Sentences with phrase «preventing equivalent emissions»

Switch to energy efficient light bulbs Energy Star says that if every American home replaced just one light bulb, we'd prevent the equivalent emissions of more than 800,000 cars.

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To date, O'Brien says that Earth Angel has diverted 3,000 tons of waste from landfills, donated 90 tons of material to local charities, donated 55,000 meals to shelters and food banks, avoided over a million single - use plastic water bottles, and prevented 6,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by using recycled paper, limiting transportation emissions, and implementing «Meatless Monday» initiatives.

Launched in mid-2010 after 3 years of technical consultation, the Yasuni ITT project was lauded by foreign governments and environmental groups as an innovative way to fight global warming: Not exploiting the Ishpingo - Tambococha - Tiputini (ITT) oilfields in Yasuni National Park will, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), prevent the emissions of around 410 million metric tons of carbon dioxide — equivalent to the annual emissions of France and accounting for 20 % of Ecuador's known oil reserves.

Not exploiting the oilfields in Yasuni could prevent the emissions of around 410 million metric tons of carbon dioxide — equivalent to the annual emissions of France.

Thanks to these regulations, automakers have prevented emissions of 130 million metric tons of carbon dioxide — equivalent to a year's worth of electricity use for 20 million homes.

The stakes for full implementation are high — the agreement is expected to prevent up to 80 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions by 2050, which could prevent up to 0.5 degrees Celsius in warming.

Under these ENERGY STAR efficiency requirements, savings from ENERGY STAR certified chargers could grow to more than $ 17 million each year and more than 280 million pounds of annual greenhouse gas emissions could be prevented, equivalent to the emissions from more than 26,000 vehicles.

According to a calculation I performed for improvements in manure management and clean energy for cooking, one year's worth of digesters can over their lifetimes prevent 16 Mt of carbon dioxide - equivalent emissions.

By achieving an international HFC phase - down, it is possible to prevent 100 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalents in direct emissions and up to another 100 billion tonnes of CO2 through energy efficiency, reducing indirect emissions by 2050.

«The phase - down of HFCs in Europe would prevent the emission of 600 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030 and could unlock global action to prevent the release of 100 billion tonnes by 2050.

If measured against the average U.S. car mileage, it would increase carbon emissions the equivalent of adding 15 - 27 million cars to the road, an amount that would prevent South Korea from achieving its Paris climate commitments.

By replacing equipment and improving leak detection, Consolidated Edison Company of New York has prevented over 670,000 pounds of SF6 from entering the atmosphere between 1999 and 2007, equivalent to the annual emissions from 1.3 million cars.

If all clothes dryers sold in the US were ENERGY STAR certified, Americans could save more than $ 1.5 billion each year in utility costs and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from more than 2 million vehicles.

If all servers sold in the United States meet this new specification, energy cost savings would approach $ 800 million per year and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from over one million vehicles.

If all pool pumps sold in the United States were ENERGY STAR certified, the energy cost savings would grow to about $ 1.3 billion each year and 22 billion pounds of annual greenhouse gas emissions would be prevented, equivalent to the emission from more than 2 million vehicles.

Just think, if all pool pumps sold in the United States were ENERGY STAR certified, the energy cost savings would grow to about $ 155 million each year and 2.5 billion pounds of annual greenhouse gas emissions would be prevented, equivalent to the emissions from more than 260,000 vehicles.

As Founder and President of Environmental Progress, Michael led the grassroots environmental effort to save nuclear power plants in Illinois and New York, which prevented an increase in emissions equivalent to adding 5.7 million cars to the road.

If all clothes dryers sold in the US were ENERGY STAR certified, Americans could save more than $ 1.5 billion each year in utility costs and prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to more than 2 million vehicles.

Put another way, the policies intended to prevent carbon emissions and reduce fuel poverty were in contradiction, and one enjoyed greater emphasis than the other — completely contrary to the claim that the two goals are equivalent, as FoE and co had claimed.

Halting crude oil exports would reduce drilling and fracking and could prevent up to 500 million tons of greenhouse emissions — the pollution equivalent of more than 135 coal - fired power plants, according to a report from the Center for American Progress.

An active commute also reduces greenhouse gas emissions and therefore prevents climate change - If 10 % of citizens in C40's North American Cities switch from driving to cycling that would save over 1.6 million tonnes of CO2e per year, equivalent to 180 million gallons of gasoline consumed.

Using historical production data, we calculate that global nuclear power has prevented about 1.84 million air pollution - related deaths and 64 gigatonnes (Gt) CO2 - equivalent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that would have resulted from fossil fuel burning.

Verified Emission Reduction — emission reductions created by projects which have been verified outside of the Kyoto Protocol — including credits from pre-registration CDM projects; VERs are reductions from greenhouse gas emission reduction projects that have prevented or removed the equivalent of one metric tonne of carbon dioxide.