Peter Ryan's letter makes a good argument for taxing carbon
emissions on the consumption rather than production of goods (22/29...
If you factor in imports,
our emissions on a consumption basis went up 19 percent in the same period.
Not exact matches
As with carbon dioxide
emission rankings, less developed nations tend to score better
on electricity
consumption because access to electrical power is not as widely available.
The main reason the US ranks so poorly
on carbon dioxide
emissions is because its per - person
consumption rate of electricity is so high; all of that energy comes primarily from fossil fuels.
With more cars
on the road, energy
consumption and C02
emissions will drive demand for even more efficiencies and change how cars are made.
Chinese proclamations
on coal
consumption and the corresponding decline in carbon
emissions may be off the mark, a journal study found.
On an annualized basis, statistics show that in the first four months of 2015, coal
consumption in China dropped by an incredible 8 %, while overall CO2
emissions dropped by 5 %.8 So, what has happened then?
Minor changes like these have major benefits: they dramatically cut back
on fuel
consumption and greenhouse gas
emissions.
The unit's electric standby feature reduces fuel
consumption and
emissions and enables rolling warehouse applications so products can be stored
on the truck for later sale.
«Meat — The Big Omission from the Talks
on Emissions» Humane Society, Brighter Green, Chatham House 9 Dec 15:00 — 16:30 Observer Room 04 COP21 Paris — Le Bourget Site Leading experts and government officials will discuss the climate impacts of meat and dairy
consumption, public awareness, and potential policy and behaviour - change solutions.
The organisation helps customers save money and reduce the strain
on fresh water resources by decreasing
consumption, CO2
emissions and operational costs through lower energy
consumption, raw material and sewage treatment.
The LCA examined the effects of a 1 kilogram industry - average corrugated product manufactured in 2014
on seven environmental impact indicators: global warming potential (greenhouse gas
emissions), eutrophication, acidification, smog, ozone depletion, respiratory effects, fossil fuel depletion; and four inventory indicators: water use, water
consumption, renewable energy demand, and non-renewable energy demand.
It is possible for individuals to make a difference by changing things within their control, such as cutting down
on their meat
consumption in order to curb the harmful
emissions generated by the livestock industry.
As well as explaining that the production of meat —
on its journey from farm to fork — is responsible for 15 per cent of the planet's harmful greenhouse gas
emissions, it underlines that raising equivalent amounts of grain or vegetables for human
consumption uses far less land, water and resources.
We focus
on ruminant livestock since it has the highest
emissions intensity across food sectors... While shifting
consumption patterns in wealthy countries from imported to domestic livestock products reduces GHG
emissions associated with international trade and transport activity, we find that these transport
emissions reductions are swamped by changes in global
emissions due to differences in GHG
emissions intensities of production.
When we mitigate greenhouse - gas
emissions, we also create huge co-benefits in the nature of energy security, because if we continue to increase our
consumption of fossil fuels, we're really going to put pressure
on limited resources of these fossil fuels.
In 2008, they drew
on data covering 1980 to 2006 to argue that there had been «declining intensities of impact, from energy use and carbon
emission to food
consumption and fertiliser use, globally and in countries ranging from the US and France to China, India, Brazil and Indonesia» (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol 105, p 12774).
Saving
on energy
consumption also helps reduce the carbon dioxide
emission from the optical network, leading to greener optical communication systems.
And then you look at a place like China, which is just now — despite it's phenomenal growth in recent decades at 9 or 10 percent per year — is just now reaching about the per capita world average
on all those factors, energy
consumption, wealth and CO2
emissions, and they clearly want to do more.
Only voluntary restrictions or, more likely, taxes
on fossil - fuel
consumption and incentives for developing alternative fuels will reduce
emissions.
It enables us to estimate the impact
on regional air pollution
emissions, as well as how much land area and water
consumption would be needed for each scenario.
«If we started importing cars instead of producing them domestically, there may be a drop in country - wide
emissions, but the
consumption emissions may stay the same — or even increase, depending
on the production efficiency,» Ivanova said.
At the processor and distribution level, greater emphasis
on truck fleet - fuel usage and
consumption of electricity will reduce
emissions, the researchers said.
To construct the estimates, the researchers used data
on locomotive diesel
consumption, pipeline pumping station electricity
consumption, locomotive and power plant
emission factors and the AP2 integrated assessment model, which maps county level
emissions to costs for counties affected by the
emissions.
Titled «Modeling Sustainability: Population, Inequality,
Consumption, and Bidirectional Coupling of the Earth and Human Systems,» the paper describes how the rapid growth in resource use, land - use change,
emissions, and pollution has made humanity the dominant driver of change in most of the Earth's natural systems, and how these changes, in turn, have critical feedback effects
on humans with costly and serious consequences, including
on human health and well - being, economic growth and development, and even human migration and societal conflict.
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On any given day, 20 percent of Americans account for nearly half of U.S. diet - related greenhouse gas
emissions, and high levels of beef
consumption are largely responsible, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan and Tulane University.
The researchers» methodical approach — to model the prediction of API
emissions based
on consumption patterns — is new.
The auto industry needs to have a rethink: having turned out ever heavier cars year
on year, in future vehicles will have to be lighter with lower fuel
consumption and CO2
emissions.
The reason for the increase, the report suggests, falls largely
on China, whose 2017
emissions are projected to grow by about 3.5 percent, thanks to increases in the
consumption of coal, oil and natural gas.
Showing that it is possible to cut greenhouse gas
emissions, water
consumption and energy usage will support the implementation of new standards and regulations
on fluorinated gases.
Largely thanks to a decrease in coal
consumption in both countries, the analysis suggests that annual
emissions from the two countries combined are
on track to be about 2 billion to 3 billion tons lower in the year 2030 than previous estimates have indicated.
Unlike many heart studies that rely
on blood sugar and cholesterol tests that anyone might get at a doctor visit, the Washington University researchers used positron
emission tomography (PET) scans to image the heart and measure blood flow, oxygen
consumption and fatty acid and glucose uptake by the heart, among other measures.
«A whole system approach that connects production,
consumption and their impacts
on the environment and resources helps prevent adverse unintended consequences of GHG
emission mitigation».
My personal preferences would be for states to impose a new
consumption tax
on something that's bad for the world, like gambling or carbon
emissions or sugar or cigarettes, but states could also impose a special tax
on millionaires or rent out some state asset (like highways or parking lots).
The motorists» association says results show
emissions of noxious gases up to four times the regulatory limits, while greenhouse - gas
emissions and fuel
consumption was up to 35 % higher than figures shown on the government - mandated Fuel Consump
consumption was up to 35 % higher than figures shown
on the government - mandated Fuel
ConsumptionConsumption Label.
Following
on with Porsche's recent distancing of itself from diesel, the new Cayenne E-Hybrid promises reduced fuel
consumption and
emissions, although how much attention has been lavished
on driving pleasure, we're not so sure.
For example European fuel
consumption and
emissions testing controls the gear change points which make a massive difference to fuel
consumption on the tests.
At a time when the world's economy is in shambles and fuel
consumption and CO2
emissions are
on everyone's minds, there remains only one car that ticks all the enthusiast boxes without setting off a single wretched - excess alarm.
Mazda has based these findings
on what it calls a «well - to - wheel»
emissions evaluation, taking into account the entire life - cycle journey of the corresponding electricity from its point of production right through to its
consumption within the car.
It means a cut of around # 3.5 k over the previous, V8 - endowed S4 which had less torque, slower accelaration and was far heavier
on emissions and fuel
consumption.
Emissions climb to 54g / km and the combined fuel
consumption increases to 117.7 mpg, while the same 9.2 kWh battery pack will get owners two miles fewer
on a charge.
This tool calculates
emissions based
on fuel
consumption and / or vehicle miles traveled and thus allows for greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria pollutant
emissions estimation at a more local level.
Further information
on official fuel
consumption figures and the official specific CO2
emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the «Guide
on the fuel economy, CO2
emissions and power
consumption of new passenger car models», which is available free of charge at all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth - Hirth - Str.
It can't match the PHEV
on paper, but its claimed fuel
consumption of 53.3 mpg is pretty good for an SUV this size, although its 139g / km CO2
emissions figure still means a relatively pricey 29 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) rating for company - car drivers.
fuel
emissions and
consumption rate is similar to that of 650S Coup; 24.2 mpg
on the EU combined cycle and 275g / km.
Audi A6 Sedan: Combined fuel
consumption in l / 100 km: 7.1 — 5.5 (33.1 — 42.8 mpg); Combined CO2
emissions in g / km: 161 — 142 (259.1 — 228.5 g / mi) Fuel
consumption and CO2
emission figures given in ranges depending
on the tires / wheels used
As part of BMW's
on going Efficient Dynamics technology advancements the engine line up was amended to replace some of the six - cylinder engines with twin - turbo four cylinders giving improved performance, fuel
consumption and CO2
emission.
The 3.0 - litre TwinPower turbo straight - six now produces 258hp and 560Nm of torque — both increases
on previous outputs — but couples those figures with a combined fuel
consumption of 50.4 mpg and outstandingly low CO2
emissions of just 148g / km, a reduction of 30g / km versus its predecessor.
Its output has been enhanced yet further for the new Mercedes ‑ AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC + (fuel
consumption combined 11.2 l / 100 km, CO2
emissions combined 256 g / km) * and ensures superior performance
on a par with a sports car.
Set to make its public debut at the Paris Motor Show in October, the first Mercedes - Benz dedicated plug - in hybrid model uses a new parallel gasoline - electric drivetrain that is claimed to net the big luxury sedan combined cycle
consumption of 84 mpg (U.S.)
on the European test cycle while providing it with a zero -
emissions electric range of more than 20 miles.