Sentences with phrase «gas emissions reduction plan»

As hinted at above, ethical responsibility with regard to taking action on climate is not discharged simply by committing to a putative or first - offered greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan, but effectively seeing through the execution of that plan.

This involves recasting the Renewable Energy Directive, and occurs at the same time as the European Council has asked the Commission to produce an updated 2050 greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan.

Not exact matches

When Alberta announced its latest strategy to control industrial greenhouse gas emissions several years ago, it anticipated carbon capture and storage (CCS) would deliver 70 % of planned reductions.

A lovely counterpoint to last week in Canadian politics on greenhouse gas emission reductions, Kyoto and Minister Baird: Norway Plans to Go «Carbon Neutral» April 20, 2007 â $» Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday proposed to make Norway the first «carbon neutral» state by 2050 and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 30 percent -LSB-...]

RESOLVED: That Berkshire Hathaway Inc. («Berkshire») establish reasonable, quantitative goals for reduction of greenhouse gas and other air emissions at its energy - generating holdings; and that Berkshire publish a report to shareholders by January 31, 2015 (at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information) on how it will achieve these goals — including possible plans to retrofit or retire existing coal - burning plants at Berkshire - held companies.

Today, I am pleased to announce another important building block in our Climate Change plan — designed to help us achieve our targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to generate real emission reduction opportunities across the economy.

Robert Moore, Executive Director of Environmental Advocates of New York said: «Governor Paterson's Climate Action Plan lays the groundwork for reducing New York's greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by the year 2050 through clean energy development and reductions in energy consumption.

Noting that the United States is already on a path to cutting emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, the plan argues that additional action «represents a substantial acceleration of the current pace of greenhouse gas reductions.»

In Miami, where the city's climate action plan (pdf) calls for a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, researchers claim that projects to mitigate rising sea levels could also fuel economic growth.

«Building a greenhouse gas emissions inventory enables city leaders to manage their emissions reduction efforts, allocate resources and develop comprehensive climate action plans,» said Rio de Janeiro mayor and C40 Chair Eduardo Paes said in a statement.

The government of British Columbia recently unveiled its Climate Leadership Plan, targeting the reduction of net annual greenhouse gas emissions by up to 25 million tonnes below current forecasts by 2050 and the creation of up to 66,000 jobs over the next ten years.

They scrutinized adaptation plans which incorporate urban planning and development actions that lead to the abatement or reduction of vulnerability to climate change, and mitigation plans that include actions such as improved energy efficiency and renewable energy generation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The 146 plans include all developed nations and three quarters of developing countries under the UNFCCC, covering 86 % of global greenhouse gas emissions — almost four times the level of the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, the world's first international emission reduction treaty that required emissions cuts from industrialized countries.

Trevor Houser, who just left the American climate change negotiating team to return to the Peterson Institute for International Economics, has taken a close look at the greenhouse gas emissions reductions pledges of the 92 countries that submitted plans this week under the Copenhagen Accord.

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.

The Energy Commission's demand forecasts are used in a variety of venues, including the CPUC long - term procurement and energy efficiency proceedings, transmission planning, and development and analysis of the impacts of efficiency strategies in the Assembly Bill 32 (Nu ez, Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006) greenhouse gas emission reduction proceedings.

The Clean Power Plan sets emission reduction targets for coal - and gas - fired power plants based on the cost - effective emission reduction strategies already in use in the power sector.

The European Union believes that an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, the goal of its Roadmap 2050 plan, is the winning strategy for long - term prosperity.

The effectiveness of the national plan in creating jobs and private spending has prompted these groups to propose a public / private partnership to strategically focus stimulus dollars that will enable a full - scale building industry revival while simultaneously addressing energy and greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

With continued Clean Power Plan emissions reduction requirements through 2040 under the Policy Extension Case (CPPEXT), the shift to higher natural gas - fired generation is maintained through 2030 - 35 (Figure 5 and Table 3).

Maryland's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2009 requires the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020 and directs the Maryland Department of the Environment to develop a plan to accomplish that goGas Reduction Act of 2009 requires the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020 and directs the Maryland Department of the Environment to develop a plan to accomplish that gogas emissions 25 percent by 2020 and directs the Maryland Department of the Environment to develop a plan to accomplish that goal.

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».

YouCAN youth advocate for lasting legal protection for the atmosphere, oceans, and the Earth's natural resources in the form of binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and climate recovery planning in line with the best available science.

Two years after the plan was released, the Office of Sustainability and the Department of Facilities now confirm that MIT is on the path to achieve the plan's call for at least a 32 percent reduction in campus emissions of greenhouse gases by the year 2030.

The EnergyVision 2030 Progress Report for New York gauges the state's progress toward necessary clean energy targets and summarizes policies that together will allow New York to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to meet an 80 % reduction from 1990 levels by 2050 as part of its 2015 State Energy Plan.

A spokesman, Scott McClellan, said: «We're already making great progress on the president's common - sense plan to significantly reduce the growth in greenhouse - gas emissions and working with Congress to pass the most significant reduction in power - plant emissions ever.»

Projected reductions in the future growth of greenhouse gas emissions based on the Turning the Corner Plan.

The Challenge Vilvoorde asked Futureproofed to calculate its emissions and to develop a realistic roadmap to achieve the 20 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 compared to 2011, while meeting the requirements of the Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) of the Covenant of Mayors.

-- The Secretary of Transportation shall establish appropriate requirements, including performance measures, to ensure that transportation plans developed under sections 134 and 135 of title 23 of the United States Code sufficiently meet the requirements of this section, including achieving progress towards national transportation - related greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.

-- Not later than 1 year after the promulgation of the final regulations required under section 841 of the Clean Air Act, each metropolitan planning organization shall develop surface transportation - related greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, as well as strategies to meet such targets, as part of the transportation planning process under this section.

-- Not later than 1 year after the promulgation of the final regulations required under section 841 of the Clean Air Act, each State shall develop surface transportation - related greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, as well as strategies to meet such targets, as part of the transportation planning process under this section.

-- In the event that the Administrator or the National Academy of Sciences has concluded, in the most recent report submitted under section 705 or 706 respectively, that the United States will not achieve the necessary domestic greenhouse gas emissions reductions, or that global actions will not maintain safe global average surface temperature and atmospheric greenhouse gas concentration thresholds, the President shall, not later than July 1, 2015, and every 4 years thereafter, submit to Congress a plan identifying domestic and international actions that will achieve necessary additional greenhouse gas reductions, including any recommendations for legislative action.

A White House fact sheet explaining the plan notes, «Emissions from the oil and gas sector are down 16 percent since 1990 and current data show significant reductions from certain parts of the sector, notably well completions.»

On or before 1 January 2009, ARB shall prepare and approve a scoping plan for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost - effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

The Long - range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP)- Integrated Benefits Calculator (IBC) is an integrated planning tool to help governments jointly assess greenhouse gases, short - lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) and other air pollutant emissions; build mitigation scenarios; and understand how emission reductions benefit climate, health anPlanning (LEAP)- Integrated Benefits Calculator (IBC) is an integrated planning tool to help governments jointly assess greenhouse gases, short - lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) and other air pollutant emissions; build mitigation scenarios; and understand how emission reductions benefit climate, health anplanning tool to help governments jointly assess greenhouse gases, short - lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) and other air pollutant emissions; build mitigation scenarios; and understand how emission reductions benefit climate, health and crops.

The Clean Power Plan is expected to contribute substantially to US greenhouse gas emissions reductions, but the Supreme Court has halted its implementation.

The plaintiffs, once again as they are in some of these other climate change cases are seeking some pretty sweeping, both declarations of their rights under the Constitution and how those rights are being infringed by both what the state of Alaska is doing and not doing, but they're also asking for a science - based plan of attack or a plan of how to deal with climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions based on what the science requires and that's something on the order of eight percent per year reduction in emissions plus an accounting of the emissions that the state is responsible for, and how fast they're being reduced.

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.

«The editorial in last weekend's Australian, «Carbon trading is not the only answer» (21/22 February), addressed the controversial issue of the government's planned emissions trading legislation, commenting that «We need to hear other ideas on greenhouse gas reduction».

The State Energy Plan is a comprehensive roadmap that targets a 40 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels, a 600 TBtu increase in statewide energy efficiency from 2012 levels, and a commitment to generate half of New York's energy from renewable sources by 2030.

But building any of these pipelines ignores the fact that upstream oil and gas emissions under Alberta's plan, given NEB projections, will account for more than three quarters (76 %) of Canada's emissions by 2040 and 100 % by 2050 — if emissions reduction targets are to be met.

The new Lugar proposal would achieve roughly half the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions sought under the Kerry - Lieberman plan and a bill passed by the House a year ago.

To help ensure these goals are met and greenhouse gas emission reductions are realized, large utilities will be required to develop and submit Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs).

Switzerland's pledge of a 50 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions looks high compared to the EU's «at least 40 %», until you realise they plan to use international carbon credits where the EU will make all reductions on home soil.

There is no mandatory reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide and other climate - altering gases like those in the Kerry - Lieberman plan put forward last month.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the Methane Reduction Plan, a suite of 25 actions to reduce methane emissions from the landfill, oil and gas, and agricultural sectors across the state.

Plans include independent evaluations of financed activities including verification of emission reductions, seek to achieve significant CO2 reductions over the shortest time frame, require proof of additionality taking into consideration existing laws like I - 937, and shall provide sufficient funding to mitigate increases in electric and natural gas costs from the carbon tax for qualifying low - income households.

Even without the Clean Power Plan, electric - sector greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by 420 million tons by 2040 (a reduction of 18 percent compared to 2005 levels) because of increased natural gas and renewable generation.

The most noteworthy of the Obama administration rulemakings that focused on baseload power production was the Clean Power Plan (CPP), a substantial rule designed to impose global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction requirements on the existing fleet of fossil fuel power generators.

«Any credible plan to save the Reef has to deal with climate change and the reduction of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions,» Hughes tells New Atlas today.