Sentences with phrase «higher overall emissions»

Only one year — 2003 — had higher overall emissions.

The fact remains that the US has the second highest overall emissions in the world and the highest in the G8.

Not exact matches

Additionally, researchers found that the Rocky Mountain region, with its large number of wells with a high frequency of unloadings that vent to the atmosphere, accounts for about half of overall emissions from liquid unloadings.

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.

Fargione reported that, overall, biofuels would cause higher total emissions for tens to hundreds of years.

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.

Meat production overall — largely from beef, but also including pork and chicken — accounted for 70 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions in the highest - impact group, but only 27 percent in the lowest - impact group.

Overall, the total amount of CH4 emissions that atmospheric scientists see from high latitudes is half of that in bottom - up estimates, and scientists are working to understand this discrepancy [Bruhwiler et al., 2014].

When it comes to enviroment they make no sense, exept in cities as Peking, where the pollution today is so high you have problems to breathe, only local emissions, but not overall.

Even high - end sportscar manufacturers have to keep their fleets within ever - tightening fuel and emissions regulations, and the V8 is the first step in an overall plan that also includes an all - electric Rapide for 2019.

Overall, Delphi favors a 3 - cylinder configuration as opposed to a 4 - cylinder for reduced fuel consumption and regulated emissions for a number of factors, including better high load scavenging for high load performance.

* Horsepower and torque expected to top previous model (testing is ongoing — check media.gm.com for updates) * NOx emissions reduced at least 63 percent over 2010 models * Quieter operation * High - pressure (30,000 psi / 2, 000 bar) Piezo - actuated fuel system for greater fuel efficiency, improved performance and reduced emissions * Exhaust brake system that enables controlled vehicle slowdown on downhill grades without actuating the brakes * Selective catalytic reduction after - treatment system using diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) injection to provide the best overall diesel characteristics and performance — with a range of about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) between DEF refills * Combustion and after - treatment have been optimized to provide about 700 miles (1,125 km) between diesel particulate filter regenerations — a 75 - percent improvement over the previous system and significant contributor to improved fuel efficiency, as the regeneration process requires additional fuel * B20 biodiesel capability for an alternative fueling option * Internal revisions that improve durability

Compared to the 5.3 L, I predict lower real world efficiency and higher emissions overall (especially high in small particulates).

Therefore, if you keep increasing forcing, yes the «Planck emissions» will also keep increasing but always ending in higher overall temperatures.

Overall, the total amount of CH4 emissions that atmospheric scientists see from high latitudes is half of that in bottom - up estimates, and scientists are working to understand this discrepancy [Bruhwiler et al., 2014].

Many studies have also shown ethanol can actually result in higher overall greenhouse emissions and require greater quantities of water than gasoline.

However, after a year 2000 dip, Germany for example has been more successful than Britain in keeping down emissions, even though they have higher per capita and overall emissions.

These were incorporated into a new model published in 2016 with colleague David Pollard, projecting an overall 2 metre of sea level rise by 2100 for high CO2 emissions but much less than 1 metre for low emissions.

usa.gov / 1u3Z2Qa) on the value of solar and wind on the western electric grid details the overall reductions in emissions that would result from higher levels of wind and solar electricity.

Brazil, for example, has reduced its deforestation - related emissions by two - thirds in just six years, and Indonesia, a large emitter of global warming pollution because of high rates of deforestation, has pledged to cut overall emissions by more than 25 percent by 2020.

Although recent models predict that a small net accumulation of carbon will occur in Arctic tundra during the present century (low confidence), higher methane emissions responding to the thawing of permafrost and an overall increase in wetlands will enhance radiative forcing (medium confidence).

It also raised the issue that, where forests are cleared to make way for energy crops, GHG emissions may actually be higher overall from biofuels than from fossil fuels.

This is clearly not the case overall as there is radiation coming from the Earth's surface at a higher BB emission temperature than one finds in most of the atmosphere.

Overall, in MISO, average emission factors are generally higher than marginal estimates (typical difference: ∼ 20 %).

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).

-- Muller believes humans are changing climate with CO2 emissions — humans have been responsible for «most» of a 0.4 C warming since 1957, almost none of the warming before then — IPCC is in trouble due to sloppy science, exaggerated predictions; chairman will have to resign — the «Climategate» mails were not «hacked» — they were «leaked» by an insider — due to «hide the decline» deception, Muller will not read any future papers by Michael Mann — there has been no increase in hurricanes or tornadoes due to global warming — automobiles are insignificant in overall picture — China is the major CO2 producer, considerably more than USA today — # 1 priority for China is growth of economy — global warming is not considered important — China CO2 efficiency (GDP per ton CO2) is around one - fourth of USA today, has much room for improvement — China growth will make per capita CO2 emissions at same level as USA today by year 2040 — if it is «not profitable» it is «not sustainable» — US energy future depends on shale gas for automobiles; hydrogen will not be a factor — nor will electric cars, due to high cost — Muller is upbeat on nuclear (this was recorded pre-Fukushima)-- there has been no warming in the USA — Muller was not convinced of Hansen's GISS temperature record; hopes BEST will provide a better record.

In the United States, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University conclude the «life - cycle» (ie overall) emissions of natural gas delivered to market as LNG may be higher than that of coal.

For example, the 183 figure which is highlighted in gold means Mass's 17.1 % electric power as a source of its overall CO2 emissions is 1.83 times higher than Maine's 9.4 % electric power as a source of CO2.

Overall, the lower emissions from running EVs compared to conventional vehicles have been found to more than balance out the higher emissions from their production, even with today's US electricity mix.

The result of each test of data set quality or of observation - simulation agreement was expressed as a numerical score, and then these scores were merged into an overall measure of confidence in the hypothesis that human - generated emissions have affected the regional climate, ranging from «none» to «very high».

Interestingly, while this pathway has considerably greater overall emissions than the other pathways, it's peak rate of emissions reductions is quite high.

From 2010 to 2011, CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased by 2.5 % due to: (1) a decrease in coal consumption, with increased natural gas consumption and a significant increase in hydropower used; (2) a decrease in transportation - related energy consumption due to higher fuel costs, improvements in fuel efficiency, and a reduction in miles travelled; and (3) relatively mild winter conditions resulting in an overall decrease in energy demand in most sectors.

A high enough carbon price would incentivise more efficiency and level the playing field for other, less polluting means of transport, such as railways, thus reducing overall emissions.

The high level of participation — and overflow crowd — demonstrates that deforestation continues to be recognized as a key source of greenhouse gas emissions that must be addressed as part of the overall package coming out of COP 21.

WWF summarizes Canada's poor performance by saying that the nation has very high emissions per capita compared to other industrial nations, despite the aforementioned large use of hydropower; its per capita emissions are still increasing; its expanding development of the carbon - intensive tar sands and has no significant policy to reduce overall emissions.

Overall, the study concludes that the paperboard systems have the lowest total energy as well as the lowest greenhouse gas emissions; the glass systems have the highest total energy as well as the highest greenhouse gas emissions.

Even high mileage drivers may benefit overall if they prefer owning multiple vehicles, and because they would benefit most from reduced traffic congestion, accident risk and exposure to pollution emissions.