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Obama had introduced a raft of regulations intended to slash emissions of carbon dioxide blamed for climate change, a policy course that accelerated the retirement of older coal - fired power plants and bolstered the nascent solar and wind sectors, which depend heavily on weather conditions for their power output.

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

Environmentalists and health workers in favor of the CPP will emphasize how the plan would lead to billions of dollars in savings on hospital bills because it also would slash emissions from coal plants.

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.

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.

@SilverbackNet Nearly a quarter of global carbon emissions are from 3rd world slash and burn agriculture.

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.

ICAO is also working on an international «market - based mechanism» to push airlines to slash their emissions, with a goal of final approval in 2016.

The scientists of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) warn that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be slashed in half to keep temperatures from rising 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius)-- or else.

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.

All countries will suffer as a result of climate change, even if humanity slashes its emissions and stops temperatures rising more than 2 °C above pre-industrial levels — the stated goal of the UN negotiations.

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.

«Nearly half of California's vegetation at risk from climate stress: Slashing emissions to Paris Climate Agreement targets could reduce impacts 20 - 30 percent.»

At least some of that amount can be achieved through regulations already in the pipeline, mainly U.S. EPA's draft rule to slash carbon emissions from the power sector and other measures included in the administration's Climate Action Plan.

If we don't slash emissions, local sea level could permanently exceed 2.3 metres before the end of the century.

He put aside the atomic and molecular biophysics research he had been doing as a Stanford University professor to become head of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 2004 and steer it toward projects aimed at slashing the country's emissions of greenhouse gases that hasten climate change.

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.

For a powerful, visual illustration of this phenomenon, take a look at TrillionthTonne's emissions calculator — as our total emissions tick rapidly up, the percent at which we need to slash our emissions each year rises at a disconcerting pace.

At the same time, the State Department is working to slash global emissions of potent industrial greenhouse gases called HFCs through an amendment to the Montreal Protocol; the Environmental Protection Agency is cutting domestic HFC emissions through its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program; and, the private sector has stepped up with commitments to cut global HFC emissions equivalent to 700 million metric tons through 2025.

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.

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.

Power Magazine reported that, «To slash emissions,» China's NEA has stipulated that all new coal - fired power plants must use no more than 0.3 kg of coal per kWh.

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 chancellor now says she wants to slash the use of coal, speed up approvals for renewable energy investments, and reduce CO2 emissions drastically.

Scenario C was the cold - turkey slashing of CO2 emissions in ~ 2000.

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.

Mankind is doomed unless we immediately de-industrialize and slash carbon dioxide emissions, according to Guy McPherson, emeritus professor from the University of Arizona.

While some promising compromises were made, the absence of a strong commitment to slash greenhouse gas emissions and help [continue reading...]

Titled «Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy,» it compares the effort to fuel the world on clean energy and slash emissions to the space missions of the 1960s.

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.

In 2008, Patrick passed a set of ambitious policies to curb energy consumption, driving down electricity costs and slashing greenhouse gas emissions.

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.

By pledging to slash greenhouse gas emissions 50 % by 2032, D.C. has already committed to one of the boldest climate action goals in the county.

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.

Deforestation is a frequently overlooked source of carbon dioxide emissions and a significant contributor to climate change, as trees, which store carbon, instead release it when they are burned during slash - and - burn land clearing of forests.

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.

A new report from the Nordic Council of Ministers finds that redirecting fossil fuel subsidies toward the clean energy transition could help climate vulnerable countries reap major savings while slashing greenhouse gas emissions.

BONN - 11 May 2017 - A new report from the Nordic Council of Ministers finds that redirecting fossil fuel subsidies toward the clean energy transition could help climate vulnerable countries reap major savings while slashing greenhouse gas emissions.

In that case, let's load up and make widely known the VERY fat tail of the almost - certain mass - murderous consequences of slashing CO2 emissions to try and avoid the other phantasmagorical fat tail.

So we wonder if in IPCC AR5 we allow some extra room for pessimism, will there also be a new emissions scenario centred on a world free of tuk - tuks and slash & burn agriculture?

Carbon trading is not sufficient on its own to achieve the Paris climate goals but equally we will not slash emissions to the level required under Paris without a much more concerted and sustained global take - up of carbon pricing.

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

-- http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/08/five-g7-nations-increased-their-coal-use-over-a-five-year-period-research-shows Five of the world's seven richest countries have increased their coal use in the last five years despite demanding that poor countries slash their carbon emissions to avoid catastrophic climate change, new research shows.

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.

The Trump administration has already taken steps to undo landmark climate regulations, such as the executive order President Donald Trump signed last month that called for repealing former President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan, which requires states to slash emissions and was a central component of the U.S.'s plan to meet its Paris goals.