A Commerce Department spokesman said Locke was not endorsing a tax on imports or any other particular policy option to
reduce the carbon content of imported goods.
At the same time, Senator Barack Obama, from coal - rich Illinois, abruptly shifted his support for subsidizing coal - derived fuel production to concentrate on another bill he had been sponsoring that would cut greenhouse gas emissions and
reduce carbon content in transport fuel.
Not exact matches
INCREASED EFFICIENCY, DECREASED COSTS The multiple preheater
reduces electrical power consumption and increases the
carbon content of the furnace gas in the smelting process
Made from 100 per cent renewable, natural wood fibres from well - managed forests and high - quality recycled
content from James Cropper's own world - class recycling plant, COLOURFORM ™ acts as a sustainable alternative to plastic and other packaging materials and aims to help brands
reduce their
carbon footprint.
Reduced nitrogen
content in atmospheres with raised
carbon dioxide has previously been attributed to a kind of dilutive effect, in which nitrogen absorption fails to keep pace with the increase in plants» photosynthesis and growth.
The nitrogen
content in the crops is
reduced in atmospheres with raised
carbon dioxide levels in all three ecosystem types.
Pranayama increases our energy levels,
reduces carbon dioxide
content in our blood, enhances self - healing properties of the body and improves lifespan.
Sabapathy et al. 98 observed that the reduction in muscle glycogen
content caused a respiratory exchange ratio decrement, which was associated with
reduced carbon dioxide partial pressure and constancy of pulmonary ventilation.
They
reduce organic compounds, odors, phenols, toxins, medications, dissolved metals, phosphates and silicates, and their high - capacity pelletized activated
carbon has a very low ash
content and rinses clean quickly.
And indeed, during the last seven years, the
carbon content of British electricity has
reduced significantly.
Is the
reduced carbon footprint of a fluorescent bulb sufficient to mitigate the mercury
content in it?
Improving energy efficiency and switching to alternative fuels, in combination with
reducing the clinker
content in cement and deploying emerging and innovative technologies like
carbon capture and the use of alternative binding materials are the main
carbon - mitigation methods available in cement manufacturing.
One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO
CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local v
CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero
carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local v
carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to
reduce the
carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local v
carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials
content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.
HERE is a poll by the IGM of their Economic Experts Panel on a
carbon tax; the question posed was: «A tax on the
carbon content of fuels would be a less expensive way to
reduce carbon - dioxide emissions than would a collection of policies such as «corporate average fuel economy» requirements for automobiles».
Soil water
content controls ecosystem water and CO2 flux in the Mediterranean Basin system (Rambal et al., 2003), and reductions are very likely to
reduce ecosystem
carbon and water flux (Reichstein et al., 2002).
In an April 1, 2012 column in The New York Times, Prof. Richard H. Thaler of the U-Chicago Booth School of Business aptly summed up the near - unanimity among economists that
carbon taxing is the optimal way to
reduce CO2 emissions: «Consider a recent poll of a panel of economists conducted by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where I teach... [Forty - one] economists in [a poll conducted by the] University of Chicago... were asked whether they agreed with this statement: «A tax on the
carbon content of fuels would be a less expensive way to
reduce carbon - dioxide emissions than would a collection of policies such as «corporate average fuel economy» requirements for automobiles.»
And it would just be a life saver until we can produce the
carbon drawdown technology to
reduce carbon dioxide
content of the atmosphere.
In addition to
reducing erosion, this practice retains water, raises soil
carbon content, and greatly
reduces energy use for tillage.
This practice provides dual benefits to the farmer: improved soils (due to higher
carbon content) and
reduced fuel use (since farm equipment such as tractors are not needed).