Sentences with phrase «if major emitters»

And the only way we're going to achieve large global emissions cuts is if major emitters like the USA and Australia lead the way in reducing their emissions.

If the major emitters of greenhouse gases find it hard to agree on setting caps on emissions now, what makes you think the world can agree to injecting aerosols in the stratosphere as a solution?

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«It is also critical that the U.S. show leadership in cutting emissions if we are to compel other major emitters like China to do so,» Bledsoe said.

If it is China, then all the more reason to support China's low - carbon growth policies, to demand more nuclear / hydro / CCS / wind etc and to work as hard as possible at crafting a truly global emissions treaty that will include targets of some sort for all major emitters.

If one thinks a little bit about how this might work in practice, the two critical objectives one has to achieve in designing an effective regulatory framework for enforcing major carbon reductions is to ensure that the framework is implemented strictly according to existing regulatory review processes and procedures; and that it fairly distributes the burden of compliance equally among all carbon emitters — which includes of course most all of America's adult population.

The KP - 2 would happen only if all «major emitters» would be involved.

A recent survey of 144 of the world's top economists with expertise on climate change found that 88 % agreed that the benefits of carbon pricing outweigh the costs, and over 94 % agreed the US should reduce its GHG emissions if other major emitters also commit to reductions (which many already have, particularly in Europe):