Sentences with phrase «lower emitting»

Pursuing shale gas only makes possible sense, from a climate perspective, if you accept the urgency of reducing emissions, in which case if it genuinely is lower emitting than other fossil fuel sources then it could be used to replace those sources in the short and medium terms.

* Building block 2: Shifting generation from higher emitting coal to lower emitting natural gas power plants.

I took exception to their characterization «firms facing a future carbon price regime may have reacted by retooling power plants to lower emitting processes in advance of the regulation taking effect».

The emitting layer will then have a lower temperature, at least until the tropopause is reached, and hence a lower emitting power.

And these investments are yielding positive results, helping facilitate a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from the nation's power sector as utilities adopt this lower emitting source.

Domestically it would appear that major shifts in the trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions will come as a result of the larger scale development and deployment of lower emitting sources of energy rather than through a climate bill that constrains emissions.

For example, planners could adopt incentives to shorten the length of trips, encourage the use of public and non-motorized transit, and increase the adoption of lower emitting vehicle technologies.

Choose products that have low VOC (volatile organic compounds) levels, are solid wood and have low emitting finishes.

Look for furniture made of solid wood and with a low emitting finish, go for paints that are low on VOC and so on.

When an electron goes from the higher energy level to the lower it emits radiation of a precise frequency.

Only, they are also very low emitting, fuel efficient and blessed with extremely long driving ranges.

A combined fuel economy of 34 mpg makes the new and very agile Jetta 2.0 - liter TDI (0 - 60 mph in 8.7 seconds) one of the most fuel - efficient and lowest emitting vehicles on the North American continent.

The potential in the new TDI engines is clearly evident in the example of the Polo 1.6 TDI with 66 kW / 90 PS: when combined with a «BlueMotion package», its average fuel consumption of 3.8 liters per 100 kilometers and 96 g / km CO2 makes it the most fuel efficient and lowest emitting five - seater diesel in the world.

Land Rover's offerings are not, on the whole, the most economical or lowest emitting cars on the planet.

India is, and will, remain a low emitting country at least till 2030.

In 2014, the sector emitted more CO2 into the atmosphere than the combined emissions of the 129 lowest emitting countries.

Although different theories of distributive justice would reach different conclusions about what «fairness» requires quantitatively, most of the positions taken by opponents of climate change policies fail to pass minimum ethical scrutiny given the huge differences in emissions levels between high and low emitting nations and the enormity of global emissions reductions needed to prevent catastrophic climate change.

For those chasing certification, this product may contribute to LEED credits in a number of areas, including for using rapidly renewable materials, low emitting materials, certified wood, and regionally - sourced wood.

Although different theories of distributive justice would reach different conclusions about what «fairness» requires quantitatively, most of the positions taken by opponents of climate change policies fail to pass minimum ethical scrutiny given the huge differences in emissions levels between high and low emitting nations and individuals and the enormity of global emissions reductions needed to prevent catastrophic climate change.

In addition, separate agreements on such matters as financing carbon friendly technologies in poor, low emitting nations can deal with issues of need to assist developing nations achieve otherwise just ghg emissions targets.

Developing countries, especially those with low emitting economies should be provided incentives to continue to develop on a low emission pathway.

The Minister noted that Pakistan is one of the lowest emitting nations in the world, yet is in the top 10 nations to be worst - affected by climate change.

In fact, some very low emitting nation's and people may be able to argue that they need not yet cut their ghg emissions because they have not yet exceeded their fair share of safe global emissions.

Not exact matches

E-cigs are dangerous... or not... depending on the circumstance: The Academies» uberstudy, which carefully reviewed more than 800 other peer - reviewed studies, found «conclusive evidence» that «most e-cigarettes... contain and emit numerous potentially toxic substances» (besides nicotine, that is), but found only «substantial evidence» that this exposure to poisons is sorta maybe «significantly lower» than it is in tobacco - filled smokes.

I'm interested in technology that will contribute to lightening our footprint on the world, and one of those I see with potential is obviously a low - to no - emitting vehicle.

It is almost three years since VW was caught fitting cheat devices to fool testers into measuring lower than actual levels of nitrogen oxides emitting from its diesel cars.

While TV purists take solace in the emergence of organic light - emitting diode (OLED) TV displays, plasma takes its place among Betamax, HD - DVD, Sega and other arguably superior formats that eventually lost out to consumer demands for convenience and a low price.

The heating vents in my office emit a constant low hum.

In the room outside, the refrigeration equipment emits a constant low humming, and the occasional high - pitched chirp courtesy of pulsing helium gas within the cryocooler.

The fan is nearly silent on the lowest setting, and emits a soothing white noise at higher settings.

It's also almost completely silent when running on low - medium, and emits only a very faint white noise, which is actually soothing to most babies and ideal for a nursery.

By meeting all the safety standards, it is known as one of the lowest chemical emitted product.

You can purchase a white noise machine, but you can also use any safe machine that emits a steady, low noise, like a fan, washing machine, radio set to static, cool mist humidifier or even a smartphone app.

Lowering the height of the bed reduces the chances of a baby rolling off a bed and getting hurt, although, breastfeeding babies barely if at all move around in beds as they are too interested in being next to their mothers breasts with all of those good smells being emitted.

It is an outdoor mountable unit which emits low nitrous oxide emissions which those who are environmentally conscious will appreciate.

We also prefer cribs that are third - party certified to be low emission (that is, the stains or paints used to finish the crib don't emit any volatile organic compounds.)

The chancellor announced the government's intention to increase certainty for investors in low - carbon generation by putting a minimum price on the greenhouse gases emitted by the power sector.

Initial allowances to emit emissions were overly generous, making the market price of carbon too low and the scheme ineffective.

When the atom drops from the higher to the lower energy state, it emits a photon, or light particle, in the form of a radio wave 21 centimeters long.

A Giant Galactic Ghost Intrigued by faint blurs on old photographic plates of the Virgo galaxy cluster, a nearby region teeming with galaxies, Oregon's Bothun and colleagues wondered if the apparitions might be smallish galaxies with «low surface brightness» — astronomer - speak for emitting less light per unit area than typical galaxies.

At the center of the controversy are two blobs about 450 light - years apart that emit radio waves — light at the low - frequency end of the electromagnetic spectrum.

These results indicate that the polymers studied have large cross sections for stimulated emission, that population inversion can be achieved at low pump energies, and that the emitted photons travel distances greater than the gain length within the gain medium.

Parts of the string then emit low - frequency radio waves that accelerate the surrounding plasma into generating a burst of gamma rays.

They exploit the fact that an atom of caesium, or some other element, emits visible light or microwaves when one of its electrons drops from a high energy state to a lower one.

They don't need as much space as livestock, emit lower levels of greenhouse gases, and have a sky - high feed conversion rate: a single kilogram of feed yields 12 times more edible cricket protein than beef protein.

Instead of relying on light waves emitted by electrons, it would use radiation emitted when the nucleus is excited to a high energy state, and then drops into a lower energy state.

And, aside from using high voltage and emitting low - level radiation, the machine has been deemed harmless.

Therefore, Caldeira said, the more important question - and one of the largest sources of uncertainty in climate models - is «will the end of oil usher in a century of coal, or will it usher in a transition toward low - carbon - emitting technologies?»

Toxins and nicotine have been measured in that aerosol, such as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetic acid and other toxins emitted into the air, though at lower levels compared to conventional cigarette emissions.

At present, naturally - emitted VSLS account for around 90 % of the total ozone loss caused by VSLS in the lower stratosphere.