Sentences with phrase «emissions as mandated»

Technological innovations are one of the key solutions to addressing climate change and specifically in reducing carbon and GHG emissions as mandated by the UNFCCC.

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But economists generally think those mandates — dubbed Renewable Portfolio Standards or Clean Energy Standards — may not lower emissions as effectively as would imposing emissions limits directly.

But the Clean Air Act, which the Obama administration used as the legal mechanism for the plan, mandates that the federal government regulate carbon dioxide emissions because the EPA has already declared it to be a pollutant, said David Goldston, government affairs director for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

The California Zero Emissions mandate already is responsible for cars like the Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf, as well as Tesla's relative success.

With low - sulfur diesel now mandated across the United States, sophisticated engine management and an emissions - control system that makes the engine just as clean as any gasoline - powered vehicle in the market, you end up with a terrific SUV.

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.

As we speak, the market for high - efficiency cars is heating up as automakers anticipate federal and California mpg and emissions mandates along with those in EuropAs we speak, the market for high - efficiency cars is heating up as automakers anticipate federal and California mpg and emissions mandates along with those in Europas automakers anticipate federal and California mpg and emissions mandates along with those in Europe.

«Considering regulations such as the zero - emissions vehicle mandate, electrification is a technology we need to introduce in the near future.

All models are now better equipped now, thanks to the standard fitment of electronic stability control, which was mandated for all new vehicles sold in Australia earlier this year, as well as an upgraded 4.5 - litre turbo - diesel V8 that meets the Euro 5 emissions standard in effect from November 1.

Re # 43, A «collosal political jump forward» would be for the US to strip all subsidies from the fossil fuel industry, and to strip all subsidies from fossil - fuel intensive agricultural industry as well (over $ 35 billion a year), and to deliver those subsidies to solar, wind, and carbon - neutral agricultural industries — as well as instituting a hefty carbon tax on all fossil fuels, and agreeing to strict emissions caps, and mandating energy efficient technology in all areas.

If we're going to address climate change, it's going to start with solutions experts agree on (efficiency, low - GHG sources such as nuclear, carbon capture and storage, wind, geothermal, cellulosic biofuels, and eventually solar), and processes that experts agree on (increasing the cost of GHG emissions, funding more R&D, mandates sometimes).

Addressing the overall threat thus appears to demand not the dismissal of the feedbacks as a minor secondary concern but their citing as justification for the urgent agreement of a protocol within the emissions control treaty for the stringent supervision of geo - engineering research by a mandated scientific agency.

This might be a good way to help cut it down, along with other improvements such as mandated better engines and emission control equipment and low - sulfur fuels.

by bullfrogpowering three offices and one warehouse with green electricity as part of Sodexo's global mandate to reduce its carbon emissions by 34 % by 2024, compared to a 2011 baseline.

The partners also hope to understand what additional benefits offsetting provides, and whether demand is also driven by risk management concerns, such as the expectation that more widespread emissions reductions may be mandated at some time in the future.

What is odd in climate science is a unique situation, never encountered in any other scientific field but in religious congregations: the scientific objective as well as the interpretation of research output has been put in the hands of a panel of experts, the IPCC, under an official mandate to take care of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

As the state's biggest single carbon emitter, Colstrip became front and center of the discussion as Montana considered the steep emissions cuts mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, a cornerstone of meeting Obama's global commitmenAs the state's biggest single carbon emitter, Colstrip became front and center of the discussion as Montana considered the steep emissions cuts mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, a cornerstone of meeting Obama's global commitmenas Montana considered the steep emissions cuts mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, a cornerstone of meeting Obama's global commitment.

• Kyoto Protocol • EU ETS • Australian CO2 tax and ETS • Mandating and heavily subsidising ($ / TWh delivered) renewable energy • Masses of inappropriate regulations that have inhibited the development of nuclear power, made it perhaps five times more expensive now than it should be, slowed its development, slowed its roll out, caused global CO2 emissions to be 10 % to 20 % higher now than they would otherwise have been, meaning we are on a much slower trajectory to reduce emissions than we would be and, most importantly, we are locked in to fossil fuel electricity generation that causes 10 to 100 times more fatalities per TWh than would be the case if we allowed nuclear to develop (or perhaps 1000 times according to this: http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/03/deaths-per-twh-by-energy-source.html • Making building regulations that effectively prevent people from selling, refurbishing or updating their houses if they are close to sea level (the damage to property values and to property owners» life savings is enormous as many examples in Australia are already demonstrating.

It was established in 2003 by WWF and other international NGOs as a best practice standard to ensure projects that reduced carbon emissions under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) also delivered on the dual mandate to foster sustainable development.

State Senate leader Kevin de Leon's quote in a recent article captures an astounding display of climate alarmist elitism that shrugs off as unimportant the huge yet unknown impacts of the states emission mandates on its 37 million residents.

As mandated emissions cuts go deeper, the danger of disruptions would mount.

The ethanol mandate was born more than a decade ago of good intentions: to reduce tailpipe emissions as part of a larger strategy of tackling global warming.

Drastic actions such as mandated cuts in carbon emissions would be imprudent.

Instead of the original mandate on petroleum use, Capitol Weekly reports that these so - called «Transportation Electrification» provisions use marketplace competition between utilities and the tech sector to cut California's reliance on petroleum as a transportation fuel and grow zero emissions vehicles.

For these reasons, as governments enact policies to address the risks of climate change, we believe that market - based efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — like a revenue - neutral carbon tax — are more economically efficient policy options than regulations, mandates, or standards.

The ongoing process of the Kyoto mechanisms, such as the CDM and the emissions trading system, demand market certainty, made possible by a strong mandate to develop effective tools to mitigate GHG emissions and fund adaptation projects.

Halting gas construction was an unusual move, especially for a panel of five Republicans in a state without a political mandate to tackle emissions from electricity, as seen in California or Massachusetts.

As such, he was receptive to fuel switching as a way to meet his Climate Action Plan, a non-binding mandate to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions 20 % below 2008 levelAs such, he was receptive to fuel switching as a way to meet his Climate Action Plan, a non-binding mandate to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions 20 % below 2008 levelas a way to meet his Climate Action Plan, a non-binding mandate to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions 20 % below 2008 levels.

The imperative to respond to climate change, as well as recent progress with electric vehicles and other alternatives to gasoline, has emboldened many countries to mandate a transition to zero - emission vehicles (ZEVs) through a ban on internal combustion engines.

This seems to be a hedge in case a new administration comes into power and an EPA administrator works to actually reduce carbon dioxide emissions to protect public health — as mandated by the endangerment finding.

As a coastal state, Maine has an opportunity to develop offshore wind power to meet the mandates of the Clean Power Plan to reduce emissions.

Someone would do an almost as useful service by beginning to compile a list of the academic papers that call into question the merits of the emission reduction policies now being promoted — the endless list of regulations, subsidies, taxes, product mandates, and government - imposed «information programs» that all seek to alter energy supply and demand decisions.

# 23 Copy California... «Arnold Schwarzenegger may have signed the world's toughest anti-global-warming law, but it is Democrat Terry Tamminen, his environmental adviser, who is emerging as the state's real Terminator, winning industry support and the endorsement of a Republican Governor for a mandate to reduce the state's emissions 80 % by 2050.»

Through the partnership, Sodexo Canada will be bullfrogpowering three offices and one warehouse with green electricity as part of Sodexo's global mandate to reduce its carbon emissions by 34 per cent by 2024, compared to a 2011 baseline.

The study also did not include the emissions savings achievable through federally mandated improvements in the energy efficiency of appliances and lighting use, such as the phase - out of inefficient light bulbs stipulated by Congress in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

Then, in late August, after much fierce debate, the California Assembly and Senate passed a new bill, known as SB 32, that would go much further, mandating an additional 40 percent cut in emissions by 2030:

As for Obama, your point that he would «implement a mandate of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.»

Other news... The concept of freelancing and bitcoin together are gaining popularity in every part of the world; the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency whose mandate is to create fair and efficient markets, is also now emerging as a public voice in the industry; Russian financial institutions and IT companies and may be poised to overcome skepticism from Russian regulators; Nodio is a project that claims to be a secure blockchain - based router solution with a variety of features and IBM's China division is working with a regional textile printing firm to to develop a platform for trading digital assets tied to carbon emissions.