Sentences with phrase «far less carbon»

Industrialized nations emit far less carbon dioxide than the Third World, according to latest evidence from Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

These plantations store far less carbon than genuine forest, which means they were probably better left intact than converted to agriculture.

Natural gas emits far less carbon dioxide than coal when it burns, and new reserves have driven down its price, greatly expanding its use in power plants, homes, and businesses.

Because of the continuing climatic change, experts say some areas that are burning this year may never return as forest — they are more likely to grow back as heat - tolerant grass or shrub lands, storing far less carbon than the forests they replace.

Cropland also absorbs far less carbon than the rain forests or even scrubland that it replaces.

Canada's $ 1.4 billion Boundary Dam facility in Saskatchewan province was formally commissioned in the fall of 2014 — but it's captured far less carbon than initially expected and encountered numerous operational problems.

The transfer of knowledge, on the other hand, relies on the transmission of electrons, requiring an infrastructure of transcontinental fiber - optics that is far less carbon intensive that trans - ocean shipping.

Those who study energy patterns say we are in a gradual transition from oil and coal to natural gas, a fuel that emits far less carbon but still contributes to global warming.

A new study by a team of IMAS and Canadian scientists has found that catching most types of fish produces far less carbon per kilo of protein than land - based alternatives like beef or lamb.

Because a soy field contains far less carbon than a rainforest, the greenhouse gas benefit of the original ethanol is wiped out.

Binns said there was strong interest in the new aircraft, which are far quieter and produce far less carbon dioxide than fixed - wing aircraft, but he declined to predict when the companies would be able to announce a launch customer.

Because post-consumer plastic is far less carbon intense, as are most ingredients in Method products, we were able to hold our pricing.

Not exact matches

The environmental audit committee's report on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) points to underperformance in the scheme so far, concluding the «record in reducing carbon emissions is far less impressive».

By looking at the chemistry of rocks deposited during that time period, specifically coupled carbon and sulfur isotope data, a research team led by University of California, Riverside biogeochemists reports that oxygen - free and hydrogen sulfide - rich waters extended across roughly five percent of the global ocean during this major climatic perturbation — far more than the modern ocean's 0.1 percent but much less than previous estimates for this event.

DIRT POOR Soils will absorb far less climate - warming carbon in coming decades than previously thought, worsening global warming, a new study shows.

«When taking into account that production of the far smaller batteries of plug - in hybrids is associated with less carbon dioxide emissions than production of the larger batteries of electric vehicles, their carbon dioxide balance is even better,» says Patrick Jochem of KIT's Institute for Industrial Production.

Research lead Helen Skudder said: «This research highlights that burglar alarms and CCTV are far more carbon - intensive than door and window locks, and less effective from a security standpoint.

But today their influence is far less than that of manufactured greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and the CFCs, according to two new studies of the link between solar activity and climate.

Furthermore, it is likely that Miller and Urey erred by simulating Earth's early atmosphere with gases containing hydrogen, which reacts easily, as opposed to carbon dioxide, a gas that is far less reactive but was probably far more plentiful at the time.

They now think it consisted largely of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, a far less reactive mixture than Dr. Miller used.

It's a staggering amount of carbon, but so far less than the greenhouse gases emitted by countries like the United States or China.

Crucially, the warmer the world becomes, the more difficult it could be to prevent further warming, as our CO2 emissions could have proportionally larger impacts, and natural carbon sinks could become less effective.

It would further allow for greater use of biofuels, which combined with carbon capture and sequestration techniques could drastically reduce the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere and keep global temperature increases to less than two degrees Centigrade in 2100.

As a general rule, the shorter the carbon chain, the more efficiently the MCT will be turned into ketones, which are an excellent source of energy for your body — far preferable to glucose, as ketones produce far less reactive oxygen species (ROS) when they are metabolized to produce ATP.

Unfortunately, most purified MCT oils on the market forget about the longest carbon chain fatty acid and contain far less lauric acid, which means you're losing out on one of the better medium chain fatty acids that are normally found in coconut oil.

Instead of the original IMSA rear wing this orange Gallardo is showing a much higher riding, race inspired clear carbon rear wing that probably results in a lot more down force at speed... and this V10 sure goes fast... thanks to a Twin Turbo conversion by well - known Heffner Performance that has been further modified by ZR Auto to deliver no less than 1,500 hp in the end.

Buyers who'll be taking their Giulia QV on a track will also want to consider the carbon ceramic brake option, which further increases the stopping power on top of being less prone to overheating after repeated heavy uses.

That means a set of 22 ″ alloys which weigh 5.5 kg less each than the SVR's standard — despite being a half inch wider — and a carbon fibre bonnet for a further saving of 5 kg.

Being of the carbon ceramic kind, this means they dissipate heat far better than traditional steel rotors and weigh significantly less, virtually being fade - resistant and adding life expectancy.

Thanks to the lack of traditional drivetrain components and a cabin formed from carbon fiber, the truck weighs thousands of pounds less, furthering its handling characteristics and battery charge.

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... Based on these results, further warming and drying of tropical forests is expected to result in less uptake and more release of carbon on land, unfortunately amplifying the effect of fossil fuel emissions warming the climate.

The carbon dioxide produced by the plant is a far less potent greenhouse gas than the methane produced by Kansas farmers.

And remember, energy is far from the dominant component of the economy, and phasing in a 50 or 75 % reduction in carbon emissions doesn't mean a 50 to 75 % reduction in energy usage — still less a 50 to 75 % reduction in productive use of energy, given likely efficiency gains.

To the extent that churning is closer to the surface, it will involve water that is already largely saturated with carbon dioxide, and thus will be far less effective in the absorbtion of carbon dioxide.

Researchers say the slow digestive system of cows makes them a producer of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that gets far less public attention than carbon dioxide in efforts to fight global warming.

What the skeptics have really done so far is use simple models to observe the «missing sink,» which other carbon cycle modelers discovered and named years ago (and more or less attributed to NH terrestrial biosphere).

The greenhouse impact of the oil sands is also far less significant than some claims, particularly given the reality that oil consumption rates are what matters — not the amount of gigatons of carbon sitting in deposits of this sort in the ground.

Avoiding emissions now will be far less expensive than capturing carbon dioxide from air in the future.

2) don't even attempt to address the mathematically indisputable (as far as I can see) fact that grassland sequestration can not come close to offsetting the current levels of carbon emissions, much less reduce the excess carbon already in the atmosphere (at least not while said emissions continue).

The Way Forward As China seeks a cleaner, softer path of development, renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and geothermal are attractive not only because of their lower carbon emissions profiles, but because they use far less water than their fossil fuel counterparts.

They further question the claims that a pre-industrial or «below 350 ppm [carbon dioxide]» climate is necessarily more benign or less affected by extreme weather, and they warn that «unachievable» CO2 emissions reduction policies are at risk of being classified as «ill advised, ineffective, and disingenuous» if and / or when the public eventually recognizes how flimsy the evidence is upon which these policies are based.

It means far less harmful carbon pollution will be emitted in the coming years.

With an estimated social cost of carbon — a damage estimate of global warming pollution — of $ 65 (far less than other estimates), the GED for coal - fired generators is 4.7 cents / kWh.

The new techniques impact far less land surface, use and recycle brackish water, and emit fewer air pollutants and (plant - fertilizing) carbon dioxide every year.

Indeed, the FAR widened the likely range of temperature increase for a doubling of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from the previous assessment, indicating greater uncertainty, not less, about this issue.

And I'm not worried about that because I believe that in the meanwhile, we have that time to develop less carbon intensive forms of energy production, to walk away from the rising sea levels, and to build further inland, develop sea defences, etc, etc..

And where Lucas promises that there will be less unemployment under a Green Government, it is because a «zero carbon economy» is far more labour - intensive than its fully - powered counterpart.

As you say Giles, Macfarlane sees wave and geothermal as far less a near term threat to coal and gas, so his strategy is to back them with a few meagre tax payer funded handouts while we let the carbon giants continue to pollute our otherwise wonderful nation for free!

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