Sentences with phrase «term emissions reduction targets»

U.S. cities, counties, and states also put forward ambitious, long - term emissions reduction targets, including a commitment by the State of California to reduce emissions by 80 percent - 90 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, and a commitment from the City of Seattle to become carbon - neutral by 2050.

Achieving permanent, long term emissions reduction targets are no different.

By framing the issue in terms of a carbon budget based around cumulative emissions, the IPCC's most recent report showed that it doesn't necessarily matter what short - term emissions reduction targets are adopted, or which country cuts emissions by a particular amount relative to another nation's pledges.

Issues on the table include funding for forest protection, mid-term and long - term emission reduction targets, and financing for adaption and mitigation.

This is the first time in history Chinese cities are committed to long - term emission reduction targets.

The official Chinese explanation is that while they acknowledge the importance of the long - term view, the focus should be on near and medium - term action rather than deliberating on long - term targets («中方认为 ， 应对气候变化既要着眼长远 ， 更要立足当前 ， 要把精力和重点放在完成近期和中期减排目标上 ， 不能让长期目标上的分歧影像谈判进程» and he repeated this in his December 18th speech: «To determine a long - term direction is necessary, even more important is to focus on the completion of the short and medium - term emission reduction targets, and on to honor commitments already made, and on action.

Synapse recommends that future editions of the AEO model scenarios with policies that achieve these long - term emission reduction targets.

Warren contrasted the ALP's setting of a long - term emission reduction target with the alleged opinions of Pachauri to suggest that the head of the IPCC preferred the Government's approach.

Also receiving kudos is the nation's long - term emission reduction target of at least 80 % below 1990 levels by 2050, though its mid-term strategy was less impressive, not going beyond the unambitious EU proposals.

France was praised for being one of the first nations with a long - term emission reduction target (75 % by 2050), but criticized for lacking an implementation plan to achieve this.

Not exact matches

They have Australia on track to surpass its 2020 emissions reduction target and provide a framework for the longer term.

Second, the Kyoto Protocol takes the long - term objective of stabilization of GHG concentrations and transforms it into a short - term target on emissions reductions, with no clear link between the two.

Taking account of their historic responsibility, as well as the need to secure climate justice for the world's poorest and most vulnerable communities, developed countries must commit to legally binding and ambitious emission reduction targets consistent with limiting global average surface warming to well below 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and long - term stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at well below below 350 p.p.m., and that to achieve this the agreement at COP15 U.N.F.C.C.C. should include a goal of peaking global emissions by 2015 with a sharp decline thereafter towards a global reduction of 85 percent by 2050,

Another perspective on burden sharing, one that is central to the ongoing negotiations, expresses post-2012 obligations in terms of emission reduction obligations and Kyoto - style national targets.

Driven by the climate science, the international community is increasingly concerned about the need to set a long - term emission reduction strategy so as to me et a target that will prevent dangerous climate change, or at least, as some dangerous climate change appears unavoidable, limiting the damage.

Others argue that setting an agreement on a long - term target before setting short - term emission reduction goals could stand in the way of making progress.

Abstract: A coupled atmosphere - ocean - carbon cycle model is used to examine the long term climate implications of various 2050 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.

China and India together also removed any mention of a peaking year for emissions (essential to keep temperature rises below even two degrees) or any long - term target for global emissions reductions by 2050, fearing that this would threaten their growth.

The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), which recognizes that its long - term strategy must take the province's greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets into account, has set up a Non-Emitting Resource Sub-Committee (NERSC) to investigate how renewables can participate in the future electricity market.

To reduce Scope 3 emissions, Nabtesco Corporation commits to have the top 70 % of suppliers in terms of total purchase value set their own GHG reduction targets by 2025, towards the aim that these suppliers adopt science - based GHG reduction targets by 2030.

To reduce Scope 3 emissions, Stora Enso commits to have 70 % of suppliers and downstream transportation suppliers in terms of spend set their own GHG reduction targets by 2025, towards the aim that these suppliers adopt science - based GHG reduction targets by 2030.

Regardless of what policy options are available, renewable heat deployment must accelerate to achieve a long - term clean energy transition and meet global emissions reduction targets.

To meet its new emissions reduction target (in terms of carbon dioxide) Japan will need to increase its proportion of carbon - free energy from 6.4 % in 2012 to 9.1 % in 2020, assuming no increase in energy consumption.

(IEA, 2012) Even if natural gas is a short - term bridge fuel, delay in investing in non-fossil fuel technologies may make it impossible to meet the emissions reductions targets needed to prevent dangerous climate change.

Although this shift from production ghg to consumption related ghg as a way of establishing national responsibility to achieve ghg emissions reduction targets is not likely to happen in the short - term, those who desire to assign liability on the basis of consumption could also use the C&C framework more easier than other proposed equity frameworks.

A new report naming the 30 energy plants pumping out most greenhouse gases in the European Union shows that coal - fired facilities are undermining Europe's long - term targets on emissions reduction.

S. 3036 calls for emissions reductions on the order of 12 to 23 percent below 2000 levels by 2020 and the more modest long - term target of 55 to 66 percent below 2000 levels by 2050.

The shift from binding and long term emissions targets to voluntary Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) made inevitable the second historic shift in international climate mitigation efforts, which is the formal and explicit recognition that we do not, in fact, have all the technology we need to achieve deep reductions in emissions.

To achieve long - term emissions reductions consistent with the 2 - degree temperature target in the Paris Agreement, an even faster rate of decarbonization is required.

Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol states targets for emissions reductions in terms of «aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of the greenhouse gases listed in Annex A.» Using this approach, Australia's net greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors in 2004 totalled 564.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

Weaver, A. J., Zickfeld, K., Montenegro, A. & Eby, M. Long term climate implications of 2050 emission reduction targets.

In 2018, strengthened INDCs would need to include (1) deeper emission reductions by 2030, (2) longer term targets with substantial cuts in emissions, and (3) participation by all nations.

The essence of the declaration is a recognition by financial institutions from around the globe that anthropogenic climate change is real, the cost of inaction will be extremely high, financial institutions must take greater action and integrate climate change into their everyday decision - making, and governments need to do more, namely set ambitious, long - term targets for emissions reduction.

But it is important for corporate managers to think about how the long - term pathway to sustainability might involve net - negative emission reduction targets, and how early movers can start generating value through carbon removal today.

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.

Meaning, that industrialized countries need to set out clear individual national targets for 2020, which is what the big developing nations are waiting on to take part in any future international agreement, and all in the context of a long - term 2050 emission reduction target.

When near - term impacts are deemed most important, the results indicate that society can reap the greatest benefits by targeting emissions reductions at PIC and sulfur dioxide.