Sentences with phrase «from lowering energy consumption»

They improve our lives in so many ways — from lowering energy consumption in our homes to egging us on to be active.

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Having a smart home is undoubtedly cool and will draw oohs and aahs from your guests, but smart lighting can actually reduce overall energy consumption and lower your electric bill.

But the blockchain has also become host to an array of startups who are building a range of products — from apps like uPort which aims to replaced state - issued IDs with an authenticated digital identity, to GridPlus, which uses the Ethereum blockchain to track energy consumption with the goal of lowering utility bills.

As a percentage of total personal consumption expenditures (PCE), combined food and energy spending have risen from a low of 10.7 % in July 2017 to 11.2 % in January 2018 (before easing to 11.0 % in February)-- with considerable room to move higher.

Industrial hemp provides both reductions in greenhouse gas contributions from the building sector during construction and lowers energy consumption in the use phase.

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.

The simple facts are: the category is already heavily regulated; the contribution of caffeine to the diet of teenagers from energy drinks pales in comparison to other foods and drinks containing caffeine, in particular coffee; and the prevalence of consumption by teens is extremely low» said the Council's CEO, Mr Geoff Parker.

The plan calls for cutting greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent by 2030 from 1990 levels; lowering energy consumption in buildings 23 percent from 2012 levels, and generating half of the state's electricity from solar, wind, hydropower and biomass by 2030.

«This would be the first decline during a period of strong global economic growth,» the researchers said, noting that a portion of India's new energy consumption must be from «low - carbon» resources in order for global emissions to peak and then swiftly decline.

«To achieve the really, really low power consumption that you need to run a phone by harvesting energy from the environment, we had to fundamentally rethink how these devices are designed.»

Other similar billion - ton savings in emissions (what Princeton University professors Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow have dubbed «stabilization wedges») are desperately needed and can come only from reduction in fossil - fuel consumption through energy efficiency, low - carbon technologies and changes in way of life.

This means that the equipment can be built from materials commonly used in industry and energy consumption is low.

From water and energy efficiency (our Amish farmers are super low energy users), to reduced waste production and recycling (they also don't believe in excess consumption of ANY kind), all of which translate directly to our carbon footprint.

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They all advocated increased consumption of cereals and low - fat dairy products, the restriction of saturated fat from < 10 % (15, 17, 18) to 15 % (16) of total daily energy, and the allowance of refined vegetable oils and processed foods.

Additional adjustments were made for dietary intakes, including cholesterol intake; consumption of fruit, vegetables, meats and fish, whole and refined grains, high - and low - fat dairy; percentage of energy from fat, and mutual effects of PHVOs and non-HVOs (all as continuous).

To promote good health, the committee advocated the consumption of a high - carbohydrate diet (≥ 55 % of energy from carbohydrate), with the bulk of carbohydrate - containing foods being rich in nonstarch polysaccharides with a low GI.

One aggregate study published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation found that «the consumption of at least 5 percent to 10 percent of energy from omega - 6 PUFAs reduces the risk of CHD [coronary heart disease] relative to lower intakes.»

From low - consumption lighting infrastructures to more acutely optimised heating systems, schools and colleges of higher education throughout the UK are beginning to reap the benefits of technologies designed to boost operational efficiencies and reduce energy bills.

As soft landings moves into the mainstream, and the results from better handover, fine - tuning and aftercare support begin to show dividends in lower energy consumption and better performing building systems, soft landings should become routine.

Electric energy consumption is 74 MPGe, and a bit down from front - wheel drive PHEV sedans in the 90s and low hundreds, and extremely far below the class king Toyota Prius Prime's 133 MPGe which is up there in pure EV territory.

The speakers are from JBL, and use GreenEdge technology for low weight and low energy consumption — particularly important for the hybrid.

E-paper's amazing characteristics such as excellent visibility, paper - like readability and extremely low energy consumption make it perfect for all sorts of incredible products, from phones and accessories to digital signs.

It may be possible to weather this onslaught if we begin preparing now, by building low - carbon, high - density cities away from the coasts, radically improving the efficiency of water and energy systems, boosting local and global emergency - response capacities, and adjusting to a less consumption - and waste - oriented lifestyle.

U.S. CO2 emissions from energy consumption totaled 1,340 million metric tons during the first quarter of 2012, down nearly 8 % from a year earlier and the lowest for the January - March period since 1992, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's June Monthly Energy Renergy consumption totaled 1,340 million metric tons during the first quarter of 2012, down nearly 8 % from a year earlier and the lowest for the January - March period since 1992, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's June Monthly Energy REnergy Information Administration's June Monthly Energy REnergy Review.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

The «benefits» of requiring lower energy consumption from microwave ovens would have been reduced.

«The underlying energy consumption trends that resulted in these changes — mainly because more electricity has been generated from natural gas than from other fossil fuels — have helped to lower the U.S. emissions level since 2005 because natural gas is a less carbon - intensive fuel than either coal or petroleum.»

Lomborg wants Trump to can the Paris agreement, which he rightly judges to be a feelgood gesture that distracts attention from aggressive research into low - emitting, cost - effective energy technologies, which is the only realistic way to reduce fossil fuel consumption.

The carbon emissions from a passivhaus building will be inherently very low as the energy consumption will be very low.

In addition, partially due to greater natural gas use in electricity generation, U.S. carbon emissions from energy consumption in 2016 were at their lowest level since 1992.

Moreover, electric or compressed air vehicles can utilise regenerative braking and better aerodynamics, which gives another factor of two for both city cycle and motorways; ignoring capital costs, overall energy consumption per tonne mile will be much lower, irrespective of where your primary energy comes from.

Consumption of more low - carbon goods and overall improving energy intensity kept the 1.3 % increase from 2009 to 2011 down.

Total dry natural gas production for the Lower 48 states rose to an average of 63.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf / d) in 2012, an increase of almost 4 %, or 2.6 Bcf / d, over 2011, versus a rise in consumption of about 3 %, or 2.2 Bcf / d, according to data from Bentek Energy LLC.

It will fail because the proposal claims it will replace all 18,000 GWh of low - carbon power from Diablo Canyon but only specifies 2,000 GWh of «greenhouse gas - free sources» and 2,000 GWh of energy consumption reductions from energy efficiency.

Energy consumption and economic growth relationship: evidence from panel data for low and middle income countries.

Their durability, long life (up to 20,000 hours) and low energy consumption make them ideal for everything from TV remotes to traffic lights.