Sentences with phrase «for reducing consumption»

The Motherbrand cofounder, «This is a powerful tactic for reducing our consumption of energy and materials; it forces us to reconsider what we consider waste.»

The center of the green skiing movement in the U.S. is Aspen, a place not exactly known for reducing consumption of anything.

One way of doing that would be for the difference in the up front price of PHEVs to be covered by federal and state tax credits and by rebates designed to reward consumers for reducing consumption of petroleum based fuels and emissions.

Perhaps we will decide to take this proven approach for reducing consumption before declining oil production forces higher prices on us before we have time to prepare.

Admittedly there are homes that are off - grid and only consume what they produce, but this sort of thing is few and far between for sure and would be hard to get everyone to go back to something like this (except of course for reducing consumption and then purchasing a solar array to match consumption levels).

Four Turbo engines will be available at launch, all Euro 5 compliant and fitted with a standard «Start & Stop» system for reducing consumption and emissions: two petrol engines (1.4 TB — 120 HP and 1.4 TB MultiAir — 170 HP) and two diesel engines (1.6 JTDM — 105 HP and 2.0 JTDM — 170 HP, both belonging to the second generation of JTDM engines).

In recent years there's a tendency for reducing consumption of boiled potatoes.

Further tips for reducing consumption of arsenic through rice can be found here.

Not exact matches

The company promised to work to reduce water consumption, reuse wastewater and invest in new technologies for treating wastewater.

But in his experience with retirees, he's noticed a tendency for consumption levels to drop off after age 75; this reduced need for withdrawals helps cancel out the increase needed to keep up with inflation.

Other activities include: producing products that may be recycled at the end of their lifespan for material reuse; reducing energy consumption in operations; or even re-engineering distribution methods as a means of reducing long - distance travel during product delivery, ultimately reducing fossil fuel consumption (and the disease - causing air pollution that is its byproduct).

Curbing our meat consumption could do the same, which is why organizations like the American Institute for Cancer Research and the American College of Cardiology advise centering our plates on plants to reduce risk of chronic illnesses.

This reality has profound implications for economic growth: consumers saving for retirement need to reduce spending if they are going to reach their retirement income goals and retirees with lower incomes will need to cut consumption as well.

Students explore techniques for energy efficiency in the built environment (looking at better wall structures, improving building envelopes, and reducing energy consumption without compromising services).

Using a wide array of data from sensors in the soil along with satellite imagery and weather forecasts, the company designed a «personalized» irrigation system for each block of vines, greatly reducing water consumption and increasing output.

That frees up financial resources which can then be put to use elsewhere - for consumption, investment or for reducing the debt overhang.

DeepMind is, however, now looking at how it can apply algorithms built on the same principles as AlphaGo Zero to real scientific challenges like protein folding, reducing energy consumption, searching for new materials, or discovering new drugs.

Natural Resources Canada used to have a program called the Canadian Building Incentive Program, which gave financial incentives to buildings with energy efficiency measures, including a $ 60,000 grant for reducing energy consumption by 25 per cent.

Since June, oil has receded 30 % on fears China's economic slowdown would lead to reduced oil consumption from a country that accounts for 15 % of the world's economic output.

So if consumption rises from 35 % of GDP to 50 % of GDP, for example, while investment falls from 46 % of GDP to 40 % of GDP, the other sources of demand (mainly other consumption and the current account) must have reduced their share of GDP from 19 % to 10 %.

First, substantial direct or indirect wealth transfers from the state sector to Chinese households will unleash a surge in household consumption as household income rises (and because the interest on bank deposits is an important source of income for most middle and lower middle class households, if the authorities reduce interest rates, as struggling borrowers are demanding, China actually moves in the wrong direction).

In fact as consumption declines with the rising savings rate, it tends to reduce the need for productive investment, so that both productive investment and consumption tend to drop.

For developed economies, in other words, significantly higher capital inflows from abroad would either cause savings to decline as the inflows strengthen their currencies and reduce exports — causing either unemployment or consumption to rise — or, if their central banks act to sterilize the inflows, to increase imports by increasing consumer debt.

«Even though the consumption tax is scheduled to be raised by 2 percentage points, a number of measures to mitigate the burden, such as a reduced tax rate and an increase in welfare benefits for pensioners, and the provision of free education are planned to be implanted,» the report said.

It's not something that can be reduced to a one - liner for consumption by those who think intelligence is wisdom.

For example, a carbon tax that reduced oil consumption might be deemed an illegal restraint of trade unless it were mandated by some international body.

«Thus an environmentally enlightened development process necessarily demands a new culture, which will be: egalitarian, with reduced disparities between rich and poor and power equally shared by men and women; resource - sharing; participatory; frugal, when compared to the current consumption patterns of the rich; humble, with a respect for the multiplicity of the world's cultures and lifestyles; and, it will aim at greater self - reliance at all levels of society.»

What is often missing with tragic impact is the principle set out as Principle 8: «To achieve sustainable development and a higher quality of life for all people, states should reduce and eliminate unsustainable patterns of production and consumption and promote appropriate demographic policies

As global grain supplies decline in relation to demand, there will be additional reasons for reducing meat consumption.

They argue that justice for the poor is best served if everyone in the developed nations reduces his «carbon footprint» and thus his consumption of energy, which is mostly created from fossil fuels.

Do you agree that North Americans should make an effort to reduce their consumption of beef for the sake of a more efficient use of available grains for the hungry nations of the world?

The transition to an ecologically sustainable society requires reduced consumption of goods, the efficient recycling of materials, a move away from the use of fossil fuels to the use of renewable sources of energy, zero global population growth, a reduced standard of living for the rich, an increased standard of living for the poor and an appeal to quality of life instead of materialism.

Reducing alcohol consumption and fatigue, and shifting to nondemanding pleasuring for a while (to reduce the anxiety about failure and the pressure to succeed) usually restores fully the ability to function.

he will not be able to reduce his consumption for any extended period.

If a drinker who is not an alcoholic finds that his drinking is interfering with his work, for instance, he will reduce his consumption.

«The campus» short - term goal is to achieve the Governor's «Greening of the State Government» executive order, setting targets for energy and water reductions, attaining zero waste and reducing petroleum consumption.

Try to reduce the consumption of refined carbohydrates as they cause inflammation in the skin — instead of white bread, go for gluten - free whole grain bread or choose lower G.I. carbs like sweet potato, or load up on vegetables like broccoli and asparagus and eat a smaller portion of carbs if forgoing carbs is too unpleasant.

Regular consumption is excellent for the whole body, reducing fat and losing weight.

The peak body for winemakers has slammed a new study findings that higher taxes on cheap alcohol could reduce consumption.

Taxes on sugar sweetened beverages are likely to reduce consumption, but the effect on obesity in the UK and for different income groups is unknown

The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 predicted that sugar sweetened drink consumption contributes a relatively small amount to UK population morbidity (28000 disability adjusted life years) compared with low fruit and vegetable consumption (1130000 disability adjusted life years).59 Using revenue from a sugar sweetened drink tax to reduce the prices of fruit and vegetables is a potential mechanism for further improving population health.60

The lower levels of baseline sugar sweetened drink consumption in the UK compared with the US may in part explain why the effect on obesity that we estimate in the UK is much less than that estimated in the US.12 The differences with respect to other modelling studies may also be partly explained by their use of higher own price elasticity values for sugar sweetened drinks than we have calculated and used here.18 22 52 We can not make direct comparisons between the results of our study and the results of recent studies of the effect of reducing sugar sweetened drink consumption on body weight in children, 5 7 as the relation between energy balance and change in body mass index in children who are growing is different from that in adults.

Since this amount of flax can cause digestive upset for many who don't regularly consume lots of flaxseed (and some are concerned regarding studies of high flax consumption), I reduced the amount to a more standard serving size.

I have tried to reduce my meat consumption for both health and environmental reasons.

And this may work for a day or two, but I've found that the brand of plastic wrap really makes a difference and given that I'm striving to reduce my plastic consumption, I just don't love this method.

«So, outside of the sustainable products we make, we also are tracking those inputs and outputs for consumption, and from those baselines, we'll be developing initiatives to reduce or optimize those metrics.»

The unit's electric standby feature reduces fuel consumption and emissions and enables rolling warehouse applications so products can be stored on the truck for later sale.

«We were looking for alternatives that would help save money and cut energy consumption when we discovered how reskinning and closed cases could reduce energy costs while giving our shoppers a more comfortable experience,» Gomez says.

«In addition to being good for the environment, reducing our energy costs, water consumption and the amount of waste we discharge helps us offer a more competitive product,» Planter adds.

Hussmann explains that refrigeration systems, HVAC and lighting are responsible for as much as 90 percent of the energy used in a store, and refrigeration systems can be as much as 60 percent of that total — giving an industry that operates on tight margins greater incentive to reduce energy consumption.