Sentences with phrase «implementing emissions reporting»

To achieve these targets, the plan calls for controlling emissions from energy - intensive industries like power and steel, building a unified national carbon emissions trading market, implementing emissions reporting and verification for key industries, and establishing a green finance system, among other measures.

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It is ordered and affirmed that the Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Environmental Compliance, and the Department of Public Works, through its various divisions and the Director of Energy Development and Management, by December 31, 2017, prepare a report to the undersigned promulgating an initial energy usage plan for Erie County to implement the United States target contribution plan to the Paris Agreement, including, but not limited to, achieving a county - wide target of reducing Erie County's greenhouse gas emissions by twenty - six to twenty - eight percent (26 - 28 %) below its 2005 level in 2025 and to make best efforts to reduce its emissions by twenty - eight percent (28 %), as it pertains to the production and / or use of greenhouse gases by Erie County.

Implementing key policies and investments in those three systems — from phasing out fossil fuels to stopping deforestation to ramping up energy efficiency — could deliver at least half of the emissions cuts needed by 2030 to lower the risk of dangerous climate change, said Jeremy Oppenheim, the report's program director.

Improving the efficiency of conventional vehicles is, up to a point, the most economical and easiest - to - implement approach to saving fuel and lowering emissions, the report says.

This activity report briefly presents the activities implemented by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) respectively to reduce the impact of GHG emissions from international aviation on the global climate and to improve energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions from international maritime transport.

For over 15 years, Winrock has been a global leader in designing and implementing science - based methods to measure, monitor and report GHG emissions reductions in the agriculture, land use and forestry sectors for clients including the United Nations, the World Bank and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

A new report «Mapping REDD + and Land Use Financial Flows in Brazil» by research organizations Forest Trends and IDESAM shows how over US$ 2.2 billion in REDD + funds have been used by Brazil to implement deforestation policies, and highlights new ways to make these investments more effective at reducing emissions, including by making payments directly available to the stakeholders who are implementing the deforestation policies such as subnational governments, farmers, local communities and indigenous Peoples of the Amazon.

«The ACR Nested REDD + Standard is built on 15 years of work by Winrock around the world, providing technical assistance and building local capacity to design and implement science - based methods to measure, monitor and report carbon emission reductions from forests,» said Dr. Sandra Brown, director and chief scientist of Winrock International's Ecosystem Services group and Dr. Nancy Harris, lead scientists for the Standard.

In fact, the new report suggests that, even if all of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions submitted by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change are implemented, global emissions are likely to remain about the same — or could increase even further.

The new report evaluates INDCs accounting for 187 of the 195 Parties to the UNFCC, and finds that, if they are fully implemented, emissions are likely to reach between 53 and 56 gigatons by 2030.

In order to keep temperatures within this range, the IPCCâ $ ™ s Fourth Assessment Report argues that global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must start declining by 2015.2 For industrialized countries, which are responsible for most of the GHGs already in the atmosphere, this implies implementing drastic cuts immediately; the latest IPCC Report suggests that compared to 1990 levels, industrialized countries might have to reduce their emissions by 25 to 40 per cent by 2020 and 80 to 95 per cent by 2050.3 Thus, there is little time left to avoid the worst impacts of climate changeâ $» ambitious action is required now.

The report highlights: Trends in domestic energy demand and supply prospects to 2040, broken down by fuel and sector The outlook for the power sector and the increasing share of coal in the region's electricity generation The role that Southeast Asia will play in international energy trade and the implications for its energy expenditures The potential energy and environmental benefits of implementing pragmatic measures that would help limit the rise in the region's greenhouse - gas emissions An in - depth analysis of energy prospects in Malaysia to 2040 A focus on four key issues that will shape the direction of the region's energy system: power grid interconnection, energy investment, energy access and fossil - fuel subsidies

This activity report reflects United Nation (UN)'s system - wide progress in implementing the UN's Climate Neutral Strategy, which requires UN bodies to estimate their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reduce their emissions and analyze the cost implications of purchasing carbon offsets as they move towards climate neutrality.

A new report published by The Climate Group entitled «SMART 2020: enabling the low carbon economy in the information age» goes into detail about how implementing this rapidly growing technology could help cut a significant portion of emissions, and even further, save global businesses a whopping $ 685 billion annually.

The report also includes Canada's latest emissions projections, highlighting that the measures to be implemented under the PCF will bend the curve significantly, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by around 175 million tonnes (193 million tons) in 2030.

A 2011 study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory suggests China's emissions could peak at 9.7 gigatonnes if the government implements ambitious climate policy, the New York Times reports.

In addition to implementing an innovative Colorado carbon offset pilot program, Xcel Energy is one of only ten S&P 500 companies listed in the Carbon Disclosure Project's leadership indexes for progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and excellence in reporting.