Sentences with phrase «only reduce air pollution»

More and more people are realizing that the number of roads a city can build is limited, and encouraging more cycling can not only reduce air pollution, but also leads to safer, quieter streets; a healthier citizenry; and more efficient use of the existing road network.

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«Deploying offshore wind is key — not only to reducing the pollution that is fouling our air and devastating our climate, but also to developing the renewable energy future needed to create a vibrant and sustainable economy,» said Ross Gould, Environmental Advocates of New York's Air & Energy Program Directair and devastating our climate, but also to developing the renewable energy future needed to create a vibrant and sustainable economy,» said Ross Gould, Environmental Advocates of New York's Air & Energy Program DirectAir & Energy Program Director.

«These trains will not only provide passengers with faster journeys, more seats and a more comfortable travelling experience, but they are also quieter and greener, significantly reducing noise and air pollution for passengers and our thousands of line - side neighbours.»

That carries a big policy implication, Cohen says: It not only «makes both public health and economic sense to clean up dirty places,» but also means there could be significant health benefits from reducing air pollution even in areas that already have relatively tight controls.

Hydrogen is clean - burning, producing only water vapor as waste, so fuel - cell vehicles using hydrogen will be zero - emission, an important factor given the need to reduce air pollution.

The resultant reduced demand for shipping would translate not only to less CO2 (and methane) but less air and water pollution, fewer megaports and, perhaps most importantly, retention or creation of domestic manufacturing jobs.

In a future in which the Environmental Protection Agency could be led by Scott Pruitt — a denier of climate science who has opposed efforts to reduce air and water pollution and combat climate change — these disparities will only get worse.

This is not only so we can cut carbon emissions and reduce climate change, but also because urban air pollution is one of the world's biggest killers and a major public health emergency.

By purchasing Gold Standard credits from this project, companies will not only reduce carbon emissions, they will finance a world - leading community - impact project that delivers against a number of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals: reducing deforestation, tackling fuel poverty and reducing household air pollution.»

While GDP grew 2.4 percent in 2014, carbon emissions rose only 0.7 percent, suggesting that efforts to reduce air pollution may not necessarily hamper economic growth.

This technology reduces fuel demand and smoke emissions, not only saving users money on fuel, but also decreasing their exposure to health - damaging indoor air pollution.

But despite increasing calls for China to reduce its coal - burning — not only because of climate impacts but because of infamous, choking air pollution — it has been unclear whether the country has made enough effort to actually make a dent in its consumption.

«What is different between this study and other studies that have proposed solutions is that we are trying to examine not only the climate benefits of reducing carbon but also the air pollution benefits, job benefits and cost benefits.»

Mooloo — The only reasons would be environmental: reducing either carbon or air pollution, as deemed necessary.

[A] shift of commuters to public transport is essential for not only reducing the environmental and air pollution but also for easing traffic congestion and reducing accident rates.»

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) estimates that all of this unnecessary regulatory pain asserted under authority of the 1970 Clean Air Act which Congress never intended for «climate pollution» will reduce temperatures only about 0.0015 of one degree by the year 2100.

«If insurers were to properly reward consumers for less driving, that would not only lessen their auto insurance costs, but also reduce the number of uninsured motorists, accidents, air pollution and the impact on global warming,» notes.