Sentences with phrase «emission reduction technology as»

The AP6 alternative approach of the US, Australia and various Asian nations may provide a better approach with improved CO2 emission reduction technology as its focus.

These locomotives have the capability to be retrofitted with EGR and other emissions reduction technologies as testing progresses.

Not exact matches

The project will provide grants for development of «breakthrough» technologies in areas such as reduction of foreign oil consumption and energy - related emissions, and improvements in energy - efficiency.

A recent report by the Intelligent Transportation Society of America projects that so - called intelligent transportation systems (ITS) could achieve a 2 to 4 percent reduction in oil consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions each year over the next 10 years as these technologies percolate into the market.

Autoblog adds, «The study suggests that the increase in hybrid vehicle sales will be influenced by such factors such as increased pressure from government agencies to reduce fuel consumption and overall vehicle emissions, as well as a drastic reduction in the cost of hybrid technology.»

ETC provides some benefit in areas such as air - fuel ratio control, exhaust emissions and fuel consumption reduction, and also works in concert with other technologies such as gasoline direct injection.

According to Ford preliminary data, the new Fiesta's CO2 emissions will be as low as 82 g / km for the diesels and 97 g / km for the gasoline units, thanks to an all - new six - speed manual transmission with innovative friction reduction technologies.

Both engines benefit from advanced fuel - injection technology, which improves horsepower and fuel economy, and the 2.4 - liter engine can be ordered as a PZEV or Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle, but it comes with a slight reduction in horsepower and torque.

The second diesel model in the range, the BMW 730d, underlines its status as the world's most economical and lowest emission model in the luxury class by a further reduction in both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions as well as optionally available BMW BluePerformance Technology.

As far as I can see the standoff will continue until there is recognition that climate change is first and foremost an energy technology problem, one that can not be solved / resolved without a great deal more than emission reduction pledgeAs far as I can see the standoff will continue until there is recognition that climate change is first and foremost an energy technology problem, one that can not be solved / resolved without a great deal more than emission reduction pledgeas I can see the standoff will continue until there is recognition that climate change is first and foremost an energy technology problem, one that can not be solved / resolved without a great deal more than emission reduction pledges.

These have been identified in this report along with a potential of 18 % and 40 % reduction of emissions between below «Business As Usual» scenario which is possible with a shift towards cleaner technologies.

While such advances are encouraging, further reductions in global emissions will be needed, for example through the introduction of new technologies such as hybrid and electric vehicles.

• Solar generating capacity continues to be rolled out, as costs decline expanding to supply the seasonal maximum of daily average, with pumped hydro to provide daily balancing until superior technologies come on - line, and open - cycle gas turbines shifting to a purely back - up function, with consequent substantial reductions in overall fossil CO2 emissions.

CCS is a technology that allows reduction of fossil fuel emissions by capturing CO2 from large emitters (such as coal or gas power plants and the steel industry) and storing it underground.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

CERs, also known as offsets, represent emissions reductions made by investments in clean - technology projects in developing countries.

Policy at the national level must encourage the deployment of clean energy technologies, and include greenhouse gas emission reduction targets (such as those under the Paris Agreement), carbon pricing mechanisms, and investment in energy research, development and demonstration.

Subtitle E: Smart Grid Advancement -(Sec. 142) Requires the Secretary and the EPA Administrator to: (1) assess the potential for cost - effective integration of Smart Grid technologies and capabilities in all products that are reviewed by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the EPA for potential designation as Energy Star products; (2) prepare an analysis of the potential energy savings, GHG emission reductions, and electricity cost savings that could accrue for the products identified in the assessment in certain optimal circumstances; and (3) notify product manufacturers if the incorporation of Smart Grid technology in their products appears to be cost - effective.

(B) effective and cost - effective control technologies, operations, and strategies for additional domestic and international black carbon emissions reductions, such as diesel retrofit technologies on existing on - road, non-road, and stationary engines and programs to address residential cookstoves, and forest and agriculture - based burning;

Under its scenario, these would together produce 90 % of the needed emission reductions by 2050, driven largely by increasing operational efficiency of these technologies, such as a fall in solar costs of 65 % by 2050.

Designating natural gas plants as the best available technology — essentially requiring utilities to generate less electricity from coal and more from gas instead of being limited solely to requiring that coal plants operate more efficiently — has allowed the administration to establish much more ambitious emissions reduction requirements and is one of the central provisions that legal opponents have challenged.

Alternatively technologies such as Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR) lower NOx emissions by treating the NOx post-combustion in the flue gas.

Although economic analyses can provide policy - makers with valuable information such as which technologies will achieve ethically determined goals at lowest cost, thereby providing criteria for making remedies cost - effective, there are serious ethical problems with cost - benefit analyses used prescriptively to set emissions reductions targets.

As the SBSTA develops the parameters of the new Article 6 market mechanisms, it is likely that bilateral voluntary cooperation on emissions reduction will continue to be important because in addition to promoting the dissemination of new technologies and sustainable development, bilateral approaches also allow for flexibility and enable nations to meet current geopolitical and strategic objectives.

As to Dr. Lomborg's policy recommendations, Dr. Oppenheimer said that investing in technology alone was «like betting the farm on a policy in which we have less confidence than emissions reduction.»

In the IEA's Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 2 °C Scenario (2DS), CCS contributes about one ‐ seventh of cumulative emissions reductions from a business ‐ as - usual scenario through 2050.

A comprehensive emissions reduction program will stimulate the economy by spurring investment in low - carbon technologies and creating new business opportunities, as well as provide public health and environmental co-benefits.

It's easy to find a number of success stories on the power of political decisions as the industry has opposed using economic arguments also changes that have been easy to make (like some required changes for cars) or that did indeed allow for rapid technology development as reduction of sulfur emissions or replacement of ozone damaging chemicals by safer ones.

It would raise revenues the government will badly need to pay for Social Security and Medicare as old fogies like me begin to retire, as well as create incentives for energy conservation, emissions reductions, and clean technology innovation.

We are not on an «emission reduction» journey, as so many environmentalists claim; we are on a technology replacement journey.

As long as the tax is beneath the SCC, clean - energy investments can secure additional cost - effective emission reductions and reduce energy bills by spurring technology developmenAs long as the tax is beneath the SCC, clean - energy investments can secure additional cost - effective emission reductions and reduce energy bills by spurring technology developmenas the tax is beneath the SCC, clean - energy investments can secure additional cost - effective emission reductions and reduce energy bills by spurring technology development.

Thus, the problem with the proposals currently being discussed in Congress: They will, for the foreseeable future, direct private investment toward the least expensive emissions reductions (such as burning methane from landfills, purchasing forest land for carbon sequestration, or retrofitting power plants and buildings so they operate more efficiently) rather than toward breakthrough technologies (like low - cost solar energy and carbon capture and storage), which are too expensive to become widely adopted today but which are vital for creating a new energy economy and thus drastically reducing emissions.

According to the IPCC's fifth assessment report, many CDR technologies are a subset of mitigation, as mitigation involves both emissions reductions and enhancing sinks, the latter of which is the aim of many CDRs (the term «enhanced weathering» makes this very apparent).

Another idea is that Russia simply wants to delay talks as long as possible, so it won't be accountable for investing in clean energy or emissions reduction technology.

As Mark Muro of Brookings Institution writes in the National Journal, «The trouble with the new utility - only approach to emissions reductions, however, is that none of its proponents are saying anything that makes it seem likely that an adequate slice of the potential revenue the narrower system might generate will be reserved for technology innovation.»

The advantages of a comprehensive approach are: 1) it promotes economic efficiency by allowing emission reductions in the gases which are the least expensive to abate, or the substitution of increased sinks for reducing emissions if this is the least cost option; 2) it prevents switching form one form of activity which emits greenhouse gases to another that contributes as much, if not more, to the problem of climate change; and 3) it provides an incentive to move science and technology forward.

Moreover, warming of 2 C has now become quite likely, barring either prompt and drastic reductions in emissions, or deployment of some as - yet unproven technology to actively draw CO2 out of the atmosphere.

As governments, industry and civil society struggle to achieve the necessary emission reductions to address climate change, scientists are increasingly looking at new technological pathways such as direct carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere, solar geoengineering (cooling the planet by reflecting heat away from the Earth) and the use of sophisticated satellite technologies capable of.As governments, industry and civil society struggle to achieve the necessary emission reductions to address climate change, scientists are increasingly looking at new technological pathways such as direct carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere, solar geoengineering (cooling the planet by reflecting heat away from the Earth) and the use of sophisticated satellite technologies capable of.as direct carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere, solar geoengineering (cooling the planet by reflecting heat away from the Earth) and the use of sophisticated satellite technologies capable of...

To calculate possible benefits of policy action, the study provides «maximum feasible reduction scenarios» that take into account the incorporation of emissions control technologies such as seawater scrubbers that absorb sulfur dioxide emitted during the burning of diesel fuel.

As I have shown, present low carbon technology implementation proposals (Ceres) provide minimal fossil emissions reduction (~ 1 - 2 % per year).

As I have shown, their focus on altering the supply side, and some energy efficiency technology introduction, provides emissions reductions slightly over 1 % per year for decades.

FROM POST # 388 «As I have shown, present low carbon technology implementation proposals (Ceres) provide minimal fossil emissions reduction (~ 1 - 2 % per year).

Going all out on the hard front end emissions reductions provides these reductions when needed most and also means less low carbon technologies need to be implemented as replacements, thereby reducing the carbon expenditures that will be required for the implementation.

As it did in the 2012 standards, the agency, in developing the proposal and final standards, will focus on in - use technologies, current industry practices, emerging innovations and streamlined and flexible regulatory approaches to ensure that emissions reductions can be achieved as oil and gas production and operations continue to groAs it did in the 2012 standards, the agency, in developing the proposal and final standards, will focus on in - use technologies, current industry practices, emerging innovations and streamlined and flexible regulatory approaches to ensure that emissions reductions can be achieved as oil and gas production and operations continue to groas oil and gas production and operations continue to grow.