Sentences with phrase «mainly fueled the increase»

In contrast, in women, carbohydrates mainly fueled the increase in metabolic rate after water drinking.

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Schlosser states, «In the last 150 years, the earth's temperature has increased by nearly 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) due to humans» emission of greenhouse gases, mainly burning of fossil fuels.»

Methane concentrations have increased mainly as a result of agriculture, raising livestock (which produce methane in their digestive tracts), mining, transportation, and use of certain fossil fuels, and decomposing garbage in landfills.

The growth rate of fossil fuel emissions increased from 1.5 % / year during 1980 — 2000 to 3 % / year in 2000 — 2012, mainly because of increased coal use [4]--[5].

Meanwhile, we hear continually about carbon capture and storage which is notable mainly for the fact it produces no energy and increases the fuel cost per MWH.

On the one hand, warnings from the scientific community are becoming louder, as an increasing body of science points to rising dangers from the ongoing buildup of greenhouse gases — mainly those produced by the burning of fossil fuels and forests.

The basic claim is that increasing fuel costs are causing a rise in «cold related» deaths, mainly amongst the elderly, during the winter here in the UK.

But, now, the forests are shrinking and degrading — mainly due to overharvesting wood for fuel, as well as converting forests to agricultural land to meet the demands of an increasing population in the DRC's capital.

«I hope this report will stress the virtual certainty among the scientific community that humans are affecting the climate system in profound ways, mainly through burning ever - increasing amounts of fossil fuels,» said Jennifer Francis, an atmospheric scientist at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

The recent strong increase in fossil fuel CO2 emissions is mainly driven by an increase in emissions from coal, whereas emissions from oil and gas to a large degree follow the trend from the 1990s.

Polititicians, all over the world, have been made believe, that the recent increase of CO2 content in atmosphere is dominated by anthropogenic CO2 emissions caused by burning fossile fuels, and that the recent global warming is mainly attributed to the recent increase of CO2 content in atmosphere.

There is agreement amongst the 194 nations that are parties to the Convention on the need to set a target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from burning fossil fuels, to keep the increase in global temperatures below two degrees, to avoid catastrophic climate change.

Methane concentrations have increased mainly as a result of agriculture, raising livestock (which produce methane in their digestive tracts), mining, transportation, and use of certain fossil fuels, and decomposing garbage in landfills.

The total amount of CO2 emitted by anthropogenic sources (mainly burning fossil fuels) is more than enough to account for the measured increase in atmospheric CO2.

The growth rate of fossil fuel emissions increased from 1.5 % / year during 1980 — 2000 to 3 % / year in 2000 — 2012, mainly because of increased coal use [4]--[5].

Stefan Rahmstorf, a climate physicist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, says that, even though CO2 emissions from fossil - fuel sources are down, global emissions overall are still increasing, mainly because of changes in terrestrial ecosystems, including deforestation in the Amazon Basin.

Global research going back to 1824 in fields ranging through physics, oceanography, biology and geology have confirmed human activity — mainly burning fossil fuels, raising livestock and destroying carbon sinks like forests and wetlands — is increasing greenhouse gas emissions and causing global temperatures to rise rapidly, putting humanity at risk.

Heat - trapping greenhouse gases originating mainly from fossil fuel combustion are responsible for the steadily rising global temperature, the melting of glaciers and ice caps, the expansion of the ocean and rise in sea level, the increase in droughts and subsequent problems of climate refugees, and the increase in violent storms.

Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry are expected to rise 2 % in 2017, mainly driven by increases in China and other developing countries.

Dr. Laurman's report uniquely concedes that there is «strong evidence» that the increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration is «anthropogenic» and caused «mainly from fossil fuel burning.»

On the one hand, warnings from the scientific community are becoming louder, as an increasing body of science points to rising dangers from the ongoing buildup of human - related greenhouse gases — produced mainly by the burning of fossil fuels and forests.

The sad and crazy thing, when you read this report together with UMTRI's earlier ones, is that a) miles driven are increasing, b) it's mainly in suburbs and cities, and c) it is in bigger, less fuel efficient vehicles.

By contrast, power stations burning fossil fuels, mainly coal and gas, are responsible for a quarter of the increase in greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere.

In fact, over the last 100 years CO2 concentrations have increased by 30 % due mainly to human - induced emissions from fossil fuels.

The increase is mainly fueled by a 3 percent surge of coal consumption.

Added to job shortages is an economy that's fueled mainly by productivity gains... so hiring managers are being asked to hit high goal numbers with small (or no) headcount increases.