Sentences with phrase «percent by»

Mr Kwaku Wiafe, Manager Volta River Authority, said installed generation capacity had increased significantly in recent years in response to the energy crisis, resulting in a reserve margin of about 95 percent by year - end 2017.

State officials say so - called Climate Resilient Farming is a pilot program intended to help mitigate the environmental impact of agriculture, following Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signed pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions about 40 percent by 2030.

It will be nearly impossible for the state to reach its goal of reducing emissions 40 percent by 2030 if there are still coal - burning power plants operating, she said.

«And so now it's just really just a question of execution of core policies including the 50 percent by 2030 renewables program that was adopted last August by the Public Service Commission,» Morris says.

State officials argued that nuclear plant closures would prompt an increase in fossil fuel generation, in conflict with Cuomo's goal to reduce carbon emmissions 40 percent by 2030.

A website would earn a nearly passing 62 percent by simply posting the documents as outlined in the checklist.

Nine Mid-Atlantic and New England states have agreed to cut power plant greenhouse gas emissions across the region by 65 percent by 2030 through the nation's first cap - and - trade program to reduce carbon contributing to global climate change.

Saying NYC wants «more rat corpses,» Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a $ 32 million assault on the most problematic rat strongholds — parts of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn's Bedford - Stuyvesant neighborhood and along the Grand Concourse in the Bronx — and promised to reduce the number of rats in those areas by 70 percent by the end of next year.

In 2013, Governor Cuomo led the RGGI states in reducing the emission cap 50 percent by 2020.

Under regulations Obama unveiled Monday, New York must reduce its emission rate by about 20 percent by 2030, compared to 2012 levels.

Indeed, Ghana's debt to GDP ratio had increased from 32 percent in 2008 to 73 percent by the end of 2016.

NYC Public Advocate Letitia James wants an explanation from the Department of Environmental Protection about their projections that water rates could swell 80 percent by 2027.

According to the latest Breastfeeding Report Card from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 81 percent of new babies in the US have been breastfed at some point in their lives, a figure which drops to just under 52 percent by six months (with 22 percent being exclusively breastfed to that point).

Overall, 27 percent of kids in the study were overweight or obese when they started school and that ratio increased to 38 percent by eighth grade.

Frequent spitting up resolves in 80 percent of children by 18 months and in 98 percent by age 2, pediatrician Dr. Harland Winter reports on the Wolters Kluwer Health website.

As a part of the Healthy People 2020 initiative, the national goal is to increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies in the early postpartum period to 81.9 percent by the year 2020.

This effort helps to meet the City of Boston's pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050.

Consumer Reports says disposables make up 1.7 percent of the weight in U.S. landfills, and the Environmental Protection Agency reports 3.3 percent by volume.

At (full - term) birth — humans have 75 percent more of the brain to grow (90 percent by age 5!)

The goal of the action plan is to reduce the childhood obesity rate to just five percent by 2030 — the same rate before childhood obesity first began to rise in the late 1970s.

The risk is reduced a further 7 percent by simply having a baby.

According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, most women (59 percent) experienced an onset of pregnancy symptoms by their fifth or sixth week, while 71 percent reported symptoms by the end of week six and 89 percent by week eight.

According to the AAP, the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is decreased by as much as 50 percent by sharing the same room.

This risk can be cut by 71 percent by investing in the proper car seat for your child.

According to the Oral Health Foundation, you can reduce your risk of developing decay and gum disease by up to 60 percent by seeing your dentist on a regular basis.

Government studies show that almost 75 percent of newborns are breast - fed, an amount that falls to 42 percent by 6 months and 21 percent at a year.

Just 14 percent of 6 - month - old infants are exclusively breastfed, something U.S. health officials want to increase to about 26 percent by 2020.

I mean, if you go 100 percent by the book, you basically don't ever put your baby down and you keep them by your side 24/7.

He estimated that Harper was still only at 75 percent, but should be closer to 90 percent by the start of conference play.

He earned the nickname Mr. Ten Percent by skimming roughly that much off the top from many of CONCACAF's successful business deals and operations.

Such a move would benefit players such as Chelsea's Willian, who as a consequence of Brazil's strength in depth did not meet the 75 percent criterion and so had to granted his work permit on appeal, or Seattle's DeAndre Yedlin, whose will not have played the requisite 75 percent by the time his move to Tottenham comes around.

Thomas was dealing with the injury in the NFC Championship and played in the Super Bowl with it, but he's expected to be 100 percent by the time training camp rolls around.

The following is a list of our current U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions who have committed to reduce food loss and waste in their own operations in the United States by 50 percent by the year 2030:

U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions are businesses and organizations that have made a public commitment to reduce food loss and waste in their own operations in the United States by 50 percent by the year 2030.

Nutritional yeast is also a high - quality source of protein (71 percent by weight) that is easily digested.

With increased reliance on imports, the Canadian food sector could miss out on big opportunities, as the world's demand for food is widely expected to grow by about 70 percent by 2050.

This number is expected to climb to more than 70 percent by the end of 2013.

The Consumer Goods Forum, which represents more than 400 of the world's largest retailers, manufacturers, and service providers, has resolved to reduce food waste from member operations by 50 percent by 2025, five years earlier than Target 12.3.

GD Rotary Screw Air Compressors utilize patented Turn Valve technology that reduces energy costs by as much as 16 percent by pairing KyphoTM rotor design.

'' [We're] basically challenging the country to reduce food waste by 50 percent by the year 2030,» Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack tells The Salt.

In 2010, PepsiCo announced a goal to create partnerships that prompt an increase in the beverage container recycling rate in the U.S. to 50 percent by 2018.

In 2015, we joined the American Beverage Association and its member companies in the Balance Calories Initiative, working to reduce beverage calories consumed per person by 20 percent by 2025.

FMI participated in the September 16th announcement by USDA Secretary Vilsack and Acting Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg of the goal to reduce our nation's food waste by 50 percent by 2030.

The landmark agreement between the Alliance, founded by the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation, and the beverage companies, calls for an independent, third - party evaluator to track progress toward the goal of reducing beverage calorie consumed per person by 20 percent by 2025.

In fact, the beverage industry has improved miles per gallon in its fleets by 13 percent since 2010 and is striving to increase that by another 10 percent by the end of the decade.

Additionally, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters» Timothy's World Coffee brand achieved its 2012 goal of 50 percent of its sold coffee coming from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms and aims to reach 70 percent by 2013, according to Rainforest Alliance.

By working to change behavior within these communities, the initiative aims to help reduce beverage calories consumed per person nationally by 20 percent by 2025 — the single - largest voluntary effort by an industry to combat obesity.

Last September, the Alliance, founded by the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation, and the beverage companies announced a landmark agreement to reduce beverage calories consumed per person nationally by 20 percent by 2025.

This segment of the industry is set to expand even further in the Indian market, too: In its July report, Euromonitor International forecasted that consumption of edible oils in India will rise by up to 72 percent by 2021.

Prepared by Keybridge LLC, this report describes the product innovations, marketing initiatives and distribution strategies being implemented nationally by The Coca - Cola Company, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and PepsiCo to reach the goal of reducing beverage calories consumed per person nationally by 20 percent by 2025.