Sentences with phrase «less global warming gases»

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Food systems that lose and waste less will generate fewer greenhouse gases and contribute less to global warming.

It says nations will have to impose drastic curbs on their still rising greenhouse gas emissions to keep a promise made by almost 200 countries in 2010 to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial times.

EUROPE»S plans for tackling global warming by driving down emissions of carbon dioxide may have backfired in Germany, where they have encouraged energy companies to build coal - fired power stations instead of gas - fired stations, which emit less CO2.

The key conclusions were that: It is «unequivocal» that global warming is occurring; the probability that this is caused by natural climatic processes is less than 5 %; and the probability that this is caused by human emissions of greenhouse gases is over 90 %.

Lindzen was allowed to print his «Iris Theory» (stating that global warming might end because of a natural increase in cooling - type clouds and less water vapor - a heat - trapping greenhouse gas) in Geophysical Research Letters (Jun. 26, 2001 - a legitimate peer - reviewed journal).

Scientists believe global warming might get worse if the oceans soak up less of the greenhouse gas.

The ocean becomes less effective at absorbing carbon dioxide with a weakened AMOC and this can lead to higher quantities of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere worsening global warming.

By producing more food on less land, it may be possible to reduce these emissions, but this so - called intensification often involves increasing fertilizer use, which can lead to large emissions of nitrogen - containing gases that also contribute to global warming.

The WorldWatch Institute estimates that a staggering 51 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by animal agriculture, and the United Nations has also urged everyone to eat less meat to combat global warming.

Considering the impact of greenhouse gases on the warming of the planet - which has been forecasted to detrimentally affect global environments and make the Earth less inhabitable — the U.S. and China have come together to address and mitigate their emissions as the major contributors.

On the contrary, roughly 80 percent of HOT is devoted to on - the - ground reporting that focuses on solutions — not just the relatively well known options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and otherwise limiting global warming, but especially the related but much less recognized imperative of preparing our societies for the many significant climate impacts (e.g., stronger storms, deeper droughts, harsher heat waves, etc.,) that, alas, are now unavoidable over the years ahead.

Later they say «An increase in global temperature is predicted to worsen the effect, since warmer waters hold less gas.»

One was a paper published in Science a week ago, by Andreas Schmittner of Oregon State University and colleagues, that generated cheers from doubters of global warming because the authors concluded the climate was less responsive to a big buildup of greenhouse gases than some previous work had concluded.

Researchers say the slow digestive system of cows makes them a producer of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that gets far less public attention than carbon dioxide in efforts to fight global warming.

James E. Hansen, the NASA climate expert who has long been a bellwether for global warming campaigners, has strongly endorsed one of the less - popular options — a variant on the «cap and dividend» system for cutting greenhouse - gas emissions.

There is a huge problem with the idea that Carbon Dioxide, or CO2, is a globally polluting gas, much less one that causes climate change and global warming.

Those who study energy patterns say we are in a gradual transition from oil and coal to natural gas, a fuel that emits far less carbon but still contributes to global warming.

«The study did not look at greenhouse gases because they are not local air pollutants, and they can be offset globally by purchasing credits elsewhere in the world where the cost may be less to achieve the reduction» — Global warming from greenhouse gases is HOAX!

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A study surveying «leaky valves and pipes in the rapidly growing natural gas industry» observed 50 % more methane leakage than expected, but the extra atmospheric contribution still causes less global warming than coal.

The scientists also calculate that the world's emissions of heat - trapping gases must peak in less than 10 years and then dive quickly to nearly zero, if warming of more than another 2 degrees Fahrenheit above the current annual global temperature is to be prevented after 2050.

I would probably phrase it this way: Global warming will accelerate if the oceans soak up less of the greenhouse gas.

In order to avoid the most devastating impacts of global warming, climate scientists have warned that emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases need to be cut in order to keep the increase in average global temperature to less than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius).

«Suspends air pollution control laws requiring major polluters to report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, until unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or less for full year.»

«Suspends implementation of air pollution control law (AB 32) requiring major sources of emissions to report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, until unemployment rate drops to 5.5 percent or less for full year.»

Although this concentration is far less than that of CO2, methane is 30 times as potent a greenhouse gas and so may now be responsible for 15 — 20 % of the predicted global warming.»

Further, the probabilistic approach reveals a picture startling to even most global - warming pessimists: If we're to avoid precipitating what that U.N. Framework Convention genteelly calls «dangerous anthropogenic interference,» we're going to have to aim at an atmospheric greenhouse - gas concentration target that, by current trends, we'll reach in less than two decades.

Now thats about 1 % or less of what could be listed so to repeat your quite accurate assessment of the actual climate scientists and it was climate scientists who were being surveyed remember, who apparently believe that an impossible MORE THAN 100 % of global warming is due to human induced releases of atmospheric green house gas [GHG] concentrations

Phillips said laws to limit greenhouse gas emissions would deliver «higher taxes, cost jobs and less freedom» in «the name of global warming.»

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The slowdown or «hiatus» in warming refers to the period since 2001, when despite ongoing increases in atmospheric greenhouse gases, Earth's global average surface air temperature has remained more or less steady, warming by only around 0.1 C.

Others were less sure of the science, but agreed that as popular attention to global warming mounted, releasing Natuna's greenhouse gases into the air could turn into a public relations debacle, former employees said.

Carbon dioxide is the biggest long - term human - generated contributor to global warming — other molecules like methane and water vapor are also greenhouse gases, but their levels are more or less constant; the amount of anthropogenic CO2 has been going up steadily for decades and is higher now than in any point in human history.

Gas is far better than coal (less CO2 / energy delivered, less other pollution), and it is interesting to see them promoting it versus coal with global warming arguments.

Other gases, like some of the blowing agents used in some foam insulation products, have much higher global warming potential but less overall effect than CO2 because of their much lower concentrations.

If the ocean current continues to weaken, it will likely take up even less CO2, leading to higher quantities of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and potentially worsening the effects of global warming, she said.

Natural gas is a fossil fuel whose emissions contribute to global warming, making it a far less attractive climate solution than lower - and zero - carbon alternatives such as energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Waste heat is currently responsible for about 100 times less global warming than carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

So, if we take what the best science gives us, we find that pretty close to half of the warming that is currently indicated by the extant global temperature datasets may be from influences other than anthropogenic greenhouse gas increases — perhaps a bit less, perhaps a bit more.

It's a little like saying that a new SUV contributes less to global warming than an old gas - guzzling Cadillac.

E.g., research assumes greenhouse gas emissions cause warming without explicitly stating humans are the cause»... carbon sequestration in soil is important for mitigating global climate change» (4a) No position Does not address or mention the cause of global warming (4b) Uncertain Expresses position that human's role on recent global warming is uncertain / undefined «While the extent of human - induced global warming is inconclusive...» (5) Implicit rejection Implies humans have had a minimal impact on global warming without saying so explicitly E.g., proposing a natural mechanism is the main cause of global warming»... anywhere from a major portion to all of the warming of the 20th century could plausibly result from natural causes according to these results» (6) Explicit rejection without quantification Explicitly minimizes or rejects that humans are causing global warming»... the global temperature record provides little support for the catastrophic view of the greenhouse effect» (7) Explicit rejection with quantification Explicitly states that humans are causing less than half of global warming «The human contribution to the CO2 content in the atmosphere and the increase in temperature is negligible in comparison with other sources of carbon dioxide emission»»

At first glance, yes: natural gas releases less CO2 into the atmosphere than coal, so replacing coal - fired electrical plants with gas - fired plants is a win for global warming.

CO2 better than HFC Instead of HFC, the machines use CO2, which in this case they estimate to be 1,300 times less potent a greenhouse gas than HFC (over a certain interval of time, the measurement is also known as GWP, or global warming potential).

Too bad, as the New York Times point out, that even though natural gas does have a far less impact on global warming than does coal, if we're going to reduce carbon emissions by 2050 enough to prevent the worst of climate change, the increase in natural gas usage won't cut it.

Ten global corporations have committed to greenhouse gas reduction targets consistent with limiting global warming to less than 2 °C — the threshold that scientists widely agree would help avoid the most disastrous effects of climate change (Table 1).

The deadline for effective action to curb global warming, he argues, is 2030, and by then we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90 %, nothing less.