Sentences with phrase «other than carbon»

The EU will strengthen its Emissions Trading System from 2013 by expanding it to include greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide and to incorporate all major industrial emitters.

The fact that, in the long history of the atmosphere, temperature increases sometimes precede carbon dioxide increases simply implies that those temperature change are due to some factor, or factors, other than carbon dioxide increases; for example from changes in the Earth's orbit.

(Long - lived greenhouse gases other than carbon, as well as greenhouse - gas emissions arising from land - use change, are not included in the analysis [16].)

As part of that calculation, researchers have relied on simplifying assumptions when accounting for the temperature impacts of climate drivers other than carbon dioxide, such as tiny particles in the atmosphere known as aerosols, for example.»

When divvying up the causes of the observed global warming over the past 50 years, a much larger percentage is now recognized to result from something other than carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

Finally, the grand reason to be certain: we can't think of what else it might be other than carbon dioxide.

Both Polyakov and Vinje help confirm findings about glaciers, which tell us that Earth's melting ice trend operates on a millennium scale, driven by millennium - scale forces other than carbon dioxide (CO2), and driven concurrently by natural climate cycles that dominate carbon - dioxide forcing of temperature.

Further evidence comes from a recent review of data for mature trees in four climatic zones, which concluded that pine growth at the treeline is limited by factors other than carbon (Körner 2003).

Offsetting is quite different, it tends to happen on the other side of the world and involves money going into something quite unconnected with the activity being offset — other than the carbon link.

The CMIP5 project similarly will have little information on aerosols or on gases other than carbon dioxide.

Furthermore, the CMIP3 archive does not include diagnostics of radiative forcing from aerosols, ozone, or greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide.

Of course it is possible that targets could be met via creative strategies such as the use of offsets or the counting of emissions reductions in gases other than carbon dioxide.

If Andy and John Holdren did as much to raise consciousness about biogeochemical cycles other than carbon and CO2, it would deny the advertising men on both sides of this dueling tuba contest their lawful prey - an innumerate audience ignorant of natural history and science alike.

This shift away from CO2 - centric emissions debates is also evident in a group blog post by analysts at the Center for American Progress, who propose a «multiple multilateralism» approach on climate that, among other things, seeks quick steps on sources of warming other than carbon dioxide — particularly sooty Arctic pollution and gases already considered under the existing ozone - protection treaty.

The conclusion, Dickens said, is that something other than carbon dioxide caused much of the heating during the PETM.

They all involve greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide, along with black carbon — the sooty emanations from diesel engines and guttering cooking fires that both heat and kill.

The exact amount of washing - up liquid required depends on the properties of your graphite powder, such as the size distribution of the grains and whether it contains any stray materials other than carbon.

The exact amount of dishwashing liquid required depends on the properties of the graphite powder, such as the size distribution of the grains and whether any materials other than carbon are contaminating the sample.

A host of new techniques and technologies will be required to reduce emissions from these sources that includes reusing heat and power generated in manufacturing processes; recycling materials or substituting them; controlling greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide (CO2); and, ultimately, capturing and burying the CO2 produced.

Research on graphene in recent years has raised huge interest among scientists about the potential of synthesising other 2D crystals by introducing elements other than carbon into graphene's carbon lattice.

Who knows, there might be other life forms out there on planets with differnt types of suns, other types of atmosphere, maybe even based on something other than carbon... Religion can't answer those questions, but science, ever so slowly, is plugging away at the answers.

Not exact matches

«The findings showed no mineralogical evidence for abundant liquid water or its by - products, thus pointing to mechanisms other than the flow of water — such as the freeze and thaw of carbon dioxide frost — as being the major drivers of recent gully evolution,» the team explained in the press release.

Last year, the federal government announced it would develop a policy that aims to cut more carbon pollution than any other in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, by promoting the production and use of cleaner fuels in vehicles, buildings and industry.

Others say the situation in the U.S. shouldn't affect Canada's decision because fighting climate change is more important than protecting carbon - intensive industries.

Although the country is taking steps to rein in carbon pollution in other parts of the country, the exponential rise in emissions from the oil sands will more than offset gains being made elsewhere.

Jeremy Moorhouse, senior analyst at Clean Energy Canada, said the following in response: «The Clean Fuel Standard is one of Canada's most important climate change policies, cutting more carbon pollution than any other measure in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and...

The carbon tax has remained at $ 30 / t since 2012 and the previous Liberal government showed no inclination to increase it further other than to match the federal carbon price floor in 2021.

Not only does Ripple milk boast lower sugar content than most other milk, it uses 25 times less water than milk to produce and has half the carbon footprint.

Eligible wines are other than standard (OTS) wines that have not been subject to distillation at a distilled spirits plant and that contain no more than 0.392 g of carbon dioxide per 100 ml.

Biodynamic soils absorb more carbon than any other farming method.

Certifications other than organic don't do much to reduce carbon footprint over conventional farming, suggesting that standards need to be modified to encourage footprint - lowering practices.

Coffee, especially shade coffee, is a global crop that has a relatively lower impact on greenhouse gas emissions and a more positive impact on carbon sequestration than many other crops.There is potential for shade coffee farms to contribute to the mitigation of climate change and generate income for farmers at the same time; I have a previous post that outlines the basics.

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 sinks102.

There's little you can do (other than stay home or attempt a staycation) to completely eliminate your carbon footprint, but you still can take steps to minimize your impact as best you can.

The U.S. and Canadian NGO ForestEthics reports that «Canada's boreal forest (alone) stores 23 percent of the planet's terrestrial carbon - more carbon per acre than any other ecosystem on earth, including tropical forests.

We are proud to say our carbon footprint is dramatically lower than many other factories and we truly «tread lightly» as we live and work.

Cloth diapering really is not that hard (and it is way cheaper than disposables), carpooling to work or taking public transportation is a viable option for thousands of parents who work in cities, and doing other simple things like recycling as much as possible, using washable napkins instead of paper - towels, using 100 % post-consumer recycled toilet paper (even just once in a while), and using a handkerchief instead of kleenex are all simple life - changes that can add up to seriously changing your carbon footprint.

They are not governments - that kind of deal - making comes in December (or rather in the glacial negotiating sessions throughout this year), so I see no problem with them having earnest conversations deep into the night about the relative merits of carbon taxes over cap and trade, or any other issue, that have no substantive outcome other than to generate more research proposals, newspaper column inches and comments in well - meaning blogs.

A 55 - year - old restaurant manager died and more than two dozen others were taken to hospitals Saturday after being overcome by carbon monoxide at a New York mall, police said.

She also wants to co-opt local authorities into the fourth carbon budget in order to allow accelerated changes in areas which are more environmentally - minded than others.

and he does have a unique perspective on immigration - both as an immigrant himself and as governor of the state which receives more immigrants than most if not all others (not sure vis a vis new york)- and epa, as the governor of the first state to adopt mandatory carbon controls.

Ensure that the tradable emission permits under Governor Pataki's proposed regional carbon cap are auctioned rather than given away with the proceeds used to mitigate negative distributional effects on low and moderate income households and to serve other economically and socially important purposes.

The other side of the «green» argument against nuclear power is the fear by some climate scientists that carbon emissions in New York could increase by more than 31 million metric tons during the next two years, if a number of nuclear power plants close.

The 50 MW is enough to power 6,500 households and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 45,300 tons per year as well as reducing other environmental pollutants.

David Bookbinder, chief counsel at the Niskanen Center, a libertarian advocacy group that supports taxing carbon, said he expects the cases to proceed faster than those submitted in July by other California municipalities.

And check this out: the riser has patented carbon technology that makes this crossbow about 43 % lighter than some of the others, leaving it at just seven pounds!

Damascus steel isn't always «just better» than other forms of steel, but because high - carbon steel was used, the resulting knife is incredibly sharp with an HRC hardness level of 60 that makes it incredibly good at slicing meat.

With 1 kilowatt - hour of energy powering the system, Liu calculated, it could recycle all the carbon dioxide in more than 85,000 liters of air into other molecules that could be turned into fuel.

A report in Nature stated that in some cases the escape of methane, a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, «could effectively offset the environmental edge that natural gas is said to enjoy over other fossil fuels.»

Washington already has a much smaller carbon footprint than other states that use a lot of coal.