Not exact matches
All the major oilsands companies are seriously pushing
technology to reduce
emissions and costs, and have been doing so extremely seriously the past couple years since the price crash of
late 2014 and the Paris Agreement,» says Vredenburg, who also led a team of researchers that studied open innovation among energy companies.
Some observers quietly worry that, under Trump, a new focus on climate engineering could become part of a justification for delaying government action to curb carbon
emissions, with the reasoning that geoengineering
technologies could
later be used to remove carbon from the atmosphere, or prevent the warming effects of solar radiation.
Proponents say that today energy utilities find greater benefit in a
technology that puts the financial risk up front, in the construction cost, and has little vulnerability to
later swings in the price of fuel, as natural gas does, or to changes in
emissions regulations, as coal faces.
Many are presenting their
latest work — on a vast array of topics including forest carbon,
emissions scenarios and green
technologies.
In fact, because countries have been slow to curb their
emissions, the models are based on an even more radical use of the
technology, says Niklas Höhne, a lead author of the
latest IPCC report.
«Basic scientific research supported by the Department of Energy is crucial to providing the foundation for innovative
technologies and
later - stage research to reduce carbon
emissions and combat climate change,» said Under Secretary for Science and Energy Lynn Orr.
The annual event will feature expert speakers and panelists that will discuss and share the
latest trends,
technologies, and opportunities related to the zero -
emission heavy - duty vehicle sector.
In the future, Kia will add a diesel engine option for the Sorento and says that it will feature the
latest emissions control
technologies.
The
latest injection
technology, fully variable valve control performance control and
latest - generation turbochargers: All petrol power plants from the BMW EfficientDynamics engine family offer impressive strength — and astonishingly low fuel consumption and
emissions.
It draws on the
latest developments in lightweight construction, aerodynamics, battery
technology and electric drive systems to provide the performance to challenge the fastest of Audi's existing petrol, diesel and electric SUV models whilst delivering a claimed zero -
emission range of up to 311 miles.
Ingenium diesel6: Low fuel consumption, high torque Available
later in 2016, the clean, responsive, Ingenium diesel uses state - of - the - art
technologies including selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and low - pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) to cut NOx and CO2
emissions.
«The
latest diesel
technology is really such a step in
emissions, performance, particulates; it's better for the environment when compared to [an equivalent] petrol,» Speth told Autocar.
The Civic utilized Honda's CVCC
technology,
later used in the Accord, to help Honda meet
emission standards of the 1970s and early 1980s without the added expense of a catalytic converter.
Designed to go beyond the stricter limits laid down by the
latest Euro 6d TEMP
emissions standard, the new U3 1.6 - liter CRDi (common - rail direct injection) uses Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) active
emissions control
technology to reduce
emissions.
By offering premium - quality, all - electric driving experience, meaning zero
emissions and performance, in combination with the
latest available connected
technology, both model variants represent the future of urban mobility.
This new 2.0 L engine utilizes the
latest technology, lowering fuel consumption and CO2
emissions.
«Chrysler's
latest concept vehicle combines the benefits of progressive, ENVI Range - extended Electric Vehicle
technology — which offers nearly zero
emissions during daily commutes — with a design that boasts a combination of modern shapes, a planted athletic stance with classic overtones and an undeniably luxurious interior.
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) exhaust systems are the
latest technology to improve fuel economy and lower
emissions on heavy duty diesel engines.
Its 2.0 - liter Dynamic - Force direct - injection inline four - cylinder engine (M20A - FKS) adopts the
latest in Toyota
technology and structural efficacies for gains in power, fuel efficiency, and cleaner
emissions.
It draws on the
latest developments in lightweight construction, aerodynamics, battery
technology and electric drive systems to provide the performance to challenge the fastest of Audi's existing petrol, diesel and electric SUV models whilst delivering a claimed zero -
emission range of up to 311 miles / 497 km.
EPA released the
latest edition of its annual report on trends in CO2
emissions, fuel economy and powertrain
technology for new personal vehicles in the US.
Honda views fuel cells as the ultimate zero -
emissions vehicle
technology and the Clarity Fuel Cell offers green early adopters the
latest technology to be on the forefront of «what's next.»
Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Honda views fuel cells as the ultimate zero -
emissions vehicle
technology and the Clarity Fuel Cell offers green early adopters the
latest technology to be on the forefront of «what's next.»
Designed to go beyond the stricter limits laid down by the
latest Euro 6d TEMP
emissions standard, the new «U3» 1.6 - litre CRDi (common - rail direct injection) uses Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) active
emissions control
technology to significantly reduce
emissions.
All diesel and petrol engines feature the
latest BMW TwinPower Turbo
technology and comply with the EU6
emissions standard.
Complete with a series of new
technologies, including ProPILOT Assist, and fresh exterior styling, the zero
emissions electric vehicle will be hard to pass up when it lands at Nissan of McKinney
later this year.
But a 25 % reduction wont fix the climate issue, so we will require renewable energy and some form of negative
emissions with either
technology or natural sinks, preferably the
later.
Late last week, Stavins distributed a link to «Both Are Necessary, But Neither is Sufficient: Carbon - Pricing and
Technology R&D Initiatives in a Meaningful National Climate Policy,» a defense of the primacy of a rising price on carbon if the goal is deep
emissions cuts by mid-century.
The additional electrical output per unit of fuel as well as valuable efficiencies in water consumption and
emissions should make the
latest technology (when viewed over the life of the plant) highly attractive.
The
later deadline offers developing countries like China the flexibility to create the right
technologies and incentives to cut their
emissions.
The one thing so far that unifies the energy industry is its opposition to the Jeffords
emissions bill in its current form, mainly because it stipulates that old power plants install the
latest technology to clean up
emissions within five years.
In the light of the entry into force of the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2016, the CSI initiated an in - depth review of the 2009
technology papers and delivered in June 2017 a compilation of 52 individual papers on well - known existing
technologies (for which the
latest development and implementation status is reviewed) and seven additional summary papers describing state - of - the - art and anticipated technological developments that can further enhance mitigation of CO2
emissions in cement production.
Cassandra Kubes, from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), spoke of the potential to save many lives by cleaning the air — not by total transformation of the energy supply, but simply by choosing the
latest and most efficient
technologies to reduce polluted fossil fuel
emissions.
Requires the EPA Administrator to offer to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to report to Congress and the EPA Administrator by July 1, 2014, and every four years thereafter on: (1) the
latest climate change science; and (2) an analysis of
technologies to achieve reductions in GHG
emissions.
Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that analyzes the effects of different carbon dioxide reduction strategies and
technologies on the
emissions of mercury, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide, which cause acid rain, particulate matter, ground level ozone, mercury contamination, and other environmental problems.
He
later describes the Paris agreement as «the wrong solution to a real problem,» suggesting that instead of reducing greenhouse gas
emissions we should look at research and development in energy
technology.
Later on in the opinion piece, Lomborg states that climate «alarmism has encouraged the pursuit of a one - sided climate policy of trying to cut carbon
emissions by subsidizing wind farms and solar panels,» referring to renewable energy policies and
technology as «expensive, feel - good measures that will have an imperceptible climate impact.»
However, the carbon budget scenario chosen in the report also prevents a temporary overshoot of temperature at any time this century, making it more stringent compared to many International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios which frequently rely on negative
emissions technologies to compensate for today's
emissions later this century.
The Low -
Emissions Solutions Conference (LESC) was launched last year at COP22 and is aimed at problem solving, brainstorming, and global co-creation to inform nations about the latest low emissions technologies for energy, policy, and strategy dev
Emissions Solutions Conference (LESC) was launched last year at COP22 and is aimed at problem solving, brainstorming, and global co-creation to inform nations about the
latest low
emissions technologies for energy, policy, and strategy dev
emissions technologies for energy, policy, and strategy development.
Included in this set of studies are the following: Carolyn Fischer (Resources for the Future) and Richard Newell (U.S. Energy Information Administration, on leave from Duke University), «Environmental and
Technology Policies for Climate Mitigation»; Stephen Schneider (
late of Stanford University) and Lawrence Goulder (Stanford University), «Achieving Low - Cost
Emissions Targets»; and Daren Acemoglu (MIT), Philippe Aghion, Leonardo Bursztyn, and David Hemous (Harvard University), «The Environment and Directed Technical Change.»
If negative
emissions technologies can be scaled up
later in the century, the reasoning goes, it gives us room to emit more earlier in the century.
Whatever the size of the remaining budget, the likelihood of «overshooting» 1.5 C and
later removing carbon dioxide from the air using negative
emissions technologies (NETs) quickly became a theme of the conference.
What we would like to see from Toyota and other car makers: More affordable very fuel - efficient and low -
emission hybrids, plug - in hybrids, all cars flex fuel so that they can run on cellulosic ethanol when it is available (the fuel sensors required for that are apparently only about $ 30 - no reason not to include them in all cars), diesel - hybrids with the
latest emission technology (to run on biodiesel where available, of course) and, as soon as battery
technology is ready, affordable electric - only vehicles.
«Basic scientific research supported by the Department of Energy is crucial to providing the foundation for innovative
technologies and
later - stage research to reduce carbon
emissions and combat climate change,» said Under Secretary for Science and Energy Lynn Orr.
Expressed a different way, there are just over four years» worth of current
emissions left before it becomes unlikely that we'll meet the 1.5 C target without overshooting and relying on unproven «negative
emissions»
technologies to remove large amounts of CO2 out of the air
later in the century.
Peters is a researcher who is on the record stating that he thinks there's little chance of holding warming to 2 degrees Celsius unless we come up with so - called «negative
emissions»
technologies that allow us to actively withdraw carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
later in the century.