Sentences with phrase «major emitting countries»

This represents over 95 % of the territorial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and includes all major emitting countries.

From the July 8 news release: A report for the United Nations released today shows how the major emitting countries can cut their carbon emissions by mid-century in order to prevent dangerous climate change.

While mainstream greens praised Obama for ditching the United Nations and getting China and other developing countries to discuss making their own climate commitments, they continue to imagine that the final disposition of that process will be binding emissions - reduction agreements among major emitting countries.

But major emitting countries have been slow to ratify it.

This chart shows how emissions from the major emitting countries contribute to the world total.

There is a generational divide in major emitting countries over who should bear the greatest burden in curtailing greenhouse gases.

• Commits to expand major new and existing international initiatives, including bilateral initiatives with China, India, and other major emitting countries;

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

Not exact matches

Todd Stern now thinks the most effective way forward to reining in climate change is via a smaller group of major carbon - emitting countries

It was hoped this successor would encompass all major GHG emitting emitting countries.

We will continue to meet with high representatives of these and other major energy consuming and greenhouse gas emitting countries to consider the necessary components for successfully combating climate change.

Public willingness to support limitations on emissions exceeds the intensity of people's climate concern in a number of other major carbon - emitting countries.

Sets forth U.S. negotiating objectives with respect to multilateral environmental negotiations, including reaching an internationally binding agreement in which all major GHG - emitting countries contribute equitably to the reduction of global GHG emissions.

«(1) to reach an internationally binding agreement in which all major greenhouse gas - emitting countries contribute equitably to the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions;

If that is the case, the additional carbon dioxide being emitted by China, India and other developing countries could bring a major additional benefit: helping to protect wildlife habitats, enhance oceanic biota and preserve crop yields under sub-optimal climatic conditions.»

China already committed in a declaration last month with 15 other large emitting countries at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in Italy to peak global and national emissions «as soon as possible.»

But many of his counterparts from other major greenhouse - gas - emitting countries — including China, India, Germany and Australia — plan to stay at home.

advanced and major emitting developing countries take action fully commensurate with their respective capabilities;

The country can get on this pathway by setting strong interim emission reduction targets for major carbon - emitting sectors, implementing complementary renewable energy and energy efficiency policies, and through state or regional measures.

All new buildings, developments and major renovations shall be designed to meet a fossil fuel, GHG - emitting, energy consumption performance standard of 70 % below the regional (or country) average / median for that building type.

One has been established, but it has been to grant to the major industrialising countries a permission to emit as much as they wish.