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.
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.
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.