Sentences with phrase «emissions goals from»

It's worth noting, however, that headlines of Norway reaching «emissions goals from transportation» are a little misleading for a couple of reasons:

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With the scope and reach of a political platform, the company publicly declared goals for itself on practically every major social issue it touches, from local sourcing and carbon emissions to ethical recruiting and the treatment of workers in its suppliers» factories.

And 14 % were committed to aligning their goals with climate science, which requires deep cuts in emissions to achieve Paris agreement goals, up from 9 % last year.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Debt - ridden Spain and Italy could hinder the European Union from achieving its goal of cutting greenhouse emissions under an international climate pact, the EU's environmental agency said Wednesday.

Honda established a division late last year to develop electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its long - held goal for lower - emission gasoline hybrids, plug - in hybrids, EVs and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to account for two - thirds of its line - up by 2030, from about 5 percent now.

The goal includes an ambitious end - to - end approach to reduce its carbon footprint through actions to reduce deforestation in its agricultural supply chain as well as to cut carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing by an absolute 15 percent, in line with science - based targets.

We monitor the impact national and state regulation will have on our business and plan accordingly, including setting goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use from our operations.

The mandate would be another step toward the governor's goal of a 40 percent reduction in carbon emissions from plants supplying the state's electricity.

Divesting from fossil fuels has long been a goal of many environmental advocates, who say the state shouldn't invest in fossil fuel companies when it's working to reduce its carbon emissions.

The executive order signed by Cuomo on Thursday affirms New York state's climate and clean energy goals, including a 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2030 and an 80 percent reduction in emissions by 2050.

The pact will work to reduce emissions by 26 percent to 28 percent from 2005 levels, meeting or surpassing goals of the federal Clean Power Plan.

The project will help meet the country's overarching FIP goals by addressing the underlying drivers of deforestation and catalyzing transformational change through up - front investment to support the country's strategy on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancing forest carbon stocks (REDD +).

The order gives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the authority to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan, the set of rules that established goals for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil - fueled electricity plants through a national trading system.

The «Clean Energy Fund» will finance research, innovation and market development to help the state meet Cuomo's goal of generating 50 percent of New York's power from renewable sources, and a 40 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions, by 2030.

And tough new rules from the federal Environmental Protection Agency on power plant emissions will make closing Indian Point that much harder, if the state is to do so and still meet its other environmental goals.

Although Erie County government met the Paris goals, it only accounts for 0.5 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from all sources countywide.

Their goal is to monitor emissions from roughly 50 major oil and gas fields that account for around 80 % of the world's oil and gas production.

Marshallese President Hilda Heine said in a statement Friday that the resolution had made the Marshall Islands a little safer from catastrophic sea - level rise, a goal that a «landmark sectoral cap» on emissions and periodic updates would help achieve.

The United States needs to develop strong new post-2020 targets; the European Union will decide on its 2030 targets later this year; and China needs to move from its current emissions intensity goal to setting a year in which absolute emissions will peak.

While no countries put forward new targets, all of them — from emissions giant Australia to tiny Niue (population 1,398) inscribed their domestic carbon - cutting, fossil - fuel reducing, renewable energy and energy efficiency goals as part of the declaration.

That Senate bill sets a goal to reduce emissions by 83 percent from 2005 levels by 2050 and requires electricity suppliers to use renewables and electricity - saving measures for 20 percent of their demand by 2020.

Of that total, 21 billion gallons must come from sources that reduce greenhouse - gas emissions by 50 percent or more — a goal that algae neatly achieve.

Sutley, for her part, came to the post after a four - year stint as a deputy mayor in Los Angeles, where she also oversaw climate change and energy policy, including restraining emissions from diesel trucks at area ports as well as promoting solar energy by setting a goal of generating 10 percent of the city's electricity from the sun by 2020.

And when US President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement earlier this year, a range of US cities and states pledged to act on their own version of «Think globally, act locally,» by cutting local and regional carbon emissions in keeping with the goals of the Paris deal.

In parallel to the renewables target, the commission proposes to cut Europe's carbon emissions by 40 % by 2030 compared with 1990 levels, up from the existing 20 % reduction goal for 2020.

But according to officials involved in the process, the treacherous political terrain has not stopped the administration from forging ahead with developing new emissions goals.

The goal was to figure out which factors influence ammonia emissions in dairy barns and to, ultimately, lower the amount of ammonia being released from dairy facilities, says Adeline Bougouin, lead author of the study.

The paper finds that reaching that goal would require that greenhouse emissions «ramp down to zero immediately» and that scientists deploy means, starting in 2050, to actively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

Unfortunately, jet fuel derived from coal results in even more CO2 emissions, which makes it no alternative at all if the goal is to combat climate change.

Less than a year after patenting a process that could improve stripping greenhouse gasses from industrial emissions, a University of Alabama engineering professor was recently granted another patent that uses a different solvent to accomplish the same goal.

A rapid decline in annual emissions would be needed to prevent warming from blowing past the ambitious temperature goals of the Paris agreement.

By investigating the concrete implications of INDCs for the low - carbon transformation by and beyond 2030, from energy systems, buildings to transport and industry, it complements the upcoming cutting - edge assessments by UNFCCC and UNEP of the impact of INDCs on global emissions and the global temperature goal.

The authors say fossil - fuel emissions should peak by 2020 at the latest and fall to around zero by 2050 to meet the UN's Paris Agreement's climate goal of limiting the global temperature rise to «well below 2 °C» from preindustrial times.

In a recent comment article in Nature, leading climate scientists identified achieving zero emissions from land - use changes and deforestation as one of six milestones that must be met within the next three years if we are to meet the goals set out in the Paris Agreement.

«Recent developments, including the US's announced withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, and a report finding that few countries will honor their emissions pledges, suggest we are not currently on track to meet this goal,» says Weber.

The projected 2 % increase in carbon dioxide emissions comes from growth in China's smokestack industries and jeopardises the Paris climate agreement goals, say experts

The debate over how to meet the Paris goals «should be broader», the lead author tells Carbon Brief, because there are risks to relying on negative emissions from BECCS.

A deal this fall to cap carbon emissions from global aviation at 2020 levels must be enforceable and set long - term goals in line with the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change, a coalition of environmental groups said.

Those proposals, announced over the past year, aim to reduce climate change - driving carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel - fired power plants and set power plant CO2 emissions reductions goals for each state.

The statement also said that China will cut its carbon intensity, or greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP, by 60 - 65 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, a large increase from its 40 - 45 percent goal for 2020.

Jari: Reducing climate change in accordance with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement requires the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in addition to reductions in emissions.

That is true, but both goals, extracting 100 GtC from the atmosphere via improved forestry and agricultural practices (with possibly some assistance from CCS technology) and limiting additional net change of non-CO2 forcings to zero, are feasible and probably much easier than the principal task of limiting additional fossil fuel emissions to 130 GtC.

Mitigation — reducing emissions fast enough to achieve the temperature goal A transparency system and global stock - take — accounting for climate action Adaptation — strengthening ability of countries to deal with climate impacts Loss and damage — strengthening ability to recover from climate impacts Support — including finance, for nations to build clean, resilient futures As well as setting a long - term direction, countries will peak their emissions as soon as possible and continue to submit national climate action plans that detail their future objectives to address climate change.

One of WRI four key goals is to protect the global climate system from further harm due to emissions of greenhouse gases and help humanity and the natural world adapt to unavoidable climate change.

This new model, along with plenty of other plug - in hybrid models, is part of Audi's strategy to pump up its electrified portfolio to target Tesla, a goal made even more important now by the company's desire to distance itself from the diesel emissions scandal.

The European Union has just announced that it wants to improve emissions by 20 % in 2015, and to achieve that goal, it is tightening emission regulations starting from...

Honda established a division late last year to develop electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its long - held goal for lower - emission gasoline hybrids, plug - in hybrids, EVs and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to account for two - thirds of its line - up by 2030, from about 5 percent now.

A new - type piezo injector is another essential element in attaining the ambitious performance / efficiency / emissions goals with the necessary long - term durability: A «stack» of piezo crystals reacts lightning - fast to impulses from the engine electronics, governing the injector needle's opening stroke and duration for ultra-precise control of fuel quantity.

«For customers looking to purchase vehicles that have low CO2 emissions, Honda has two great options on KBB.com's list — the fun - to - drive, fuel efficient Accord Hybrid and the Civic Natural Gas powered without a drop of gasoline,» said Steven Center, vice president of the Environmental Business Development Office at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «This recognition from Kelley Blue Book validates the efforts of Honda engineers who for decades have continued to work towards our goal to leave «Blue Skies for our Children.»»

The goal of a 50 - percent cut by 2050 leaves out the baseline, meaning it's presumably a reduction from today's emission levels.