Sentences with phrase «higher carbon footprints»

In the 1980s, Exxon lobbied to replace scarce oil with synthetic fossil fuels, but it glossed over the high carbon footprint associated with synfuels.

The report found that using washable nappies, hailed by councils throughout Britain as a key way of saving the planet, have a higher carbon footprint than their disposable equivalents unless parents adopt an extreme approach to laundering them.

The highest carbon footprints shown here are in the UK and in parts of Greece.

An area in Finland called Åland had the highest carbon footprint related to housing.

Combinations with five or six different devices notably resulted in a much higher carbon footprint, and are seen as unnecessarily carbon intensive and undesirable as they offered little more in terms of security than the WIDE combination.

In contrast, burglar alarms represented the least desirable measure as they were least effective (offering less protection than no security) and had a high carbon footprint — and one of the lowest carbon payback ratios.

«Unfortunately, while the most populous metropolitan areas tend to have the lowest carbon footprint centers, they also tend to have the most extensive high carbon footprint suburbs.»

The researchers found that the 20 percent of U.S. diets with the highest carbon footprint accounted for 46 percent of total diet - related greenhouse emissions.

They found that the top 20 percent, with the highest carbon footprint, was responsible for eight times more emissions than the lowest 20 percent, and that beef consumption accounted for 72 percent of the difference.

The most common current treatment, reverse osmosis, has a very high carbon footprint and generates large volumes of reject water containing radioactivity that requires further treatment.

In the 1980s, Exxon lobbied to replace scarce oil with synthetic fossil fuels, but it glossed over the high carbon footprint associated with synfuels.

Can you guess which meat has the highest carbon footprint?

«I told my mom and dad that my decision was based on animal welfare and the high carbon footprint of meat.

It's too heavy, costs billions to manufacture and the materials used leave an higher carbon footprint than petrol ever will.

The printing industry has historically had a very high carbon footprint.

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Critics of the TransCanada pipeline have warned of potential spills in America's heartland as well as the climate impacts of allowing more tar sands oil, which has a higher carbon footprint than conventional sources, into the US and other markets.

Likewise, produce that has been grown in a heated greenhouse also has a high carbon footprint.

Foods that arrive by air have a much higher carbon footprint than those that arrive by ship.

Researchers also recommend drastically reducing certain ingredients that have a higher carbon footprint, like lettuce, tomato, cheese and meat.

Klaus Draeger, BMW's head of purchasing, acknowledges the i3 electric vehicle, for instance, does have a higher carbon footprint if one looks only at the elements it takes to bring the car to life.

The oil that would have flowed through the Keystone pipeline, extracted from a large sedimentary basin that includes the well - known oil sands of Alberta, has a higher carbon footprint than other, lighter crude.

The use of CLT or other massive wood technologies can help substitute renewable wood for concrete, which has a very high carbon footprint, in many projects.

The fabrication of the pieces is designed to be simple and done completely in - house with a limited use of only two tools; the designers have chosen to substitute human labor for more electricity (and a higher carbon footprint).

Now, they have quite a high carbon footprint doing that.

For the countries that mainly use coal - fired power facilities as a source of energy, the high energy consumption of Bitcoin mining results in high carbon footprint, which is damaging to the environment.

Not exact matches

To ensure the fund had a low - carbon footprint, NUBD excludes issuers in sectors having high levels of fossil - fuel reserve ownership — which includes metals miners and oil and gas producers.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

For example, that could mean investing in a company that's actively working to reduce its carbon footprint through its supply chain operations, or a company that is a leader in promoting gender diversity through maternity and paternity policies, or one that is improving access to high quality healthcare for poor people globally.

All of those produce a higher quality, lower carbon footprint material which is moving the whole industry forward.

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In addition, «We are proud of the many initiatives, such as single stream recycling, energy conservation and high - efficiency lighting that have allowed us to reduce our carbon footprint and feel good about our corporate responsibility,» Robert adds.

Made from 100 per cent renewable, natural wood fibres from well - managed forests and high - quality recycled content from James Cropper's own world - class recycling plant, COLOURFORM ™ acts as a sustainable alternative to plastic and other packaging materials and aims to help brands reduce their carbon footprint.

«Moreover, perceived social and environmental concerns associated with high consumption of meat, such as religious restrictions and carbon footprint of the meat industry, have further led consumers to reduce meat consumption and opt for substitutes.»

«We will be saving a tremendous amount of power, which will ultimately reduce our carbon footprint, while also producing more high - quality snow for our guests to enjoy.»

develop up to 2.4 gigawatts of energy by 2030 — «unparallelled,» adding that the program «will create new, high - paying jobs, reduce our carbon footprint, establish a new, reliable source of energy for millions of New Yorkers, and solidify New York's status as a national clean energy leader.»

At this year's address, Cuomo called New York's offshore wind program — in which the governor has committed to develop up to 2.4 gigawatts of energy by 2030 — «unparallelled,» adding that the program «will create new, high - paying jobs, reduce our carbon footprint, establish a new, reliable source of energy for millions of New Yorkers, and solidify New York's status as a national clean energy leader.»

If the carbon footprint is on your conscience but the allure of luxury and hassle - free activities leads to a yearning for a higher standard of holiday living, then a luxury log cabin may be the order of the day.

Other high priorities for the community board included minimizing the development's carbon footprint and eliminating one of the five buildings planned for the site.

«New York's unparalleled commitment to offshore wind power will create new, high - paying jobs, reduce our carbon footprint, establish a new, reliable source of energy for millions of New Yorkers, and solidify New York's status as a national clean energy leader,» Mr. Cuomo said.

The industry will need to focus on the best technologies and enforce support of those with the highest reduction in carbon footprint while making investments to quickly scale the deployment of better fuels into the market.

It has the potential to deliver an 80 percent or better reduction in total carbon footprint and enables us to make suite of high - value transportation fuel products.

Indeed, given his very high profile remarks questioning climate change and the science upon which it is based, I think we can safely assume he doesn't lose any sleep over his consumption habits or the size of his carbon footprint.

Another great carbon footprint calculator is available at EarthLab.com, an online «climate crisis community» that has partnered with Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection and other high - profile groups, companies and celebrities to spread the word that individual actions can make a difference in the fight against global warming.

Cost advantage for U.S. industry These methods can help U.S. manufacturers forge a path to more energy - efficient steelmaking, creating a market advantage from higher - quality metals with smaller carbon footprints.

Solar panels made in China have a higher overall carbon footprint and are likely to use substantially more energy during manufacturing than those made in Europe, said a new study from Northwestern University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.

The carbon footprint is about twice as high.

«We estimated that a solar panel's carbon footprint is about twice as high when made in China and used in Europe, compared to those locally made and used in Europe,» said Fengqi You, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at Northwestern and corresponding author on the paper.

On a unit - cost basis alone, the desalination option is cheaper compared to pipeline plan, Ahmad reported, but it would use twice as much energy and its carbon footprint would be 48 percent higher.

The average carbon footprint of households living in the center of large, population - dense urban cities is about 50 percent below average, while households in distant suburbs are up to twice the average: a factor of four difference between lowest and highest locations.