Sentences with phrase «reductions in the transportation»

(5) reduction in transportation sector emissions through increased transportation system and vehicle efficiency or use of transportation fuels that have lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions that are substantially lower than those attributable to fossil fuel - based alternatives;

He said that with the GST regime kicking in, the company expects reduction in transportation time for its vehicles from the company's Pune facility to different parts of the country.

However, in order to stay within the 1.5 - degree Celsius increase in global temperatures required to maintain a viable planet for human beings, we must achieve deep reductions in transportation emissions, which presents significant political, technical, and behavioral difficulties.

AB 32 does not directly address greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the transportation sector.

However, options now being discussed in Congress can not by themselves achieve the significant reductions in the transportation sector needed to meet the Obama administration's targets for total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

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But the most surprising result of London's experiment, according to Richard Arnott, a transportation expert at Boston College, is the manner in which public transit benefited from the reduction in car traffic.

This decrease was largely driven by volume declines in First - Class and Marketing Mail, higher normal cost of retiree health benefits expenses of $ 140 million and higher transportation expenses of $ 109 million, partially offset by a reduction in compensation and benefits expenses of $ 91 million.

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Dave Sawyer, one of the authors of the National Round Table on Environment and Economy report, and blogger at EnviroEconomics.ca, makes some pertinent insider comments on the efficacy of a carbon tax in reducing emissions from personal transportation, a major source of emissions: While the carbon tax will â $ œdriveâ $ some reductions in vehicle kilometers traveled, -LSB-...]

But reduction of GNP would be even more drastic if we built cities in such a way that private cars and motor transportation in general were not needed.

«By introducing poultry into an chamber as they are removed from trucks while still in tact in transportation containers, the birds are subjected to a slow reduction in atmospheric pressure that creates a euphoric environment as the birds are rendered lifeless.»

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

The grant was awarded in conjunction with the National School Transportation Association's (NSTA) Go Yellow, Go Greennational campaign that encourages cleaner operation of school buses through the reduction of school bus idling and the implementation of the latest clean diesel technologies.

The mayor's office noted that since 2011, Cuomo has diverted $ 456 million of operating money earmarked for MTA riders — $ 391.5 million from the Metropolitan Mass Transportation Operating Assistance Account and a $ 65 million reduction in state reimbursements — to the MTA in 2017.

The proposed reductions would hit a wide swath of departments and programs and include cuts of millions of dollars in everything from schools to prisons, transportation to tourism and mental health to higher education.

There would be reductions in the Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program, which covers local bridge and road projects.

Powietrzynski said that during his campaign he plans to focus on job creation, lowering taxes, Metropolitan Transportation Authority reform and crime reduction — all while trying to get out his name in an area that is heavily Democratic.

States would face a reduction in federal transportation funding if they do not change their laws by October 1.

Even if California brushes Trump aside, the sheer size of the emissions reduction needed in the transportation sector is daunting.

Other agencies would also face reductions in the range of a quarter or more of their R&D budgets by FY 2002: Department of Agriculture, down 27.2 percent; Department of Energy nondefense R&D, down 24.9 percent; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, down 23.7 percent; Department of Transportation, down 23.5 percent.

In a hundred years, I believe you will see such an enormous reduction in the costs of transportation around our solar system that there will be a lot of traveIn a hundred years, I believe you will see such an enormous reduction in the costs of transportation around our solar system that there will be a lot of travein the costs of transportation around our solar system that there will be a lot of travel.

In a study published recently in the journal Transport Policy, the researchers analyze the transportation plans of 18 metropolitan areas across the U.S. and Canada — from San Diego to Montreal — and find that many plans focus largely on local environmental and congestion - reduction goalIn a study published recently in the journal Transport Policy, the researchers analyze the transportation plans of 18 metropolitan areas across the U.S. and Canada — from San Diego to Montreal — and find that many plans focus largely on local environmental and congestion - reduction goalin the journal Transport Policy, the researchers analyze the transportation plans of 18 metropolitan areas across the U.S. and Canada — from San Diego to Montreal — and find that many plans focus largely on local environmental and congestion - reduction goals.

It has the potential to deliver an 80 percent or better reduction in total carbon footprint and enables us to make suite of high - value transportation fuel products.

A recent report by the Intelligent Transportation Society of America projects that so - called intelligent transportation systems (ITS) could achieve a 2 to 4 percent reduction in oil consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions each year over the next 10 years as these technologies percolate inTransportation Society of America projects that so - called intelligent transportation systems (ITS) could achieve a 2 to 4 percent reduction in oil consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions each year over the next 10 years as these technologies percolate intransportation systems (ITS) could achieve a 2 to 4 percent reduction in oil consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions each year over the next 10 years as these technologies percolate into the market.

Three primary options for obtaining meaningful reductions in petroleum use in the transportation sector include:

The LCFS regulation mandates a 10 % reduction in the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuels used in California by 2020....

Orla works in a dynamic environment managing the advancement of numerous research projects, as well as seeking the ongoing input and advice of scientists, marine transportation industries, conservation groups, First Nations individuals and government agencies in finding real world vessel noise reduction solutions.

to consider should be the following: 1) the elimination or reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases; 2) increase of basic sanitation services provided to the population; 3) the elimination or reduction of deforestation and burning of forests; 4) reduction in the consumption of fossil fuels; 5) increase of the share of renewable energy in the energy mix; 6) the elimination or reduction of land pollution, air, ocean and water; 7) increase of energy efficiency or energy saving in agriculture, industry and transportation in general; and 8) increase of recycling of materials.

The standard of environmental performance required to consider should be the following: 1) the elimination or reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases; 2) increase of basic sanitation services provided to the population; 3) the elimination or reduction of deforestation and burning of forests; 4) reduction in the consumption of fossil fuels; 5) increase of the share of renewable energy in the energy mix; 6) the elimination or reduction of land pollution, air, ocean and water; 7) increase of energy efficiency or energy saving in agriculture, industry and transportation in general; and 8) increase of recycling of materials.

Robert Cruickshank, a longtime critic of P3 approaches, comments that «the key is that whatever the private sector's role is, it has to be subordinate to the effective operation of the system, including maximizing ridership so that the system can play as large a role as possible in meeting the state's transportation and carbon reduction needs.

«I commend Secretary Foxx and the Department of Transportation for their work on this effort, which is one of the largest paperwork reduction rules in the last decade.

In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Department of Transportation (the Department) invites public comments on a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve modifications to two currently approved Information Collection Requests (ICRs).

The Role of Biofuels for Transportation in CO2 Emission Reduction Scenarios with Global Versus Regional Carbon Caps (March 2009)

The agency's report to Congress was required in the most recent transportation bill and includes findings from a recent study that weighed the benefits of increasing insurance minimums, including improved compensation for crash victims and reductions in commercial vehicle crashes, against costs imposed on commercial motor vehicle operators and the insurance industry.

Margo Oge, Director of EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality, believes that the series hybrid will deliver a 70 % reduction in fuel consumption in certain urban applications.

As we move further into 2018 and as cities become increasingly smart, Plastic Logic will continue to play a pivotal role in the development of smart signage for transportation, retail and architecture, particularly with the reduction in manufacturing costs and increased demands within the industry.

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With teams spanning the country joining in from Baltimore, Boston, Austin, San Francisco and New York, this firm is taking on challenges ranging from water conservation to sustainable food options to trash reduction to alternative transportation.

4) I support substitution strategies, including rapid deployment of RE and electrification of transportation, because there is the real potential for rapid emissions reductions in the near term.

Greg Karpicus is on the «Green Free Geekers» Team in Portland, Oregon and has committed to taking on water conservation, sustainable food options, alternative transportation AND trash reduction.

And that a walkable community promotes better health, a reduction in greenhouse gases, a variety of transportation options, increased social capital and stronger local businesses.

2030 Districts are forming in great American cities to meet the energy, water and transportation emissions reduction targets called for by Architecture 2030 in the 2030 Challenge for Planning.

We remain puzzled about why those who see the urgency of substantial fossil fuel reductions in the next decade fail to make the mental leap to promote and incentivize transportation solutions that do just that.

Relative to transportation, the emissions reduction potential in most other areas is usually much smaller.

Increasing energy savings in the transportation sector by targeting Highway Trust Funds and Transportation Investment grants in APA so that they achieve greenhouse gtransportation sector by targeting Highway Trust Funds and Transportation Investment grants in APA so that they achieve greenhouse gTransportation Investment grants in APA so that they achieve greenhouse gas reductions.

Their analysis focused on four well - researched, cost - effective emission reduction measures: energy efficiency, wind and solar generation in the electric sector, and conversion from gas - powered to electric light - duty vehicles in the transportation sector.

We hope they will use the card in conjunction with other carbon reduction lifestyle changes, such as fuel - efficient transportation choices.»

Loss reduction is due partly to reduced field and transportation loss, but mostly to spoilage in storage.

There's a structural transition going on right now in the global economy — a move toward low - carbon energy sources, energy efficiency, waste and pollution reduction, and electrification of transportation.

Health cobenefits and transportation - related reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the San Francisco Bay area