Sentences with phrase «reduction of air pollutants»

Planting trees helps to preserve the environmental footprint on Randall's island, and benefits include reduction of air pollutants, capturing carbon dioxide, stabilizing soil, preventing erosion and providing shade.

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They do not emit tailpipe pollutants, giving a large reduction of local air pollution, and, can give a significant reduction in total greenhouse gas and other emissions (dependent on the method used for electricity generation).

«Despite some reductions in air pollutant emissions in Europe and North America, human health impacts from ozone are still a cause for concern across the world and are rising in parts of East Asia, with the potential for serious health effects on their populations,» said Zo?

Beyond the climate benefits of reduced CO2 emissions, reduction in these pollutants is of additional importance at the local and regional level to address air quality and related health concerns.

Compared to coal, the use of natural gas for power generation emits 50 percent fewer emissions of carbon dioxide, and even more substantial reductions in traditional air pollutants.

It appears that Pruitt instructed the EPA career staff to make assumptions grossly unfavorable to the CPP in order to calculate the largest possible negative economic impact; for example, the RIA models scenarios that minimize the CPP's reductions in unhealthy air pollutants, inflate the costs of compliance, only count the climate benefits of CO2 reductions in the US, and greatly discount the future benefits of lower global temperatures.

But the incidental benefits of greenhouse - gas reductions can include a reduction in conventional pollutants, which do tend to enter the ground - level air close to industrial plants.

After discussions in the Parliament and the Council, a new NEC directive was adopted in December 2016, setting legally binding emission reduction commitments for the member states» emissions of five important air pollutants, to be achieved by 2030.

(1) the contribution that light and heavy duty natural gas vehicles, by category and State, have made during the last decade to the reduction of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutants under the Clean Air Act, and the reduced consumption of petroleum - based fuels;

(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.

The Clean Air Act defines «performance standard» as a «standard for emissions of air pollutants which reflects the degree of emission limitation achievable through the application of the best system of emission reduction which... the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated.&raqAir Act defines «performance standard» as a «standard for emissions of air pollutants which reflects the degree of emission limitation achievable through the application of the best system of emission reduction which... the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated.&raqair pollutants which reflects the degree of emission limitation achievable through the application of the best system of emission reduction which... the Administrator determines has been adequately demonstrated.»

The reliability of supply provided by our nation's network of storage and distribution facilities has contributed to the increased use of natural gas in many sectors of the U.S. economy, which has led to reductions in air emissions — ranging from criteria pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, to greenhouse gases.

It then produces national - scale estimates of avoided premature deaths and crop losses; LEAP - IBC also estimates the climate benefits of addressing short - lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), adopting air pollution reduction strategies and implementing greenhouse gas mitigation.

Reductions in emissions of black carbon since the late 1980s, mostly from diesel engines as a result of air quality programs, have resulted in a measurable reduction of concentrations of global warming pollutants in the atmosphere, according to a first - of - its - kind study — which Berkeley Lab participated in — examining the impact of black carbon on California's climate.

Sacramento — Reductions in emissions of black carbon since the late 1980s, mostly from diesel engines as a result of air quality programs, have resulted in a measurable reduction of concentrations of global warming pollutants in the atmosphere, according to a first - of - its - kind study examining the impact of black carbon on California's climate.

It finds that linking separate systems can provide benefits, including more cost - effective reductions, but policymakers also must be aware of negative effects, including the prospect that some areas may see disproportionately little reduction in conventional air pollutants.

Transitioning to 100 % renewable energy can reduce or eliminate the production of air and water pollutants at the generating source, which can affect the personal health of local residents, and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions can help in the long - term health of the planet and its climate, including its effects on extreme weather events.

However, air pollutant reduction measures do not always reduce GHG emissions, as many require the use of additional energy (STAPPA / ALAPCO, 1999).

In these judicial review proceedings, ClientEarth challenged the UK's draft air quality plans for reduction of levels of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide.