Sentences with phrase «emissions of carbon»

And we'll add this: Significant progress already has been made in reducing emissions of carbon dioxide in power generation and methane in energy production.

The situation today, with global warming driven primarily by human emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels, is different from natural cycles, he said.

But in the cold light of morning, many will agree that their diplomatic triumph offered little tangible progress to further reduce emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

The book also has extensive discussions of the economics, science, and politics involved as well as the role played by some of the major groups pushing reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide.

To this day, there are few federal limits on emissions of carbon dioxide by utilities, one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases.

The bill, forged with advice from industry and environmental groups, would require that by 2010 industries cut emissions of carbon dioxide to 2000 levels and by 2016 to 1990 levels.

Based on the alarming things I've been reading about ocean acidification, limiting emissions of carbon dioxide is insufficient.

Thus, the hypothesis of current global warming as a result of increased emission of carbon dioxide (greenhouse gases) into the atmosphere is not true.

By most measures aviation generates 2 - 3 % of man - made emissions of carbon - dioxide, the main greenhouse gas.

So nuclear power, even in a best case, is only likely to be a small fraction of the long - term effort to curb emissions of carbon dioxide.

How much hotter will human - caused emissions of carbon dioxide make the planet this century?

The result would be lower emissions of carbon dioxide.

After all, it only controls emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is simply plant food.

She has also spoken up frequently about the need to restrict emissions of carbon dioxide, both to limit climate disruption and protect sea life.

Power plant emissions of carbon dioxide are slated for restriction.

Let's start with emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2).

What if cumulative emissions of carbon were not limited?

And these growing emissions of carbon dioxide that human activities have been adding to the air have begun changing the chemistry of the oceans.

This reduces overall emissions of carbon dioxide, the principal greenhouse gas, and enables greater economic autonomy for individuals and communities.

The diagnosis is that humans are suffering from a fever (and related symptoms) caused by our own actions — primarily emissions of carbon pollution.

Compared to coal, the use of natural gas for power generation emits 50 percent fewer emissions of carbon dioxide, and even more substantial reductions in traditional air pollutants.

This will also require an improved knowledge of the mechanisms controlling the degradation, preservation and emissions of carbon along the aquatic continuum to fully understand the impact of human activity on carbon transfer.

Most emissions of carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming, come from burning fossil fuels, used to power vehicles and generate electricity.

Today — rising natural gas use plays a key role in falling emissions of carbon dioxide — even as levels of methane and ozone decline.

For the latter part of the last century emissions of carbon dioxide have been greater from oil than from coal.

That causes deforestation and heavy emissions of carbon dioxide.

He said nothing specific about ways of fighting emissions of carbon dioxide from polluting internal combustion engines.

Such usage of the gas also results to the excessive emission of carbon to the atmosphere.

As global emissions of carbon increase, they raise the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere.

A new report on emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fuels and making cement shows 2014 emissions tracking near the high end of possible emissions tracks.

It could also dramatically increase emissions of carbon dioxide and methane and change large - scale ocean currents.

There is no alternative for humanity right now but to lower the amount of work being done per unit time if we are to lower emissions of carbon.

The international solution proposed was to control emissions of carbon dioxide.

... policy targets based on limiting cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide are likely to be more robust to scientific uncertainty than emission - rate or concentration targets.

The letter warned that strong actions to limit emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat - trapping gases would add to the cost of goods like steel, cement, paper and aluminum.

And there has been no warming since 2001, despite record human emissions of carbon dioxide.

The ad's message is as clear as America's air: Thanks to increasing use of clean, affordable natural gas, U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide from electricity generation — a major source of the greenhouse gas — are at their lowest level in 25 years.

Updates below InsideClimate News, showing the value of focused and sustained investigative reporting, has published the first piece in an illuminating review of what Exxon Mobil Corp. (and its earlier incarnations) learned through its own research from the 1970s onward about the potential climate impacts of rising emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel use.