Sentences with phrase «majority of global carbon emissions»

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One of the interesting results by Tony and others working on the NY and similar national studies was that even the majority of those who expressed apocalyptic connotations with global warming far beyond anything supported by the science were unwilling to pay more at the pump for gas to reduce carbon emissions.

According to a new poll released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a majority of voters in six moderate to conservative congressional districts now believe global warming to be the top environmental problem and favor immediate actions to reduce carbon emissions.

For the vast majority of global corporations, about 40 to 60 per cent of their carbon emissions are beneath the surface in their supply chains, he said.

«Kopacz et al. used a global chemical transport model to identify the location from which the BC arriving at a variety of locations in the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau originates, after which they calculated its direct and snow - albedo radiative forcings... they say that observations of black carbon (BC) content in snow «show a rapidly increasing trend,»... «emissions from northern India and central China contribute the majority of BC to the Himalayas,» and that «the Tibetan Plateau receives most BC from western and central China, as well as from India, Nepal, the Middle East, Pakistan and other countries.»»

With the majority of world trade traveling by sea, the shipping industry is responsible for around 4 % of global carbon emissions, according to the latest figures available from the United Nations.

There are now estimated to be around 2,340 climate lobbyists in Washington — more than one for every four members of Congress.The Climate Change Lobby With Obama asking Congress to send him legislation that places a cap on carbon emissions, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid aiming to have a global warming bill ready by the end of the summer, those 2,340 voices will undoubtedly make the going rough for both.

They have signed up to global reduction targets for carbon emissions, and are starting to close coal power stations which provide the majority of electricity.