Sentences with phrase «higher emissions of»

Higher emissions of greenhouse gases will lead to larger warming, and greater risks to society and ecosystems.

A report released this week by The Brattle Group says that if four nuclear power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania are allowed to retire early it will cause «substantially higher emissions of CO2 and other pollutants» and that there will be «a significant increase in electricity prices» not only in the two states, but also -LSB-...]

Not all transport subsidies result in higher emissions of GHGs.

Additionally, compared to rural areas of Maryland, Baltimore already has higher emissions of carbon dioxide from transportation and manufacturing.

In one study in South Dakota, placement of nitrogen fertilizer in the surface layer of soil led to higher emissions of nitrous oxde from zero till compared to convention till.

This style of house leads to poor air quality and higher emissions of ammonia, which has several harmful effects, including negative impacts on aquatic species and crops.

Increased cooling means increased consumption of electrical power and therefore higher emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, driving global warming even faster.

Climate change research, shown here by number of publications, primarily concerns countries that are less vulnerable to climate change and have a higher emission of CO2.

The biologists predict that a temperature rise of 1 degree Celsius leads to 6 - 20 percent higher emission of methane bubbles, which in turn leads to additional greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and to an additional temperature increase.

That led to 50percent higher emission of methane bubbles.

States like Texas with a large power demand showed high emissions of all pollutants, but smaller changes in emissions per degree Celsius.

Each model simulated a «control climate,» for the years 1981 to 2000, as well as a «warm climate,» for the years 2081 to 2100, assuming relatively high emissions of greenhouse gases.

The unintended consequences are much higher emission of dangerous pollution, NOX and PM.

Continued high emissions of heat - trapping gases increase the risk of impacts that are severe, pervasive, and irreversible.

«As a Lukewarmer I cheerfully accept the science explaining how our high emissions of CO2 have contributed to the current warming period.»

'' As a Lukewarmer I (TF) cheerfully accept the science explaining how our high emissions of CO2 have contributed to the current warming period.»

He says: «As a Lukewarmer I cheerfully accept the science explaining how our high emissions of CO2 have contributed to the current warming period» What warming period?

Also «our high emissions of CO2» is contrary since our emissions are incredibly small compared to natural emissions.

The use of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture is associated with high emissions of nitrous oxide.

The overall correlation is a result of the fact that climate policy induces systemic changes in the energy system, away from technologies with high greenhouse gas emission levels, which also have high emissions of air pollutants (e.g. coal use without CCS has high emission levels of CO2, but also of SO2).

It's time religious leaders take a stand against fossil fuels With the moral issues in mind, Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate, called upon all religious leaders to take a public stand against fossil fuels, whose high emissions of greenhouse gases are said to increase the rate of climate change.

The city also is an industrial zone of 3 million people and has high emissions of soot.

It's all the more remarkable as the January through March period normally sees the highest emissions of the year, as the winter months increase heat demand.

Not exact matches

The main reason the US ranks so poorly on carbon dioxide emissions is because its per - person consumption rate of electricity is so high; all of that energy comes primarily from fossil fuels.

Emerging evidence makes it clear that the installation of software to defeat emissions controls was not the result of some rogue operation — it was driven by decisions made by the company's top engineers and approved at the highest levels.

If your condition for GHG policy is that you must impose the same price on all sectors of the economy because you want to be cost - effective, that rules out higher prices on some sectors where deep emissions reductions are possible, or lower prices in more politically sensitive areas to ensure you get a policy in place at all.

Canada's oil will be extracted and marketed regardless of Keystone, the report contended, and could be shipped to the U.S. by rail, which has higher emissions.

With much of the world's accessible, light crude of this sort now exhausted, more and more of the oil we consume comes from heavy grades (the so - called bitumen derived from oilsands being among the heaviest) that require more refining and therefore entail higher emissions and other undesirable byproducts.

With high oil prices persistently poised to derail the global economy, with large economies like Germany and Japan swearing off nuclear in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, with coal hampered by looming emissions caps, unexpectedly abundant gas seems poised to fill the energy void.

With an ultimate feedstock capacity of one million barrels a day and «near net zero» emissions, the refinery would produce high - margin products such as kerosene and aviation fuel for the Asian market.

Comparing the capital and operating costs of various forms of energy — even factoring in US$ 50 a tonne for carbon emissions (a higher rate than is currently levied by any North American state or province)-- natural gas comes out as a clear winner.

The CPM Group anticipates palladium demand to reach an all - time high this year, up 3 percent from last year, on tightened emissions standards and the purchase of larger cars and trucks in the U.S. on lower fuel costs.

Singapore authorities slap a fine of about $ 11,000 on a Tesla Model S electric car owner over high CO2 emissions.

China continues to lead in the ranking of the world's top 40 renewable energy markets, despite its continuing high greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on coal.

The sunken «living room» is lined with tables fashioned from reclaimed wood from a farm in Arkansas, as well as a 12 - person communal table built from the tractor tread of a decommissioned CAT Excavator, in honor of the State of California's effort to reduce high emissions from old equipment.

«We can in fact help other parts of the world reduce their greenhouse gas emissions dramatically by providing them with lower - carbon fuels in other parts of the world where they are using very high - carbon fuels like coal.»

Between 2014 and 2030, B.C. is expected to have the highest emissions growth of any province when existing climate plans are taken into account.

The research organization Oil Change International and other research organizations have concluded that, because of this high GHG emission feature, in order to meet our Paris Accord commitment (and save a habitable planet for future generations) 80 % of the Tar Sands must «stay in the ground».

While Mr. Müller denies having known of illegal software that evaded emissions regulations, he held high - ranking positions at Volkswagen when the so - called defeat device was being developed and deployed.

Matthias Müller, the company's former chief executive, denied knowledge of illegal software that evaded emissions standards but held high - ranking positions when it was developed.

In fact, diesel has both higher carbon emissions and carcinogenic fine particles, the form of invisible pollution from which France is currently suffering a major spike.

The Fuel Quality Directive has attracted a great deal of attention here in Canada because it would assign a higher emissions rating to Alberta oilsands than to other sources of crude oil, and I have -LSB-...]

Next week, the EU is expected to vote on the Fuel Quality Directive which would assign a higher emissions rating to Alberta oilsands than to other sources of crude oil, including some which may or may not actually have higher emissions than oilsands oil.

As the biggest station operator and supplier of natural gas for transportation in the U.S., the company should benefit from higher oil prices and more focus on reducing emissions likely to drive many truck operators to consider this new engine.

Meanwhile, a system ensuring that state - of - the - art controls on emissions do not translate into a fatal competitive disadvantage would enable Canada to throw all its energies at providing incentives for the high - quality «green jobs» that need to be in place for the next generation.

Perhaps this is a consequence of the diesel emissions scandals or the sky high market valuation attributed to US electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla.

High prices, plus the added pressure of the necessary emissions standards, mean Canadian manufacturers are struggling to remain competitive against companies in China where such standards don't exist.

Analysts say high use of UN offsets in EU emissions trading scheme suggests industrial gas credits are being ditched before 2013 cut off point

Overly optimistic projections of future oil supply, which are much higher than the latest NEB projections and don't consider the Alberta government's cap on oil sands emissions imposed by its Climate Leadership Plan.

So, if one does want to lower emissions, the choice is not between a carbon price and nothing, but between a carbon price and regulations, technology subsidies, higher - cost renewable energy, or the long list of other tools.