Sentences with phrase «sharp reduction»

As a result, tackling emissions from coal - fired power plants represents our best opportunity to make sharp reductions in greenhouse gases.

With respect to saving the planet, over a few short years it is hard for smaller families to beat sharp reductions in per capita consumption.

Renewable energy offers a cost - effective solution that delivers sharp reductions in carbon emissions while providing substantial economic and health benefits to states and local communities.

«We found instead there is a very immediate and sharp reduction in reported total debt held by people that were the most flooded,» he said.

«You have scenarios assuming very strong decisions, very quick and sharp reduction of greenhouse gases, and you have other scenarios with business as usual, where you end up with predictions of additional warming of 5, 6 degrees, maybe even more.

While 1.6 billion Australian dollars (just over 1.2 billion US dollars @ today's exchange rates) may seem like a lot of research money for a country that doesn't have the necessity of maintaining fleets of satellites or ocean - going research buoys, but it is a very sharp reduction from the AU$ 3 billion they were allotted for the current year.

President Obama has been saying and doing all the right things when it comes to climate change lately, penning a greenhouse gas reduction deal with China and his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposing new regulations for coal plants that would see sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Notably, Schneider is also something of a scientific pugilist, known for his willingness to debate climate deniers and agitate publicly for sharp reductions in global greenhouse - gas emissions.

Rajendra Pachauri, the chairman of the IPCC, said that 2015 was the last year in which the world could afford a net rise in greenhouse gas emissions, after which «very sharp reductions» are required.

President Donald Trump unveiled more details of his much - anticipated tax plan on Wednesday, introducing sharp reductions in the taxes both individuals and corporations would pay.

Sharp declines in relative numbers (to about one - fifth of the population), even sharper reduction in religious commitment, and deep divisions on social issues sapped the Mainline's political strength and undermined its dominant position in the Republican Party.

The Republican lawmaker — who has announced he is running for Senate — reported sharp reductions in the minimum value of his two largest assets, Rehberg Ranch and Rehberg Ranch Land and Livestock, which had been listed at a minimum worth of $ 5 million each in 2009.

Cement - making accounts for 6 % of global carbon emissions, and manufacturers must make sharp reductions if the Paris climate goals are to be met, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project, in a recent study.

We are entertaining the idea of intervening in the climate system to prevent climatic disaster because of the inability of our political and social systems to implement sharp reductions in greenhouse - gas emissions.

That's true in horse racing (although sometimes the first horse out does win), but it's a poor analogy to use when addressing climate change, where greater CO2 emissions today necessitate much sharper reductions later.

«We find that the emissions reductions imposed on the Annex - I countries by our model are close to those recommended by the IPCC and only the proposal by GDR (Greenhouse Development Rights) requires sharper reduction from Annex - I countries.

Sharp reduction of grains and other processed carbs is critical unless you are on the «chronic cardio» treadmill (which has its own major drawbacks).

The law, passed as a part of the budget bill last summer, provides little in the way of accountability for private schools while reducing funds for public education at a time when schools are seeing sharp reductions in funding over a years - long period.

Multiple factors will come into play, from effective tax rate calculations to consumer impact to how companies will put to use the expected windfall they'll receive from a sharp reduction in their currently highest - in - the - world nominal rates.

Most observers expected a sharp reduction in U.S. tight oil production after rig counts fell with lower prices.

It is now entirely possible to save with solar energy owing to the sharp reduction in installation costs, and the costs of the solar panels themselves.

Over the last 10 years our innovative house call delivery model's demonstrated improved clinical outcomes and a sharp reduction in emergency department utilization, unnecessary hospitalizations and avoidable readmissions for patients.

A range of factors have driven this shift, including a sharp reduction in the cost to advance technology companies to proof of concept and business model validation — aided by declining infrastructure expenses, the rise of cloud - based software and service providers, and «pay as you grow» cost structures.

When German institutions — government, businesses and labor unions — negotiated among themselves at the turn of the century a sharp reduction in wage growth for its workers, they were obviously attempting to reduce German's high domestic unemployment by gaining trade competitiveness.

The fall in spreads has been accompanied by a sharp reduction in differentiation between high and low rated credit risks (Graph 17).

Oil, for instance, should level off around current levels, but it's hard to imagine a strong rebound in the absence of a sharp reduction in non-U.S. production.

The main feature was a sharp reduction in the corporate tax rate, combined with much smaller reductions for individuals.

Canada's economy grew by 0.6 per cent at annual rates in the fourth quarter of 2012, with solid growth across most domestic components of GDP offset by a sharp reduction in the pace of inventory investment.

Long - term joblessness among minority men, combined with a sharp reduction in local employment and social services, is an explosive combination.

In addition, examine the number for the «failure» rate of pregnancies (miscarriages) and you will also see a sharp reduction in the number of unplanned pregnancies.

This cold snap would have made life difficult for our African ancestors, and the genetic evidence points to a sharp reduction in population size around this time.

They can't reorder national priorities because that would mean a sharp reduction in the military and CIA budgets, both of which are sacrosanct.

If you wean quickly, you will experience a sharp reduction in estrogen, progesterone, and prolactin.

As the period has seen a sharp reduction in public expenditure on policing, that suggests that value for money has been improving.

«This is the result of a deteriorating economic outlook, including a sharp reduction in job vacancies and increased unemployment.

But the sharp reduction was kept on the all - encompassing new handout system when Universal Credit replaces tax credits from next year.

«With September's sharp reductions in every major crime category, on top of a historically low - crime summer, we are posed for a terrific fall season.»

If taxpayers and lawmakers were expecting that a new 37 - page report from the state Tax and Finance Department would provide a definitive road map of how New York might sidestep the effects of Trump's new federal tax plan and its sharp reduction in the deductibility of state and local taxes, they instead got a view of just how complicated this is.

In Wales the changes are more drastic, given the sharp reduction from 40 seats to only 29.

Citing deep cuts to higher education, sharp reductions in aid to needy communities, and unsound deferrals of pension payments, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday made good on his pledge to veto the budget that cleared the legislature earlier this month.

A sharp reduction in Liberal Democrat MPs will further reduce the range of options available to the Conservatives.

Such a sharp reduction, he said, would dramatically improve student outcomes and build on the gains from the city's expansion of universal pre-K.

These include significant increases in high - latitude land temperatures and in the depth of thawing in permafrost regions and sharp reductions in the extent of summer sea ice in the Arctic basin.

That is because human activities going back 150 years have emitted long - lasting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, meaning that sharp reductions in future emissions are needed to avoid harmful climatic impacts.

The result is a sharp reduction in the growth and spread of tumors, according to Moss and Singleton's findings.

In a recent study, he fed a cocktail of these viruses to sheep infected with the O157 bacteria and found a sharp reduction in the quantity of that strain of E. coli in their intestines.

Patients with diabetes and suffering from acute kidney injury (AKI), proteinuria and uncontrolled blood sugar experience a sharp reduction in the number of years they have healthy renal function before being forced onto dialysis, according to researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.