Sentences with phrase «help meet climate targets»

The IEA has estimated that the world's nuclear power capacity needs to nearly double by 2025 to help meet climate targets.

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A big part of President Obama's climate legacy will be the U.S. Clean Power Plan, which will cut pollution from U.S. coal plants — and, importantly, allows imports of new Canadian clean power to help states meet their targets.

The Climate Change Act 2008 sets legally binding emission reduction targets for 2020 (reduction of 34 % in greenhouse gas emissions) and for 2050 (reduction of at least 80 percent in greenhouse gas emissions); the Act also introduces five - yearly carbon budgets to help ensure these targets are met.

Often referred to as Carbon Dioxide Removal, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Drawdown, or «Negative Emissions», these proposed approaches look to work in conjunction with reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the first place — to help meet emissions reductions targets for a more stable climate and healthier oceans.

After five months of reporting, John Upton and others at Climate Central have put together a compelling and infuriating package on the growing flow of wood pellets from the Southeast, many from hardwood forests, to European power plants, where the result is touted as carbon - neutral energy and helps country's meet emissions targets — at least on paper.

The UK's Climate Change Act 2008 set legally binding emission reduction targets for 2020 (reduction of 34 percent in greenhouse gas emissions) and for 2050 (reduction of at least 80 percent in greenhouse gas emissions), and introduced five - yearly carbon budgets to help ensure those targets are met.

National action to fight climate change will also help to cut air pollution, according to the report, which said meeting the UK's carbon emissions target would lead each year to 5,700 less deaths and fewer hospital admissions for lung and heart problems.

Whether this new infrastructure helps or hinders countries and cities trying to meet climate targets and become more resilient to climate impacts depends upon decisions made now.

On December 19, China officially announced that it would create the world's largest carbon trading system, meant to help the country meet its ambitious climate change and clean energy targets.

Cooperative approaches to meet and help surpass climate targets were featured prominently in the Agreement, as Parties devoted Article 6 to voluntary cooperation in implementing NDCs.

But even if the rest of the world presses ahead with emissions cuts, U.S. withdrawal would make it much harder for the signatories to meet the agreement's financial goals, including big funding targets to help developing countries pay for climate adaptation.

Setting targets informed by the current climate science will help companies understand the level of transformation required in their business and production models to meet the 2 degree goal.

The new target will lay out a clear roadmap for action, providing the company with a competitive advantage in the transition to the low - carbon economy and helping to ensure the company does its fair share of the climate action we need if we are to meet the Paris Agreement's aim to keep global temperature rise below two degrees Celsius.

Jos Cozijnsen: International carbon trading will be part of the post 2020 climate actions, because it helps meet agreed CO2 targets, limits cost, offers flexibility and incentives.

State - level actions to boost efficiency and ramp up clean energy will play a central role at reining in power sector emissions and helping the United States meet its climate target to reduce emissions 26 - 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.

Further international co-operation will bring more benefits in the electricity sector and help Finland meet its climate change targets at the lowest possible cost.

Every square foot of building in a 2030 District that is committed to meeting energy, water and GHG reduction targets; every planner and designer who participates in the AIA +2030 Series; and every student, professional, and policymaker who turns to the 2030 Palette, helps mitigate the ugly threat of devastation projected to result from unchecked climate change.

Hywind will provide clean energy to over 20,000 homes and will help us meet our ambitious climate change targets.

Baker & McKenzie's expertise and experience on climate change law and policy saw it win the Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources Team of the Year award, having put together a renewable energy implementation guide to help African economies meet their climate change targets set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

The EU - ETS has helped the UK meet emissions targets and allowed London to become a financial hub — the largest EU - ETS exchange market for climate - related financial services.