Coal would be affected the most, with 25
percent reduction in demand compared to the business - as - usual case.
Not exact matches
For example, a 1
percent decline
in global GDP growth would result
in a
reduction in demand growth by 690,000 bpd.
The International Energy Agency estimated last year that both the decline
in China's coal use and falling electricity
demand reduced its carbon dioxide emissions by 1.5
percent in 2014, leading to a 0.2
percent reduction in global emissions.
«When we did this across all 50 states, we saw a 39
percent reduction in total end - use power
demand by the year 2050,» Jacobson said.
International equity — letting poor countries emit more carbon than rich countries from here on out —
demands that the United States, Europe, and other historically high emitting countries should position themselves for at least 80
percent reduction in emissions by 2030.
The independent Electric Power Research Institute recently concluded the nation will need another 45 more nuclear power plants - to meet growing electricity
demand and achieve a 45
percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
A promising development is that last year the Federation of Electric Power Companies, the industry association representing the 10 largest electricity generators
in Japan and 19 suppliers, agreed to limit their emissions by 35
percent by 2030, which is a voluntary but significant
reduction and may increase
demand for JCM project credits.
Demand - side solutions account for 48.0
percent, 44.7
percent, and 40.7
percent of Food Sector emissions
reductions in the Plausible, Drawdown, and Optimum Scenarios, respectively.
China is not going to get the 40
percent reductions it once
demanded of by developed countries, but as noted
in a previous post («China softens climate rhetoric «-RRB-, China seemed to show more flexibility on this
in the months leading up to COP15.
China maintains its hard line that developed countries are historically responsible for climate change, but climate envoy Yu has also backed off somewhat from China's previous
demands that all developed countries commit to 40
percent reductions in carbon emissions by 2020, saying that, «[a] concrete figure has to be decided by the negotiations; we will get a result
in Copenhagen.»
Globally, 78
percent of young people said they want their favorite brands to reduce their carbon footprint, but again those
in Chinese showed the highest
demand for emission
reductions, with 88
percent calling on firms to cut their footprint.
California's average daily gasoline sales for the first four months of 2009 were 2.1
percent lower than the same period
in 2008, continuing a
reduction in demand observed since 2004.
At least
in New York state, where New York Insurance Law § 2336
demands a ten
percent discount for three years for drivers who provide proof of having completed a PIRP (Point and Insurance
Reduction Program) course through a DMV - approved provider.
Home prices will likely moderate slightly to 4.4
percent in 2016, driven
in part by the
reduction in home buyer affordability and reduced
demand as a result of Fed tightening.