Sentences with phrase «emissions reductions policies on»

This conclusion is robust across assumptions, even across unrealistic assumptions about the timing and magnitude of emissions reductions policies on tropical cyclone behaviour.

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If your condition for GHG policy is that you must impose the same price on all sectors of the economy because you want to be cost - effective, that rules out higher prices on some sectors where deep emissions reductions are possible, or lower prices in more politically sensitive areas to ensure you get a policy in place at all.

Importantly, none of these groups could point to federal government dysfunction on climate policy to defend their own inaction, he said, because the wild rhetoric of government dissidents like Craig Kelly does not reflect mainstream government policy for the nation to meet its Paris commitments for a 26 - 28 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.

Other downstream implications of CCS or other policy will depend on how they affect the relative price of electricity... and more expensive emissions reductions will make electricity more expensive than it needs to be, thereby limiting potential uptake of electrification.

We're on the way to building the machinery to deliver on our Paris emissions reduction and energy reliability goals - but are still shy of a Paris - compliant emissions policy.

Prudent spending cuts would allow the government to focus on policies to lift productivity, including STEM training, large infrastructure projects, additional revenue for the emissions reduction fund and ongoing defence investment, the group said.

The UK has massively overstated its reduction in carbon emission, say two new reports which casts a harsh light on Britain's environmental policy.

The policy requires states to measure and set reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions by vehicles on highways.

Despite Tony Blair's prioritisation of climate change on the international agenda, individual domestic policies are not leading to carbon emission reductions.

The team focused on emission reductions that resulted in win - win situations between climate policy and air quality policy.

It's unclear whether one of these single policies was the actual driver of the reduction in emissions, or an indicator that a state takes climate change mitigation seriously and is attacking the issue on many fronts, Saikawa says.

«Speed reductions, which are known to reduce emissions, would need to be maintained over a very long - term period in order to produce regional air quality benefits,» said James Corbett, a professor of marine policy at the University of Delaware, who has studied the impact of the shipping industry on human health.

The UNFCCC has focused on one policy — carbon cap - and - trade and emissions reductions.

-- It is the policy of the United States to work proactively under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and in other appropriate fora, to establish binding agreements, including sectoral agreements, committing all major greenhouse gas - emitting nations to contribute equitably to the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions.

The analysis finds that a single policy tool — fossil fuel subsidy removal — could deliver emissions reductions equivalent to one - quarter of all current country commitments under the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change.

Allthough this is only one of several possible offset sources under consideration by policy makers, we find already that, without restrictions on offset eligibility, CORSIA will not incentivise any further emission reductions beyond those that will happen without the scheme and will also not provide price signals that reward previous investments in CDM projects.

From a policy perspective, this suggests a number of possibilities, among them, (a) that the benefits of emissions reduction (as related to GAT) lie beyond 2030, (b) that everyone implicitly agrees that emissions reductions are unlikely (I doubt this is the case), (c) that emissions reductions of any conceivable amount will have no noticable effect on GAT, and so on.

A functioning market would make this more apparent (e.g., if the market price is equal to the IPCC midpoint scenario), of course, but it appears to me that in the debate motivated by James so far that there is no expectation that emissions reductions policies will have a discernable effect on the climate (as measured by GAT) by 2030 (the terminal point of the bet).

President - elect Barack Obama sent a video message to a summit meeting on global warming organized by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, implying that despite the continuing economic turmoil, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions will remain a central component of Mr. Obama's energy, environmental and economic policies.

The agency chose these actions because it said they all meet these criteria: They can result in significant near - term emissions reductions, do not curb economic growth, rely only on existing technologies and proven policies and produce significant benefits beyond climate change mitigation.

Along with expanded state and local climate policies, these actions can put the country on a pathway to emissions reductions of 80 percent or more.

Relevant — Don't Count on Long - Term Success in Climate Policy, Warns Paper in Decision Analysis Journal (``... consideration of path dependence in the context of climate policy justifies greater near - term emissions reductions in what amounts to a hedging strategy.&rPolicy, Warns Paper in Decision Analysis Journal (``... consideration of path dependence in the context of climate policy justifies greater near - term emissions reductions in what amounts to a hedging strategy.&rpolicy justifies greater near - term emissions reductions in what amounts to a hedging strategy.»)

That challenge has been largely ignored, with the policy focus placed on emissions and emissions reduction and the political will to reduce them, without due regard to the current limits on alternative low carbon energy technologies.

On February 14, 2002, President Bush directed the Department of Energy (DOE) to enhance the «accuracy, reliability, and verifiability» of the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program (VRGGP), established pursuant to Section 1605 (b) of the 1992 Energy Policy Act, and «to give transferable credits to companies that can show real emission reductions.»

While emission reductions under Inslee's plan would be relatively small in global terms, it would outline a path for broader action, said Noah Kaufman, who leads the carbon tax research initiative at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy.

The provisions will seek to ensure that credits from Community projects do not result in double - counting of emission reductions nor impede other policy measures to reduce emissions not covered by the ETS, and that they are based on simple, easily administered rules.

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.

The EnergyVision 2030 Progress Report for Rhode Island gauges the state's progress toward necessary clean energy targets and summarizes policies that together will allow Rhode Island to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 45 % from 1990 levels by 2035 on the way to an 80 % reduction from 1990 levels by 2050, in keeping with the Resilient Rhode Island Act.

Australia's flagship climate policy, has spent more than $ 2 billion on emissions reductions, yet big businesses could wipe all this out.

Its aim is to provide elements for decisions on a policy mix that will optimize carbon emission reduction (less carbon content per unit of output) and socioeconomic benefits with the needed urgency.

The ramping up of business action on climate change should give the government confidence it can achieve more emissions reductions and set policies that aim considerably higher than the current targets.

The EnergyVision 2030 Progress Report for Maine gauges the state's progress toward necessary clean energy targets and summarizes policies that together will allow the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the path to meet a 75 % to 80 % reduction from 2003 levels, consistent with the Act to Provide Leadership in Addressing the Threat of Climate Change.

Using the NRDC policy framework, along with the proprietary outlook from IHS Inc. on energy efficiency and power demand, the Energy Institute report then assesses the costs and market impacts of meeting the Obama Administration's emissions target of 42 % reductions below 2005 levels by 2030.

Declares that it is the policy of the United States to work proactively under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and in other appropriate fora to establish binding agreements, including sectoral agreements, committing all major GHG - emitting nations to contribute equitably to the reduction of global GHG emissions.

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While the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change findings make clear that future climate policy will be needed to significantly reduce emissions, the timing of the precise policy measures that will implement those reductions remain unclear.

That is why Blair and Brown were keen to be seen to be acting on climate change, and that is why, in response to that action, the Tories committed themselves to a policy of an 80 % reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050, against Labour's 60 %.

The focus on emissions reductions as some sort of solution to sea level rise (apart from any determination of cause) is distracting from developing better land use policies and coastal engineering practices.

These measures include emission reduction targets, policies that put an effective price on carbon, energy and transportation policies, financing mechanisms, measures and financing to support adaptation, and corporate disclosure policies.

As a Climate Savers company, H&M will focus on reducing its climate footprint through emissions reductions in its entire value chain, and engage in various activities that aim to positively influence the fashion industry as well as policy makers.

-- It is the policy of the United States to work proactively under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and in other appropriate fora, to establish binding agreements, including sectoral agreements, committing all major greenhouse gas - emitting nations to contribute equitably to the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions.

The EU has long led the way on carbon emissions, implementing a cap and trade system in 2005, having set ambitious emissions reductions targets, having per person emissions that are less than half of those in the USA, Canada, and Australia, and which in general has been the global model on climate policy.

I did not say the IPCC demanded specific policies, but rather individual scientists did claim that the science demanded emissions reductions, which gave birth to the UNFCCC and the precautionary principle on dangerous climate change.

The alleged rationales for anti-coal and gas policies — to reduce global warming or protect local environments — are furphies: whether or not further warming will occur and be dangerous — and both propositions are questionable and are being ignored by major emissions producers China and India, and soon the USA — Australia's emissions reductions will have no measurable impact on world climate.

The opponents of climate change policies have largely succeeded in opposing proposed climate change law and policy by claiming that government action on climate change should be opposed because: (1) it will impose unacceptable costs on national economics or specific industries and destroy jobs, (2) there is too much scientific uncertainty to warrant government action, or (3) it would be unfair and ineffective for nations like the United States to adopt expensive climate policies as long as China or India fail to adopt serious greenhouse gas emissions reductions policies.

This entry makes recommendations on how to respond to arguments against climate policies based on claims that it would be unfair or ineffective if a nation makes significant reductions in ghg emissions if other nations such as China or India does not act,

We argue here that such a policy, with its emphasis on carbonsequestration, would not be successful in achieving the carbon emission reductions that Allen himself advocates — for a variety of political, economic, technological and logistical reasons.

The opponents of climate change policies have succeeded in opposing proposed climate change law and policy by claiming that government action on climate change should be opposed because: (1) it will impose unacceptable costs on national economics or specific industries and destroy jobs, (2) there is too much scientific uncertainty to warrant government action, or (3) it would be unfair and ineffective for nations like the United States to adopt expensive climate policies as long as China or India fail to adopt serious greenhouse gas emissions reductions policies.

The smart response would be to secure the low - and - rising carbon price and then start pushing other emission reduction policies, namely sector - specific regulations, industrial policies focused on capacity building, and large - scale investments in RD&D.

Minnesota's energy policy is failing on its own terms, as it has not achieved a significant reduction in CO2 emissions