Sentences with phrase «greenhouse gas emissions associated»

Leaving aside for a moment questions of procurement and fair trade, and questions of greenhouse gas emissions associated with food miles, there has to be a real opportunity here to make a difference just by giving a damn.Given all this, I decided to send emails to three of the biggest companies in Canada: Starbucks, The Second Cup, and Tim Hortons.

Deforestation a Much Larger Issue Than Fossil Fuels in Many Places And it would be even more poignant had he been speaking about production of palm oil in Indonesia and Malaysia, where due to greenhouse gas emissions associated with land conversion from rainforest to plantations, the emissions from the fuel made from these crops can be nearly 10 times as much as from conventional fossil fuels.

For example, does the cost of a product reflect where it was made, how it was made, what the people who made the product were paid for their labor, the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the shipping of the product and the cost associated with discarding the product at the end of its useful life (among other variables)?

The commentary, published in the British scientific journal, Nature Climate Change, estimated the impact of consuming the fuel from oilsands deposits â $» without factoring in greenhouse gas emissions associated with extraction and production â $» would be far less harmful to the planet's atmosphere than consuming all of the world's coal resources.

Researching and analyzing the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with different power generation, heating, and transportation options

This partnership will enable The Lowe Martin Group to offset the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the operations at their Mississauga office and printing facilities.

Research conducted by Tyndall Manchester has evaluated the upstream and operational local pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions associated with conventional fuels alongside a wider range of alternative fuels up to 2050.

The partnership will allow Loop Initiatives to offset the 2012 greenhouse gas emissions associated with employees of the sustainability consulting firm.

This partnership will enable CARAS (and its partners CTV and Insight Productions) to offset all of their greenhouse gas emissions associated with air travel for the 2010 JUNO Awards.

Purchasing RECs supports projects that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of grid power.

As part of WestJet's environmental commitment, which includes one of the newest and most efficient fleets in North America, Carbonzero has developed a voluntary carbon offset program to allow WestJet's Guests to measure and mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with air travel.

In order to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the project, an electricity generator was installed in December 2010.

July 25, 2013 Austin College Encourages Students to Offset CO2 Emissions with NativeEnergy Austin College is working with NativeEnergy to offset the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the travel portion of one of their most important study abroad programs.

They discover that certain types of foods have the highest greenhouse gas emissions associated with their production.

We reach our carbon neutral commitment by driving accountability through our internal carbon fee model that charges our business groups for their Greenhouse Gas emissions associated with their energy consumption.

In another analysis, Pei Zhai, Dev Millstein and other Berkeley Lab researchers looked at the impacts to human health, land use, weather, climate and greenhouse gas emissions associated with large - scale photovoltaic (PV) installations in 10 states.

It is worth noting that the greenhouse gas emissions associated with different fabrics do not definitely reflect the amount of energy used to make them.

But surprisingly, the easiest way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with our food supply isn't watching what we consume.

Since the solar - generated electricity is considered to be carbon - free, the net impact is a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions associated with MIT's greenhouse gas inventory.

The carbon broker will generally provide the carbon label, which indicates that the product maker has paid a third party to offset the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the product.

«We believe that the risks of climate change warrant action... That is why it will be essential to find ways to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy use.»

The topics on which we believe additional information and analysis are necessary include the purpose and need for the project, potential greenhouse gas emissions associated with the project, air pollutant emissions at the receiving refineries, pipeline safety / spill response, potential impacts to environmental justice communities, wetlands and migratory birds.

The workshop will focus on how these projects are helping to further the goals of each program as well as broader energy policy goals such as increasing the amount of renewable resources in California's energy mix, decreasing greenhouse gas emissions associated with the energy sector, and accelerating energy technology innovation within the state.

The rapid growth in aviation, as flights became more affordable, has also led to a dramatic increase in greenhouse gas emissions associated with travel.

The California Air Resources Board released a draft report that proposes targets for land use and transportation planning in 2020 and 2035 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with passenger vehicle travel in the state's eighteen Metropolitan Planning Organizations, including the four largest: Southern California, San Diego, the Bay Area,... Read more →

«There is the potential for the U.S. and other countries to continue to rely on coal as a source of energy while at the same time protecting the climate from the massive greenhouse gas emissions associated with coal,» says Steve Caldwell, coordinator for regional climate change policy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, a Washington, D.C. think tank.

One goal of DOE research efforts, he said, should be to develop the technologies needed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy use, and to help «create a low carbon economy.»

The study estimated the greenhouse gas emissions associated with food production only.

«Our findings could help significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity generation and agricultural wastes.

That final rule is expected in early 2011, according to transportation expert Daniel Sperling of University of California, Davis, although the board is struggling to understand the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the land both directly and indirectly impacted by growing crops for biofuels.

In the face of uncertainty, Tim is invoking the precautionary principle with respect to the risks of aggravated land - related greenhouse gas emissions associated with biofuels.

«There is the potential for the U.S. and other countries to continue to rely on coal as a source of energy while at the same time protecting the climate from the massive greenhouse gas emissions associated with coal,» says Steve Caldwell, coordinator for regional climate change policy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, an Arlington, Va., think tank.

In the interim, many airlines are offering ways to offset the greenhouse gas emissions associated with air travel, such as U.S. - based Delta Air Line's program with The Conservation Fund to plant trees in return for $ 5.50 that passengers are given the option of adding to the price of a domestic round - trip ticket or $ 11 for international round - trip flights.

If the process could be applied to other common industrial metals such as copper, it would have the potential to significantly lower prices as well as reduce the air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions associated with traditional production.

The discovery could lead to metal - production systems that are much less expensive and that virtually eliminate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with most traditional metal smelting.

Instead, Suh suggests, various products and services should include labeling that clearly details the greenhouse gas emissions associated with that item.

«Until ongoing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of oil sands are more successful and widespread, the Final SEIS makes clear that, compared to reference crudes, development of oil sands crude represents a significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions,» the EPA states in a letter made public Tuesday.

Not exact matches

He points out that: «Total has set ambitious goals for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, notably by ending continuous flaring and using the associated gas locally.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

Probably the most discussed aspect of the NGP Report (see this excellent discussion on CBC's The 180 beginning at around the seven minute mark) is the JRP's treatment (or lack thereof) of «upstream» greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), and specifically the apparent asymmetry between the JRP's decision to consider the need to open markets for projected increases in oil production — the vast majority of which would uncontrovertibly be from the oil sands — but not the GHGs associated with this projected growth.

And, of course, those commitments and associated domestic measures are just Canada's means to achieve the ends of contributing to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions to a level that avoids the dangerous climate change, the shared goal set out in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and reiterated in the Paris Agreement.

Given that agriculture, along with the deforestation associated with it, drives 24 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, we are dependent upon farmers to do the heavy lifting when it comes to fighting climate change.

Figures from the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply's «Long Term Outlook» now indicate that the country's livestock industry — whose associated greenhouse gas emissions and land use are already a concern for environmentalists — will grow still further in the next ten years.

Life cycle analyses of diapers done by Franklin Associates in the U.S. and the UK's Environment Agency found that using cloth diapers instead of disposables would decrease landfill waste but increase water use and greenhouse gas emissions.

It obliges the UK to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 % by 2050 compared to 1990 levels and to adapt to the risks associated with a warming planet.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is requesting that some of the nation's largest companies reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address financial risks associated with climate change.

«Globally, beef production can be taxing on the environment, leading to high greenhouse gas emissions and land degradation,» said Jason Rowntree, MSU associate professor of animal science, who led the study.

However, a new study by VTT and the Finnish Meteorological Institute suggests that the uncertainties associated with climate engineering are too great for it to provide an alternative to the rapid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Although natural gas generates less greenhouse gas than coal when burned, when its total life - cycle emissions associated with extraction and distribution are factored in, it does not seem much cleaner than coal

«EPA has been pretty damn conservative» Sylvia Brandt, an associate professor of resource economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, said the links between greenhouse gas emissions and visits to the doctor are robust and getting stronger.