Sentences with phrase «putting less emissions»
He expects some players will bring up the climate card, however, and said it will be interesting to see how decisions based on putting less emissions in the air will complement the Navy's mission to be the best war - fighting operation it can be.
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China leans toward cap and trade In a separate effort published yesterday, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology report concluded that climate policy researchers who work in China would prefer an emissions trading market that puts the highest burden on energy - intensive regions and cities in eastern China and, as the market moves west, becomes less costly.
By putting a price on each ton of pollution emitted, the market sends a strong signal to innovate to achieve emission reductions through methods that cost less than the cost of emitting the pollution.
Hence, if the engine «believes» the coolant to be a different temperature than it is, it will put in more or less fuel than required, resulting in a faulty air / fuel ratio and potentially more CO emissions.
Less slippery aerodynamics mean the bluffer and higher - riding C - HR can't match the Prius for economy and CO2 emissions, but Toyota's claims of 74.3 mpg and 87g / km put it ahead of traditional diesel rivals such as the Nissan Qashqai 1.5 dCi and SEAT Ateca 1.6 TDI.
The N55 inline - 6 puts up the same power and torque numbers as the N54 twin - turbo, only now with less mechanical effort and fewer CO2 emissions.
And if you're wondering if a vending machine book costs less than the real deal (OK, OK, I should put my snark in check; the machines are really nifty - looking, supposedly they cut down on CO2 emissions, plus it would be great to gain access to out - of - print books)... The Associated Press reported recently that EBM books will have a «recommended sales price of $ 8 per copy, although the final decision will be left to each retailer.»
Also, when it's time for reading, students can put their Iconia Tab 10 in Reading Mode to reduce the blue light emission by up to 60 percent for less eye strain.
By increasing the humidity, the solar energy is used more efficiently, or putting it another way there is less energy lost to space by the emission of longwave radiation because humid air has a strong greenhouse effect.
Such a strategy puts money in our pockets, with the happy by - product of less emissions.
If scientists can demonstrate to policymakers that we would see significantly fewer and less intense extreme weather events by putting the brakes on our emissions then it might lead to the necessary action to protect society and the environment from the worst outcomes of climate change.»
The latest in the series puts the gap between emissions trends and what is actually required to keep the rise in global temperature at a level which does not spell catastrophe for the planet at between 8 - 12 billion tons of carbon dioxide - equivalent (CO2e) by 2020 — less a gap than a gaping chasm!
To put this target into context, this means that over the next ten years, emissions must increase less in total than they did in just one year between 2009 and 2010.
Those intent on putting a positive spin on COP23 (Conference of the Parties) note that 49 nations, including the United States, have peaked their carbon emissions through greater energy efficiencies, less burning of coal and shifts to renewable energy.
Next comes the work, no less slow and difficult, of devising mechanisms to put decisions into practice — for example, ways to measure national emissions and processes to adjudicate quotas.
If you seriously believe in markets, you should believe that given the right incentives — namely, putting a price on emissions, through either a tax or a tradable permit scheme — the economy will find lots of ways to emit less.