Sentences with phrase «to increase emissions»

Thus, the hypothesis of current global warming as a result of increased emission of carbon dioxide (greenhouse gases) into the atmosphere is not true.

The current annual rise is nearly four times what it was in the 1950s, largely because of increased emissions from burning fossil fuels.

Combined, these effects could increase emissions by more than 100 % according to the study.

The question of who is responsible for climate change becomes complicated when consumer demand in one country increases emissions in another.

However, the European commission is known to already be developing scenarios for increased emissions cuts through energy savings and a new renewable energy directive.

The environmental group says exchange members also are permitted to increase emissions as operations grow.

In the process, the engine also makes more power without increased emissions.

But it would also increase emissions of carbon dioxide, accelerating global warming.

Governments worked with the airline industry to design a market - based mechanism enabling airlines to offset increased emissions with reductions in other sectors.

But in the last 100 years, the increase in carbon dioxide through increased emissions from human activities has been significant.

This is especially true for the less - efficient gasoline - engine driven vehicles, where increased electric power requirements would increase emissions over 60 grams CO2 equivalent per mile.

These keep increasing emissions until temperatures reach 1.5 C and assume that emissions stop immediately once the threshold temperature is reached, which is essentially impossible in the real world.

On top of that you have other countries increasing their emissions, and they are not going to stop.

There are also few incentives other than small fees for extra emissions in the cap - and - trade component of the deal, that may not do much to stop increasing emissions.

They also find that increasing emissions lead to increased surface warming and that this warming will last many centuries.

A large gas pipeline would return savings of just $ 133 million while increasing emissions.

And the reason that the oil and gas sector is increasing emissions so much is because of the expansion of the oil sands.

Today environmental groups expressed concerns about increased emissions from cars that the Indian middle class can now afford — ignoring the fact that these vehicles would hardly qualify as cars by our own standards.

If there is a way for car companies to increase emissions standards without increasing mpg, then the waiver might not lead to better fuel efficiency.

It could also dramatically increase emissions of carbon dioxide and methane and change large - scale ocean currents.

In the absence of government action, the private sector will increase emissions up to the point where there is no further marginal benefit.

Whether people here like it or not, the scientific evidence suggests that continuing to increase our emissions carries a risk.

The study indicates increased emissions from oil sands will more than offset emission reductions in other areas like electricity generation.

However, imposing a carbon tax or other policy to reduce emissions in one country can lead to increased emissions elsewhere — a phenomenon known as carbon leakage.

But, as the rest of the world is cutting back, aviation's climate plan includes increasing emissions.

The credits may have increased emissions by 600 million tonnes.

Other implications include the movement of invasive species around the world and increased emission of greenhouse gases.

There is also increased emissions from enhanced oil recovery.

The huge fall in CO2 from coal use in 2016 was partially offset by increased emissions from oil (up 1.6 %) and gas (up 12.5 %).

The authors also find, in line with previous research, that increasing emissions lead to increased surface warming and that this warming will last many centuries.

But community activists are worried about increased emissions and health threats.

Some groups (mainly big agro-business companies) were not happy with the Commission's findings that a push for agrofuels will actually increase emissions as opposed to reduce them and help decarbonize the transportation sector, so they decided to attack and question the science behind iLUC to slow down the process and further discussions on the topic.

Secondly, the absence of increased emission reduction targets by other developed countries meant the EU stuck to its fairly unambitious goal of reducing its own emissions by 20 % by 2020.

Furhtermore, i get that variable injectors are less simple and more expensive, but the ever increasing emission regulations demand for better (more expensive) techniques anyway.

In its report, EPA seemingly compliments the State Department for confirming that Canadian tar sands oil is carbon intensive when compared to other heavy crudes, due to increased emissions associated with extracting and refining it.

With ever increasing emission restrictions on diesel engines, GM is using a cooled EGR system, which diverts some of the engine - out exhaust back into the intake that lowers combustion temperatures and reduces NOx.

Study 2 additionally revealed an interaction, which arose because the normative information increased emission cuts in the loss, but not in the foregone - gain, condition.

The more conventional explanation is that as the climate warms there is increased rain in the tropics and thus increased emissions from tropical wetlands which need to have been large enough to counteract a probable increase in the methane sink.

In these ways, the emissions gap report gives the questionable impression that despite increasing emissions there's always a way to reach the 2C target, it's always «five minutes to midnight.»

«Without disturbing its developmental interests, India can always increase its emission trajectory and maintain its leadership position for the developing countries,» said Ajay K. Jha, coordinator of the country