Sentences with phrase «high carbon dioxide emissions»

Developed nations typically have high carbon dioxide emissions per capita, while some developing countries lead in the growth rate of carbon dioxide emissions.

The observatory's location in Hawaii was chosen specifically due to the cleanliness of the air that produces more accurate measurements than what would be measured close to areas with higher carbon dioxide emissions.

Because lower rank coals have relatively high carbon dioxide emission factors, increased use of these coals caused the national average carbon dioxide emission factor to rise from 206.5 pounds per million Btu in 1980 to 207.6 pounds per million Btu in 1992.

This breakdown showed that certain states, such as New York for example, that would expected to see its increasing population and affluence bring along significantly higher carbon dioxide emissions instead saw those emissions fall thanks to politics that favored environmental protections.

A new study by Stanford University atmospheric scientist Mark Jacobson has revealed that worsening air pollution and higher carbon dioxide emissions go hand - in - hand - the results suggest intensifying global warming

10 highest carbon dioxide emissions in 2001: Texas (656 million metric tons), California (383), Pennsylvania (262), Ohio (252), Florida (239), Indiana (230), Illinois (227), New York (212), Michigan (181), and Louisiana (165).

In the new study, McGuire and his colleagues used simulations to study changes in permafrost and carbon storage in the northern permafrost region from 2010 to 2299 using two climate change scenarios: One with low carbon dioxide emissions and one with high carbon dioxide emissions.

In a study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, scientists from three universities show that products made in China are associated with significantly higher carbon dioxide emissions than the same products made elsewhere.

A new study by Stanford University atmospheric scientist Mark Jacobson has revealed that worsening air pollution and higher carbon dioxide emissions go hand - in - hand - the results suggest intensifying global warming will increase the number of smog - related deaths.

States that use coal power, such as Wyoming, West Virginia and Kentucky, have the highest carbon dioxide emissions.

Production of organic corn resulted in the greatest nitrous oxide emissions and represented about 8 % of total GHG emission; corn also had the highest carbon dioxide emissions per hectare.

Cement has not had an easy time trying to profile itself as a green building material - it's energy intensive and has high carbon dioxide emissions, and

can only lead to higher carbon dioxide emissions.»

Environmentalists are especially worried about the growing reliance on lignite, the lowest grade of coal with the highest carbon dioxide emissions per kilowatt - hour produced.

The high carbon dioxide emission factor for anthracite reflects the coal's relatively small hydrogen content, which lowers its heating value.