Sentences with phrase «emissions reduction projects with»

Internal carbon tax or fee: A company charges itself a fee for each ton of carbon emissions that it generates, creating an internal fund that can be applied to emissions reduction projects with long - term payback periods.

By registering an emission reduction project with a renowned carbon certificate standard, project owners generate revenue through the sale of carbon credits.

Not exact matches

Worldwide, carbon storage has the capability to provide more than 15 percent of the emissions reductions needed to limit the rise in atmospheric CO2 to 450 parts per million by 2050, an oft - cited target associated with a roughly 50 - percent chance of keeping global warming below 2 degrees, but that would involve 3,200 projects sequestering some 150 gigatons of CO2, says Juho Lipponen, who heads the CCS unit of the International Energy Agency in Paris.

In the beginning, I spent most of my time registering the projects with the UNFCCC and working out how to calculate the emission reductions.

The commission breaks with Waxman - Markey over the extent to which industries can use international offsets — such as projects to prevent deforestation or reforest areas — to meet emission - reduction requirements.

The Global Carbon Project's analysis, which compares the world's actual CO2 output with four generations of emissions scenarios used by the IPCC, concludes that «significant emission reductions are needed by 2020 to keep 2 degrees Celsius as a feasible goal,» echoing the recent U.N. assessment.

Indonesia's national plan to cut emissions, officially called an intended nationally determined contribution, or INDC, committed the country to reduce emissions 29 percent by 2030 compared with business - as - usual projected emissions and a conditional 41 percent reduction with international support.

But such a charismatic carbon project is all too rare these days, both because the carbon market is dominated by less robust emission reductions from heavy industry in China and India as well as development efforts that proceed with little thought of the environmental cost or co-benefits.

With a sustained national commitment, the United States could obtain substantial energy - efficiency improvements, new sources of energy, and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions through the accelerated deployment of existing and emerging energy technologies, according to the prepublication copy of the capstone report of the America's Energy Future project of the National Research Council, the operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering.

The emission reductions delivered by these projects are likely far greater, but for many projects the costs associated with requesting CERs are insufficiently compensated by the current market price.

«Climate models can easily make assumptions about reductions in future greenhouse gas emissions and project the implications, but they do this with no rational basis for human responses,» Gross said.

Although emissions are projected to continue decreasing until 2020 in all 27 members of the EU, the 20 % reduction target compared with 1990, endorsed by European leaders in 2007, will remain out of reach without the implementation of additional measures, such as the EU energy and climate change package proposed by the European Commission in January 2008, the agency said.»

Assuming that the effects of GHG reductions on hurricane intensity are instantaneous and exactly proportional to emissions concentrations (also dubious assumptions, but lets go with them) under full and successful implementation of Kyoto, including the participation of the US, the reduction in projected damages would be about $ 0.03.»

Global average surface temperature anomalies, 2000 - 2100, as projected by MAGICC run with the original RCPs as well as with the set of RCPs modified to reflect the EPA 30 % emissions reductions from U.S power plants.

GHG emission reductions from the project activity will be 136,936 tonnes of CO2 per year, with the total expected GHG emission reductions across the 10 year crediting period of 1,369,360 tonnes of CO2.

We look forward to working with ICROA to expand carbon market activity in the U.S. and internationally through innovative, large - scale emissions reduction offset projects as well as increased developing country market access and participation.»

Such programs and measures include (1) requirements that publically - funded projects mandate that all diesel construction equipment be retrofitted with the best available technology to reduce particulate emissions; (2) continued funding and implementation of EPA's Diesel Emission Reduction Program and similar state - based diesel emission reduction programs; and (3) incentives to accelerate fleet turnover, in which vehicles and parts are properly recycled or Reduction Program and similar state - based diesel emission reduction programs; and (3) incentives to accelerate fleet turnover, in which vehicles and parts are properly recycled or reduction programs; and (3) incentives to accelerate fleet turnover, in which vehicles and parts are properly recycled or scrapped.

Though developers predict strong market growth, their projects» emissions reductions are expected to outstrip historical offset demand, with developers expecting to reduce another 1.4 billion tonnes of emissions over the next five years.

Our modelling focuses on scenarios projecting how rapidly we can gain significant national fleet - wide reductions in fossil fuel consumption and CO2 emissions — with and without new PHEVs, conversions, other efficiencies, and low - carbon biofuels.

This project is a collaborative effort between NEWS, which owns and operates the landfill's waste - to - energy generation; Clinton County, which owns the landfill; and NativeEnergy, which has contracted to purchase the verified carbon offsets associated with certain methane emission reductions from the project.

A cornerstone of this effort is the Natura Carbon Neutral initiative, a public commitment to offset those emissions that can not be reduced internally by investing in emission - reduction projects from other institutions whose values and beliefs are aligned with their own.

The World Bank Carbon Finance Unit (CFU) uses money contributed by governments and companies in OECD countries to purchase project - based greenhouse gas emission reductions in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

We support our clients through all levels of the carbon compensation process with, including carbon footprints, the development of emission reduction strategies, and advise on how to select or develop climate protection projects that best suit your needs.

Our experience of sourcing projects and strong network of contacts around the world help us source and develop high quality emission reduction projects, with strong sustainable development credentials.

Heat stress is projected to increase as a result of both increased summer temperatures and humidity.55, 61 One study projected an increase of between 166 and 2,217 excess deaths per year from heat wave - related mortality in Chicago alone by 2081 - 2100.62 The lower number assumes a climate scenario with significant reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (B1), while the upper number assumes a scenario under which emissions continue to increase (A2).

These projects must be officially recognised under the Kyoto Protocol's Joint Implementation (JI) mechanism (covering projects carried out in countries with an emissions reduction target under the Protocol) or Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)(for projects undertaken in developing countries).

This technical document provides the following information: - An update of global greenhouse gas emission estimates, based on a number of different authoritative scientific sources; - An overview of national emission levels, both current (2010) and projected (2020) consistent with current pledges and other commitments; - An estimate of the level of global emissions consistent with the two degree target in 2020, 2030 and 2050; - An update of the assessment of the «emissions gap» for 2020; - A review of selected examples of the rapid progress being made in different parts of the world to implement policies already leading to substantial emission reductions and how they can be scaled up and replicated in other countries, with the view to bridging the emissions gap.

This technical document presents the latest estimates of the emissions gap in 2020 and provides plentiful information, including about current (2010) and projected (2020) levels of global greenhouse gas emissions, both in the absence of additional policies and consistent with national pledge implementation; the implications of starting decided emission reductions now or in the coming decades; agricultural development policies that can help increase yields, reduce fertilizer usage and bring about other benefits, while reducing emissions of greenhouse gases; and, international cooperative initiatives that, while potentially overlapping with pledges, can complement them and help bridge the emissions gap.

Anna led the first project for ClimateWorks, the award - winning Low Carbon Growth Plan for Australia, working with McKinsey & Co and the Australian and Victorian Governments to identify the least cost opportunities for emissions reduction across the major sectors of the Australian economy, with a roadmap for implementation.

The World Bank's carbon finance products help the market grow by extending and expanding carbon finance to both developing countries and economies in transition — linking private sector buyers of carbon emission reductions with climate - friendly projects seeking financing.

It also provides guidance on assessing and encouraging the reduction of projects» greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the best available appropriate technologies.

Through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a provision in the Kyoto Protocol that encourages developed nations to share clean technologies with the developing world, countries can earn certified emissions reduction credits (CERs) by investing in clean energy projects.

European buyers were again the largest source of demand for forestry emissions reductions last year, purchasing two - thirds of tonnes associated with a buyer and comprising the largest source of demand for projects based in Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

The projects which are associated with reductions in emissions could be swamped by increases in emissions elsewhere.

«Entergy is pleased to receive this award from the American Carbon Registry, an organization that has worked with us for more than a decade to explore innovative emission reduction project opportunities,» said Chuck Barlow, vice president, environmental strategy and policy for Entergy Corporation.

As part of this commitment, Chevrolet is investing in local, community - based carbon - reduction projects throughout the U.S. with a goal of reducing up to eight million tons of CO2 emissions.

Median projected changes for temperature for 2080 - 2099 relative to 1986 - 2005 for a) summer b) autumn c) winter and d) spring under a model with minimal emissions reduction SOURCE: CSIRO

To enable trading, rules are established that allow those entities with caps to meet their obligations either by purchasing unneeded allowances from others that have caps, funding projects that reduce emissions at places under the control of others, or purchasing off - sets created by carbon reduction projects somewhere in the world.

Of particular interest to the ambition question is the gap in 2020 between emission levels consistent with the 2 °C climate target and emissions levels projected if country reduction pledges are fulfilled.

They are designed to offer clearly - defined procedures for creating real and verifiable emission - reductions without having to reinvent the wheel with every new project.

«Accordingly, as we concluded in D.P.U. 10 - 54, at 229 - 230, the Cape Wind facility will produce far greater benefits in terms of its: (1) contribution to narrowing the projected gap between supply and demand of renewable resources; (2) contribution to compliance with GWSA emission reductions requirements; (3) contribution to fuel diversity; (4) price suppression effects; (5) ability to act as a hedge against future fuel price increases and volatility; (6) contribution to system reliability; and (7) ability to moderate system peak load.

Each year, Recyclebank offsets its remaining emissions partnering with Native Energy, providing critical funding for greenhouse gas reduction projects.

Figure 16.2: Projected number of days per year with a maximum temperature greater than 90 °F averaged between 2041 and 2070, compared to 1971 - 2000, assuming continued increases in global emissions (A2) and substantial reductions in future emissions (B1).

The CEQA GHG Mitigation Registry also enables programs and projects to utilize real, permanent emissions reductions with a high level of environmental integrity.

«With some level of warming and sea level rise already in the pipeline no matter what we do, we won't see a reduction in impacts or even a sudden levelling - off — impacts are projected to increase at the same rate in all scenarios for the next couple of decades or so, and after that they merely increase more slowly in the deep emissions cuts scenarios,» Betts told Mongabay.

First Climate has long - standing experience with the registration of international emission reduction projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), the voluntary Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) as well as the Gold Standard.

«Climate science» as it is used by warmists implies adherence to a set of beliefs: (1) Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will warm the Earth's surface and atmosphere; (2) Human production of CO2 is producing significant increases in CO2 concentration; (3) The rate of rise of temperature in the 20th and 21st centuries is unprecedented compared to the rates of change of temperature in the previous two millennia and this can only be due to rising greenhouse gas concentrations; (4) The climate of the 19th century was ideal and may be taken as a standard to compare against any current climate; (5) global climate models, while still not perfect, are good enough to indicate that continued use of fossil fuels at projected rates in the 21st century will cause the CO2 concentration to rise to a high level by 2100 (possibly 700 to 900 ppm); (6) The global average temperature under this condition will rise more than 3 °C from the late 19th century ideal; (7) The negative impact on humanity of such a rise will be enormous; (8) The only alternative to such a disaster is to immediately and sharply reduce CO2 emissions (reducing emissions in 2050 by 80 % compared to today's rate) and continue further reductions after 2050; (9) Even with such draconian CO2 reductions, the CO2 concentration is likely to reach at least 450 to 500 ppm by 2100 resulting in significant damage to humanity; (10) Such reductions in CO2 emissions are technically feasible and economically affordable while providing adequate energy to a growing world population that is increasingly industrializing.

The Company accepts its customers» instructions with respect to use of funds to support particular projects on the basis that it will use its best efforts to apply funds to those projects and that the Company may determine that it is not feasible to apply funds as instructed in which event funds will be applied to other emissions reduction projects selected by the Company acting reasonably.

No reasonable ethical theory could justify current US projected ghg emissions, including projected reductions that are expected to come from increased substitution of coal with natural gas at least in the medium to long term.

The second part of the course will explore national climate and energy policy approaches of key countries, with an objective to learn lessons from experiences with different public policy instruments and emission reduction projects.