The only exception is in 2030, where countries acutely vulnerable to climate change will have slightly
higher average emissions than those in the severe category (2030: severe = 48.83 mtCO2e, acute = 103.13 mtCO2e).
Many wealthy countries have
higher average emissions per person.
Not exact matches
Over the course of the experiment,
emissions of planet - warming methane from the dung of antibiotic - dosed cows were, on
average, 80 %
higher than those from the manure of untreated cattle, the team reports online today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
The number of days each year above 95 ° Fahrenheit (35 ° Celsius) is expected to rise across the United States, and
average summer temperatures will reach new heights if greenhouse gas
emissions remain
high.
The study also showed significant variations by region, with some areas showing
higher than
average emissions because of large differences in the age and type of pipe in different parts of the US.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the
average American family would pay $ 1,160 in
higher prices if carbon
emissions had to be cut 15 percent.
In his new paper, Lovejoy applies the same approach to the 15 - year period after 1998, during which globally
averaged temperatures remained
high by historical standards, but were somewhat below most predictions generated by the complex computer models used by scientists to estimate the effects of greenhouse - gas
emissions.
Countries with the
highest emissions per capita tend to have smaller families on
average, whereas those with low
emissions per capita tend to have larger ones.
Any pledges to lower
emissions by a uniform percentage among industrial countries will be much harder for the U.S. to achieve, simply because it is gaining people so fast through immigration and a birthrate that is
higher than
average for a developed nation.
As a result, they produce 30 percent of the country's pollution and
average emissions were five times
higher than other regions.
When this model was then applied to the future, they found that in a world of continuing
high greenhouse gas
emissions, the threshold for widespread drought - induced vascular damage would be crossed and initiate widespread tree deaths on
average across climate model projections in the 2050s.
«China now emits more than the US and EU combined and has CO2
emissions per person 45 %
higher than the global
average, exceeding even the EU
average,» said Robbie Andrew, a co-author of the studies based at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research — Oslo (CICERO) in Norway.
If Americans in the
highest - impact group shifted their diets to align with the U.S.
average — by consuming fewer overall calories and relying less on meat — the one - day greenhouse - gas
emissions reduction would be equivalent to eliminating 661 million passenger - vehicle miles, according to the researchers.
«The
average per capita resource use in wealthy countries is 5 to 10 times
higher than in developing countries, and the developed countries are responsible for over three quarters of cumulative greenhouse gas
emissions from 1850 to 2000.»
The results reveal that, after a comparison at national level, the vast number of substances tested show a clearly
higher average consumption — thus more contaminant
emissions — by private households than health care facilities.
Hybrid and electric cars, which have very
high mileage and very low
emissions, can also pull up an automaker's overall
average for its fleet, although the effect can be small because the vehicles are still a small part of the market.
Under both modest and
high greenhouse gas
emissions scenarios, temperatures in the Colorado River Basin are projected to rise by 5 degrees Fahrenheit compared with the 20th - century
average.
And while the
highest - impact group consumed an
average of nearly 3,000 calories a day and the lowest just above 1,300, when the researchers adjusted the findings based on caloric intake, the
highest - impact group still represented five times more
emissions.
Even so, the IPCC estimates above indicate: 1) Total Net Atmospheric Carbon
Emissions to 2100 will amount to ~ 2050 PgC (or more) on current Trends, 2) A BAU projected estimate would push CO2 to ~ 952 ppm by 2100 (or more), and 3) Global
average temperature increase / anomaly would be as
high as ~ 6.8 C by 2100
The Met Office Hadley Centre (Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research) climate change model, Hadley Centre Coupled Model, version 3 (HadCM3)[53], a coupled atmosphere - ocean general circulation model, was used for the time intervals 2020, 2050 and 2080 (note these date represent a time windows of ten years either side of the time interval date, i.e. 2020 is an
average of the years 2010 — 2029, 2050 for 2040 — 2059 and 2080 for 2070 — 2089), under three
emission scenarios of the IPCC Special Report on
Emissions Scenarios (SRES)[54]: scenario A1B (maximum energy requirements; emissions differentiated dependent on fuel sources; balance across sources), A2A (high energy requirements; emissions less than A1 / Fl) and B2A (lower energy requirements; emissions greater
Emissions Scenarios (SRES)[54]: scenario A1B (maximum energy requirements;
emissions differentiated dependent on fuel sources; balance across sources), A2A (high energy requirements; emissions less than A1 / Fl) and B2A (lower energy requirements; emissions greater
emissions differentiated dependent on fuel sources; balance across sources), A2A (
high energy requirements;
emissions less than A1 / Fl) and B2A (lower energy requirements; emissions greater
emissions less than A1 / Fl) and B2A (lower energy requirements;
emissions greater
emissions greater than B1).
Although sustainability guidelines are unlikely to be included in the final version of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the Advisory Committee included the following statement in their initial report: «Consistent evidence indicates that, in general, a dietary pattern that is
higher in plant - based foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, and lower in animal - based foods is more health promoting and is associated with lesser environmental impact (greenhouse gas
emissions and energy, land, and water use) than is the current
average U.S. diet.
The
high system output of 325 kW (442 hp) contrasts with low CO2
emissions of 78 g / km, equating to an
average fuel consumption of 3.3 l / 100 km (NEDC).
The unit features a six - hole GDI injector, pressured to a
higher - than -
average 200 bar, securing a clean combustion and improving fuel economy and
emissions.
In reality, you're likely to
average closer to 20mpg, with rather
high CO2
emissions of 242g / km.
[1] CO2 absorbs IR, is the main GHG, human
emissions are increasing its concentration in the atmosphere, raising temperatures globally; the second GHG, water vapor, exists in equilibrium with water / ice, would precipitate out if not for the CO2, so acts as a feedback; since the oceans cover so much of the planet, water is a large positive feedback; melting snow and ice as the atmosphere warms decreases albedo, another positive feedback, biased toward the poles, which gives larger polar warming than the global
average; decreasing the temperature gradient from the equator to the poles is reducing the driving forces for the jetstream; the jetstream's meanders are increasing in amplitude and slowing, just like the lower Missippi River where its driving gradient decreases; the larger slower meanders increase the amplitude and duration of blocking
highs, increasing drought and extreme temperatures — and 30,000 + Europeans and 5,000 plus Russians die, and the US corn crop, Russian wheat crop, and Aussie wildland fire protection fails — or extreme rainfall floods the US, France, Pakistan, Thailand (driving up prices for disk drives — hows that for unexpected adverse impacts from AGW?)
Also, back to the media, I'm amazed that the media (here, I'm talking in general and on
average, not Dot Earth) don't point out the nonsense and un-wisdom in some of the arguments that suggest that we, in America, should be able to have per capita
emissions that are an order of magnitude
higher than those of people in many other countries.
There's an under - bias in my numbers due to self consumption at power plants and especially because
average emission factors understate
emissions from older and smaller (
higher heat rate and thus
higher emissions) plants that have disproportionately been the ones shut down or not dispatched.
China has per - capita
emissions 45 percent over the global
average, and
higher per - capita
emissions than the European Union.
A new report by James Boyce and Matt Riddle of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, says the CBO's numbers are low: the
average family will pay $ 1,570 a year in
higher prices when
emissions are cut by just 7 percent.
Last month, the director of the Congressional Budget Office, Peter Orszag, told Congress that the
average American household would pay $ 1,160 a year in
higher prices when carbon dioxide
emissions are cut 15 percent.
The processes (absorption of light, collisional energy transfer and
emission) can be separated because the
average time that an isolated CO2 molecule takes before it emits a photon is much longer that the time for collisional de-excitation (~ tens of microseconds at atmospheric pressure, less,
higher in the atmosphere).
Also, the difference in annually
averaged CH4 between Arctic and Antarctic latitudes is a sensitive indicator of changing CH4
emissions at
high northern latitudes.
Returning to my original point that some «are paying disproportionately» for the externalization of FF
emissions, the people in the states with the ten
highest losses paid 4.6 as much per capita as the
average, and 125 times as much as in the least affected ten states.
Hotter temperatures: If
emissions keep rising unchecked, then global
average surface temperatures will be at least 2ºC
higher (3.6 ºF) than pre-industrial levels by 2100 — and possibly 3ºC or 4ºC or more.
Specimens of elkhorn coral living in water with excess carbon dioxide have been studied for fertilization rates, ability of larvae to settle on reef substrate (where they produce new corals), and subsequent growth and survival.3 Three levels of carbon dioxide were tested, corresponding to concentrations today, at mid-century, and at the end of the century on a
high -
emissions path.3, 5 At the mid-century concentration, the ability of fertilization to occur and for larvae to settle successfully on the reef was significantly reduced: around 52 percent, and the decline intensified to about 73 percent at the late - century concentration.3 The corals» ability to survive over the long run declined as well, by an
average of 39 percent and 50 percent respectively.3, 4
Last year the underlying multi-year
average growth rate was
higher than ever because the rate of
emissions from the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas has experienced a steady upward trend.
In addition to the CO2
emissions Solar outputs were very
high during the latter half of the 20th century and are likely to
average much less during this century.
The mean
high temperature projections for 2050 and 2100 were derived from a suite of 28 climate models (CMIP5 / Oak Ridge National Laboratory) under IPCC
emissions scenario RCP8.5,
averaged over November 22 - 28 for 2030 - 2049 and 2080 - 2099, respectively.»
One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon
emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low
emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying
high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national
average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.
Model projections for precipitation changes are less certain than those for temperature.12, 2 Under a
higher emissions scenario (A2), global climate models (GCMs) project
average winter and spring precipitation by late this century (2071 - 2099) to increase 10 % to 20 % relative to 1971 - 2000, while changes in summer and fall are not expected to be larger than natural variations.
«The CO2 numbers [in the oil sands] sound frightening when only the production and refining are taken into account... Yet once the oil is burned, a variety of sources say the total lifecycle impact of oil sands relative to the
average crude used in the U.S. is much smaller, including the Council on Foreign Relations (17 percent
higher emissions) and Cambridge Energy Research Associates (5 - 15 percent).»
However modelling also indicates that if we continue with our
emissions today, by the end of the 21st century, CO2 levels could be between three and four times the pre-industrial values, and global
average temperature as much as 6 °C
higher.
In contrast, coal CCS (109g), gas CCS (78g), hydro (97g) and bioenergy (98g) have relatively
high emissions, compared to a global
average target for a 2C world of 15gCO2e / kWh in 2050.
The
average annual number of sub-freezing days shifts from 244 to 160 by late century, a 35 % decline, under
high emissions.
Under a
high emissions scenario, Blaine County can expect a 40 % decline in the number of days at or below freezing by late century, falling from a historical annual
average of more than 200 days to about 120.
Christy is correct to note that the model
average warming trend (0.23 °C / decade for 1978 - 2011) is a bit
higher than observations (0.17 °C / decade over the same timeframe), but that is because over the past decade virtually every natural influence on global temperatures has acted in the cooling direction (i.e. an extended solar minimum, rising aerosols
emissions, and increased heat storage in the deep oceans).
The county can expect an
average of 15 weeks per year at or below freezing by late century under a
high emissions scenario, compared to about 23 weeks of those temperatures from 1981 to 2010.
The county can expect a 28 % decline in the annual
average amount of sub-freezing days, slipping from the equivalent of 28 weeks to around 20 under a
high emissions scenario, and 24 weeks under a moderate
emissions scenario.
The name «Nevada» is Spanish for «snow - capped,» but winter temperatures in the county are projected to
average just shy of 50oF by late century under a
high emissions scenario, which could leave mountainous areas like Donner Summit covered in brown, not white.
Canadian oil sands crudes are on
average somewhat more GHG
emission - intensive than the crudes they would displace in U.S. refineries, as Well - to - Wheel GHG
emissions are, on
average, 14 % -20 %
higher for Canadian oil sands crude than for the weighted
average of transportation fuels sold or distributed in the United States;