Sentences with phrase «to slash emissions»

In most systems, the cap gets lower over time, giving businesses a choice: slash emissions further or buy permits on the market from another company.
Swapping livestock for test tubes would also slash the emission of greenhouse gases belched out by the animals, and avoid the welfare issues associated with farming.
Environmental groups have lauded the Obama administration for its work in slashing emissions from dirty coal - fired power plants in the US.
Released as officials from 190 countries meet in Durban, South Africa for the 17th UN Summit on Climate Change to discuss the future of international efforts on climate change, the study is just the latest to argue a growing urgency for slashing emissions in the face of rising extreme weather incidents and vanishing polar sea ice, among other impacts.
Keeping temperatures from rising beyond a dangerous 2 °C will require slashing emissions as much as 70 percent by midcentury, according to the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
released by a large coalition of health and environmental groups applauding municipal leaders for their important climate mitigation efforts but cautioning that these efforts will be insufficient without also slashing emissions embedded in food.
The final text and analysis for the next round of commitments, which will slash emissions at least 30 percent further by 2030, released today show that RGGI will also continue to add billions of dollars and thousands of jobs to the region's economy over the next decade.
Truly only one negative feedback in the planet's overall carbon cycle can act with sufficient speed and strength to avert catastrophic climate impacts: The dominant carbon - based life form on this planet will have to respond to the already painfully clear impacts of our carbon emissions by slashing those emissions sharply and eventually running the planet on carbon - negative power.
In total, it's designed to consume about half the power of a standard office tower — an indication of how building design can help slash emissions of greenhouse gases.
That may seem a long time away, but because carbon dioxide piles up in the atmosphere over time, as water blasting from a faucet accumulates in a sink, avoiding the two - degrees tipping point would require slashing emissions starting now, the IPCC said.
Meat of the Matter: A Municipal Guide to Climate - Friendly Food Purchasing comes on the heels of a letter released by a large coalition of health and environmental groups applauding municipal leaders for their important climate mitigation efforts but cautioning that these efforts will be insufficient without also slashing emissions embedded in food.
«It is difficult to say, but broadly speaking, by slashing emissions now we will avoid hitting major surprises down the line, and extreme scenarios of rapid change which we have no idea about.»
Science dictates that we much slash our emissions within as little as 7 years to avoid runaway clmate change.
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.
BMW's famed EfficientDynamics hardware combined with regenerative braking and an automatic stop / start system, helps the 320d Convertible slash emissions and boost economy.
The current credit crunch, for example, presented opportunities for world leaders to invest in green - collar jobs and clean energy technologies; this dual approach to the crisis would help both alleviate job losses and slash emissions production.
But governments must build on the past, by continuing Kyoto, planning for a future legal deal to further slash emissions before 2020, and by mobilising the finance poor people need now to cope with climate change,» Kelly Dent adds.
California's momentous climate gamble: How the governor's pledge to slash emissions shatters precedent
According to a study last month, power plants across the RGGI region slashed their emissions by 23 percent from 2009 to 2011, thanks partly to cap and trade.
Harper's government has been accused of stalling the Commonwealth's progress by resisting the wording of a proposed statement that would bind Canada to slashing emissions substantially.
It's all part of Siemens» eHighway initiative which the company claims would double energy efficiency compared running on gas, and slash emissions even more if those cables are charged from renewables.
By further strengthening the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and welcoming new state members, New York will continue its progress in slashing emissions from existing fossil fuel power plants.
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.
If we don't slash emissions, local sea level could permanently exceed 2.3 metres before the end of the century.
Most climate change solutions focus on mitigation — ways to slash emissions as quickly as possible, such as by adopting renewable energy.
Investments from wealthy countries have the potential to slash emissions at a «bargain» price, the researchers found.
Truly only one negative feedback in the planet's overall carbon cycle can act with sufficient speed and strength to avert catastrophic climate impacts: The dominant carbon - based life form on this planet will have to respond to the already painfully clear impacts of our carbon emissions by slashing those emissions sharply and eventually running the planet on carbon - negative power.
Greenpeace believes that G8 states need to slash emissions by at least 80 percent by 2050 to avoid catastrophic global warming.
The new law, which passed the Senate unanimously, pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from business as usual by 2020 and slash emissions in half by 2050 from 2000 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.
Airports Council International and UNFCCC ink partnership to support sectors» plans to slash emissions
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.
But that major effort to slash emissions, the scientists warn, won't stop global warming.
«Nearly half of California's vegetation at risk from climate stress: Slashing emissions to Paris Climate Agreement targets could reduce impacts 20 - 30 percent.»
In the high shift scenario, China could slash its emissions to 700 megatons by developing extensive bus rapid transit and metro systems.
It's very bad news about our future, unless we slash emissions fast.
With so many rivals switching to turbochargers in a bid to slash emissions and maximize mileage, it's become increasingly rare to drive a new car that's normally aspirated.
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.
And we will continue to do so, by investing in renewable energy, promoting greater efficiency, and slashing our emissions to reach the targets we set for 2020 and our long - term goal for 2050.
There's a need for an accessible, simple vocabulary, Hawken said, and also a need to move away from the typically violent rhetoric that surrounds the topic: the war on carbon, slashing emissions, combating global warming.
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.
To slash emissions from internal operations, companies need to incorporate both energy efficiency and renewable energy into their strategies.
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