Sentences with phrase «equivalent emissions annually»

Under a business - as - usual scenario that includes rules already passed at the federal level, HFCs are forecast to contribute 71 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent emissions annually in the state by 2030.

«Washing Hands in Hot Water Wastes Energy, Study Says --» Although the choice of water temperature during a single hand wash may appear trivial, when multiplied by the nearly 800 billion hand washes performed by Americans each year, this practice results in more than 6 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent emissions annually.»»

Not exact matches

The federal emissions standard is estimated to reduce carbon pollution equivalent to 134 coal power plants burning annually and save drivers $ 1,650 per vehicle through fuel savings according to the coalition that includes Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington.

Additionally, global kerosene use has been estimated to emit up to 200 million tons of CO2 annually, which is the equivalent of emissions from approximately 60 large U.S. coal plants, heightening the need to develop sustainable alternatives.

The 1.9 - megawatt array is anticipated to produce nearly 3 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, avoiding the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to burning 2.4 million pounds of coal or more than 5,000 barrels of oil each year.

If all those lamps were LED equivalents, enough power would be saved to light 17.4 million American households and cut carbon emissions by 5.6 million metric tons annually, according to the Energy Department.

That is the message of new research that has quantified CO2 emissions from the Harbour for the first time — found to be 1000 tonnes annually — equivalent to the pollution from about 200 cars.

The researchers estimate, conservatively, that at least 229 billion tons (208 billion metric tons) of carbon could be stored in the basalt formations of the Juan de Fuca Plate 100 miles (160 kilometers) off the U.S. west coast in this way — or the equivalent of 122 years of all U.S. emissions of 1.9 billion tons (1.7 billion metric tons) annually.

In 1999, I signed two landmark clean air bills that will reduce industrial air emissions an estimated 250,000 tons annually — the equivalent of removing 5.5 million cars from Texas roads and highways.

Experts estimate that as much as 1.02 billion tons of carbon dioxide are being released annually from degraded coastal ecosystems, which is equivalent to 19 % of emissions from tropical deforestation globally *.

Carbon dioxide emissions have fallen by 1,521 metric tons, which is equivalent to removing 279 cars from the road annually.

In 1999, I signed two landmark clean air bills that will reduce industrial air emissions an estimated 250,000 tons annually — the equivalent of removing 5.5 million cars from Texas roads and highways.

Altogether they have 12.1 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent in greenhouse gas emissions per person annually.

It estimates that the processes needed to feed the world — from farming to storing, transporting and refrigerating food — accounted for 19 - 29 percent of global emissions in 2008, or the equivalent of 10,000 - 17,000 megatonnes of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere annually.

A joint study by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council estimated that by 2050, widespread adoption of plug - ins could reduce greenhouse - gas emissions by 450 million metric tons annually — equivalent to removing 82.5 million passenger cars from the road.

The extra time spent in the air means transatlantic flights will together burn an extra US$ 22 million - worth of fuel annually, and will emit an extra 70 million kg of CO2 — equivalent to the annual emissions of 7,100 UK homes.

Each year an estimated 10 percent of California homes are built with SPF insulation, resulting in energy efficiencies such that homes insulated with SPF could help eliminate 800,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, the equivalent of removing 2,700 cars from California's roads each year.

Starting in July 2008, that price was C$ 10 per tonne of CO2 equivalent emissions, designed to increase by C$ 5 / tonne annually until 2012, when it will hit C$ 30 / tonne.

A typical residential solar panel system will eliminate three to four tons of carbon emissions each year — the equivalent of planting over 100 trees annually.

The Provincial Government's 2008 Climate Action Plan predicted that the tax could reduce GHG emissions in 2020 by up to 3 million metric tons of CO2 - equivalent annually, or roughly a 5 % decline compared to the reference case forecast.

As poorer countries develop and the world's population grows, emissions associated with food waste could soar from 0.5 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year to between 1.9 and 2.5 gigatonnes annually by mid-century, showed the study published in the Environmental Science & Technology journal.

According to the publication, HFCs could be responsible for emissions equivalent to 3.5 to 8.8 gigatons (Gt) of carbon dioxide (Gt CO2eq) by 2050, an amount comparable to total current annual emissions from transport, estimated at around 6 - 7 Gt annually.

Subtitle C: Additional Greenhouse Gas Standards -(Sec. 331) Amends the CAA to require the EPA Administrator to promulgate New Source Performance Standards (NSPSs) under such Act for specified categories of stationary sources that: (1) have uncapped GHG emissions greater than 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent and are responsible for emitting at least 20 % of the uncapped GHG gas emission annually; or (2) are responsible for at least 10 % of the uncapped methane emissions.

CRS: Keystone XL Would Increase U.S. Emissions By The Equivalent Of Up To Four Million Cars Annually.

--(A) Within 12 months after the date of enactment of this title, the Administrator shall publish under section 111 (b)(1)(A) an inventory of categories of stationary sources that consist of those categories that contain sources that individually had uncapped greenhouse gas emissions greater than 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent and that, in the aggregate, were responsible for emitting at least 20 percent annually of the uncapped greenhouse gas emissions.

The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service found in a survey of published literature that because tar sands oil is more carbon intensive than conventional crude oil, the Keystone XL pipeline would increase U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of «approximately 558,000 to 4,061,000 passenger vehicles» annually:

Drained and cultivated organic soils in the delta continue to oxidize, subside and emit an estimated one to two million metric tons of CO2 - equivalent annually — equal to annual emissions from over 300,000 passenger vehicles.

Led by states and regions internationally, the Coalition brings together signatories and endorsers of the Under2 MOU, a commitment to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 to 95 % below 1990 levels, or to two metric tons of carbon dioxide - equivalent per capita annually, by 2050.

Food scraps account for 43 % of the landfilled waste from Alameda County's multi-family residences, releasing emissions equivalent to over 50,000 metric tons of CO2 annually.

The FUND model shows that Canada benefits from emissions by 1.8 % of gross domestic product by 2100, equivalent to a benefit of $ 186 Billion annually in 2015 dollars when assuming an ECS of 3 °C.

And according to one scenario analyzed by Dupont's Mack McFarland, phasing down HFCs across the globe could cut emissions by the equivalent of 12.9 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually by 2050 (compared to roughly 2 billion tonnes by 2012 under Kyoto).

Widespread adoption of PHEVs can reduce GHG emissions from vehicles by more than 450 million metric tons annually in 2050 — equivalent to removing 82.5 million passenger cars from the road

For example, a 2009 UCS analysis found that a 25 percent by 2025 national renewable electricity standard would lower power plant CO2 emissions 277 million metric tons annually by 2025 — the equivalent of the annual output from 70 typical (600 MW) new coal plants [4].

Human CO2 emissions from all sources are currently adding the equivalent of 4.5 ppmv annually, yet we only observe an annual increase of 2.2 ppmv, or slightly less than half this amount.

Drained and cultivated organic soils continue to oxidize, subside and emit an estimated 1.5 to 2 million metric tons of CO2 - equivalent annually — equal to annual emissions from over 300,000 passenger vehicles.

Engaging with suppliers to reduce CO2 emissions The LEGO Group's 2020 goal is to reduce CO2 emissions by 10 %, the equivalent of more than 10,000 tonnes annually, or taking more than 28,000 cars off the roads.

That sounds like a lot, but it only adds up to the equivalent emissions of about 200 cars annually (900 tonnes), and is a drop in the ocean compared to the 40 billion tonnes or so of carbon humans put into the atmosphere every year.

Led by states and regions internationally, the Coalition brings together signatories and endorsers of the Under2 MOU, a commitment to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 - 95 % on 1990 levels, or to two metric tons of carbon dioxide - equivalent per capita annually, by 2050.

There is no excuse for these few plants to release about 7 million metric tons of CO2e annually, which is equivalent to carbon emissions from electricity usage in over a million American households a year.

So providing mostly coal - based electricity to 304 million new Indian customers will produce something in the range of 6 billion tons CO2 equivalent annually of CO2 emissions.

There are currently about 10,000 of these large sedans (mostly Lincoln Town Cars) that primarily service corporate clients and they emit 272,000 tons of CO2 equivalents annually, not to mention smog - forming emissions.

This is said to be the equivalent of powering more than 158,000 average homes, and to equal an offset of some 890,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually.

While the amount that the plant will be able to take in is not much — only 900 tons annually or about the equivalent emissions from 200 cars — it may be the first step in a larger roll - out in the future, says Climeworks co-founder Christoph Gebald:

If all televisions sold in the United States met the new Energy Star requirements, the savings in energy costs would grow to be about $ 1 billion annually and greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced by the equivalent of about 1 million cars.

The United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that livestock production accounts for some 2.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gases annually, or about 35 percent of total anthropogenic methane emissions.

An Environmentally Responsible Project The Ivanpah project will reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by more than 400,000 tons annually, which is the equivalent of taking more than 70,000 cars off the road.

Ivanpah: An Environmentally - Responsible Project The Ivanpah project will reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by more than 400,000 tons annually, which is the equivalent of taking more than 70,000 cars off the road.

IKEA Stoughton's program will produce approximately 695,000 kWh of clean electricity annually — the equivalent of reducing 479 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), eliminating the emissions of 94 cars or powering 60 homes yearly.

Made up of 24,934 panels and mounted on single - axis trackers, the setup is designed to produce approximately 9,264,000 kilowatt hours of solar electricity each year, which is enough to power the equivalent of more than 800 typical American homes, and to offset 6,388 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.