Sentences with phrase «substantial emissions reductions from»

New federal environmental regulations call for substantial emissions reductions from U.S. power grids.

Providing new, tangible examples that CCUS is real and provides substantial emission reductions from multiple industries.

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Substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector are achievable over the next two to three decades through a portfolio approach involving the widespread deployment of energy efficiency technologies; renewable energy; coal, natural gas, and biomass with carbon capture and storage; and nuclear technologies.

Increased efficiency is achieved by means of a longer trading period (8 years instead of 5 years), a robust and annually declining emissions cap (21 % reduction in 2020 compared to 2005) and a substantial increase in the amount of auctioning (from less than 4 % in phase 2 to more than half in phase 3).

(PG&E power mix shows potential for substantial greenhouse gas emissions reductions for EV owners who purchase electricity from the utility vs those who own a gasoline or diesel - burning vehicle.

(06/10/2010) The E.U. today moved to establish environmental standards for biofuels used in Europe, requiring biofuels to deliver «substantial reductions» in greenhouse gas emissions and not result in conversion of forests or wetlands, according to a statement from the European Commission.

It is conceivable that such enhanced actions, repeated across willing states and cities across the U.S., and with support from independent consumers in non-participating states, could achieve substantial reductions of emissions, particularly within the electricity and transportation sectors.

The fact that around 26 % of South Australia's power was produced by wind farms in 2011, and greenhouse emissions from power generation in SA declined by about 20 % from 2005 to 2010, with no reduction in power reliability, proves that renewable energy can provide a substantial part of Australia's electricity needs and produce a positive contribution to the climate change crisis.

Technologies that offer only modest reductions in emissions, such as natural gas and — if the highest estimates from the life - cycle analyses... are correct — carbon capture storage, can not yield substantial temperature reductions this century.

The use of biodiesel in a conventional diesel engine results in substantial reduction of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter compared to emissions from diesel fuel.