Sentences with phrase «help curb emissions»

BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- Reducing food waste around the world would help curb emissions of planet - warming gases, lessening some of the impacts of climate change such as more extreme weather and rising seas, scientists said on Thursday.

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Last - mile electric vehicle sharing company will help cities get cars off the road, curb traffic and greenhouse gas emissions

China's push to become a major maker of solar panels has driven down global prices by close to 90 percent over the past decade, helping international efforts to curb emissions of planet - warming greenhouse gases.

New York state is investing money in nearly three dozen local farms to help them curb carbon emissions and prepare for climate change.

Green groups have lobbied Stefanik to help retain the funding for the program, and have fretted about the Trump administration's rollbacks on environmental policies, including pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Accord and Pruitt's decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan, an Obama - era policy designed to curb greenhouse gas emissions from coal - fired power plants.

But there is some good news: Even seemingly small changes in curbing greenhouse gas emissions not only can reduce harmful pollutants and clear the air, but also help to slow climate change.

Almost on cue, Sessions disagreed, noting that he and other Republicans had joined with Democrats to help curb greenhouse gas emissions by supporting efforts to improve auto mileage standards and improve energy efficiency.

Curbing these emissions would help reduce warming, but scientists have found it difficult to determine exactly how much methane comes from human sources.

Developing countries, which currently are not obligated to curb emissions, have long argued that they should not be required to help solve a problem caused by industrialized nations.

«These continued investments help combat the pain commuters feel at the gas pump and curb the harmful greenhouse gas emissions that pollute the air we breathe.»

This is part of an effort at Volkswagen to help curb costs because of the diesel emission mess.

President Bush, in a Rose Garden speech on climate change, challenged the world's biggest (and most polluting) countries to immediately end trade barriers on energy - related technology, beef up a fund to help bring less - polluting energy options to poor countries, and commit to curbing their greenhouse - gas emissions.

-- Limiting the construction and use of the least - efficient coal - fired power plants delivers more than 20 % of the emissions reduction and helps curb local air pollution.

Quick progress in curbing emissions of carbon dioxide, the main human - generated greenhouse gas, could be achieved by using capital from rich countries to help prevent the destruction of tropical forests (and resulting greenhouse - gas emissions), Mr. Gore said.

The proposed agreement, echoing the architecture of the Framework Convention and Kyoto Protocol, has a few main themes: finding ways that rich countries can help poor ones adapt to impending climate change; strengthening efforts to curb emissions of heat - trapping greenhouse gases from rich countries and the biggest poor ones; and committing rich countries to helping poor ones deploy energy technologies or forest policies that limit their emissions even as they try to prosper.

The contest is promoted as helping to limit global warming by curbing carbon dioxide emissions, but also clearly is designed to show that not all such efforts have to be painful.

Is it possible to make a living by turning rotting food into usable compost while also helping to curb greenhouse gas emissions and reduce landfill disposal costs?

Health experts said that renewable power sources, cutting industrial emissions as well as rapid transit, cycling and walking networks in cities can help curb rising air pollution.

Drought is expected to occur 20 - 40 percent more often in most of Australia over the coming decades.6, 18 If our heat - trapping emissions continue to rise at high rates, 19 more severe droughts are projected for eastern Australia in the first half of this century.6, 17 And droughts may occur up to 40 percent more often in southeast Australia by 2070.2 Unless we act now to curb global warming emissions, most regions of the country are expected to suffer exceptionally low soil moisture at almost double the frequency that they do now.3 Studies suggest that climate change is helping to weaken the trade winds over the Pacific Ocean, with the potential to change rainfall patterns in the region, including Australia.20, 21,16,22

How they unfold will help determine whether we continue to curb emissions, expand the economy and foster sustainable development — or not.

But even a recent related study shows that unfortunately, natural gas usage won't help curb carbon emissions.

«As we work to reduce our state's carbon footprint and curb climate change, I encourage New Yorkers to consider electric vehicles and help take us a step closer to achieving our goal of reducing emissions 40 percent by 2030,» Governor Cuomo said.

The other half of the GCF's money will go towards helping developing countries curb their emissions, by decarbonising their energy and transport infrastructure.

Almost 100 organizations Thursday launched a worldwide petition that calls for dramatically curbing greenhouse - gas emissions and helping vulnerable communities prepare for rising sea levels, more - frequent storms, longer droughts and other effects of global warming.

He also pledged to mobilize an international coalition to help curb carbon emissions.

Private companies can be key players in helping to curb India's GHG emissions, and they have demonstrated their interest in helping the Indian government move toward climate action.

Exxon helped to found and lead the Global Climate Coalition, an alliance of some of the world's largest companies seeking to halt government efforts to curb fossil fuel emissions.

And the images may help pave the way for a new United Nations monitoring system to curb deforestation and forest degradation.The UN's Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, or REDD, initiative could create financial incentives to reduce carbon emissions from forest destruction and over-use, Carnegie officEmissions from Deforestation and Degradation, or REDD, initiative could create financial incentives to reduce carbon emissions from forest destruction and over-use, Carnegie officemissions from forest destruction and over-use, Carnegie officials say.

The next goal is to help lay the groundwork for bipartisan legislation to curb emissions to move as soon as next Congress, he said.

Bird also says it welcomes the letter from Reiskin, SFMTA's director of transportation, and looks forward to «working with him to develop a regulatory framework to bring these new electric vehicles to San Francisco so we can curb traffic, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help more people get where they need to go.»

Investments in home energy efficiency will help homeowners cope with rising energy costs and curb greenhouse gas emissions, says the association.