Sentences with phrase «rely on carbon»

Analysts need to start factoring in carbon constraints in their valuation of companies which rely on a carbon intensive value chain.

Renewable energy just won't cut it and the world will continue to rely on carbon based energy sources, albeit at a «cost».

Do you «believe» we can continue to rely on carbon based energy indefinitely or that perhaps nuclear will save us?

The key to decarbonizing our economy is to build a new energy system that does not rely on carbon - based fuels.

Walter and his colleagues rely on carbon monoxide, whose presence reliably indicates the existence of hydrogen molecules in the region in question, and even allows to infer the amount of molecular hydrogen.

Radiocarbon dating relies on the carbon isotopes carbon - 14 and carbon - 12.

The Supra and BMW's next drop - top will use the same basic architecture, which relies on carbon fiber to keep weight in check, but they will look completely different.

Under the «new policies» scenario, the IEA says gas has a «very bright» outlook for the gas industry, particularly countries like Australia, the US and China, which have a lot of it to exploit, although the game plan relies on carbon capture being a serious and cost effective option by the mid 2020s.

Unfortunately, the modern global economy heavily relies on carbon - based fuels.

This project - specific additionality test is put in place to ensure that the offset project definitely relies on the carbon market to be developed, ensuring that the offsets are coming only from reductions that go beyond business as usual.

«We also believe that relying on carbon intensive fossil fuel energy for our growth as a company will lead to future business risks, due to the global drive towards a low carbon future.

Not exact matches

Per the blog, «Netflix relies more heavily on AWS regions that are powered primarily by renewable energy (including the carbon - neutral Oregon region), our energy mix is approximately 50 % from renewable sources today.»

Power generation is all but decarbonised, relying by 2040 on generation from renewables (over 60 %), nuclear power (15 %) as well as a contribution from carbon capture and storage (6 %)-- a technology that plays an equally significant role in cutting emissions from the industry sector.

For instance, they have spent lavishly on debunking climate change and the need to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, which isn't surprising since they rely on oil and coal production for huge profits.

If the NDP government is serious in their promise to meet the target, they will have to rely on more expensive regulatory policies to make up for the less stringent than recommended carbon tax.

Moreover, the impressive breadth of Ruether's argument makes her susceptible to criticism from a variety of quarters: biblical scholars may disagree with her interpretation of Paul; environmental scientists, with her figures on atmospheric carbon dioxide content; and agricultural and nutritional experts, with her recipe for relying on consumption of seasonal, locally produced foods.

Sustainable coffee agrosystems frequently rely on fallen leaves from their shade trees as well as the application of coffee skins and other organic matter for soil moisture retention and fertilization, providing another means in which these farms can contribute to carbon sequestration.

Most small - to - medium - sized businesses receive no carbon tax compensation from Canberra, and rely on passing on the higher costs to customers.

Governor Cuomo talked about the importance of temporarily relying on what he calls «carbon free» nuclear power during an appearance at the FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Oswego in August.

Governor Cuomo talked about the importance of temporarily relying on what he calls «carbon - free» nuclear power during an appearance at the FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Oswego in August.

The Earth relies on its vegetative cover to extract and hold onto carbon dioxide when a great deal of it finds its way into the atmosphere, as has happened with the burning of fossil fuels.

Trees are about half carbon by mass, and tropical nations, including Mexico, will rely considerably on their forest carbon sequestration as they strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The deal, which officials say brings the NHL to the fore among major sports leagues for its climate mitigation activities, will rely heavily on the use of Green - e Climate certified carbon offsets derived from wind energy and landfill gas - generated power, and RECs.

Previously, scientists had relied on these sorts of soil sample measurements primarily to study plant types and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.

Its plan for going carbon neutral largely relies on buying in carbon credits rather than reducing its actual emissions to zero.

To confirm smoking status, the team relied on daily self - reported surveys and carbon monoxide testing six months and one year after treatment.

«These countries rely on this collaboration in order to monitor the forests better,» says Pontus Olofsson, a physical geographer at Boston University who has worked on two CMS grants, including a project that tracks tropical forests through time, estimating carbon emissions down to the pixel.

So far, though, it has been difficult to measure this important indicator, with current climate models relying on rough carbon estimates.

Thriving in environments that lacked oxygen, they relied on compounds such as carbon dioxide, sulfur - containing molecules or iron minerals that act as oxidizing agents to break down food.

They said the real strength of the Jacobson study — now in press at the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres — is that it relies on a new computer model of climate, air pollution and weather that accounts for several different ways black carbon influences the environment.

The authority's strategy also relies heavily on purchasable emissions credits and a government scheme that pays polluters to cut carbon output.

They found that dinners cooked in Maine and Vermont, states that rely mostly on renewable energy, emit the lowest amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that is tied to climate change.

They frequently have to rely on circumstantial evidence and guesswork to assign a date of manufacture for ancient silk clothing and tapestries, as traditional carbon dating requires samples so large that it visibly damages the fabrics.

These partners are called heterotrophs, since they rely on the anammox bacteria — which are primary producers (or autotrophs), like plants capable of photosynthesis — to turn atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic carbon.

It is clear that continuing to rely on fossil fuels will have catastrophic results, because of the dramatic warming effect of carbon dioxide.

The noninvasive technique relies on single - walled carbon nanotubes that can be optically triggered to emit shortwave infrared light.

The microbes rely on oxygen, carbon and other nutrients in their deep environment to live, but Røy's team found that carbon is so limited that the cells respire oxygen 10,000 times slower than bacteria in lab - grown cultures.

And relying only on a carbon tax, with no R&D subsidies in the mix, would be equivalent to a 1.9 percent annual drop in consumption.

Friedman's all - carbon, spintronic switch functions as a logic gate that relies on a basic tenet of electromagnetics: As an electric current moves through a wire, it creates a magnetic field that wraps around the wire.

The chemical reactions that make methanol from carbon dioxide rely on a catalyst to speed up the conversion, and Argonne scientists identified a new material that could fill this role.

It is not just a matter that if we started to use lots of coal gasification techniques [in] which your burning coal, which [and] you pull in the carbon dioxide out before it goes into the atmosphere — you can't just rely on those.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new, carbon - neutral way to convert vegetable - based fuels to syngas, a breakthrough that could allow producers to power hydrogen fuel cells or create a replacement for America's dwindling supplies of natural gas, all without relying on fossil fuels.

When graphene winds up in every cell phone and computer on the planet, I think people will come to rely on any kind of carbon - rich material.

Because China relies on coal for much of its power, goods produced there can have a dirtier carbon footprint than those produced elsewhere.

At least half of all countries mentioned carbon markets and just 25 percent relied on international finance to meet their goals.

Most plants rely on the C3 process, which uses carbon dioxide and fixes three - carbon compounds in a photosynthetic cycle, but a few have evolved the more efficient C4 variety, developing a competitive edge by fixing four carbons per cycle.

Success there will rely on providing farmers the tools and knowledge to improve their land, as well as financial compensation for their carbon enrichment of the soil.

Strategies to meet the goal would vary by country and largely rely on advanced technology such as capturing the carbon dioxide spewed by coal - burning power plants; the Bush vision also foresees gasoline alternatives, nuclear power and an international clean technology fund to promote research into carbon - free energy sources.

Mastering carbon capture and storage will be a big part of that if the world continues to rely on coal as expected, perhaps preventing catastrophic global climate change.

The paper reports a metal - free flow battery that relies on the electrochemistry of naturally abundant, inexpensive, small organic (carbon - based) molecules called quinones, which are similar to molecules that store energy in plants and animals.