Sentences with phrase «meet its cost reduction»

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We delivered stronger financial results and met our net cost reduction target,» Sergio Ermotti, the group's chief executive officer, said in a statement.

Deloitte's fourth biennial cost survey from April 2016 shows that 65 % of companies adopting ZBB failed to meet their cost - reduction targets, while only 57 % of companies adopting other methods did not meet their goals.

We've met our legal and regulatory requirements, and executed cost reductions without disruption to the business.

We are confident that the marked reduction in debt service costs coupled with the operating efficiencies, we believe we can obtain through the relocation of a majority of our operations to California in the heart of rice country, will set the stage for us to meet the ingredient needs of large CPG and specialty food companies.

Green gases offer a cost effective way of meeting our 2050 carbon reduction targets, whilst keeping our hot water running and the heating on.

Using the range of green gases we can offer a cost effective way of meeting our 2050 carbon reduction targets, whilst keeping our hot water running and the heating on.

To meet its sustainability goals, Erie County has developed a «Green Team» comprised of representatives from various county departments to identify energy conservation and waste reduction projects and to closely track energy use and cost savings resulting from environmentally friendly practices.

It is currently expecting to meet its budget targets, but states in a report: «The cost reductions the council has achieved in 2016/17 are largely due to spending delays and one off savings measures.

The council can only meet the legal requirement to balance its budget by raiding # 3milion from its reserves while carrying out a raft of mid-year spending cuts, including cutting personal budgets for adult care users by a fifth and targeting high - cost adult care packages for reductions (appendices 4 and 5, pages 12 - 13).

The work found that the most cost effective strategy for the tourism industry to meet the United Nations» recommended targets of reducing carbon emissions, includes a combination of strategic energy saving and renewable energy initiatives within the industry and buying carbon offsets from other parts of the global economy where emission reductions can be done at less cost.

The new study, led by Professor Scott, found that the most cost effective strategy for the tourism industry to meet the United Nations» recommended targets of reducing carbon emissions, includes a combination of strategic energy saving and renewable energy initiatives within the industry and buying carbon offsets from other parts of the global economy where emission reductions can be done at less cost.

Those that reduce emissions below the cap can sell their excess permits to those sources that fail to meet the targets — the trade part of the market — resulting in an overall reduction of pollution at the lowest economic cost, in theory.

There are still many opportunities to reduce the cost and increase the throughput of DNA sequencing, as well as to develop smaller, faster sequencing technologies that meet a wider range of needs,» said NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. «Dramatic reductions in sequencing costs will lead to very different approaches to biomedical research and, eventually, will revolutionize the practice of medicine.»

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.

There can be different levels on which ROI is calculated including reduction in errors, time to effectiveness, reduced training cost, centralized distribution and monitoring of L&D activities, increased productivity, meeting corporate objectives, ability to perform new tasks, increase in role promotions and reduction in skill gap etc..

The cost of adding enough teachers to meet those standards may have led to the reduction of program enhancement teachers, according to local school officials.

«This complexity reduction helps Ford lower and control costs while ensuring Focus customers can more easily and quickly find the model that meets their needs.»

This increase, correlated with the fact that the recent economic crisis brought salary costs and job reductions, contributed to teachers» impossibility to make ends meet.

There may also be upfront and ongoing costs for the project and financial penalties payable to the aggregator if the agreed or expected emission reduction targets are not met.

[U] nless current imbalances in R&D portfolios for the development of new, efficient, and clean energy technologies are redressed, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets are unlikely to be met, or met only at considerable costs.

EPA can only regulate one category of smokestacks at a time, and its regulations must meet the relevant Clean Air Act criteria, e.g. «the best system of emission reduction which (taking into account the cost of achieving such reduction and any non-air quality health and environmental impact and energy requirements) the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated.»

The Clean Power Plan, however, defines the «best system of emission reduction» more broadly, by taking advantage of flexible, cost - effective strategies that power companies already use to produce the most electricity at the least cost, and to meet current air pollution control requirements.

At the federal level we recommend increasing The Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction from $ 1.80 per square foot for the 50 % energy consumption reduction (cost savings) to 1) $ 3.50 per square foot for meeting a minimum 50 % energy consumption reduction target below ASHRAE 90.1 - 2004, 2) $ 5.00 per square foot for meeting a minimum 75 % energy consumption reduction target, and 3) $ 6.50 per square foot for a building that is carbon neutral.

To resolve this logjam, indirect methods of decarbonization — such as a portfolio of low - cost CDR solutions — could enable fossil companies both to meet steep emission reduction targets and provide low - cost fossil energy until direct decarbonization through renewable energy systems become more cost - competitive (especially in difficult to decarbonize areas such as long - haul trucking and aviation).

This newsletter highlights several topics from that meeting: Mexico's thriving wind power markets; ambitious wind power cost reduction targets; exciting new national R&D programs and test facilities; grid integration...

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

With CO2 Solutions» efficient, cost effective and green carbon capture technology, the Company looks forward to supporting worldwide efforts by industry and governments to efficiently meet these regulatory requirements for emissions reductions.

Using the NRDC policy framework, along with the proprietary outlook from IHS Inc. on energy efficiency and power demand, the Energy Institute report then assesses the costs and market impacts of meeting the Obama Administration's emissions target of 42 % reductions below 2005 levels by 2030.

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.

These governments «share a common goal to develop breakthrough technologies and substantial cost reductions to enable the global community to meet our shared climate goals,» said the White House.

This can help the United States to meet ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets while minimizing the cost of transitioning to a clean energy future.

Offshore, Lidar is completely replacing met masts, enabling significant project development and operational cost reductions.

As the international community and domestic lawmakers figure out how to meet their emissions reductions targets in a cost - effective way, many are looking to innovative mechanisms that channel finance towards enhancing the ability of forests and other natural land areas to absorb carbon from our atmosphere.

Our approach, tools and services ensure that our clients can cost - effectively meet their carbon auditing commitments while developing the framework for implementation of reduction activities.

Our approach, tools and services ensure that our clients can cost - effectively meet their carbon auditing reduction commitments while developing the framework for implementation of reduction activities.

29 CARB interprets this to mean that the reduction in «operating expenses» over the average life of the vehicle must exceed the «expected increases in vehicle cost [purchase price] resulting from the technology improvements needed to meet the standards in the proposed regulation.»

In the area of climate change, the report highlights the findings of its Emissions Gap Report 2013 — which details the gap between current global emissions and the reduction needed to remain on track to meet the 2 degree Celsius global warming target — and its Africa Adaptation Gap Report, which describes the costs of adaptation measures on the African continent under various global warming scenarios.

A Passive House typically uses less than half the energy of an ENERGY STAR house and is the low cost path to net zero energy buildings, meeting California's Green House Gas Reduction AB 32 targets, and exceeding thresholds proposed in the CA PUC's Long - term Strategic Plan.

Azure Roof Power helps lower the energy costs of its customers and meet their greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

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.

As an added bonus, each state will have flexibility in how it meets its goal, and will be able to make separate investments in renewable energy, fuel switching / retrofitting, or energy efficiency to ensure the reductions are met using the most cost - effective measures available.

To meet emissions reduction targets, the cost rises to # 960 billion with cuts coming from nuclear power and as - yet - unproven carbon capture and storage fitted to gas - fired plant.

Companies active within states with ambitious methane reduction measures will be better prepared to meet national standards, and will likely benefit from lower compliance costs and increased returns on investment in emissions - reduction training and equipment.

I should add that wind, geothermal power, concentrating solar thermal power, cane ethanol, and biodiesel are the only safe, proven, minimally controversial, non toxic, cost competitive technologies available today that can be rolled out immediately and in sufficient quantity to meet global warming CO2 reduction requirements.

Instead, we get non-dispatchable power from windmills and solar PV, both of which need big subsidies, and electric cars which cost more, have a high environmental impact and don't meet most people's use cases, biofuels causing food prices rises, and a lot of hand - waving about reduction in demand and insulation.

Using a global model based on the marginal abatement costs of 12 countries and regions, this paper estimates the contributions of the three Kyoto flexibility mechanisms to meet the total greenhouse gas emissions reductions required of Annex 1 countries under the three trading scenarios respectively.

Similar to carbon trading, WQT lets an entity that needs to meet water quality standards meet those by buying pollution reductions from another source, for a lower cost.

As our country struggles to meet future carbon - reduction goals, we'll need to find cost - effective ways to slash our energy consumption.

They will help the nation meet targeted emissions reduction at the lowest possible cost.

Developing an integrated seven year Climate and Development strategy to help a corporate client meet social impact and carbon reduction goals in the smartest and most cost effective way.