Sentences with phrase «gas emission reduction program»

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Farmer Brothers has also revamped its sustainability programs, ramping up our recycling efforts and driving large reductions in water usage and greenhouse gas emissions.

The release touted their efforts to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy programs alongside their aggressive greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in North America to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, and 80 percent by 2050.

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.»

«The ability to accurately estimate greenhouse gas sources and sinks is a prerequisite for international agreements or national emission reduction programs to be effective,» the academies said in a joint statement.

-- Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, the Secretary shall establish an independent advisory committee, to be known as the «USDA Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Sequestration Advisory Committee», to provide scientific and technical advice on establishing, implementing, and ensuring the overall environmental integrity of an offset program for domestic agricultural and forestry practices that reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions, or sequester greenhouse gasGas Emission Reduction and Sequestration Advisory Committee», to provide scientific and technical advice on establishing, implementing, and ensuring the overall environmental integrity of an offset program for domestic agricultural and forestry practices that reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions, or sequester greenhouse gasgas emissions, or sequester greenhouse gases.

-- Not later than July 1, 2013, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the extent by which the initiative has been enacted and the actual and projected effectiveness of the program under this section, including the energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, cost savings, and safety benefits at manufacturing facilities, power plants, refineries, hospitals, universities, government buildings, and other commercial and industrial locations.

The emergence of the camera technology has reduced cost and time associated with leak detection and repair programs and is leading to significant reductions in emissions and wasted natural gas with very little cost.

And it's underwriting the program with some of the fees collected through the state's cap and trade program and placed in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), so the initiative is essentially turning industry emissions into low carbon energy.

However, the U.S. has pledged to reduce emissions by 26 - 28 % from 2005 levels by 2025 in its internationally determined contribution (INDC) to the UN process, meaning that the US must make more than an additional 16 % reduction from fuel efficiency standards, energy efficiency programs, non-CO2 greenhouse gas (e.g. methane, hydrofluorocarbons) reductions, and other components of Obama's climate action plan in order to meet its INDC.

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI): Spearheaded the formation of the successful RGGI cap - and - trade program among northeast and mid-Atlantic states, led effort to reduce RGGI's carbon emission cap by 45 percent in 2014, and recently called for an additional cap reduction of at least 30 percent between 2020 and 2030.

On February 14, 2002, President Bush directed the Department of Energy (DOE) to enhance the «accuracy, reliability, and verifiability» of the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program (VRGGP), established pursuant to Section 1605 (b) of the 1992 Energy Policy Act, and «to give transferable credits to companies that can show real emission reductions.»

To achieve the verification of carbon credits, the program team completed all the data collection with participating farmers and quantified greenhouse gas emission reductions in accordance with the ACR methodology.

«These rules provide the foundation for a new comprehensive greenhouse gas Reporting Program that EPA is confident will spark significant interest in and support for greenhouse gas emissions reductions,» she wrote.

Massachusetts needs an extra 3.4 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2020 that can not and will not come from electric sector renewable and efficiency programs as they are currently written.

Sound Transit has clearly declared two facts about projected greenhouse gas emission reductions related to its program and ST3.

It is being pointed out to you that the department's planning and programming policy commits the department to leadership in substantial emissions reductions to «reduce greenhouse gas emissions in support of U.S. climate change initiatives» and «to foster efforts to assess, adapt to, and mitigate the impacts of climate change».

The agency's reporting program helps provide a better understanding of greenhouse gas emissions, and improves the ability to track progress toward meeting reduction goals.

It is both EPA's most aggressive greenhouse gas regulatory program to date and the core of the U.S. emission - reduction pledge in the current round of climate treaty negotiations.

Subtitle B: USDA Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Sequestration Advisory Committee -(Sec. 531) Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an independent USDA Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Sequestration Advisory Committee to provide scientific and technical advice on establishing, implementing, and ensuring the overall environmental integrity of an offset program for domestic agriculture and forestry practices that reduce or avoid GHG emissions or sequester GHGs.

-- Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, the Secretary shall establish an independent advisory committee, to be known as the «USDA Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Sequestration Advisory Committee», to provide scientific and technical advice on establishing, implementing, and ensuring the overall environmental integrity of an offset program for domestic agricultural and forestry practices that reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions, or sequester greenhouse gasGas Emission Reduction and Sequestration Advisory Committee», to provide scientific and technical advice on establishing, implementing, and ensuring the overall environmental integrity of an offset program for domestic agricultural and forestry practices that reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions, or sequester greenhouse gasgas emissions, or sequester greenhouse gases.

«(1) whether the programs under Safe Climate Act and other Federal statutes are resulting in sufficient United States greenhouse gas emissions reductions to meet the emissions reduction goals described in section 702, taking into account the use of offsets; and

«(2) demonstrates the cost - effectiveness of, and the energy savings and greenhouse gas emissions reductions achieved by, energy efficiency programs supported under this section; and

Germany embarked on the most ambitious greenhouse gas emission - reduction program: a 40 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 1990 levels by 2020 and an 80 percent minimum reduction by 2050.

Investing in two types of carbon reduction programs, one in the US and the other in Africa (in a United Nations REDD + zone), Audi said it will offset most of the greenhouse gas emissions that result from the A3 Sportback e-tron vehicle's final assembly, including battery production, shipping the vehicle to the Audi dealer, and 50,000 miles of driving.

To meet our ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals, City departments track their GHG emissions and participate in an annual climate action program.

Green e offers certification and verification of renewable energy and greenhouse gas mitigation products through Green e Energy, a renewable energy certification program; Green ‑ e Climate, a greenhouse gas emission reduction certification program; and Green ‑ e Marketplace, a program that provides forward - thinking organizations a simple, nationally recognized logo they can use to communicate their renewable energy and climate commitment to their customers and shareholders.

The Methane Challenge Program would expand on the Natural Gas STAR program by recognizing companies that make specific emissions reduction commitments and agree to submit annual data on the progress they're Program would expand on the Natural Gas STAR program by recognizing companies that make specific emissions reduction commitments and agree to submit annual data on the progress they're program by recognizing companies that make specific emissions reduction commitments and agree to submit annual data on the progress they're making.

Green - e ® Climate is an independent certification program for greenhouse gas emissions reductions (offsets) sold in the voluntary market.

Prior to her current responsibilities, Lori was integrally involved in AGA's pipeline safety and environmental advocacy, including participating in the development of the EPA STAR program to encourage voluntary operations reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, serving on the executive steering team of the Department of Transportation's distribution integrity management program, and participating in the launch of the Common Ground Alliance — a collaborative organization with the goal of reducing excavation damage of underground facilities.

Currently he focuses on implementation of the Clean Power Plan, the reduction of methane emissions from oil and gas production activities, and the design of utility programs that incentivize energy efficiency and protect consumers.

April 29, 2013 Chevy Brings «Big Smile» to the Face of Carbon Reduction In January, Chevrolet announced new investments in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a part of its carbon reduction program, which seeks to prevent up to 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the earth's atReduction In January, Chevrolet announced new investments in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a part of its carbon reduction program, which seeks to prevent up to 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the earth's atreduction program, which seeks to prevent up to 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the earth's atmosphere.

«Changing from full tillage to no tillage reduces greenhouse gas emissions in several ways,» explained Dan Fraleigh, chief operating officer of Carbonzero, a program partner and industry leader in measurable and verified emission reductions and solutions.

In fact, the Appalachian Basin (Marcellus and Utica shales) has been experiencing significant reductions in methane emissions in recent years overall, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) data.

Urge their state governments, and the federal government, to enact policies and programs to meet or beat the greenhouse gas emission reduction target suggested for the United States in the Kyoto Protocol — 7 % reduction from 1990 levels by 2012; and

-- The term «impact evaluation» means the evaluation of the program or project - specific, directly induced changes in energy savings and greenhouse gas emissions reductions attributable to a program or project.

Climate investment programs help finance reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and thus contribute to achieving the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement.

(WRI, 2012) US ghg emissions reductions have been achieved in the United States due largely significant fuel switching in the electricity sector from coal to natural gas, an economic slowdown that began in 2008, and some federal and US state regulatory programs designed to reduce ghg emissions.

The GBCs committed to align their ZNC definitions and programs to achieve a common carbon goal, one that will drive significant momentum in shifting industry and regulation towards substantial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions.

While Steve Stoft is correct that RPS will likely not create any greenhouse gas emissions reductions beyond those imposed by a future federal cap, a federal renewable energy program will, if properly designed, create more renewable power capacity, which will have benefits beyond contributing to lowering our GHG emissions.

These goals include the conversion of at least 35 percent of Wells Fargo's buildings to LEED certification; a 35 percent reduction in absolute greenhouse gas emissions; managing a $ 100 million environmental philanthropy program; and making $ 30 billion in investments to environmentally beneficial businesses.

The program will further the State's greenhouse gas emission reductions and climate goals by renovating multifamily affordable housing properties to dramatically improve their energy performance.

SoCalGas supports efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and has long been a leader in developing appliances and programs that deliver meaningful emissions reductions.

Without a functional democracy, there can be no federal role in responding to voter demand, not only for a clean energy economy that is less dependent on fossil fuels, but also for clean air, water, large reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and a robust federal climate change science program.

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, officially described as the «first market - based regulatory program in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions» with the goal of a 10 - percent reduction from the power sector by 20Gas Initiative, officially described as the «first market - based regulatory program in the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions» with the goal of a 10 - percent reduction from the power sector by 20gas emissions» with the goal of a 10 - percent reduction from the power sector by 2018,

In 2006, Boulder voters approved a carbon tax to fund programs that would help Boulder meet the Kyoto Protocol, which calls for a 7 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels.

The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) is the world's most widely used voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction program.

«The goal of the CGGF program is to engage individuals and communities in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, which helps Ontario achieve its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets (six per cent below 1990 levels by 2014),» says Robert Musgrove, program evaluation / business review co-ordinator at the Ministry of Environment.