how it intends to reduce its emissions in order to make its 26 % reduction target by 2030.

In any case, the point is that the EU, by unilaterally committing to carry its proper share of the global burden of meeting the 2ºC target, would not only reaffirm its commitment to that target, but also prefigure the principle - based differentiation system that is necessary to support and sustain an emergency emissions reduction program in a profoundly unequal world.

THE OUTLOOK IS SUNNY FOR YINGLI»S RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGET As a renewable energy leader, Yingli's activities surpass just the reduction of its own Scope 2 emissions; it also plays a role in catalysing other companies to make an investment in renewable energy.

It is clear that the building energy code targets set in Section 201 are not only essential for achieving the energy consumption and GHG emissions reductions needed, but that they also are the most cost effective approach for doing so.

China and India together also removed any mention of a peaking year for emissions (essential to keep temperature rises below even two degrees) or any long - term target for global emissions reductions by 2050, fearing that this would threaten their growth.

Aiming to promote ambitious climate targets also at the European level, the governments of European Alliance members signed a call for 30 % EU GHG emissions reduction target to support the 30 % call by 74 major corporations.

The document also provides new modelling analysis to demonstrate the crucial benefits that an international carbon market established under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement could provide in reducing the costs to countries of achieving their emission reduction targets.

China's energy intensity target is perennially referred to by Chinese negotiators in international talks, but also regularly mistaken by the foreign press as some carbon emissions reduction target.

The Cancun text also recognised the emission - reduction targets that developed countries listed under the Copenhagen Accord.

For example, in setting its emission goals, the European Union devised not one, but two separate targets: A 20 per cent reduction by 2020 if they continued to go it alone, and a 30 per cent reduction if countries like China and the U.S. also got serious about emissions.

China had also been opposed to absolute emissions reductions, though it had not put forward any proposed targets of its own.

In summary, a strong case can be made that the US emissions reduction commitment for 2025 of 26 % to 28 % clearly fails to pass minimum ethical scrutiny when one considers: (a) the 2007 IPCC report on which the US likely relied upon to establish a 80 % reduction target by 2050 also called for 25 % to 40 % reduction by developed countries by 2020, and (b) although reasonable people may disagree with what «equity» means under the UNFCCC, the US commitments can't be reconciled with any reasonable interpretation of what «equity» requires, (c) the United States has expressly acknowledged that its commitments are based upon what can be achieved under existing US law not on what is required of it as a mater of justice, (d) it is clear that more ambitious US commitments have been blocked by arguments that alleged unacceptable costs to the US economy, arguments which have ignored US responsibilities to those most vulnerable to climate change, and (e) it is virtually certain that the US commitments can not be construed to be a fair allocation of the remaining carbon budget that is available for the entire world to limit warming to 2 °C.

The revision also identified climate hazards, set emission reduction targets and assessed climate vulnerability, culminating in publishing of the 2015 - 2020 strategy.

U.S. cities, counties, and states also put forward ambitious, long - term emissions reduction targets, including a commitment by the State of California to reduce emissions by 80 percent - 90 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, and a commitment from the City of Seattle to become carbon - neutral by 2050.

Yet there are also some areas where the INDC could be strengthened, such as focusing more on a domestic transition to a low carbon economy and limiting the use of emissions reductions beyond Swiss borders towards its own target.

The vague wording left countries at odds over whether INDCs were just meant to reference future emission reduction targets, or whether they should also include additional goals.

According to a recent report from the Potsdam Institute, the higher emissions reduction target would also create six million jobs across Europe, at a time when unemployment among European youth has reached record levels.

Russia repeatedly questioned the emissions reduction targets outlined by the IPCC, and Canada and Japan also pushed for less specific commitments.

Once a global ghg atmospheric goal is determined, a nation's ghg emissions reduction target is also necessarily implicitly a position on the nation's fair share of safe global ghg emissions, an issue of distributive justice and ethics at its core.

In parallel to its approach with ODA, Japan is able to use JCM to successfully leverage its technological expertise to strengthen alliances with strategic partners while also working toward its emission reduction target in a post-Fukushima era.

Although this shift from production ghg to consumption related ghg as a way of establishing national responsibility to achieve ghg emissions reduction targets is not likely to happen in the short - term, those who desire to assign liability on the basis of consumption could also use the C&C framework more easier than other proposed equity frameworks.

The Agreement also ensures that countries must come to a multilateral setting to discuss progress on implementation of their emissions reduction targets.

The White House also announced that, in the context of an overall deal in Copenhagen that includes robust mitigation contributions from China and the other emerging economies, the President is prepared to put on the table a U.S. emissions reduction target in the range of 17 % below 2005 levels in 2020 and ultimately in line with final U.S. energy and climate legislation.

Some provinces are also planning measures to meet similar methane emission reduction targets.

This is why, as well as setting a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2030 in line with science and equity, the EU must also support ambitious targets for energy savings and renewables.

We expect that, after all the data and emissions trends are considered, EPA will develop a science - based, cost - effective path to target emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), in which methane emissions reductions also are achieved.

The final rule also establishes «glide paths» that gradually step down each state's compliance target over the course of three interim compliance periods in order to better reflect commenters» suggestions about states» ability to phase in emission reduction measures.

We also favor much steeper emissions reductions, but either method could be matched to any given emissions target.

Targets differ across states because of each state's unique mix of electricity - generation resources — and also because of technological feasibilities, costs, and emissions reduction potentials, all of which vary across the country.

Oakland should consider advocating for such an approach in regional gas tax discussions (with appropriate regional adjusting mechanism) and also advocate for such an approach to be used nationally for taxing CO2 emissions enough to meet stringent CO2 emission reduction targets.

Takes note also of the quantified economy - wide emission reduction targets communicated by Parties included in Annex I and presented in Annex 1 to this decision and of the intention of these Parties to convert them to quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives for the second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol;

Fraser repeated the authority's view that policymakers need to use a «toolbox» of policies to reach an emissions reduction target, but he also said Ross Garnaut, an expert climate adviser to the former Labor government, had made some «good points» about the capacity of Direct Action — as so far outlined — to meet the targets.

Although emissions reduction targets are at the core of the Paris Agreement, the Paris Agreement also includes a Global Stocktake Process for evaluating global progress towards the goals of the agreement and for identifying new mitigation opportunities and, over time, strengthening the nationally determined contributions (NDCs).

Also receiving kudos is the nation's long - term emission reduction target of at least 80 % below 1990 levels by 2050, though its mid-term strategy was less impressive, not going beyond the unambitious EU proposals.

They also commit to implement individually or jointly the quantified economy - wide emissions targets for 2020 as listed in appendix l, yielding in aggregate reductions of greenhouse gas emissions of X per cent in 2020 compared to 1990 and Y per cent in 2020 compared to 2005.

The H would also meet NASA's 70 % fuel reduction target, as well as the 75 % NOx emission reduction goal.

Today, WRI also released the new CAIT Climate Data Explorer Business platform, an interactive database of corporate emissions and emissions reduction targets.

In addition, as Lee and Kelly also document, the Senate agreed to ratify the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) only on condition that future agreements containing emission - reduction targets and timetables be submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent.