Sentences with phrase «local pollutants»

Coal, oil, and gas are extracted from public land and transported over public right - of - ways, leaving behind an array of local pollutants.

«These effects include wasted resources, foregone revenue and outsized emissions of carbon dioxide as well as local pollutants such as sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides.

«We must reduce our emissions, both of greenhouse gases as well as other more local pollutants,» Lee said.

For progressives and liberals, a carbon tax holds appeal because it will reduce local pollutants and make Washington a national leader in the collective imperative to reduce greenhouse gasses and improve public health.

Research conducted by Tyndall Manchester has evaluated the upstream and operational local pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions associated with conventional fuels alongside a wider range of alternative fuels up to 2050.

The team plans to use their new National Science Foundation grant to study how accounting for the climate, health, and agricultural impacts of both the long - lived carbon dioxide and the shorter - lived local pollutants, like soot, produced by different sectors can help countries to optimize how they meet climate mitigation goals like those under the Paris Climate Accord.

Climate Justice affirms the need to reduce with an aim to eliminate the production of greenhouse gases and associated local pollutants»

Emissions of local pollutants in both countries, including sulphur - dioxide and nitrous oxides, would also be reduced sharply.

In addition to metrics for greenhouse gas emissions and local pollutants, a government still focused on economic recovery and job growth should also be concerned about cost - effectiveness, reliability, and meeting consumer and business demand.