Sentences with phrase «emissions technologies come»

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Lowering emissions has benefits (lower climate change damages) but comes at a cost (changing behaviour, adopting new technology, etc).

The convention's definition of geoengineering includes any technology that reduces solar heating of the Earth or increases carbon capture from the atmosphere — though carbon - capture and storage projects can go ahead as long as the carbon comes direct from industrial emissions.

«Advancing technology has revealed more and more of the Universe to us over the past few decades, and our study shows individual objects that account for about 96 percent of the background radio emission coming from the distant Universe,» Condon said.

Other similar billion - ton savings in emissions (what Princeton University professors Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow have dubbed «stabilization wedges») are desperately needed and can come only from reduction in fossil - fuel consumption through energy efficiency, low - carbon technologies and changes in way of life.

Different low carbon technologies from wind or solar energy to fossil carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) differ greatly when it comes to indirect greenhouse gas emissions in their life cycle.

«When it comes to life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, wind and solar energy provide a much better greenhouse gas balance than fossil - based low carbon technologies, because they do not require additional energy for the production and transport of fuels, and the technologies themselves can be produced to a large extend with decarbonized electricity,» states Edgar Hertwich, an industrial ecologist from Yale University who co-authored the study.

About one - fifth of the emissions reductions needed to cut the global output of greenhouse gases 50 percent by 2050 would have to come from CCS technology at coal - fired power plants, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

As the technology improves and the costs come down, Matter thinks sequestering carbon dioxide in basalt could become a viable strategy for controlling greenhouse gas emissions.

While it will likely spur us into action on the technologies required to reduce emissions, the effects of global warming will nonetheless still be felt by us, and by our descendants, for decades to come.

As the impacts of climate change become more pronounced in coming years, BECCS and other negative emissions technologies are looked to as a means of avoiding dangerous future climate scenarios by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Reject Greenhouse Gas emissions reductions schemes that come from high - risk technologies which create irreversible damage to human and planetary health including tar sands, shale gas, nuclear energy, and geo - engineering;

Zero - Emission Buses Coming to Marin County Nov 28, 2016 San Rafael Patch (CA) Marin Transit has embarked on a pilot project to test the technology of two 35 - foot, zero - emission electric buses.

Mazda announces Skyactiv X engine technology: Mazda will equip its next 3, coming in 2019, with a compression ignition gasoline powered engine said to nearly equal a similar - sized four - cylinder turbodiesel and match it for CO2 emissions.

The 2017 Mazda 6 is a great case in point, especially now that it comes with more equipment, a 50 - state partial zero emission vehicle rating, and highly effective G - Vectoring Control technology that heightens an already enjoyable driving experience.

With all of this advanced technology comes choices in the form of 3 different driving modes: EV Mode for electric driving to reduce emissions and noise, ECO Mode for an adjusted throttle input to maximize your efficiency, and Sport Mode for greater throttle response.

The 1.8 litre system fulfils all the requirements that customers have come to expect from a Toyota full hybrid powertrain - silent, intuitive, responsive and self - sufficient EV technology with low cost of ownership, no need for plug - in recharging, offering outstanding fuel economy and low CO2 emissions, and up to 50 % all - electric driving on the everyday commute.

Both engines benefit from advanced fuel - injection technology, which improves horsepower and fuel economy, and the 2.4 - liter engine can be ordered as a PZEV or Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle, but it comes with a slight reduction in horsepower and torque.

Both Euro 5 emissions - compliant engines come with fuel - saving BlueMotion technologies including idle - stop and brake energy recuperation, but both run on 95 RON premium unleaded petrol.

The 1.8 litre system fulfils all the requirements that customers have come to expect from a Toyota full hybrid electric powertrain: silent, intuitive, responsive and self - sufficient EV technology with low cost of ownership, no need for plug - in recharging, excellent fuel economy, low CO2 emissions, and up to 50 per cent all - electric driving in everyday commuting.

Under the hood, an all - new Duramax 3.0 L inline turbodiesel is coming, while the 5.3 L and 6.2 L V8 offerings get infused with more technology for more power, reduced emissions and better fuel economy.

Green - minded enthusiasts will be pleased to know that the S65 Cabriolet comes with stop - start technology to cut down on emissions and wasted gas at idle.

When it comes to hybrid technology, the A-Class will also join the race for zero emissions.

In all of the fevered recent discussions over next steps for climate legislation, I haven't heard anyone put forward a template for a bill that would lock in a carbon pricing path coming anywhere close to $ 60 to $ 95 a ton on a timescale that would make the technology globally competitive in time to blunt the burst of emissions coming by 2030 in China and India.

Under Andy's recent post about Iceland I wrote that there is no automobile technology coming to market that will solve our CO2 emission problem.

To come anywhere near achieving Mr. Obama's goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to 80 percent below where they were in 1990 would require huge leaps in technology along with deploying what's available now, he said.

Latching onto this up - and - coming technology is key to lowering our emissions and reliance on fossil fuels.

Furthermore, let me come back to the pathway as the source of cumulative emissions — energy mix, efficiency, technology finance, population, etc. etc., we believe this is the deeper driver to lead to the landscape of cumulative emissions.

Fugitive emissions like methane challenge pollution control experts, because they do not come from a more easily controllable «point source», like a smokestack or process pipe, which could be fitted with technology to capture or clean up the gas.

Capturing the Elusive Carbon CCS technology captures carbon dioxide emissions, liquefies it and injects it deep into the ground, back to where coal comes from in the first place.

Perry's confirmation comes amid reports of draconian cuts to the department's budget, including rolling back funding for nuclear physics and advanced scientific computing research to 2008 levels, eliminate the Office of Electricity, eliminate the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and scrap the Office of Fossil Energy, which focuses on technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

• Solar generating capacity continues to be rolled out, as costs decline expanding to supply the seasonal maximum of daily average, with pumped hydro to provide daily balancing until superior technologies come on - line, and open - cycle gas turbines shifting to a purely back - up function, with consequent substantial reductions in overall fossil CO2 emissions.

India — «An assessment by the Planning Commission is that from 1990 to 2005, India's carbon emissions naturally came down by 17 to 19 per cent because of efficient and cleaner technologies without any conscious effort by the government.

Real solutions to climate change will only come through action on all low emission technologies, and it's vital that these include CCUS.

At the same time, if emissions reductions are too modest over the coming two decades, it may no longer be possible to reach a goal of 450 ppm CO2eq by the end of the century without large ‐ scale deployment of carbon dioxide removal technologies.

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With over 50 per cent of our climate change emissions coming from heating buildings, more also needs to be done to support greater renewable heat technologies,» explains Sam.

The technology vendor battles continue as GE has pledged to surpass the 65 % efficiency mark in coming years as generators increasingly look to CCGT plants to replace coal, reduce emissions, and ensure grid stability.

Real solutions to climate change will only come through technological change and action on all low emission technologies, and it's vital that this includes CCUS.

From a market perspective, Beijing's plan to become the world's primary high - efficiency, low - emission technology provider comes at the right time.

And while coal power is responsible for massive amounts of CO2 emissions, new plants are still coming online, and «clean coal» technologies are largely unproven.

Faced with a perceived conflict between expanding global energy access and rapidly reducing greenhouse emissions to prevent climate change, many environmental groups and donor institutions have come to rely on small - scale, decentralized, renewable energy technologies that can not meet the energy demands of rapidly growing emerging economies and people struggling to escape extreme poverty.

Most of the emissions savings in the short to medium term will come from power production and industry, switching from coal to gas for renewable energies, and improving energy efficiency, and putting in place technologies to clean up industrial processes.

Thus investments in new technologies during the coming decades might have the same order of influence on future emissions as population growth, economic development and levels of energy consumption taken together.

In addition to pushing just for more fuel efficient and low emission cars the coming administration, and Congress, can also take the opportunity to push for mobile air conditioning technology that dispenses entirely with HFCs.

But many prominent climate scientists have been leery of even discussing such possibilities for fear that they could provide policymakers with an excuse not to cut carbon emissions, or that the technology comes with serious side effects.

Although Sweden has decided to allow the replacement of its existing nuclear reactors, further emission reductions will come at a higher cost and require technology change.

Costs can vary depending where they come from and the available technologies to reduce those emissions.

Peters is a researcher who is on the record stating that he thinks there's little chance of holding warming to 2 degrees Celsius unless we come up with so - called «negative emissions» technologies that allow us to actively withdraw carbon dioxide from the atmosphere later in the century.