Sentences with phrase «reining in carbon»

The findings were published as representatives of U.N. member states are gathered in Qatar in hopes of hammering out a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 pact aimed at reining in carbon emissions.

The Obama administration knew that reining in carbon pollution from power plants would be easiest and most cost effective if states and companies could use a broad suite of tools, including adopting energy efficiency and renewable energy.

«Today's ruling simply reaffirms the importance of our public lands for maintaining healthy ecosystems and for reining in carbon pollution.»

First, they have to face the possibility that in the absence of some alternative method of reining in carbon emissions, the EPA will, in the end, be allowed by the courts to proceed with its draconian and expensive regulations, a possibility made more likely by the death of Justice Scalia, who voted with the majority in the Court's 5 - 4 decision to stay the application of EPA rules.

But hurdles remain: Growing economies like India and Brazil still haven't submitted pledges to cut emissions, casting doubt on developing nations» willingness to reining in their carbon footprints — especially since many rely on cheap but emissions - heavy coal for growth.

In 2010, for example, he worked with Senators John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman on a climate change bill that would have reined in carbon emissions by businesses.

Although the country is taking steps to rein in carbon pollution in other parts of the country, the exponential rise in emissions from the oil sands will more than offset gains being made elsewhere.

Choose the policies that will rein in carbon emissions without breaking the bank, ticking off the rest of the world, or earning you the boot from voters.

In 2009, when the E.P.A. first exerted its authority to rein in carbon dioxide, I wrote a post that in part looked back at Scalia's skepticism about this gas fitting under a statute created to cut eye - stinging, lung - searing smog.

We need to realize that and rein in carbon emissions as fast as possible.

To maintain the physical - social separation the report must play down or dismiss the problem of «moral hazard», that is, the likelihood that a substantial research program, let alone any deployment, would almost certainly reduce the political incentives to rein in carbon emissions.

A new national poll found 7 in 10 voters have heard «just a little or nothing at all» about EPA's regulation to rein in carbon emissions from power plants.

«On our current path, we will find it extremely difficult to rein in carbon emissions enough to stabilise the atmospheric CO2 concentration at 450 parts per million and even 550 ppm will be a challenge,» says Josep Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Project.

WRI's study, Seeing Is Believing, shows how American consumers and businesses have a long track record of benefiting from government standards and technology improvements that increase efficiencies and rein in carbon pollution.

We're going to have to deploy wind, solar, and other alternatives at a much, much faster rate than the present — and those states are going to have to do a lot more than go navy blue if we're going to rein in carbon emissions to any meaningful effect.

The IEA argues that improving the energy efficiency of buildings is one of the easiest ways for the world to rein in its carbon emissions.

Not exact matches

It commits rich and poor nations to rein in rising carbon levels and is an attempt to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions from human activity this century.

SHANGHAI — China will soon begin its grand experiment to rein in climate change, using the nation's regionwide carbon markets as the building blocks for what could become the world's second - largest emissions trading market.

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels will rise to a record 36 billion metric tons (39.683 billion tons) this year, a report by 49 researchers from 10 countries said, showing the failure of governments to rein in the main greenhouse gas blamed for global warming.

Todd Stern now thinks the most effective way forward to reining in climate change is via a smaller group of major carbon - emitting countries

U.S. EPA will unveil a proposal for the first - ever technology standards to rein in power plant emissions of carbon dioxide today.

The oyster die - offs are likely just the first sign of significant impacts to come if carbon emissions aren't reined in.

Slamming on the brakes accomplished reassuring deceleration, but the freeze - frame effect was even more mind - boggling in the TT RS fitted with carbon - ceramic reins up front.

This car may not have had the carbon - ceramic - brakes, but the standard items proved up to the task of reining - in the silver locomotive's enthusiasm (although some might feel it is the driver's enthusiasm that needs to be curbed!).

In the meantime, the world's poorest two or three billion people, emitting less than one ton of carbon dioxide per person per year (compared to the 20 tons per - capita average of the United States), could be propelled out of poverty with additional fossil fuel use without substantially interfering with efforts to rein in the richest populations» emissionIn the meantime, the world's poorest two or three billion people, emitting less than one ton of carbon dioxide per person per year (compared to the 20 tons per - capita average of the United States), could be propelled out of poverty with additional fossil fuel use without substantially interfering with efforts to rein in the richest populations» emissionin the richest populations» emissions.

He long recognized that reining in emissions of heat - trapping carbon dioxide would be much harder than acting to phase out ozone - destroying chlorofluorocarbons, for which substitutes had been developed and which had no substantial relationship to the economy.

Countering critics» charges, the NRDC analysis shows that the carbon pollution driving climate change can be reined in while creating a net increase of at least 210,000 jobs and modestly reducing electricity bills, by an average of about $.90 per month.

You'll see a focus on the low - hanging fruit in the climate challenge — for instance, reining in unhealthful emissions of black carbon, which heats the air and helps melt Himalayan snows and also kills lots of people.

Even some major governments are working to rein in the out - of - control alarmism, with authorities in Australia, elected in a landslide earlier this year, promising to liberate the nation from «carbon taxes» while quashing much of the taxpayer - funded «global - warming» juggernaut.

Pollution is still rising despite world pledges to cut carbon emissions, and more action is needed to rein in climate change in the coming years, a United Nations (UN) report said Wednesday.

I stand to be corrected as I wouldnt follow things as closely as you guys would, but the net result is surely that the US have a clear need to generate energy at the lowest possible price in order to remain compettitive which is likely to impact on your carbon reduction plans and also you must rein in the various projects that will increase state spending.

«The question for leaders and governments everywhere is how to rein in dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide emissions without stunting development and reducing living standards,» said James Leape, WWF International's Director General.

The low - lying Pacific Ocean archipelago is probably doomed unless carbon dioxide emissions are reined in sharply and rapidly, but it is also home to one of the world's biggest shipping registries.

By many accounts it may be politically a non-starter right now in the United States, but nevertheless implementing a carbon tax is the best way to rein in rising carbon emissions and combat climate change.

Adopting a cap - and - trade or carbon tax system to rein in surging levels of emissions will be necessary to allow businesses to factor in the cost of carbon into their operations.

Today, we have the chance to make our collective voice heard and rein in unchecked carbon pollution.