Sentences with phrase «on the carbon reductions»

All we need to move decisively on carbon reduction is a different kind of political leadership at the very top.

While I am still comfortable with my argument that «human inertia» is the prime explanation for a long response time for doing anything about greenhouse gas emissions, I am very wary of efforts by California and the U.K. to stick their necks out on carbon reductions.

Perhaps future agreements on carbon reduction could take into account both area and population density in order to find the right balance which enables the greatest reduction in carbon emissions?

All the major Democratic candidates have made major energy policy proposals with substantive ideas on carbon reduction and renewables.

There are still ways of moving forward on carbon reduction — and I don't really want to go through the no harm is proved argument yet again.

Thousands descended on Copenhagen to pressure world leaders to sign a new global agreement on carbon reductions that would finally set in place a road map to a new economy eventually free of global warming pollution.

Inslee's proposal this year calls for half of the revenue to be spent on carbon reduction programs, like electric vehicle charging stations and energy efficiency initiatives, while 35 percent would be spent on climate mitigation measures meant to steel the state against fire and drought.

Managing reputational risk on a carbon reduction project requires extensive experience and expertise in project development, delivery and measurement — Continue Reading»

This would allow utilities to reclaim up to 100 % of the carbon tax paid by their customers if they spend the revenue on a carbon reduction plan approved by the Utilities and Transportation Commission (for private utilities) or the Department of Commerce (for public utilities).

I stand to be corrected as I wouldnt follow things as closely as you guys would, but the net result is surely that the US have a clear need to generate energy at the lowest possible price in order to remain compettitive which is likely to impact on your carbon reduction plans and also you must rein in the various projects that will increase state spending.

Projected requirements on carbon reductions mean we must reduce our carbon output by 50 % by mid-century.

Encourage your customers and supply chain to take action on carbon reduction and increase your impact

Founded in 2006, Carbonzero works with businesses on carbon reduction strategies by measuring, managing, and mitigating emissions, said Dan Fraleigh, chief operating officer and Port Hope resident.

The monitoring and reporting continues year on year, as the project is paid by results — based on the carbon reductions achieved.

An online carbon and energy registry will support China's drive to meet its own energy targets, facilitate bilateral cooperation between China and the US on climate change and support China's participation in international agreements on carbon reduction.

This analytical report argues that the structure of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has reduced the effectiveness of the resources spent on carbon reduction and attempts to measure the cost of the ineffectiveness analysing the projects registered under the CDM by measuring their cost of abatement against the price paid for doing the abatement.

The ideas are still very much at the drawing board stage - and the report acknowledges that the high cost, high energy use, and the relatively low volumes of CO2 likely to be used, means that CCU is unlikely to be a big global player on the carbon reduction front any time soon.

The European Parliament has consistently called for full transparency of information and public deliberations on the carbon reduction scheme to allow all actors involved to judge its effectiveness.»

Not exact matches

Saudi Arabia is also a signatory to the Paris Agreement on climate change, but it has not been clear as to how it intends to achieve its carbon emissions reduction targets.

Trump went on: «In fact,» he said, «14 days of carbon emissions from China alone would wipe out the gains from America — and this is an incredible statistic — would totally wipe out the gains from America's expected reductions in the year 2030.»

Importantly, none of these groups could point to federal government dysfunction on climate policy to defend their own inaction, he said, because the wild rhetoric of government dissidents like Craig Kelly does not reflect mainstream government policy for the nation to meet its Paris commitments for a 26 - 28 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.

A lovely counterpoint to last week in Canadian politics on greenhouse gas emission reductions, Kyoto and Minister Baird: Norway Plans to Go «Carbon Neutral» April 20, 2007 â $» Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday proposed to make Norway the first «carbon neutral» state by 2050 and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 30 percent -LSB-...]

Dave Sawyer, one of the authors of the National Round Table on Environment and Economy report, and blogger at EnviroEconomics.ca, makes some pertinent insider comments on the efficacy of a carbon tax in reducing emissions from personal transportation, a major source of emissions: While the carbon tax will â $ œdriveâ $ some reductions in vehicle kilometers traveled, -LSB-...]

Generate resources, financial or otherwise, for indigenous coffee farmers as a result of selling verified emissions reductions on the voluntary carbon market, and by selling Climate - friendly branded coffee.

We are working with partners to develop a tool that collects and visualizes data on carbon emissions in fisheries and aquaculture operations in order to better inform our audiences and incentivize a reduction in fuel use in seafood production.

Detailed information on our carbon intensity reduction initiatives is available in the Environment section of our Corporate Responsibility report.

Abbott has also introduced legislation into parliament to axe Labor's Climate Change Authority, which advises the government on emissions - reduction targets, and to repeal its tax on carbon pricing.

In the Australian retail sector, it is new entrants to the market like ALDI — which is used to meeting European standards and community expectation — that are driving innovation, from putting doors on fridges to reduce energy waste, to being the first Australian organisation to introduce carbon reduction labelling,» he says.

As a natural products manufacturer NOW is keenly aware of our potential impact on the environment, and we're committed to responsible stewardship of our planet through the reduction of our carbon footprint and other sustainability initiatives.

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.

He said the UK would achieve a 50 % reduction in carbon emissions based on 1990 levels by the end of that five - year period.

«As part of the shift to 50 percent renewables and emissions reductions, New York must use all of its existing carbon free power sources, including our upstate nuclear fleet, to continue our progress on climate change,» Kauffman wrote.

The UK has massively overstated its reduction in carbon emission, say two new reports which casts a harsh light on Britain's environmental policy.

Despite Tony Blair's prioritisation of climate change on the international agenda, individual domestic policies are not leading to carbon emission reductions.

Unison is calling on the government to impose a target of an 80 per cent cut in carbon emissions, warning a 60 per cent reduction will still see global temperatures rise by as much as five degrees.

The joint article recommended «year - on - year carbon reduction requirements, an annual report to Parliament on progress, and independent verification of that progress.»

Ted Skerpon, president of IBEW Local 97, said closing FitzPatrick will increase reliance on out - of - state power, reduce fuel diversity, and make it more difficult for New York to meet its carbon - reduction goals.

Mr Letwin's recommendation of «independent verification» of «year - on - year carbon reduction requirements» - made jointly with LibDem MP Norman Baker - was examined at the time on conservativehome's Commentators Blog.

He was recently re-elected to the Town Board in Livingston, and worked to pass progressive policies including a ban on hydrofracking, a reduction in the town's carbon footprint and additional investments in green space.

The draft Energy Plan affirms Governor Paterson's 2009 Executive Order 24 committing New York to the consensus goal of the International Panel on Climate Change at that time of an 80 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2050 below 1990 levels.

«If you really want to get the reduction people are talking about, 80 percent by 2050, it's going to take some sort of price on carbon to get there,» Thornton said.

Paris 2015 may be the last chance to agree on global carbon dioxide reductions before there are so many greenhouse gases in the air and the oceans that things get really nasty.

The focus of this technology is on the large - scale reduction of carbon emissions from fossil - fuelled power plants.

So companies in the developed world have an annual limit on the level of greenhouse gas emissions they can produce, and if they exceed their cap, they can purchase credits generated by the emission reduction projects or low - carbon technologies in developing countries.

Two Australian academics serving on a government climate panel have publicly criticized their own committee's latest report as «untrue and dangerous,» stoking a long - running debate over the country's carbon emissions reduction strategies.

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.

The researchers call for a need to move beyond a sole focus on mitigating the effects of climate change to reach solutions that consider global carbon reduction targets as well as local energy and environmental contexts.

In their approach, they discovered that germanium nanowires are grown by the reduction of germanium oxide particles and subsequent self - catalytic growth during the thermal decomposition of natural gas, and simultaneously, carbon sheath layers are uniformly coated on the nanowire surface.

With federal, provincial, and territorial environment ministers meeting in Montreal, Canada, to hammer out a national carbon reduction plan, Trudeau dropped a bombshell on their negotiations.