Sentences with phrase «on high carbon»

The report comes on the heels of a recently leaked document that exposed the EU's intention to increase U.S. oil and gas exports to Europe, thus hooking Western economies for decades on high carbon energy — a recipe for increased global warming and climate disaster.

Not exact matches

The main reason the US ranks so poorly on carbon dioxide emissions is because its per - person consumption rate of electricity is so high; all of that energy comes primarily from fossil fuels.

Woven from conductive thread built on microscopic carbon nanotube sheets, this fiber could one day help power human - sized electronic wearables and high - performance solar cells.

In fact, the carbon intensity of the in situ sector is higher on average than the mining side.

On the other hand, if higher fuel taxes work as intended and get drivers to burn less carbon, then those people will find themselves ahead.

The floor price, which begins this year at C$ 10 per tonne and increases to $ 50 by 2022, will cost the country's economy about $ 2 billion, or 0.1 % — before factoring in «the prospect of additional growth that could result from clean technology investments spurred on by a higher price on carbon,» The Canadian Press notes.

``... to wean our economy off its overreliance on high - cost carbon fuels...» And how do you propose to do this with fossil fuels representing more than 80 % of the energy budget?

The next time the premiers huddle together they should start talking about how to wean our economy off its overreliance on high - cost carbon fuels that the rest of the world has little need for today and will need even less of tomorrow.

And the higher the price of energy and carbon, the greater their impact on steel production costs.

Spelling out the next steps on carbon pricing (p. 127): A good illustration of movement without dollars: while the budget doesn't allocate any funding for carbon pricing specifically, it does map out the way Ottawa plans to move ahead on its highest - profile climate commitment.

Consider the idea that shareholder might vote on whether Exxon should «assume a higher carbon price when it drills for oil.»

Even the new Progressive Conservative government of Brian Pallister in Manitoba, elected last year on opposition to a sales tax increase by the previous government, is toying with new taxes, including a carbon tax and higher taxes on insurance products.

Dubbed by Licht as the «diamonds from the sky» project, their work boasts high efficiency in terms of its low requirement for electrical volts and more reliance on sunlight and heaps of carbon dioxide.

Carrefour published its Sourcing Policy on Sustainable Palm Oil in 2014 which includes the RSPO standard and additional criteria such as protection of peat lands and high carbon stock areas.

Not only does fertile soil impart better flavor and higher nutritional value to food, soil is one of the biggest carbon sinks on the planet.

«Through the Business for Social Responsibility Future of Fuels program, Coca - Cola and PepsiCo are researching the carbon intensity of their vehicle fuels, the ways that they can reduce reliance on high - carbon fuels, and opportunities for increasing the number of plug - in and hybrid vehicles in their fleets,» the two wrote.

Study into carbon tax on high - emissions food finds people would be more likely to eat less meat if they had to pay more for it

The review of relevant research conducted by Stolze et al. (2000) concludes that under European conditions organic agriculture has beneficial effects on the characteristics of soil organic matter because the soil organic carbon content is higher on organically farmed soils than on conventional ones.

On the other hand, organic crop yields in developing countries may be considerably higher than the national average, which has implications on organic matter return and carbon sinks10On the other hand, organic crop yields in developing countries may be considerably higher than the national average, which has implications on organic matter return and carbon sinks10on organic matter return and carbon sinks102.

Most small - to - medium - sized businesses receive no carbon tax compensation from Canberra, and rely on passing on the higher costs to customers.

Noon update: The Mail on Sunday reports that the cost of a family saloon car could rise by as much as # 2000 under plans to tax high carbon cars.

Guerra and Rodriguez were responding to the fire at a New York City Housing Authority high - rise on Surf Avenue when they were both overcome by carbon monoxide and smoke.

If the carbon footprint is on your conscience but the allure of luxury and hassle - free activities leads to a yearning for a higher standard of holiday living, then a luxury log cabin may be the order of the day.

The government must impose higher taxes on gas - guzzling cars and on flights to cut carbon emissions, MPs warn today.

He has also worked on housing and regeneration issues, analysing the direct and indirect impacts and drivers of city housing markets across the country, and led research evaluating how cities can foster relations between universities and high growth firms, and capitalise on opportunities in the low carbon economy.

Higher taxes on domestic flights and improved public transport are needed if Britain is to cut carbon emissions by 80 per cent before 2050, a Conservative policy group has said.

Steel Type: We go in deep on the steel types of each knife in the reviews, but the main types are Damascus, high - carbon, and stainless steel.

It also has high - carbon steel blades that reduce the need for sharpening on top of being a convenient extra-long length.

But methane leaks could undo these benefits, and a switch to shale gas could simply increase our dependence on fossil fuels and lock us into a high - carbon future.

A higher organic carbon load might lead to the development of ecosystems where microorganisms mainly feed on dissolved organic carbon, thus opening a way for the pollutants to enter the food web and cause more problems in higher level organisms, like fish,» says Matyas Ripszam.

Five cultures each were kept under control conditions (15 °C) and at elevated water temperature (26 °C) in combination with three different concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2): a control value with today's conditions, the conditions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's «worst case scenario» and the highest possible degree of acidification.

Matyas Ripszam has also examined the effects of higher temperature and different concentration of organic carbon content on the distribution of pollutants in modelled real - life marine ecosystems, so called mesocosms.

The final product, a black carbon powder, has a very high surface area due to the presence of many tiny pores that have been chemically etched on the surface of the microspheres.

Rather than staying steady like a normal heartbeat, it's clear that temperatures for more than 100 countries are climbing ever higher on the back of increasing carbon pollution.

According to Matyas Ripszam, Umeå University, this change will have high impact on the organic pollutants on the organic pollutants in the northern Baltic Sea, since this carbon can interact with the pollutants and decrease their concentration in the water.

For mineral carbonation to take off, there will need to be a higher price on carbon, says Dawe, because right now «nothing is more economical than putting CO2 in the air».

Scientists have measured remarkably high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the soil near dead trees on the flanks of California's Mammoth Mountain, a dormant volcano.

The future impacts of anthropogenic global change on marine ecosystems are highly uncertain, but insights can be gained from past intervals of high atmospheric carbon dioxide partial pressure.

«Not only does this star have the high velocity expected if it is recoiling from a supernova explosion, but the combination of its low mass, high luminosity and carbon - rich composition appear impossible to replicate in a single star — a smoking gun that shows it must have originally formed with a binary companion,» adds Ben Ritchie (Open University), a co-author on the new paper.

The industry will need to focus on the best technologies and enforce support of those with the highest reduction in carbon footprint while making investments to quickly scale the deployment of better fuels into the market.

A study published in ACS» journal Environmental Science & Technology has found that because the newer engines emit higher levels of the climate - warming pollutant black carbon than traditional engines, their impact on the climate is uncertain.

The research focused on a time that marked a change between a period of high carbon - dioxide levels in the atmosphere similar to modern day and much lower levels similar to the period before the industrial revolution, Pullen said.

Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California, suggest that high levels of carbon monoxide in the seals» blood has a protective effect — echoing laboratory research on rats and mice that has found the gas has anti-inflammatory properties and can lead to better outcomes after organ transplant.

«Ultimately, we are trying to develop new surface chemistry that allows us to build higher ordered architectures on surfaces, and these might lead into applications such as building electronic devices, data storage devices or logic gates out of carbon materials.»

«It's going to take a while to get there, if ever» Another more incremental option could be putting more high - powered batteries on aircraft in order to reduce the demands on carbon - spewing engines.

Now, shrub expansion is transforming the tundra landscape, but its impact on carbon stored in high - latitude soils is poorly understood.

Its method assumes that estimating the carbon drawdown gives a reasonable estimate of the overall effect on temperatures, and treats low and high - latitude forests equally.

«Maybe we can have the best of both worlds: a price on carbon to create an innovative environment for clean technology in California and keep businesses within state lines and not cause an adverse impact on consumers through radically higher prices for transportation fuels or electricity.»

In May, Michael Arceneaux, deputy executive director of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, began a one - person campaign to educate Congress that high - profile bills under consideration, notably those involving carbon cap - and - trade systems, had serious effects on water supplies that were not being considered.

The geoengineers are salivating and can't wait to be called on, the breeder reactor people likewise (Hansen's favorite for a while), and Lord knows what would happen to biodiversity if we decided that the single highest use for land was to store carbon, period.