Sentences with phrase «term emissions prices»

Compared with the globally efficient policy (with a globally harmonized emissions price at all times), near - term emissions prices in developed countries rise from between a few percent and 100 percent under the different scenarios, and discounted global abatement costs are higher by about 10 to 70 percent.

Discounted global abatement costs are anything from about 30 to 400 percent higher than under globally efficient pricing in most cases, and near - and medium - term emissions prices can be ten times larger with China's accession delayed until 2035.

How much of a problem is delayed participation by developing countries in terms of raising the overall burden of global mitigation costs, and what does this imply for appropriate near - term emissions pricing goals for the United States, if eventual targets for global stabilization are still to be met?

Not exact matches

Taxes give clear, long - term price signals that make it easier for firms to make intelligent investments that will cut carbon emissions, whereas the price volatility of cap - and - trade systems impedes wise planning.

Our aim was to explore the longer - term impacts of completely different oil price futures, in terms of the future energy mix and carbon emissions,» says IIASA energy researcher David McCollum, who led the study.

Terms and Conditions: Prices do not include government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer document processing charge, any electronic filing charge, and any emission testing charge.

The Clarity Fuel Cell is competitively lease priced at $ 369 per month for 36 months with $ 2,868 due at signingi with California customers eligible for a $ 5,000 rebate.iiThe lease terms include an attractive mileage allowance of 20,000 miles per year, up to $ 15,000 of hydrogen fuel, up to 21 days of access to a luxury vehicle from Avis while in California, iii 24/7 roadside assistance, and eligibility for Californias Clean Air Vehicle Stickers, allowing single occupant HOV access.2 In addition, the Clarity Fuel Cell has the highest EPA driving range rating of any zero - emission light - duty vehicle in America, including fuel cell and battery electric vehicles, with a 366 - mile range rating and fuel economy rating of 68 combined MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline - equivalent).

According to the recent McKinsey report regarding the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, if I remember it correctly, although these cars are initially more expensive (in terms of purchase price), their greater fuel efficiency results in the fact that owners will actually SAVE money over a time period that makes the whole thing a very GOOD investment.

I said that one concern «in the policy arena is that the «plus» stuff [research and development] tends to get shed in favor of short - term symbolism and that the «price» [cost of emissions of greenhouse gases] could get watered down» given the way Congress has approached such bills in the past.

That said, reducing emissions by blocking the pipeline would likely be far more costly (primarily in terms of higher world oil prices but also, potentially, in terms of reduced Bakken production) than almost any other emissions - cutting approach that serious people contemplate.

These prices do not include the cost of a backup for wind and solar require, or the costs in terms of human health or rising GHG emissions from fossil fuels.

LNG's unpriced carbon emissions, distorted pricing, long - term contracts and restrictive resale terms (particularly in Asia) has led to gross overinvestment.

Finally, low gasoline prices also have short - term effects in the form of more driving and fuel use by the existing fleet of motor vehicles, which is bad news in terms of emissions (and congestion).

Ultimately, the U.S. needs a long - term clean energy policy that create a long - term market for renewable energy, encourages and supports the integration of renewable energy, puts a price on carbon emissions, and increases funding for research and development.

For the short term, carbon pricing and more stringent pollution control regulations may be used to reduce emissions, minimise local air pollution, and limit and ultimately phase out generation from subcritical coal - fired power stations.

But those gas - fired plants face commodity and carbon price risks that will expose Albertans to higher electricity bills over the long term, something wind energy, with no fuel costs and no carbon emissions, can protect against.

What would it take, in terms of CO2 price, to make it economic to install new gas - fired capacity instead, thereby cutting by half the carbon emissions from this new capacity?

The Carbon Fee - and - Rebate creates a sustainable long - term strategy for reducing CO2 emissions, because citizens are highly likely to support a policy that will help them cope with higher energy prices during the economy's transition to clean, renewable energy.

Gas is in the money compared to coal, due to a combination of tougher EU - level emissions standards for coal, rising carbon prices and fuel price levels leading to favourable economic terms for electricity production from gas.

What happens in the longer term depends on whether pricing signals or spending programs prove more effective at reducing emissions.

Meanwhile, the low price also signaled to innovators working to develop clean technologies — which are often distinct from the emissions sources that hold allowances — that potential returns to their research and development programs, which generally have uncertain and longer - term payoffs, would be lower than expected.

Is there a way to calculate the value of the long term availability of nuclear, it's fuel availability, fuel price stability relative to fossil fuels, low carbon emissions, and steady supply of power?

«Accordingly, as we concluded in D.P.U. 10 - 54, at 229 - 230, the Cape Wind facility will produce far greater benefits in terms of its: (1) contribution to narrowing the projected gap between supply and demand of renewable resources; (2) contribution to compliance with GWSA emission reductions requirements; (3) contribution to fuel diversity; (4) price suppression effects; (5) ability to act as a hedge against future fuel price increases and volatility; (6) contribution to system reliability; and (7) ability to moderate system peak load.

Transportation fuels are relatively inelastic, similarly requiring a high price and long - term commitment to meaningfully impact emissions.

While the imposition of such a high price on carbon emissions is outside the realm of short - term political feasibility, a price of that magnitude is not required to engender a large change in emissions trajectory.

Even if switching to natural gas in the short term reduces the US carbon footprint somewhat, it is still not sufficient by itself to put the US on an emissions reduction pathway consistent with its ethical obligations without other policy interventions including putting a price on carbon or rapid ramp up of renewable energy.

The paper presents the contextual elements of China's power generation (trends, regulations and challenges); a primer on emissions trading in electricity; how a price on CO2 emissions could affect electricity in the near term, and illustrates the implications for generation cost and prices.

But as long as the rich nations — and their big polluters — dictate the terms of the Paris accord, maintain unhealthy fossil fuel subsidies and refuse to establish a long - term market for renewable energy that includes putting a price on carbon emissions, a world that protects more vulnerable nations, humans, animals and plants from the impacts of climate change will remain a dream.

Mr. Ahmad said the price falls would be negative in the medium - term because, once the economy bounced back, emissions would be higher at that point than they would have been, had changes been made earlier.

«The initial challenge is simply to establish a system that will demonstrate the societal decision that GHG emissions shall have a price, and to provide the signal of what constitutes appropriate short - term and long - term measures to limit GHG emissions,» the study concluded.

«A long - term declining cap on emissions, creating a robust carbon price, is still very much needed.»

Even if it's not considered as cool to ride an electric bus than to drive a Tesla, buses are much more efficient in not only the utilization of space on the road, but also in terms of fuel - efficiency (as measured in Person - Miles Per Gallon (PMPG)-RRB-, so with a switch to electric buses, which are less susceptible to volatile fuel prices and have lower maintenance costs, cities can actually save energy and money while reducing emissions.

Yes, that's right, your highly expensive new - fangled fuel cell automobile will also cost you between 3 to 5 times the current price for fuel, to actually make a difference in CO2 emissions, and it won't actually do all that much better on that fuel than the Prius in terms of fuel economy.

Changes in CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion are influenced by many long - term and short - term factors, including population growth, economic growth, changing energy prices, new technologies, changing behavior, and seasonal temperatures.

In what his aides called one of the most significant policy addresses of his second and final term, the mayor argued that directly taxing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change will slow global warming, promote economic growth and stimulate technological innovation — even if it results in higher gasoline prices in the short term.

Carbon pricing is a nice way to help Australia achieve a mid-range emissions target, such as a reduction of 5 - 25 % by 2020, but it is not going to drive the deep, rapid changes required to meet long - term emissions goals.

Yes, renewable prices are coming down, but a hefty dose of efficiency is still needed to minimize both long - term costs and emissions.

The conversation keeps getting dragged away because the ethanol * program * has had lots of unintended effects (corn prices, food prices, etc.) You claim that raising fuel efficiency will do more than ethanol in terms of saving the environment, but take another step back and consider the easiest way to save the environment — taxing carbon emissions.

While many other estimates exist for the number of coal plants at risk of retirement as they become financially unviable or reach the end of their expected lifespan, the majority fail to account for many of the costs of environmental compliance and for a long - term carbon emission price.

The long - term future of the global auto industry is in high - efficiency vehicles, due to the likelihood of higher future oil prices and a worldwide push to reduce vehicle emissions.