Sentences with phrase «such limits on the carbon emissions»

While the EPA has, under the Clean Air Act put federal limits on toxic emissions of arsenic, mercury, and lead pollution that power plants emit — as well as on pollutants like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides — there are currently no such limits on the carbon emissions from new or existing power plants.

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Such a scheme would impose a limit on the carbon emissions that a company can release.

While other transportation modes, such as the maritime industry, are also discussing ways to limit emissions, the world's attention is centered on aviation - a sector that would be the world's seventh - largest carbon emitter if it were a country.

CO2 from oil can be further limited via a gradually increasing price on carbon emissions that discourages industry from going to the most extreme environments in the world (such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Antarctica) to extract every last drop of oil.

Holdren says it's no longer realistic to focus on mitigating the causes of climate change — efforts such as limiting carbon emissions from fossil - fuel combustion.

Market forces are combining with the prospect of new limits on carbon emissions from major economies such as China and the United States to prick the carbon bubble.

Measures discouraging the use of fossil fuels such as opposing the Keystone XL pipeline and limiting carbon emissions on new electrical plants.

While the brash brand of direct interference into the public discourse on scientific findings about global warming and associated harmful impacts we saw from Exxon operatives in the 1980s and 1990s has now morphed into a more passive, less - visible form of tampering — such as the company's continued stream of donations (some alleged to be illegal) to groups known for lobbying against and often shooting down federal and state - level proposals to promote renewable energy and limit carbon emissions — perhaps Avery will be able to persuade the new corporate leadership team to stop funding these groups altogether.

Yet there are also some areas where the INDC could be strengthened, such as focusing more on a domestic transition to a low carbon economy and limiting the use of emissions reductions beyond Swiss borders towards its own target.

I'm often amused that people who claim to be «skeptics,» making judgments solely on evidence, accept without question wild assertions such as the idea that any attempt to limit carbon emissions will «destroy the entire socioeconomic structure of the world and starve developing nations of much needed energy.»

And unless the US sets a limit on CO2 emissions that creates a market for carbon - reducing technology, there is little financial incentive to invest in such technology, experts say.

After failing to convince Congress to enact a «cap and trade» system to limit carbon emissions, Obama has increasingly relied on a regulatory approach such as his recently - announced limits on use of fossil fuels by power plants.

While other transportation modes, such as the maritime industry, are also discussing ways to limit emissions, the world's attention is now centered on aviation - a sector that would be the world's seventh largest carbon emitter if it were a country.