Sentences with phrase «meet emissions reduction goals»

If all the planned coal plants are built, it will «be difficult for us to meet our emissions reduction goals,» Minister of the Environment Masaharu Nakagawa noted earlier this year.
In September, the U.K. government should publish its long - awaited Clean Growth Plan detailing how it plans to meet emissions reduction goals through to the early 2030s.
«(A) the quantity of additional reductions required to meet the emissions reduction goals in section 702;
«(A) the quantity of additional reductions required to meet the emissions reduction goals described in section 702; and
«(1) whether the programs under Safe Climate Act and other Federal statutes are resulting in sufficient United States greenhouse gas emissions reductions to meet the emissions reduction goals described in section 702, taking into account the use of offsets; and
EnergyVision 2030 recommends a path to meet emissions reduction goals by using market - ready technologies to build a cleaner, more modern energy system.
California is now poised to develop a solution that benefits forest communities and helps the state's businesses meet emissions reductions goals cost - effectively,» said Environmental Defense Fund Tropical Forest Program Director Steve Schwartzman.
Stakeholder engagement is an important part of meeting your emission reduction goals.
Reducing deaths from pollution would produce a specific benefit to society, estimated at $ 339 billion in savings in 2030, that would be approximately four times the cost of meeting the emissions reduction goal in the first place.
Meeting the emission reduction goals of states within the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will yield billions of dollars in savings and tens of thousands of new jobs each year for over a decade, according to a Synapse study released today.
Carbon offsets are more than an environmental tool to help your company meet its emission reduction goals.

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Under the agreement each country has submitted a national strategy to meet its own emission reduction goals.
Economic value of energy efficiency can drive reductions in global CO2 emissions End - use energy efficiency can deliver a third of the CO ₂ savings necessary by 2050 to meet climate goals 17 April 2018
The National Energy Guarantee purports to deliver the twin goals of meeting the emissions reduction target Australia signed up to in Paris in 2005 and making energy affordable and reliable again.
Achieved and made significant progress in natural resource reduction targets including meeting its normalized greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal and nearly meeting its energy use reduction target four years ahead of its 2020 deadline.
«The main goal of our project was to find out how effective regulations of gasoline vehicle emissions have been at reducing the formation of smog,» says Greg Drozd, Ph.D. «It was also a very forward - thinking study in anticipation of how cars that meet future emissions standards will lead to reductions in air pollution.»
We are not making the investments needed to meet a long - term goal of 80 % reductions in CO2 emissions by mid century.
According to an analysis done by the council that accompanied the new plan, the carbon tax - and - dividend system would «allow the United States to meet the upper end of its 2025 Paris commitment,» meaning it would achieve the goal of a 28 percent emissions reduction that the U.S. promised under the major international Paris climate agreement.
These new powertrain products — combined with weight reductions of 100 kg (220 lbs) on next - generation vehicles, improved aerodynamic design to reduce drag, and the introduction of electric devices like the fuel - saving stop / start system called i - stop (currently available in Japan and Europe)-- will contribute to meeting the Mazda's global 2015 fuel economy improvement goal of 30 %, with an accompanying drop in CO2 emissions of 23 % (compared to 2008).
And then there will be the major economies leader meeting in July — that's the one I'll be going to — where we will seek agreement on a long - term global goal for emissions reductions, as well as an agreement on how national plans will be part of the post-2012 approach.
We seek to share with all Parties to the UNFCCC the vision of, and together with them to consider and adopt in the UNFCCC negotiations, the goal of achieving at least 50 % reduction of global emissions by 2050, recognizing that this global challenge can only be met by a global response, in particular, by the contributions from all major economies, consistent with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.
Quote: «We find that, to likely meet the Paris goal, emission reductions would need to begin immediately and reach zero in less than 40 years» time.»
An assessment belied by the fact that quite a few nations met their Kyoto goals and have already achieved significant emissions reductions; that Paris NDCs are much more inclusive and ambitious, and there is already visible action toward meeting them; and that beyond treaty obligations and commitments, carbon intensity is falling over much of the world including the US and China.
An assessment belied by the fact that quite a few nations met their Kyoto goals and have already achieved significant emissions reductions...; that Paris NDCs are much more inclusive and ambitious, and there is already visible action toward meeting them... the global energy economy is visibly changing now.
But what the meetings did not do is just as important: • Governments could not agree on a quantifiable goal for long - term emissions reductions.
They're also examples of how the private sector and communities in developing countries can work together to help meet global emissions - reduction goals.
The agency's reporting program helps provide a better understanding of greenhouse gas emissions, and improves the ability to track progress toward meeting reduction goals.
But critics have warned that countries aren't adapting quickly or ambitiously enough to meet the emissions reductions required to meet the goals of the Paris climate pact.
TerraPass offers a wide variety of projects to not only support your emission reduction but to also address water meeting your larger sustainability goals.
Such a system imposes a limit or «cap» on the total emissions for participants in the system, lowering the cap over time with the goal of meeting an overarching reduction target.
But for larger organizations seeking to hit emissions reduction targets and meet broader sustainability goals, there are a number of other criteria to consider when choosing your offset provider.
These flexibility needs are rapidly expanding as a result of numerous industry trends: (a) recognition by policymakers that renewable energy resources are needed to meet long - term emissions reductions goals; (b) customers» increasing desire to voluntarily procure renewable energy or generate electricity on - site; and (c) substantial technological improvements that have driven down the cost of renewable resources to the point where, even before accounting for tax incentives, they are the lowest - cost option for new generating plants in some regions of the country.
Defines «reporting entity» to mean: (1) a covered entity; (2) an entity that would be covered if it had emitted, produced, imported, manufactured, or delivered in 2008 or any subsequent year more than the applicable threshold level of carbon dioxide; (3) other entities that EPA determines will help achieve overall goals of reducing global warming pollution; (4) any vehicle fleet with emissions of more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent on an annual basis, if its inclusion will help achieve such reduction; (5) any entity that delivers electricity to a facility in an energy - intensive industrial sector that meets the energy or GHG intensity criteria.
-- The Secretary of Transportation shall establish appropriate requirements, including performance measures, to ensure that transportation plans developed under sections 134 and 135 of title 23 of the United States Code sufficiently meet the requirements of this section, including achieving progress towards national transportation - related greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.
Palo Alto, Calif., February 15, 2017 — After setting and meeting two successive Scope 1 and Scope 2 absolute reduction goals for greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) 1, HP Inc. announces a new target to reduce the GHG emissions from its global operations by 25 percent by 2025, compared to 2015.
To meet our ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals, City departments track their GHG emissions and participate in an annual climate action program.
Mahindra's challenge is the first of what will be multiple «Summit Challenges» that aim to accelerate greenhouse gas reductions at a rate that will ensure worldwide emissions start trending downward no later than 2020 — a goal that must be met to prevent dangerous temperature rise.
Cuts to meet his 28 percent reduction goal will come largely through the president's power to regulate emissions from power plants, cars and trucks, and sources like methane leaks.
Because this global challenge can only be met by a global response, we reiterate our willingness to share with all countries the goal of achieving at least a 50 % reduction of global emissions by 2050, recognizing that this implies that global emissions need to peak as soon as possible and decline thereafter.
We are told by the federal government that increasing oil and gas production and meeting emissions reduction targets are mutually compatible goals.
These goals include, among others, meeting the 50 percent RPS and meeting ARB - established utility - specific GHG emission reduction targets by 2030.
To help ensure these goals are met and greenhouse gas emission reductions are realized, large utilities will be required to develop and submit Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs).
InterfaceFLOR has accepted Architecture 2030's goal to dramatically reduce the embodied emissions of its flooring products and is well on its way to meeting the reduction targets outlined by the 2030 Challenge for Products.
Scientists say the world is already behind the needed trajectory of emissions reduction to meet the Paris goal, and investments in more fossil fuel assets — scheduled to be in service for up to 40 years — could commit the world to see the most catastrophic consequences of climate change if they are not retired early.
At last week's Africa Carbon Forum (ACF), delegates called for stronger emphasis on results - based climate finance for both mitigation and adaptation to climate change, and they reiterated their support for market - based mechanisms like the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which allows emissions - reducing projects to earn certified emissions reduction (CERs) that can be traded to meet overall national reduction goals.
Last year's growth came after three years of flat emissions and contrasts with the sharp reduction needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
For years, many developing countries have said that the only successful international climate agreement is a binding one, requiring major emissions emitters to meet reduction goals.
In late February, however, the 30 companies that make up the German Dax 30 stock market openly voiced their concerns regarding the German government's current strategy to meet carbon emissions reduction goals.
Even this price would likely not be enough to meet the Clinton administration's goal of putting U.S. emissions on a path to an 80 % reduction by 2050.
The Clean Air Act lacks any other mechanism for economy - wide CO2 regulation, and the Administration will say it is legally and politically justified by both the inability of existing policy to meet either the specific U.S. commitment at Paris, an 80 percent emissions reduction, or the longer - term, 2 - degree goal to which the world is collectively committed.
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