Sentences with phrase «reduce climate changing emissions»

Alternatives like engineered porous liquids could offer better options for carbon capture, a technology which may be essential to bridge the gap between increasing emissions of global warming gases and commitments to adopt alternative energy solutions to reduce these climate changing emissions.
Saving energy represents the most effective way for Europe to reduce climate changing emissions.
As the need for action to reduce climate changing emissions and emissions causing ill - health and death becomes more recognised and urgent government incentives for owning EVs will increase.
So aggressive citizen enforcement could not only reduce climate changing emissions, but reduce the federal deficit.
While we endure the long, long wait, it might be time to consider direct citizen action to reduce climate change emissions.

Not exact matches

The more the world feels the powerful effects of climate change and the longer we wait to reduce emissions the more attractive nuclear energy could become.
CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to reduce methane emissions in the oil and gas industry is being welcomed by environmentalists and, with some reservations, by industry players, as a key step in fighting climate change.
The Trudeau government believes accepting the scientific evidence for human - caused climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions are critical to gaining social licence for pipelines, Carr says.
Nearly 200 nations, including the United States under President Barack Obama's administration, agreed in 2015 to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to combat climate change.
So, although «the risk of climate change is clear and the risk warrants action» (in the form of greater energy efficiency and emissions - reducing technology), the big oil company will not be writing down any of its reserves.
«By getting active in communities, we can raise our voices to defend policies and regulations that will protect wild places and wildlife, reduce carbon emissions, build a modern energy economy based on investment in renewables, and, most crucially, ensure the United States remains fully committed to the vital goals set forth in the Paris Agreement on climate change
Indeed, natural gas is a key part of U.S. climate change plans, and many have called President Obama's Clean Power Plan, which reduces emissions from the power industry, a natural gas power plan.
If you're worried about climate change, your first concern should be effective policy (by how much will this reduce emissions?)
Countries should begin taking steps to reduce emissions however, as climate change becomes more pressing.
While cities and states can certainly reduce their emissions from existing sources, energy technology innovation is a critical part of combating climate change, said Akshaya Jha, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who specializes in energy and environmental economics.
If a climate coalition reduces its emissions, world prices change and nonparticipants typically emit more; they may also extract the dirtiest type of fossil fuel and invest too little in green technology.
The addition of new signers to the White House initiative show how corporate America is increasingly interested in reducing emissions and fighting climate change.
Many types of emissions from coal - fired plants have been reduced, but the capturing and storing of carbon dioxide, the emission that scientists say is most responsible for climate change, has been harder to accomplish on a significant scale.
Most economists think it's the best way to reduce climate - change causing emissions.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated Friday during a tour of eastern Ontario that he wants climate change, reducing emissions and moving to a low - carbon economy to be written into the new NAFTA when Canada, the U.S. and Mexico begin renegotiating the deal later this month.
In the face of climate change — and the reduced emissions important to corralling rising temperatures — train is the one mode of transportation that has a future.
An LNG industry in B.C. needs to protect our air, land and water, and that means honouring our climate change commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Ontario has successfully issued the largest green bond in Canadian history, raising $ 1 billion for infrastructure projects in communities across the province that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
By Linda Hasenfratz and Hal Kvisle Published in the Hill Times — December 13, 2010 Despite clear signs of progress in building an international consensus, the outcome of the latest round of UN climate change negotiations in Cancun appears to have fallen short of the target: a clear and comprehensive plan to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
«Most of the climate resolutions ask companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or to re-port on the risks from climate change on business operations,» Passoff of Proxy Impact said.
«An LNG industry in B.C. needs to protect our air, land and water, and that means honouring our climate change commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions,» said Chandra Herbert.
The other issue is when we talk about doing something about climate change, doing something means to avoid major sea level rise, we need to reduce emissions globally starting today... seven percent per year.
And finally, Tim McMillan, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, who said: ``... the province's climate strategy may allow our sector to invest more aggressively in technologies to further reduce per barrel emissions in our sector and do our part to tackle climate change.
In environmental policy, the Party has introduced Alberta's New Climate Change Pan, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 200 megatons by 2050.
Duke Energy published a climate report on March 22 outlining its plans to change its fuel mix to sharply reduce carbon emissions.
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Today, I am pleased to announce another important building block in our Climate Change plan — designed to help us achieve our targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to generate real emission reduction opportunities across the economy.
On Thursday, I was part of a distinguished panel (see photo) on Agro-Ecology and Soil which described how regenerative organic agriculture can reduce emissions, while mitigating climate change through carbon capture by plants and storage by soil biological processes.
By providing mechanisms to both reduce emissions and capture carbon, these systems provide true solutions to climate change.
From the very young to adults, everyone at COP 21 was hopeful that an agreement would be reached to reduce emissions and mitigate climate change.
«Reducing greenhouse gas emissions while still growing as a company is one of the defining business challenges of the 21st century, and we're proud to be addressing that challenge head - on, starting with our new 2025 goal to achieve absolute reductions of no less than three percent year - over-year,» said Dean Scarborough, Avery Dennison's chairman and CEO, who will travel to Paris this December to discuss climate change with other business leaders at COP21.
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Given its potential for reducing carbon emissions, enhancing soil fertility and improving climate resilience, Organic Agriculture should form the basis of comprehensive policy tools for addressing the future of global nutrition and addressing climate change.
When Bon Appétit started our Low Carbon Diet program in 2007 — making us the first restaurant company to connect food and climate change — it was with specific targets in mind for reducing our carbon emissions over five years.
Nestlé has been recognised as a global leader in reducing carbon emissions and tackling climate change across its supply chain.
Climate change and dietary choices — how can emissions of greenhouse gases from food consumption be reduced?
Research focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving soil management and climate change adaptation.
Organic agriculture not only enables ecosystems to better adjust to the effects of climate change but also offers a major potential to reduce the emissions of agricultural greenhouse gases92.
Replacing livestock with growing and harvesting plants could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, he argued.
Reducing food waste also impacts climate change as 20 percent of total U.S. methane emissions come from landfills.
Granted, there are more benefits to reducing particulate and greenhouse gas emissions than just climate change, i.e. PM 2.5 which can be stuck in the human lung and cause cancer / respiratory issues, SO2 which contributes to acid rain (we've already eliminated the majority of this problem), as well as soot (nobody wants the surrounding area covered in ash).
Mass Audubon supports legislation that reduces greenhouse gas emissions to lessen the impacts of climate change, and provides support for communities preparing to adapt to inevitable challenges.
We want to do our part to reduce our carbon emissions from fossil fuel consumption in order to help prevent the worst effects of climate change.
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has today insisted policy makers must adequately resource initiatives that make homes warmer and healthier and in turn reduce carbon emissions.
Independent advice to government on reducing emissions and preparing for climate change.
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