Sentences with phrase «fewer greenhouse gas emissions»

Double - paned windows are a boon to the environment as well, because when you burn less fossil fuel, you create fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

It is true that natural gas produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions than coal.

No building should define itself as «green» unless it consumes less energy and generates fewer greenhouse gas emissions than average.

100 percent PCR PET materials use significantly less energy and water to produce than virgin plastic and generates far fewer greenhouse gas emissions and solid waste.

«No discussion of US energy security and reducing global CO2 emissions is complete without talking about coal — and the technologies that will allow us to use this resource more efficiently and with fewer greenhouse gas emissions,» Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said in remarks released by the agency during his July visit to the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown, W.Va.

In the Northeast and Northwest, where a bigger portion of the power is produced with nuclear reactors, hydroelectric dams, natural gas - fired power plants and wind farms, an electric car will produce 76 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than a typical gasoline - powered car and 56 percent fewer emissions than a hybrid.

On average, ENERGY STAR certified buildings use 35 percent less energy and cause 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than similar buildings.

ENERGY STAR certified buildings save energy, save money, and help protect the environment by generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings.

On average, these buildings use 35 percent less energy and cause 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than comparable buildings across the country.

The goal is to outfit buildings so they can keep the lights on after a storm, when the regular grid typically goes down, all while producing far fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

Dynamic efficiency gains in the nation's model energy code can mean billions of dollars in utility bill savings for home and commercial building owners / occupants, more stable electricity grids, reduced reliance on energy imports and fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

A U.S. Energy Department study found that liquefied natural gas from the U.S., used for power generation in Asia and Europe, will emit fewer greenhouse gas emissions from a lifecycle perspective than electricity generated by regional coal.

As many others have noted, this has resulted in fewer greenhouse gas emissions nationwide.

Green energy is recognized by the EPA as a means for providing electricity in a responsible, sustainable way that produces far fewer greenhouse gas emissions than traditional power sources.

Logan has also designed a cooler asphalt that «uses 20 % less energy to make, produced 20 % fewer greenhouse gas emissions when applied and lets the airport use a higher percentage of recycled asphalt.»

What about hydropower, which is billed as a sustainable form of electricity generation because it produces far fewer greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels?

These new trucks — which employ a diesel combustion engine along with a hydraulic high - pressure accumulator that stores energy captured during braking — get 35 percent better fuel economy and generate as much as 30 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions as compared to the non-hybrid diesel - powered vehicles they are replacing.

EPEAT - certified computers deliver energy savings as well, according to the report: 42.2 billion kilowatt - hours of electricity over their life spans, which means 3.31 million metric tons fewer greenhouse gas emissions than their uncertified computing counterparts — the equivalent of taking 2.6 million cars off the road.

«We must lead the world to produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and we must do it in a way that does not undermine economic growth or prevent nations from delivering greater prosperity for their people.»

Amy Harder of The Wall Street Journal reports that «Republicans are responding with an amendment from Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota» that quotes from a section of the State Department which states that «the proposed pipeline would produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than an alternative mode of transportation, such as rail.

The fires that smelt iron also heat up the planet, but researchers are working on ways to produce higher - quality metals with fewer greenhouse gas emissions, potentially giving U.S. steelmakers an edge in a competitive global market.

Second, a cooler house requires less air conditioning — and hence results in fewer greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

Moreover, PET plastic bottles use less energy, generate less solid waste and create fewer greenhouse gas emissions than glass bottles or aluminum cans.

Researchers concluded that the Impossible Burger utilizes 87 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions, 74 percent less water, and 95 percent less land than conventional beef.

Quorn, a meat substitute made from fungus says its products are low in saturated fat and produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions than meat.

If everyone could fill a car of four people, this would mean four times fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

That means setting standards that encourage the new technologies, such as a promised renewable fuels standard, aimed at encouraging ways to ensure fuel consumers like cars and furnaces produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

Insects are even more efficient when it comes to water consumption, and they produce far fewer greenhouse gas emissions than livestock.

Developed nations that drive climate change incur relatively few of the costs whereas countries that produce few greenhouse gas emissions will be hard - hit, like nonsmokers exposed to second - hand smoke.

Not exact matches

The paper is a straightforward look at the how different shade coffee systems store carbon and their levels of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as how a few certifications (organic, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ Certified) influence those metrics.

They include less wait time at toll booths, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and fewer accidents.

On the bright side, the paper says that if nations can substantially cut greenhouse - gas emissions in the next few decades, the worst effects could be avoided.

The draft report by the U.S. Global Change Research Program says it is likely the world will forfeit its ability to meet «rapid emission reduction» scenarios needed to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations «within a few years.»

Despite an abundance of plans and applications, new nuclear reactors outside of Asia are few and far between, which puts nuclear's contribution to fighting greenhouse gas emissions at risk

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — For the last few years, this northern Colorado city (population 160,000) has been reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and growing its businesses at the same time.

Increases now and over the next few decades are the result of greenhouse gas emissions over the past 50 years, making some change inevitable.

The «faux pause» could buy the planet a few extra years beyond that date to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and avoid the crossover — but only a few.

That's because it's a lot easier to make big progress on greenhouse gas emissions if you're dealing with only a few countries versus trying to carve out an agreement that every nation in the world has to sign.

A few of the main points of the third assessment report issued in 2001 include: An increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system; emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosols due to human activities continue to alter the atmosphere in ways that are expected to affect the climate; confidence in the ability of models to project future climate has increased; and there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities.

But so is the cost of any method of reducing greenhouse gas emissions enough to make a similar difference — whether it's doubling the fuel efficiency of every single car and truck on the road (which would cost a few trillion dollars and take at least 15 years) or building scores of new wind turbines for each turbine already turning today or erecting hundreds of new solar cell arrays for every array in use today.

In fact, even if the world does cool over the next few years as some predict, it in no way undermines the certainty about long - term warming due to greenhouse gas emissions.

If Americans in the highest - impact group shifted their diets to align with the U.S. average — by consuming fewer overall calories and relying less on meat — the one - day greenhouse - gas emissions reduction would be equivalent to eliminating 661 million passenger - vehicle miles, according to the researchers.

Even under a more moderate scenario where greenhouse gas emissions peak in 2040, 100 - year extreme sea levels could increase by 57 centimeters, or nearly 2 feet, on average, by the end of the century, with these events occurring every few years, according to study's authors.

-LSB-...] Third, even the very few analyses that conclude the sun was a significant contributor in the past century find that the sun's impact relative to carbon dioxide has been shrinking (since, of course, greenhouse gas emissions and concentrations have been soaring).

Lamar thinks «the debate should continue» — as though the few imposters and sell - outs who doubt climate science are equal to the vast amounts of international science that calls for action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

But that would require aggressive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions — a 50 percent reduction over the next few decades, according to the IPCC.

The model found that long - term, less easily reversed behavioral changes, such as insulating homes or purchasing hybrid cars, had by far the most impact in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and thus reducing climate change, versus more short - term adjustments, such as adjusting thermostats or driving fewer miles.

Indeed, impacts of Arctic warming include the melting of major Arctic glaciers and Greenland (containing the potential for up to 7 meters of sea level rise if it were to melt entirely), the thawing of carbon rich permafrost (which could add to the burden of atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions) and signs of worsening wildfires across the boreal forests of Alaska, to name a few.

The International Energy Agency identified the few existing greenhouse gas regulations as a key reason for the leveling out of carbon emissions.

However, most states use few of the available transportation policy tools to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector,... Read more →