Sentences with phrase «on their carbon footprint big»

Those who have the means can cut down on their carbon footprint big - time by investing in cutting - edge energy savers such as photovoltaic panels, geothermal heating and hybrid cars.

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«New Democrats are calling on the Liberals to use the Pacific Carbon Trust to reduce the carbon footprint of our schools and hospitals instead of giving handouts to big polluters like Encana.»

Commenting on the report, Professor Tim Benton of the University of Leeds said: «The biggest intervention people could make towards reducing their carbon footprints would not be to abandon cars, but to eat significantly less red meat.»

I'm not sure how much a jacket like this could reduce the wearer's carbon footprint — it strikes me that solar panels on your roof will have a much bigger impact than panels on your back.

It added that its decision to go big on renewable energy would cut its operational carbon footprint by 30 percent, equivalent to taking almost 500,000 cars off the road.

He said: «Energy price freezes are a temporary solution to a much bigger, long term problem that is also about energy efficiency, reducing energy usage, the UK's carbon footprint and our dependence on fossil fuels.

This may be expensed on projected income statements, so investments that have a big carbon footprint will reduce projected net income — which is watched closely by investors — more than greener ones.

It also calls on big business to face up to its social responsibilities and not exploit scarce resources in poor countries, and says that businesses should also take a more active role in reducing their carbon footprint.

He moved on to highlight that News Corp.'s worldwide audiences have a carbon footprint that is about 10,000 times bigger than the company's.

Still, I didn't comprehend quite how big an impact all those flights were having on the climate until I crunched the numbers with UC Berkeley's excellent carbon footprint calculator.