Sentences with phrase «reduction targets»

It must push for a principle - based emissions reduction target for all countries.

These will likely fall somewhere on a sliding scale from legally binding emission reduction targets for developed nations to sustainable development commitments for the poorest.

The time is right for companies around the world to demonstrate leadership on climate action by aligning corporate voluntary greenhouse gas reduction targets with climate science.

It has been over ten years since we set our first business - wide carbon reduction targets in 2006.

That's why we are now calling for companies to set emissions reduction targets in line with climate science.

Important decisions about the 80 % carbon emissions reduction target by 2050 haven't been taken.

The policy requires states to measure and set reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions by vehicles on highways.

I will start reducing emissions immediately by establishing strong annual reduction targets with an intermediate goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

And note that this is the price that will be needed for all technologies, not just CCS, in order to meet society's CO2 reduction targets.

A first step is for countries and companies to set food loss and waste reduction targets.

Dutch cities are the most ambitious aiming to be «carbon -», «climate -» or «energy - neutral» (100 percent reduction target) by 2050 or earlier.

It now looks very likely that later this year the chancellor will be forced to stand before the nation and admit that he will miss his deficit reduction target.

The survey also explored on - going issues related to meeting sodium reduction targets and the whole grain rich mandate.

Each country has freedom to promote its policy based on its own reduction target.

We interviewed sustainability professionals at leading companies that have had their science - based emissions reduction targets approved.

It has set separate carbon dioxide reduction targets for each state, given states considerable latitude in their options for compliance, and encouraged states to create joint plans.

The central agencies had a full understanding on what was possible, and what was not, in developing the appropriate departmental spending reduction targets.

Second, replacing the current system of fiscal rules focused on the «structural deficit» by a simple expenditure rule guided by a long - term debt reduction target.

The MPs welcome the government's «considerable achievement» in meeting its casualty reduction targets so far, but warn there are still too many injuries.

Accountability for meeting pollution - reduction targets falls mostly to the public — to civil society.

We're establishing a baseline GHG emission, water use, and recycling figures to create reduction targets for the future.

Such a system imposes a limit or «cap» on the total emissions for participants in the system, lowering the cap over time with the goal of meeting an overarching reduction target.

What goes for emission reduction targets also goes for temperature measurements: Let's stick together!

It would make even our modest carbon reduction targets impossible to hit, and cause household energy bills to soar even further.

As the consequences for missing emission reduction targets become evident through extreme weather and changing climate patterns, we realize this is not hypothetical, it is happening now and people are dying.

This Challenge adds reduction targets for water consumption and CO2 emissions from transportation, and provides property owners and stakeholders with the metrics to guide their actions.

The key question is, of course... how does these domestic, implicit reduction targets convert into international obligations?

Governments claim to be meeting emission reduction targets by reporting the percentage increase in renewable energy uptake, never really accounting for the emissions created by wood biomass energy.

Only a handful of companies are setting emission reduction targets in line with what climate scientists say is necessary — that must change.

Every government, city and business involved with food must set reduction targets, measure food loss and waste in their borders or supply chains, and act to reduce such waste.

After moving away from arbitrary energy reduction targets, the program now has optimized targets for different climates.

The administration should then make clear how it will meet its current 17 percent reduction target.

This was a triumph for the powerful renewables lobby, led predominantly by German and Scandinavian suppliers, but it is not helping the climate as much as carbon reduction targets would.

We may meet our international carbon dioxide reduction target, but only by making the recession worse.

It also set ambitious reduction targets for urban centers.

Greenpeace International is calling on the European commission to come forward with proposals for a binding renewable energy target of 45 % and a greenhouse gas reduction target of at least 55 % by 2030.

In short, management objected on the basis that endeavoring to meet any GHG reduction targets of its own making, over any time period, would interfere with the regular operation of its business; namely, to focus exclusively on the economic development of oil and gas assets, climate concerns notwithstanding.

The statement points out that, even if countries meet their existing greenhouse gas reduction targets under the agreement, a recent report from the United Nations projects «a global temperature rise of 3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.»

Under his leadership TNT rose to the forefront of Corporate Responsibility via a ground - breaking partnership with the UN World Food Program and ambitious CO2 reduction targets from its Planet Me initiative, holding multiple - year top - ranking positions in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

UBS also achieved its net cost reduction target of 2.1 billion Swiss francs but highlighted that low market volatility could affect client activity in its wealth management business.

Nonetheless, Fan Yuansheng, director of the pollution control department at SEPA, has said China will meet further sulphur dioxide and water pollution reduction targets in 2007.

«The 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target included in the proposals displays a shameful scale - back of ambition.