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In the future, assuming more PHEVs are introduced into the fleet, they could help slash emissions by up to 50 %.

Greenpeace believes that G8 states need to slash emissions by at least 80 percent by 2050 to avoid catastrophic global warming.

Individual provinces can forgo the tax and adopt their own policies — so long as they slash emissions by an equivalent amount.

According to a study last month, power plants across the RGGI region slashed their emissions by 23 percent from 2009 to 2011, thanks partly to cap and trade.

Not exact matches

The business also said it was setting itself the goal of slashing its carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050, compared to 2005 levels.

The state recently vowed to further slash carbon pollution by reducing emissions 40 % below 1990 levels by 2030.

Europe is already in the vanguard of climate change action: a European Environment Agency report published last month said within five years emissions on the continent may have been slashed by a quarter on 1990 levels, «meeting and overachieving» its 2020 target of 20 per cent.

The boilers replace heavy fuel oil units and would slash the plant's greenhouse gas emissions by 3,500 t a year, First Milk claimed.

Sustainability efforts made by some of Europe's leading food manufacturers slashed CO2 emissions from manufacturing operations by more than half in 2016 compared to a 1990 baseline, says the Food and Drink Federation (FDF).

«By scaling up use of energy efficiency and renewable energy resources, New Yorkers can effectively limit pollution, reduce harmful carbon emissions, slash energy bills, and create new jobs.

By further strengthening the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and welcoming new state members, New York will continue its progress in slashing emissions from existing fossil fuel power plants.

But a recent study in PNAS suggested that wind (and other renewables) will fall short of slashing carbon emissions, because there just isn't enough of it in the U.S. Based on data from a company owned by one of the study's authors, this map's white areas show where wind turbines would be most effective — but because wind isn't available all the time, they'd only produce roughly 50 percent of the energy wind turbines could at maximum capacity.

Manufacturers of heavy - duty diesel engines have slashed emissions from new engines by more than 90 percent for most pollutants, according to a study released yesterday.

Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies would slash global carbon emission by 20 percent and raise government revenue by 2.9 trillion, well over the funds needed for intelligent policy and action on climate adaptation.»

China's capital, Beijing, infamous for its thick smog and heavy traffic, will slash the city's new car sales quotas by almost 40 percent next year, as it looks to curb vehicle emissions and hazardous levels of pollution, the city government website said.

IF ONLY American commuters would pool their cars — and commit 16 other acts of environmental kindness — they could slash US CO2 emissions by 7.4 per cent by 2019.

Our President and his fellow attendees «embraced for the first time... an ambitious but nonbinding goal of slashing greenhouse - gas emissions in half by mid-century,» according to an Associated Press account in today's paper.

Efforts to drastically slash automobile emissions and fuel use within 40 years don't stand a chance without subsidies, technology improvements and more stringent government standards, according to a report by a panel of experts released Monday.

But the emissions slash will not stem the tide: Global average temperatures would still rise by nearly 1º F, about what scientists attribute to date from industrial emissions since 1900.

It was triggered by US president Bernie Sanders signing emergency measures to slash carbon emissions.

In the high shift scenario, China could slash its emissions to 700 megatons by developing extensive bus rapid transit and metro systems.

However, the catastrophically bad news is that if we don't slash greenhouse gas emissions, local sea level will rise by a huge 13 metres or more.

Compared to a conventional petrol engine of the same capacity, this technology boosts power by 10 per cent and torque by 15 per cent, yet slashes fuel consumption and emissions both by 10 per cent.

And we will continue to do so, by investing in renewable energy, promoting greater efficiency, and slashing our emissions to reach the targets we set for 2020 and our long - term goal for 2050.

You heard us right: Inmates from a prison just outside of Milan will help Italy lick climate change by churning up gelato made from local milk and fruit, slashing food miles and cutting carbon emissions.

In particular, I reference and link to an awesome Scientific American article on solar energy «A Solar Grand Plan: By 2050 solar power could end U.S. dependence on foreign oil and slash greenhouse gas emissions.»

With an exit, Trump would make a clean break from his predecessor, Barack Obama, who made the Paris accord a top priority of his second term and pledged the U.S. would slash carbon dioxide emissions 26 percent by 2025.

It's that part of the plan that holds the potential to reap huge gains — slashing carbon emissions as much as 500 million tons a year, according to a recent study by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

The administration's goal is to have power plant emissions regulations in place by 2015, and the new study provides a window into which plants could face steep federal fines unless they slash emissions or close.

But governments must build on the past, by continuing Kyoto, planning for a future legal deal to further slash emissions before 2020, and by mobilising the finance poor people need now to cope with climate change,» Kelly Dent adds.

The levy is aimed at forcing coal operators to slash their emissions and stop Germany from falling short of its target to cut greenhouse gases by 40 percent by 2020 compared to 1990 levels.

i) slash growth in energy demand by 4.1 % ii) reduce growth in oil demand by 3.7 mb / d iii) cut growth in CO2 emissions by 1.7 Gt

The low - lying country, which is particularly vulnerable to sea level rise, should slash emissions 25 % from 1990 levels by 2020 under the ruling.

The new law, which passed the Senate unanimously, pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from business as usual by 2020 and slash emissions in half by 2050 from 2000 levels.

2007/04/24: ABC (Au): Greens» emissions target «crazy»: Howard Prime Minister John Howard says the Greens» policy to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 is both «crazy» and «irresponsible».

AkzoNobel has committed to slashing its carbon emissions by between 25 to 30 per cent by 2020, from a 2012 baseline, and increase revenue from eco-friendly products by 20 per cent within the same time frame.

«Slow steaming» — reducing speed by at least several nautical miles per hour — can slash fuel consumption and thus CO2 emissions.

In 2018, BC will expand its carbon tax to cover fugitive emissions and forest slash - pile burning and raise the tax by $ 5 per year.

Rising Tide North America, a loose - knit group of students and workers for nonprofit organizations, posed as phony public relations officials and targeted energy reporters around the world on Monday with e-mails and telephone calls claiming that a legitimate group of 33 businesses and environmental groups, the United States Climate Action Partnership, had agreed to slash emissions, blamed for warming the earth, by 90 percent by 2050 and had called for a moratorium on new coal plants, Reuters reports.

At its heart was a legally binding requirement to slash B.C.'s greenhouse gas emissions by one - third from 2007 levels by 2020, and 80 per cent by 2050.

Business Green Wind power could meet a fifth of global power demand by 2030, creating 2.4 million new jobs and slashing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 3.3 billion tonnes.

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In a press release, APP said that bio methane has the potential to slash carbon emissions from transport by 96 percent.

The U.S. Climate Action Partnership, a high - profile collection of 33 corporations and environmental nonprofits, pledged Monday to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2050, and demanded that no new coal power plants be built.

Meanwhile, a study last year of the adoption electrified robotic cabs found they could slash our greenhouse gas emissions, by 2030, by tremendous percentages.

The climate talks are intended to hash out rules for the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement, mainly by slashing carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.

California becomes the first state to mandate solar panels, an approach in keeping with California's efforts to slash carbon emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.

It's not even clear if the US will be able to meet its current climate targets of slashing emissions 17 percent by 2020.

The White House Wednesday unleashed a detailed 111 - page document outlining a «mid century strategy» to massively slash U.S. carbon emissions by the year 2050, reducing them 80 percent «or more» below their 2005 levels.

The United States could slash greenhouse gas emissions from power production by up to 78 percent below 1990 levels within 15 years while meeting increased demand, according to a new study by NOAA and University of Colorado Boulder researchers.