Sentences with phrase «for pollution»

In response to sluggish progress on effective international action, national carbon pricing initiatives for the aviation sector have been popping up recently to ensure airlines pay for their pollution.

That would require that private companies responsible for the pollution ante up for the cleanup.

This is partly because the penalties imposed by governments in the form of a carbon tax or charges for pollution permits are so low that there is no incentive for carbon capture.

An effective carbon price, combined with short - term operational and technical measures, will help unlock the huge potential for pollution - free shipping....

Technology fixes for pollution also remain a tough sell.

Using onboard sensors, the robo - turtle may one day be able to test bodies of water for pollution and toxic waste or perform surveillance operations.

He appears to be moving away from fighting for the pollution reductions needed in favour of agreeing on a vague pledge to bring in new technologies sometime in the future.

With no quick solutions in sight, the sector needs to pay a real price for its pollution.

This makes it necessary to purchase separate coverage for pollution liability.

At the same time, fifth and sixth graders were taking water samples from all the streams and lakes in town to test for pollution.

When labor was scarce and raw materials and sinks for pollution were large, it made sense to concentrate on increasing labor productivity.

Accounting for pollution effects on storm clouds in this way could affect the ultimate amount of warming predicted for the earth in the next few decades.

To the extent a particular utility uses coal or natural gas, they'll have to pay something for the pollution those dirty energy sources cause.

A growing body of research suggests that capital markets react to environmental news and thus create incentives for pollution control in both developed and emerging market economies.

This isn't great for pollution, but it does create an infrastructure that only has to deliver liquid to filling stations.

Some will anticipate the increased demand for pollution controls and begin manufacturing them in anticipation.

Game theory suggests that punishment for pollution has to come at the local level.

Instead, look for pollution fighters, more engine power and softer, sophisticated body styles.

If every human being on earth has equal right for democracy / freedom, why shouldn't everyone has equal right for pollution?

This is also true for the pollution that Dutch companies are responsible for in other countries.

What must be done is any new tax dollars assessed for pollution must be used to acquire and deploy non polluting equipment.

I am not advocating for our pollution — because diesel smoke and other things are also causes of the same — and causes of respiratory diseases causing the 3 million annual deaths.

And it approved emission caps that will come into effect as early as 2012 for some pollution sources.

But even as we push for pollution limits and a conversion to clean energy, we help global communities prepare for an already changing climate.

It runs at 20 percent capacity, but that's enough for its pollution to kill 37 people and cause over 600 asthma attacks every year.

It also measures indoor levels for pollution though its CO2 sensor.

The money will be reimbursed to the county by the company responsible for the pollution.

The reason is simply that markets are constructed so that few have to pay for the pollution they produce.

They are at the heart of industrial processes for producing chemicals, energy, as well as many industrial and healthcare products, and for pollution control.

On the other hand, raw materials and sinks for pollution are now scarce.

If there is an incentive for pollution - free power it should go to nuclear plants and coal plants that capture their air pollution, not just wind and solar.

Proving that injuries or illnesses are the direct result of pollution or exposure to toxic chemicals can be a difficult process, and placing blame for that pollution can require extensive investigation.

Farmers and ranchers are potentially exposed to liability for pollution from a variety of operations, including:

China will look into establishing a nation - wide trading system for pollution permits as part of efforts to use market mechanisms to help clean up its environment, the country's top environment official said.

Betsy Taylor, the head of a coalition of groups called 1Sky, said the bill's emissions targets were too weak and its provisions for creating a big market for pollution credits would have allowed some industries to prosper while citizens got hit with higher energy bills.

Concern for pollution also runs through the entire book.

The surge in price per tonne shows the industry could afford to pay for their pollution from this carbon and still make big profits.

Yesterday, Senator Richard Lugar, a moderate Republican from Indiana, proposed breaking the impasse with the Lugar Practical Energy and Climate Plan, which lacks the most contentious element, an emissions cap and trading system for pollution credits.

Pollution insurance is a type of coverage created specifically to manage the costs associated with pollution clean - up, as well as to cover liability claims for pollution - related injuries, illnesses or deaths.

Sen. Brad Hoylman, D - Manhattan, the ranking Democrat on the Environmental Conservation Committee, wants Republican leaders to release the information they obtained from three companies responsible for the pollution in Hoosick Falls and the town of Petersburgh, where private wells were also polluted with PFOA, which has been linked to cancer and other ailments.

Critics questioned whether or not a proposed $ 560 million investment in the plant for pollution control measures was too risky given the possibility of a future plant closure.

According to a study published online this week in Science, University of Minnesota researchers, building from studies of nitrogen levels in Lake Superior, uncovered a good news / bad news scenario for lake health that has long - term, global implications for pollution control efforts.

«Consumers will not have to make a choice between environmental preservation and their pocketbooks,» says senior attorney Dale Bryk of the New York City — based environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council, which supports such market - based mechanisms for pollution control.

Lawmakers chose not to make airlines pay more for their pollution and postponed the date to...