Sentences with phrase «share of your carbon footprint»

Not exact matches

You'll be able to invest in a class of shares of ExxonMobil that has exposure only to a carbon - neutral footprint.

«Ingredients were responsible for 78 percent of emissions, and using beef and lamb alone accounted for 37 percent of Mission Chinese Food's carbon footprint,» Leibowitz shared.

Depending on the type and size of the respective event, transportation - related emissions will usually account the largest share of an event's carbon footprint.

Computer modeling of the NRDC plan, which used the same model used by the EPA, suggests that if the EPA does follow this approach, the US could see a 26 percent cut in power plant emissions — and an overall reduction in the US carbon footprint of 10 percent by 2020 — the largest share of achieving the 17 percent reduction the president has called for.

It helps big energy companies lower their carbon footprints and capture an even larger share of a shrinking global carbon budget.

For example, fossil fuels may have been used to supply power to the phone factory and then to transport the phone to the retailer and then if I drove out to the mall to buy it... well as you can imagine calculating the carbon footprint of an action can be challenging, but just being able to make informed decisions when choosing one activity over another is what's really important.For example, I knew that sending a text message would be greener than driving across town to share my news.

Very little fossil fuel use, everyone except the the political elite are poor (share the wealth actually means everyone equally poor), and a carbon footprint to be proud of.

Somehow we reach the conclusions that dense, walkable, neighborhoods with shared resources are better than sprawling suburbs; that mobility and accessibility for everyone is better than a private car - oriented system that serves only the healthy and wealthy; and that the reduction of carbon footprints is essential to protect the planet's ecosystems.

And 64 % of the respondents said they were biking more because of the program, confirming bike share can significantly reduce a city's carbon footprint and improve health outcomes.

Even if you aren't someone who is concerned about your carbon footprint, forgoing the car in favor of public transit or ride share just makes financial sense.

The upshot, according to this hard - nosed energy forecast: a «fundamental reduction in coal's share of the U.S. power mix» and a significant step toward reducing the nation's carbon footprint.

During the first Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in June 2007, the Working Group agreed on three priority areas: gathering and sharing good practices in climate risk - reduction; providing policy guidance to UNFCCC processes on the post-2012 climate change regime; and developing methods for reducing the carbon footprint of disaster risk reduction activities.

We track the actual tonnes you offset and match them with specific projects, and we will be sharing projects» progress with you based on the time of your donation and which project (s) you matched your carbon footprint with.

When they are counted, agriculture's share of the U.S. carbon footprint will be at least 25 to 30 %.

You can measure, reduce and offset your carbon footprint; set up petitions, volunteering and fundraising projects for your favourite causes; help create action plans for sustainable communities; buy a range of eco friendly products and services; and network with other people who share a common interest in a low carbon, responsible lifestyle.

He envisions entire communities of L41 houses clustered like condos, where people share Smartcars and gardens, and live in small spaces with equally small carbon footprints.

As good as the one on Callender, but these hubs are not the type where we simply read and scrap some thing or the other, these are serious ones and need thorough study, I can only write here that half of the problems related to carbon footprints may go if only we take our share off.By the way Doc why your pro-pic seems so strikingly familiar?

Ride sharing services like Lyft provide a valuable service in reducing drunk driving and providing alternatives to public transit, and may also one day help significantly reduce our carbon footprint by reducing the number of total cars on the road.