Sentences with phrase «local emission standards»

I would think running a catch can set up would prevent this (local emission standards would need to be researched) obviously I speak of cars out of warranty.

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Establishing a single global standard for reporting greenhouse gas emissions will empower local governments to accelerate their actions and access funding for mitigation and adaptation projects,» said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, chairman of C40.

«Increasing background ozone from rising Asian emissions leaves less room for local production of ozone before the federal standard is violated,» said lead author Meiyun Lin, a research scholar in the Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Princeton University and a scientist at GFDL.

Funding through REV Campus Challenge initiative to help schools improve campus efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, engage local communities in support of Clean Energy Standard

According to the recommendations of the REDD Offsets Working Group, no state could trade emissions offsets with California unless they have strict statewide deforestation baselines and targets, ensure local communities» lives are improved, respect indigenous peoples» rights, and meet or exceed the environmental standards of California.

Any local authority seeking to play its part in answering the WMO's call for radical efforts to reduce carbon emissions would be wise to follow the recommendations of another UN agency, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, whose latest report on climate change mitigation options, AR5, placed particular emphasis on the passive house standard.

«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.

It replaces all the previous draft versions of the GPC and supersedes the International Local Government Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis Protocol (community section) published by ICLEI in 2009 and the International Standard for Determining Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cities published by the World Bank, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and UN-HABITAT in 2010.

It aims is to help local actors to understand, plan and execute initiatives successfully which, over time, will: save money, while increasing energy security; increase standards of living and the supply of more efficient and sustainable energy solutions; and reduce the overall use of energy and greenhouse gas emissions.

Many local governments provide rebates for the purchase of solar power panels and the federal government provides tax credits if you buy solar and wind power which is considered «Green» power, so why shouldn't the government help get America off the oil standard and help reduce green house gases by promoting this low emission green car through rebates to help it be more affordable to the average and poor income people?

This will reduce power costs and emissions, which will improve local standard of living and improve the competitive position of local industry.

One of the studies found that 2025 emissions could be reduced by as much as 4.5 GtCO2e through a variety of actions available to local governments and businesses, such as aggressive replacement of coal - fired energy production with clean energy sources and the implementation of policies like the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard and tougher vehicular fuel standards regardless of whether the federal government pursues them or not.

The plan was to save their forest and earn offsets for the carbon captured in trees under a financing mechanism know as REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation), but REDD project standards require a «Free Prior and Informed Consent» (FPIC, pronounced «F - pic») by the local people, a measure that requires disclosure, discussion and agreement — a process involving far more than just a few meetings between community leaders and a project developer.

From making the choice to drive a hybrid vehicle, which produces 97 percent less emissions than today's nationwide standard, to paying a visit to your local recycling center, Drivers Ed Direct promotes the philosophy of a cleaner, healthier environment.