Sentences with phrase «emissions rate improvements»

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«All home buyers will be able to benefit from energy efficiency advice, with those receiving low green ratings of «F» and «G» especially targeted for support and grants to make improvements to cut their costs and carbon emissions.»

If China's use of renewable and nuclear energy grows at a plausible rate, and the country captures some of its emissions from coal - burning power stations and keeps making improvements in energy efficiency, by 2050 its total emissions could end up 4 per cent lower than today, says Zhou.

The fuel economy is rated at 5,3 liters / 100 km with CO2 emissions of 119 g / km, an improvement of 25 % over the 1.6 - liter engine.

CO2 emission - reducing lubrication and cooling circuit improvements include a 2 - stage pressure oil pump with improved oil jet, an optimised water pump with a reduced flow rate, and a twin - chamber oil pan to improve engine warming speeds.

Emissions in all 50 states are rated as ULEV - 2, an improvement from the ULEV - 1 emission standard on the 2005 model.

Includes provisions: (1) creating a combined energy efficiency and renewable electricity standard and requiring retail electricity suppliers to meet 20 % of their demand through renewable electricity and electricity savings by 2020; (2) setting a goal of, and requiring a strategic plan for, improving overall U.S. energy productivity by at least 2.5 % per year by 2012 and maintaining that improvement rate through 2030; and (3) establishing a cap - and - trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting goals for reducing such emissions from covered sources by 83 % of 2005 levels by 2050.

Through improvements in the leak rate of new equipment, refurbishing older equipment, and the use of more efficient operation and maintenance techniques, utilities often find economical solutions to reduce SF6 emissions.

A second depicts required improvements in emissions rates for the entire electricity sector.

This commonsense reform would recognize that the hourly rates of emissions — a hallmark measure of efficiency improvement — is the relevant NSR test, as opposed to the annual emissions total that is far less relevant to the technological performance of the equipment.

The new carbon market will also work with Costa Rica's central bank to offer reduced interest rates on energy - efficient cars and home improvements in exchange for signing over the carbon emission offsets to BANCO2.

To be eligible for the Responsible Care Company of the Year award, companies must demonstrate they have met and surpassed Responsible Care performance criteria, including: a safety performance rating in the top 10 percent of companies in their size category, with no significant process incidents in the previous year; positive performance measures in the areas of transportation safety, process safety and emissions reduction; and demonstrated improvements in EHS&S performance, product stewardship, distribution safety and emergency preparedness.