Sentences with phrase «greenhouse gases well»

To stabilize climate, we need to reach near - zero emissions of CO2 and other long - lived greenhouse gases well within this century.

Yet nary a word about what's actually reducing greenhouse gases better than heavy handed government: the free market.

Not exact matches

As well as its decision on upstream oil and gas, the World Bank Group said on Tuesday that it would, among other things, report the greenhouse gas emissions arising from investment projects it finances in «key emissions - producing sectors» from 2018.

IBM released a statement that it will continue to «reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to help our clients do so as well.»

In Williams» own words: «In terms of greenhouse - gas emissions, the news is even better.

Generally speaking, the U.S. and international press seemed to think the report, which finds the pipeline would have minimal effects on greenhouse gas emissions, bodes well for TransCanada's long - delayed project to connect the oilsands to Gulf of Mexico refineries.

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.»

«Without rapid cuts in CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, we will be heading for dangerous temperature increases by the end of this century, well above the target set by the Paris climate change agreement,» Petteri Taalas, the WMO's secretary - general, said in a statement.

However, the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change lays out a number of policies that will compel more clean tech innovation in Canada, he said, including a price on pollution with a carbon price, to be in place across Canada by the start of next year, as well as a promised national clean fuels strategy, better energy efficiency standards and limits on greenhouse gases like methane.

The Paris Agreement is much more explicit, seeking to phase out net greenhouse gas emissions by the second half of the century and limit global warming to «well below» 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times.

An assessment paid for by DuPont said that the ethanol it will produce there could be more than 100 per cent better than gasoline in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.

«The study says it will be very hard to make a biofuel that has a better greenhouse gas impact than gasoline using corn residue,» which puts it in the same boat as corn - based ethanol, said David Tilman, a professor at the University of Minnesota who has done research on biofuels» emissions from the farm to the tailpipe.

A peer - reviewed study performed at the Energy Department's Argonne National Laboratory in 2012 found that biofuels made with corn residue were 95 per cent better than gasoline in greenhouse gas emissions.

New retailers to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions include Best Buy (BBY), IKEA USA, Starbucks (SBUX), and Target (TGT).

It's also giving the fossil fuels sector whiplash from a White House whose energy policies have otherwise been very good to them, from starting to undo greenhouse gas regulations to opening more public land to mining and drilling and tax cuts.

But solar benefits the grid as well: cutting demand during peak use, reducing transmission and distribution costs, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and generating energy without polluting the air.

For example, Bill and Melinda Gates — and a consortium of other well - known investors — recently launched the $ 2 billion green energy Breakthrough Energy Ventures fund, whose goal is to invest in technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least half a gigaton.

The new Climate Leadership Team will provide the provincial government with advice and recommendations on how it might best meet its legislated greenhouse gas reduction targets.

The NEB plans to judge a project on the greenhouse gas emissions of the people who produce the oil, as well as those who eventually consume it By Ken Green,... Read more»

To spice things up, they'd include promises of a new pipeline training facility, a new school curriculum, a new relationship with Ottawa, new greenhouse gas emissions targets and better bitumen sands environmental performance.

On Friday November 21st Glass Lewis hosted a Proxy Talk conference call with CERES and Walden Asset Management to discuss the risks from stranded carbon assets, greenhouse gas emissions and hydraulic fracturing as well as trends in -LSB-...]

Airport's sustainability progress report signals good news for EVs, renewables and plastic waste, but questions remain over tackling greenhouse gases from aircraft

The Commissioner has criticized the government for, among other things, its management of the environmental risks associated with gas, oil and nuclear projects, as well as its greenhouse gas reduction practices.

Its goodness can be measured even in pounds: «If I turn off the lights during afternoon hours, I will save x kilowatts of electricity and z pounds of greenhouse gases, thus contributing y to the common good.»

For its supply chain, Bel optimizes the steps for transporting its raw materials and finished goods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as to curb other nuisances like road traffic and noise.

Fraley and Van Eenennaam said that genetically modified food has reduced the number of chemicals being put into the soil as well as greenhouse gas emissions because tilling the soil is no longer necessary.

On World Food Day, IFOAM — Organics International calls for an end to the use of toxic inputs that are destroying soils and ecosystems as well as emitting ozone depleting greenhouse gases (GHG).

In 2009, Snyder's of Hanover set a goal to reduce its energy and natural gas usage and greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent each in the next five years, as well as reduce its solid waste by 30 percent in the same period.

Pulling weeds by hand instead of using chemical weed killers is more labor - intensive in the first year or two — but it is better for soil health and can lower a farmer's greenhouse gas emissions and operating costs.

As well as being responsible for a huge chunk of global greenhouse gas emissions, meat productionrequires increasingly unsustainable levels of precious resources — land, water and energy — and is a major contributor towards global environmental degradation.

With growing concerns around the known and unknown consequences of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change on natural systems, food producers are experiencing greater consumer demand for environmental and social credentials as well as various decarbonisation initiatives from governments.

Building on current programs and efficiencies that reduce water and energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, the new Bacardi Limited global platform, Good Spirited: Building a Sustainable Future, reinforces the Company's leadership in corporate social responsibility (CSR).

The paper is a straightforward look at the how different shade coffee systems store carbon and their levels of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as how a few certifications (organic, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ Certified) influence those metrics.

Key to that will be addressing the world's dangerous appetite for meat, the livestock industry being a major cause of harmful greenhouse gases, as well as contributing to deforestation and water wastage.

As well as explaining that the production of meat — on its journey from farm to fork — is responsible for 15 per cent of the planet's harmful greenhouse gas emissions, it underlines that raising equivalent amounts of grain or vegetables for human consumption uses far less land, water and resources.

This statewide program guides California «s wineries and winegrape growers to adopt an integrated system for their operations based on tested «best practices» in alternative energy, packaging, transportation, production and farming practices to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) footprints in the state with the most stringent environmental laws in the country.

Granted, there are more benefits to reducing particulate and greenhouse gas emissions than just climate change, i.e. PM 2.5 which can be stuck in the human lung and cause cancer / respiratory issues, SO2 which contributes to acid rain (we've already eliminated the majority of this problem), as well as soot (nobody wants the surrounding area covered in ash).

- The green toys sand play set is made in the U.S.A. from recycled plastic milk containers that save energy, reduce landfill waste and lower greenhouse gas emissions, all in the name of good green fun.

The conference's report calls for legislation that would enact in statute the state's commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well as a measure that would enhance «green» or environmentally sustainable practices at state agencies as well as climate neutral goals at the state and city university campuses.

«Under Governor Cuomo's leadership, communities across the State are incorporating sustainability and good energy solutions into their projects, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs, and boosting jobs and investment.»

Abreu, previously appointed by former President Obama to serve in the U.S. Department of Energy, has proposed green energy initiatives as well as efforts to decrease harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

WHEREAS, in determining its target contribution pursuant to the Paris Agreement, the United States, under the leadership of President Barack Obama, submitted a target contribution plan intending «to achieve an economy - wide target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 - 28 per cent below its 2005 level in 2025 and to make best efforts to reduce its emissions by 28 %.»

It is ordered and affirmed that the Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Environmental Compliance, and the Department of Public Works, through its various divisions and the Director of Energy Development and Management, by December 31, 2017, prepare a report to the undersigned promulgating an initial energy usage plan for Erie County to implement the United States target contribution plan to the Paris Agreement, including, but not limited to, achieving a county - wide target of reducing Erie County's greenhouse gas emissions by twenty - six to twenty - eight percent (26 - 28 %) below its 2005 level in 2025 and to make best efforts to reduce its emissions by twenty - eight percent (28 %), as it pertains to the production and / or use of greenhouse gases by Erie County.

The Upstate plant was formerly operated by AES Somerset, which declared bankruptcy late last year amid marketplace difficulties brought on, in part, by the importation of government - subsidized power from Canada, as well as ever more costly «greenhouse gas» restrictions.

Former Vice President Al Gore today lauded what he called «the best, most hopeful step» in years to contain global warming: 16 state prosecutors joining New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's crusade against energy giants that they assert have fraudulently fought caps on greenhouse gas emissions.

«This Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the [2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change], including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by: (a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change; (b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and (c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate - resilient development.

Polar latitudes hold secrets into the earths's past climate, secrets Berry Lyons believes may provide insights into the implications of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and better models of future climate change.

The greenhouse gases emitted by corn farmers could be cut by more than half, using better farming practices

Biello: A lot of scientists that I've spoken to think we have no chance of meeting 450 ppm given that we haven't done hardly anything to change our course and there are other scientists who say that we have already well past kind of the safe point for concentration of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Rather, the world's largest oil company maintained that all sources of energy, including fossil fuels, will be necessary to meet the future global demand and that the best path toward managing greenhouse gas emissions is through technology advancement and adoption of energy efficiency programs.