Sentences with phrase «reducing emissions of greenhouse gases»

Although many want to prevent these shifts by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases that trap heat from the sun, some controversially suggest deliberating manipulating the planet's climate with large - scale engineering projects, commonly called geoengineering.

Most books about climate change focus on some aspect of the science of the issue; some deal with issues of mitigation — that is, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases — or adaptation — that is, actions to adjust human behavior or infrastructure to the consequences of the warming that Earth will experience over the coming decades.

INTRODUCTION The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a market - based approach to reducing emissions of the greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

«Lately, along with mitigation of anthropogenic impacts on the climate system by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, the world community places increasing emphasis on the economy and public adaptation to adverse effects of climate change, including analysis and prediction of emerging challenges and threats.»

If India reduces air pollution significantly, the savings from health costs would be many times the amount it spends on reducing emissions of the greenhouse gases that are causing climate change

However, it is clear that mitigation should be the main response of society, quickly reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.

Two leading U.S. bishops have publicly endorsed the Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2017, aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide.

The United States has made no decision yet on whether it will continue to participate in the Paris accord on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, the Trump administration said Wednesday.

As part of this, we also support a goal of developed countries reducing emissions of greenhouse gases in aggregate by 80 % or more by 2050 compared to 1990 or more recent years.

Under the Paris accord, which took years to reach, rich and poor countries committed to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases generated by burning fossil fuels that are blamed by scientists for warming the planet.

This technical document presents the latest estimates of the emissions gap in 2020 and provides plentiful information, including about current (2010) and projected (2020) levels of global greenhouse gas emissions, both in the absence of additional policies and consistent with national pledge implementation; the implications of starting decided emission reductions now or in the coming decades; agricultural development policies that can help increase yields, reduce fertilizer usage and bring about other benefits, while reducing emissions of greenhouse gases; and, international cooperative initiatives that, while potentially overlapping with pledges, can complement them and help bridge the emissions gap.

This part of the report reinforces the reality that no policy aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse gases is meaningful unless it's relevant in the world's population billionaires, China and India, where the lion's share of growth in fossil fuel burning and emissions is coming.

The end came with the failure of a seven - year effort in the Senate to pass a climate bill centered on a cap - and - trade system for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.

Cost - effective mitigation pathways to limit warming to 2 °C require reducing emissions of greenhouse gases by 40 — 70 % below current levels by 2050.

Among other things, these short public documents summarized, for each country, the domestic objectives for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases by 2025 — 2030.

The United States can and must be a major player in developing innovative solutions to the problem of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.

To comply, the 182 nations that signed the protocol must meet targets for reducing emissions of greenhouse gases — climate - warming gases that include the common industrial by - products carbon dioxide and methane.

Reducing the emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming makes the most sense in the context of planetary boundaries, and many of the other thresholds collapse into it, Blomqvist and his colleagues note.

The warnings follow a communiqué issued by the Reef 2050 Plan Independent Expert Panel earlier in the month, which argued that reducing emissions of greenhouse gases must be central to protecting the reef, in addition to efforts to bolster coral resilience and reef ecosystems.

A lovely counterpoint to last week in Canadian politics on greenhouse gas emission reductions, Kyoto and Minister Baird: Norway Plans to Go «Carbon Neutral» April 20, 2007 â $» Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday proposed to make Norway the first «carbon neutral» state by 2050 and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 30 percent -LSB-...]

Led by Encana Corp. chief executive Doug Suttles, companies that are employing innovations in drilling and hydraulic fracturing insist they can boost investment, employment and exports while contributing to efforts in Canada and around the world to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

If simply to support the Kyoto Protocol is to beat our heads against a stone wall, then those who care about the future of the planet need to consider other ways of reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.

The effect of implementing the Kyoto Protocol, he says, would be to transfer vast sums of money from some countries to others without reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.

The Lovins believe that the targets for reduced emission of greenhouse gases set at Kyoto can be met on a voluntary basis as Clinton proposes.

In order to help implement this Executive Order, which will save millions of taxpayer dollars and significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases if all goes according to plan, Cuomo also created «Build Smart NY.»

There will still need to be a worldwide push to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

That's why we have to look at the balance in terms of what is cheaper: Can we reduce emissions of greenhouse gases today so that we can stabilize the earth's climate, rather than adapt to the impacts of climate change and incur much higher costs over a period of time?

Infrastructure investments in new train tracks or fast - lane bicycle paths, for example, might not only reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, but also decrease costs in other areas, because less roads and parking lots have to be built.

We must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases beginning now.

The APS also urges governments, universities, national laboratories and its membership to support policies and actions that will reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.»

The event was designed to spur a new global treaty to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and stem anthropogenic climate change.

Through reduced tillage in farming — no - till being the prime example — and systems using cover crops and residue, those are major ways agriculture can reduce the emission of greenhouse gases because carbon dioxide is being taken up by the plant materials and stored in the soil.

At the same time, the arrangement is designed to benefit the American companies, which can do their bit to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, as required by the Climate Change Convention, at one - third of the cost of making the same cuts in the US.

The planet is warming at an unprecedented rate and reducing emissions of greenhouse gasses alone is not enough to remove the risk.

A similar study by Michigan Technological University sponsored by UOP found that jet biofuel from camelina could reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by as much as 84 percent and be grown in rotation with wheat crops.

This would reduce emission of greenhouse gases and, thus, counteract global warming.

As nations dither on meaningful steps to combat climate change, localities are stepping in with their own measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases

Climate change «threatens our planet, our only hope,» said Thomas Stocker, co-chair of Working Group I. And that means, according to IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachauri, that «there is a need for us to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases if we really want to stabilize climate.»

Lucas, a former chairperson of the House agriculture committee who has served in the House since 1994, has also taken a hard line against government action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and been highly critical of EPA.

Environmental Impacts Global Warming Our lights help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.

President William J. Clinton (archival): If we fail to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, deadly heat waves and droughts will become more frequent, coastal areas will flood and economies will be disrupted.

For the past decade, governments and utilities have been looking at how carbon capture technologies might be deployed to reduce emission of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, while enabling low - carbon electricity generation.

IMO continues to contribute to the global fight against climate change, and has adopted mandatory measures to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from international shipping, under IMO's pollution prevention treaty (MARPOL).

Following the direction set by President Obama on May 21, 2010, NHTSA and EPA have issued joint Final Rules for Corporate Average Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas emissions regulations for model years 2017 and beyond, that will help address our country's dependence on imported oil, save consumers money at the pump, and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change.

Benefits of this high - octane, renewable alternative fuel include reduced emissions of greenhouse gases and a reduced dependence on petroleum.

Should the United States take steps in this decade to reduce its emission of greenhouse gases?

Called «Many Heavens, One Earth,» the meeting is intended to generate commitments for actions by religious organizations, congregants and countries that could reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or otherwise limit the human impact on the environment.

That's why I agree with Keith Kloor's conclusion that this kind of rhetoric is «undermining the legitimacy» of the call to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

We must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases beginning now.

Steve says: «In 2007 the APS Council adopted an official policy statement on climate:... We must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases beginning now.»