Sentences with phrase «emits less»

-- Although gas emits less Co2 than other forms of fuel, it's not a sustainable or renewable fuel.

in the first case, if for some reason the temperature of the Earth drops, it emits less radiation and the temperature tend to recover because the energy that is radiating is less that the energy it is absorbing.

Surely, if temperatures are rising, (as posited by the GHG hypothesis) it must mean the exact opposite — namely that the Earth emits LESS energy that it receives.

While in the former area climate campaigners are Big Oil's enemy, in the latter area they are its ally, as gas emits less CO2 than its main rival (coal) for a given amount of energy.

The transfer of data from one application that evaluates CFD can be used to assess daylighting which then can be used to estimate the reduction in costs, occupant satisfaction and then used to figure out how the building uses less energy, emits less carbon and considers the consequences of different design options.

GDP fall could mean carbon fall Before the stimulus package, China's slowed economy emits less carbon than developed economies going through a recession.

Rather, it is largely a result of coal being displaced by natural gas, which emits less carbon dioxide when producing electricity.

While the province emits less than 1 % of total global emissions, it is one of the largest per capita GHG emitters in the world, the paper noted.

That jibes with the idea of a cooling trend during solar minimum; fewer spots means fewer faculae, so the Sun emits less Earth - warming radiation.

«Public transport emits less than half as much carbon dioxide per passenger.

However, it's hard for coal gasification to compete with natural gas, which naturally emits less carbon dioxide when burned than coal does.

It is better for your wallet, it is better for the nations energy budget, it is lighter and wears less on the roads, it requires less parking space, emits less pollution, which again creates less health problems.

The rise of shale gas has had an environmental benefit as well — greatly reduced carbon dioxide emissions, because generating electricity by burning natural gas emits less than half as much carbon dioxide as burning coal.

Even Obama administration officials have said gas was a «bridge fuel» to a green energy economy because it emits less carbon dioxide than coal when burned for power.

Back home, and approaching London, I'd flip it into e-mode, actively enjoying the zero emissions traffic tussle, and knowing that there would be no congestion charge to pay (anything that emits less than 99g / km of CO2 is exempt).

If the ice is a lower temperature than the liquid water, and as a general rule ice usually is colder than liquid water, then the ice emits less infrared radiation.

Of the fossil fuels, natural gas emits less carbon dioxide than oil (though the gas itself, methane, is a powerful greenhouse gas and there are serious leakage problems with its use).

An electric vehicle (EV) emits less than half of the CO2 of a conventional vehicle, and EVs will produce even fewer emissions as technology improves and more electricity is produced by renewables.

Natural gas (NG) is a potential «bridge fuel» during transition to a decarbonized energy system: It emits less carbon dioxide during combustion than other fossil fuels and can be used in many industries.

A ship which is more energy efficient burns less fuel so emits less air pollution.

Today, driving an EV emits less than half of the CO2 of a conventional vehicle.

Natural gas is much more environmentally friendly than coal, which continues to be the mainstay of electricity production around the world and in the U.K. Gas emits less than half the CO2 per kilowatt hour produced, and it emits much lower amounts of other pollutants like nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, black carbon, carbon monoxide, mercury, and particulates.

To qualify as «advanced,» EPA has to certify that the fuel emits less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional gasoline.

In addition, the popularity of natural gas relies, in part, on its reputation as a «bridge fuel» — the fossil fuel that will lead to a renewable energy future because it's cleaner burning, emits less greenhouse gas and uses water less intensively in certain steps of the process.

Natural gas emits less carbon dioxide per unit of energy than coal.

This proven technology has helped shift more electricity generation to natural gas, which emits less nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, mercury and more than 50 percent less carbon dioxide than coal.

1) The obvious thing that smaller population uses less resources and emits less pollution as a global average.

Since the energy emitted goes like T ^ 4 power, the earth thus emits less energy back into space, which is why it has to warm (until it reaches a temperature when the earth is again emitting as much energy back out into space as it receives from the sun and so is back in equilibrium).

An added bonus to digital radiology is the fact that it emits less radiation than traditional radiology.

This system emits less radiation to your pet and hospital personnel, while decreasing your pet's time under anesthesia.

Ecological plastic emits less CO2 during a product lifecycle (from manufacturing to disposal) than plastic made solely from petroleum; it also helps reduce petroleum use.

Even the 1.8 TSI averages the best part of 50mpg and emits less than 150g / km of CO2.

When fitted with the nine - speed unit the CR - V emits less than 135 g / km of CO2, a significant 20 percent reduction compared to the previous five - speed automatic transmission.

Although performance figures remained the same, the revised engine emits less CO2 compared to the previous model.

What's important here is that the LS 500h gives you access to a gorgeous, luxurious limousine that gulps less fuel and emits less carbon - dioxide.

Although the new 3.0 - litre turbo - diesel V6 engine is less powerful now, it uses significantly less fuel, emits less carbon dioxide and is Euro 6 compliant.

Other models that might be unveiled are a new efficient diesel C - Class that will be on the market by 2011 that uses less than five liters of fuel per 100 km and only emits less than 130g of carbon - dioxide per km.

Rather impressively, the most potent four - wheel - drive diesel Stelvio emits less carbon dioxide than an equivalent Audi Q5; the Alfa manages just 127g / km and has an official figure of 58.8 mpg.

The Skoda Octavia estate has an economical 1.6 - litre TDI diesel engine, which can return 80mpg and emits less than 100g / km of CO2

Although it seems beside the point, Ferrari would like you also to know that, compared with the F430, the new 458 Italia consumes less fuel and emits less CO2.

Its star emits less radiation than many other red dwarfs, making LHS 1140b more likely to have kept its atmosphere.

In fact, a typical coal - fired power plant exposes local residents to as many as 18 millirems of radiation yearly, whereas a nuclear power plant emits less than six millirems per annum, according to researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

His team searched for 18 chemical elements in SDSS J0018 - 0939, a dim orange star in the constellation Cetus that emits less light than the sun.

Still, fueling a vehicle like the Clarity emits less than half the CO2 released by its gas - guzzling counterparts for a given distance, says John Turner of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.

And an efficient, well run incinerator emits less carbon than is produced by letting the rubbish decompose and burning the methane.

Burning gas emits less carbon dioxide than burning other fossil fuels.

The process, according to CEO Richard Groome, emits less carbon dioxide and consumes less water than traditional farming.

We have over 20 models in the Group's range, which emit less than 100 grams / km CO2.»

Hansen's assessment is simple: we need, as a planet, to be emitting less carbon dioxide inside of ten years — an enormous task given that China and India are finally beginning to use power in appreciable quantities (and not for luxuries but for the second light bulb or first refrigerator in a house).

Closed freezer cases also emit less CO2, a detail that is important to eco-conscious retailers, ones who are already regulated by emissions standards or who have to comply with emission caps.