Sentences with phrase «reduction measures implemented»

Despite the stringent emission reduction measures implemented in Beijing over the past decade, a series of unprecedentedly severe haze events hit this megacity in January 2013.

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For example, the federal government implemented a number of one - time measures, including $ 4.0 billion in 2002 - 03 for health care initiatives, $ 3.5 billion in 2003 - 04 for health care initiatives and agricultural support, $ 3.6 billion in 2004 - 05 for the Wait Times Reduction Fund and $ 9 billion in 2009 - 10 to support the auto sector.

The Liberals, in their election platform, presented a «Sources of Funds» table, itemizing the revenue increasing and spending reduction measures that they would implement to fund their proposed initiatives [1].

Iam hoping the injury a reduction measures being implemented will be effective so that the boys are fit for the matches.

«In response to the significant reduction in the New York State Unified Court System's budget for this fiscal year (2011 - 12), we have implemented many difficult measures to reduce spending.

Testifying to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in 2007, Ramanathan said of cutting black carbon emissions that «at best, it is a short - term measure to probably buy a decade or two, time for implementing CO2 emission reduction strategies.»

Even when additional reduction measures are implemented against black carbon, or soot, which is released when fossil fuels are burned, they do little to slow down global warming in a 2 degrees scenario.

Despite the extensive measures that are assumed to be implemented, the results indicate that the industrial sectors will fail to comply with the long - term reduction targets, unless a major breakthrough in new low - carbon process technologies such as CCS materializes between now and 2050.

Nintendo is currently taking a loss on each Wii U hardware, and that needs to be quickly fixed by implementing proper cost reduction measures.

As a second step, First Climate will assess the opportunities to reduce the carbon footprint by implementing emission reduction measures.

The joint assistance project Capacity building for CO2 mitigation from international aviation aims at providing assistance to a selected group of 14 States in Africa and the Caribbean to support their efforts in developing and implementing their States» Action Plans on CO2 emissions reduction from international aviation, to establish aviation environmental systems for emissions monitoring at the State level and to identify, evaluate and implement mitigation measures in selected States.

While the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change findings make clear that future climate policy will be needed to significantly reduce emissions, the timing of the precise policy measures that will implement those reductions remain unclear.

Here are SHIFT's Top 10 footprint reduction measures we can all implement...

If the proposed nomenclature change is adopted by the United Nations, which collects greenhouse gas inventories from nations every year, it could change the optics of the climate change reductions nations are implementing, said Bryce Payne, director of science and technology at Gas Safety Inc., a company that measures methane emissions.

(3) additional Federal measures, including legislation, that could, if implemented, maximize the potential for natural gas used in both stationary and mobile sources to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutants under the Clean Air Act.

On or before 30 June 2007, ARB will publish a list of discrete early action greenhouse gas emission reduction measures that can be implemented prior to the measures of AB 32.

The study estimated a maximum reduction of emissions of the world fleet of about 18 % by 2010 and 28 % by 2020, when all measures were to be implemented.

For over 15 years, Winrock has been a global leader in designing and implementing science - based methods to measure, monitor and report GHG emissions reductions in the agriculture, land use and forestry sectors for clients including the United Nations, the World Bank and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

«The ACR Nested REDD + Standard is built on 15 years of work by Winrock around the world, providing technical assistance and building local capacity to design and implement science - based methods to measure, monitor and report carbon emission reductions from forests,» said Dr. Sandra Brown, director and chief scientist of Winrock International's Ecosystem Services group and Dr. Nancy Harris, lead scientists for the Standard.

In the waste sector, different measures will be implemented for waste - to - energy conversion and reduction of methane emissions.

Four types of adaptation measures were considered and implemented to different extents, to assess their sensitivity to the corresponding risk reduction.

Through the Green Team, the county has already begun implementing cost - and energy - saving measures, such as a paper reduction contest and recycling expansion throughout county buildings.

Increasingly implemented in the marketplace over time, the strategies in each wedge provides greater and greater reductions in carbon emissions compared to what the emissions would have been without the measure (business as usual).

Here's where this «loophole of uncertainty» comes into play - because China has implemented actions that address climate change through its Eleventh Five - Year Plan since 2005 and has internally funding all of its energy efficiency measures and mitigation actions (and furthermore hasn't asked for any funding with regards to their 40 - 45 % reduction in carbon intensity by 2020 from 2005 levels), China would therefore be exempt from international MRV if this text is eventually agreed upon.

The country can get on this pathway by setting strong interim emission reduction targets for major carbon - emitting sectors, implementing complementary renewable energy and energy efficiency policies, and through state or regional measures.

Accordingly, over the next few decades the focus of climate policy should be to: (a) broadly advance sustainable development (particularly in developing countries since that would generally enhance their adaptive capacity to cope with numerous problems that currently beset them, including climate - sensitive problems), (b) reduce vulnerabilities to climate - sensitive problems that are urgent today and might be exacerbated by future climate change, and (c) implement «no - regret» emission reduction measures while at the same time striving to expand the universe of such measures through research and development of cleaner and more affordable technologies.

They then receive an annual climate profile report that translates their food diversion data results into greenhouse gas reductions as well as other measures such as «cars off the road» to help participants communicate the benefits of activities implemented.

If the additional measures planned by 10 Member States were fully implemented and on time, a further reduction of 3.3 % could be obtained.

Identify and implement critical metrics that enhance measures around on time delivery, delivery performance, quality, and overall cost reduction throughout supply chain.

Highlights of the building's sustainability achievements include an Energy Star rating of 93, which places the building in the top 7 percent of similar buildings in terms of energy efficiency; use of highly - efficient plumbing fixtures providing water savings of approximately 17 percent; modifications to the building's irrigation system provide a 74 percent reduction in water use for irrigation, as well as a dedicated meter to monitor ongoing performance; recycling efforts resulting in a 45 percent diversion rate of recyclables from landfill of ongoing consumable waste and a 100 percent diversion rate of durable goods from entering the waste stream; an integrated pest management plan incorporating non-toxic measures for animal and vegetative pest control; and a green cleaning pProgram, implemented as part of a comprehensive building - wide indoor air quality program.

Kort & Scott plans to implement a variety of energy - and water - efficiency measures, including xeriscaping, low - flow aerators, and programmable thermostats to achieve at least a 20 percent reduction in annual energy and water consumption.