Sentences with phrase «emissions as a generation»

The country has plans to construct a set of new reactors to maintain electricity supply and cut carbon dioxide emissions as a generation of older power plants is shut down.

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Power generation is all but decarbonised, relying by 2040 on generation from renewables (over 60 %), nuclear power (15 %) as well as a contribution from carbon capture and storage (6 %)-- a technology that plays an equally significant role in cutting emissions from the industry sector.

Combining the generation data, project location, and eGRID emissions factor, NEC estimated the amount of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (measured together as metric tons of CO2 Eq.)

Lactalis» Buffalo and Nampa facilities both utilize hydroelectric power generation as part of the company's effort to pursue non-fossil fuel - based energy sources and prevent carbon dioxide emissions.

This system allows us to report energy and water consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and waste generation at a global and site level, as an absolute figure or per unit of production.

The team will develop proposals to reduce carbon emissions through energy efficiency and conservation and the generation of renewable energy as well as work to anticipate and prepare for impacts of drought, changing lake levels, and severe weather, among others.

The Global Carbon Project's analysis, which compares the world's actual CO2 output with four generations of emissions scenarios used by the IPCC, concludes that «significant emission reductions are needed by 2020 to keep 2 degrees Celsius as a feasible goal,» echoing the recent U.N. assessment.

The study finds that by 2020, the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of electricity generation in certain areas will have improved by as much as 30 percent over 2010 levels.

The CLF argued that adding more fossil fuel generation — even an efficient gas - fired plant — would prevent Massachusetts from cutting its carbon dioxide emissions 80 percent by the year 2050, as state law requires.

«We are using emissions from gas - fired generation as our CO2 source at the pilot plant where we are making up to 10 tons a day,» he says.

China, meanwhile, will deploy as much as 1,000 new gigawatts of nuclear, wind, solar and other zero - emissions generation to meet its goal.

Does it makes sense to replace old coal - fired power plants with new natural gas power plants today, as a bridge to a longer - term transition toward near zero - emission energy generation technologies such as solar, wind, or nuclear power?

Yet overall, she says, emissions from fishing pale in comparison to industries on land, such as power generation from coal plants.

«The removal of phase matching in nonlinear optical metamaterials may lead to applications such as efficient multidirectional light emissions for novel light sources and the generation of entangled photons for quantum networking.»

In order to meet the EU's mandatory GHG emission - reduction targets and the renewable energy commitments discussed below, much of this new generation must qualify as low - carbon and renewable.

Furthermore, the relatively quick process of converting coal - fired plants to biomass - fired generation is an attractive benefit for power generators whose generation assets are no longer viable as coal plants due to the expiration of operating permits or the introduction of taxes or other restrictions on fossil fuel usage or emissions of GHGs and other pollutants.

December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040

Or at least it won't for many centuries, as the long - lived nature of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere means that its effects will be felt for many human generations, absent efforts to curb emissions or use

They scrutinized adaptation plans which incorporate urban planning and development actions that lead to the abatement or reduction of vulnerability to climate change, and mitigation plans that include actions such as improved energy efficiency and renewable energy generation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

We align our business practices with societal needs and expectations by investing in complementary innovative technologies to control emissions as well as minimize water consumption and waste generation.

Earlier this year, the Department of Energy and Climate Change released a report outlining the benefits to schools of going solar, including reduced electricity bills, revenue generation, reducing CO2 emissions, as well as improved education and engagement.

Market launch of the new MINI 5 door with four model variants (combined fuel consumption: 5.9 — 3.6 l / 100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 136 — 95 g / km); two petrol and two diesel engines of the new generation available with MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology; MINI Cooper 5 door with 100 kW / 136 hp 3 - cylinder petrol engine, MINI Cooper S 5 door with 141 kW / 192 hp 4 - cylinder petrol engine, MINI Cooper D 5 door with 3 - cylinder diesel engine (85 kW / 116 hp) and MINI Cooper SD 5 door featuring new 4 - cylinder diesel engine presented for the first time with an output of 125 kW / 170 hp; 6 - speed manual transmission as standard, 6 - speed Steptronic transmission or Steptronic sports transmission as an optional extra; extensive MINIMALISM technology including auto start / stop function and optional GREEN mode.

The 1970 model year vehicles are generally regarded as the most desirable of the early second - generation Camaros, since the performance of following years was reduced by the automobile emissions control systems of the period and later the addition of heavy federally mandated bumpers.

Critical Knowledge: Revised 3.5 - liter V - 6 engineSecond - generation Xtronic CVT transmissionFront - or all - wheel drive (FWD or AWD) Offered in five well - equipped modelsSafety features include six standard air bagsAll Nissan Murano models meet ULEV emission standardsAvailable January 2008IntroductionLaunched as a 2004 model, the first - generation Nissan Murano arrived at dealerships in 2003: a 5 - passenger car - based crossover SUV.

LONDON (Feb. 27, 2017)-- As part of its commitment to creating a zero - emission, zero - fatality future for mobility, Nissan today showed to the media its real - world testing of next generation autonomous drive prototype vehicles taking place in the...

BTW, the GS450h is certified as a SULEV, a Super-Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle, and Lexus says it runs cleaner than the new generation of high - efficiency diesels.

It was feared the V8 petrol engines from both car - makers could have been killed off and replaced by a twin - turbo V6 as part of the general downsizing trend in search of lower emissions, but now thanks to sharing its considerable development costs the well - loved V8 configuration will live on for at least another generation at both Audi and Porsche.

-- JLR has set - up a first of its kind fully - owned production plant in Itatiaia, Brazil — The plant will produce the popular Range Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport models — It also houses the Education Business Partnership Centre that nurtures the next generation automotive engineers — JLR aims to encourage children to consider automotive industry as a career option — The plant promises to be the most advanced Emissions Conformity and Certification facility in South America

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So the new flat - fours are now boasting emissions figures as low as those of a 1.6 - liter diesel Hyundai while packing more punch than the previous generation, courtesy of turbocharging: 296 hp, respectively 345 hp to play with.

And yet, the Cayenne Turbo qualifies as an LEVII (low - emission vehicle) and in preliminary fuel economy testing the Cayenne Turbo showed the benefits of the direct fuel injection technology with an improvement up to 11 percent in highway driving compared to the previous generation Cayenne Turbo.

An increase in fuel efficiency and even tighter control of emissions were also set as goals for this BMW engine generation, which currently powers the 2008 528i / xi 6 - cylinder models.

«The Honda FCEV Concept demonstrates the company's vision for the future of personal mobility and our commitment to developing advanced alternative fuel vehicles,» said Mike Accavitti, senior vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «As we work toward the introduction of our next - generation fuel - cell vehicle in 2015, our long - term experience with fuel - cell technologies will help us pave a way towards a zero - emissions future.»

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At the time of its commercial launch, four Turbo engines will be available, all with Euro 5 type - approval and fitted as standard with a Start & Stop system to reduce consumption levels and emissions: two petrol versions (120 HP 1.4 TB and 170 HP 1.4 TB MultiAir) and two diesels (105 HP 1.6 JTDMand 170 HP 2.0 JTDM, both second - generation MultiJet engines).

Its latest - generation 3.0 - litre straight - six diesel comes with an all - aluminium crankcase as well as common - rail direct fuel injection with piezo - injectors, delivers 180 kW at 4,000 rpm, and gives the car average fuel consumption in the combined EU cycle of just 6.5 litres / 100 kilometres, as well as a CO2 emission rating of just 173 grams per kilometer.

And I framed this blog around the broader issue of how we navigate the next two generations with the fewest long - term regrets because I personally see greenhouse gas emissions as PART of the great challenge facing a fast - growing species with a faster - growing footprint.

~ 13 times less than land use changes (3.4 gigatons) ~ 11.5 times less than light - duty vehicles (3.0 gigatons) ~ 5.3 times less than concrete production (1.4 gigatons) ~ 2 dozen 1000 MW coal - fired power plants (2 % of the world's coal - fired electrical generation) Or, roughly the same CO2 emissions as Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Poland or South Africa.

Libby's article speaks volumes about the difficulty of moving a world that is more than 80 percent dependent on fossil fuels toward one largely free of carbon dioxide emissions from such fuels within two or three generations, even as the human population heads toward 9 billion (more or less).

What about hydropower, which is billed as a sustainable form of electricity generation because it produces far fewer greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels?

In the absence of being able to make that policy call at this time on dangerous interference, what we're doing as an interim measure is working bottom up to see how aggressive can we be in finding a pathway to low - carbon power generation from coal, because that accounts for more than 50 percent of emissions; how aggressive can we be in transitioning to a much greater diversity of fuel supply than petroleum, and vehicle technology, and that's 20 percent of emissions; and then what can we do much more rapidly to halt deforestation, which is 20 percent of emissions.

The task on emissions is twofold — to bend the curve of gas releases using regulations, incentives, education and standards, but (more importantly, to me) also to build the intellectual infrastructure and innovative, globally - collaborative culture that will be required for the next generation to take that curve down toward zero even as humanity's energy needs continue to rise.

Relying on those technologies to compensate for failures to mitigate emissions elsewhere may even have «serious implications for future generations,» the EASAC report warns, saying geo - engineering should provide no excuse for tackling emissions in areas such as industry, transport or buildings.

But, as the Keeling Curve shows, these processes are not capable of keeping up with fossil fuel emissions from the electricity generation and transportation sectors.

Q. Moving from a world of 6.7 billion who are 85 percent dependent on fossil fuels to one of some 9 billion or so nearly free of emissions from burning these fuels in two generations is just about as huge a mountain to climb as anyone could imagine.

Many experts say that it will be a defining ecological and socioeconomic problem in a generation or two and actions must be taken now to avert a huge increase in emissions linked to warming as economies in developing countries expand.

With younger generations already showing enthusiasm for curbing emissions by adopting drastic lifestyle changes (i.e. car - free living, veganism, etc.) that were previously unheard of in their parents» generation, there is hope that these high - impact actions will appear less extreme as the years go by, and be willingly embraced by young people.

Cases with higher or lower world energy prices, represented by oil prices, have relatively little direct impact on power - sector emissions, as petroleum provides a small fraction of U.S. electricity generation.

Power generation is all but decarbonised, relying by 2040 on generation from renewables (over 60 %), nuclear power (15 %) as well as a contribution from carbon capture and storage (6 %)-- a technology that plays an equally significant role in cutting emissions from the industry sector.

Although U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions associated with electricity generation have fallen from the 2005 level, they are projected to increase in the coming decades, based on analysis in EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015) that reflects current laws and regulations, and therefore does not include proposed rules such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan.