Sentences with phrase «toward low carbon economies»

«Hosting this year's annual conference in Calgary brings a special focus to Western Canada, as well as to CanWEA's ongoing role in helping Canada and the world move toward low carbon economies.»

«Hosting this year's annual conference in Calgary brings a special focus to Western Canada, as well as to CanWEA's ongoing role in helping Canada and the world move toward low carbon economies.»

What's the best way for nonprofits and families to drive us toward a low carbon economy?

Actions toward a lower carbon economy are good and the aspiration for such, desirable.

More than $ 31 million was raised to oppose Proposition 23, which would have overturned state efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition toward a low carbon economy.

Crucially, the country continues to lead in overall clean energy investment, having invested more than US$ 110 billion in the last year — demonstrating how finance is crucial to accelerate the transition toward a low carbon economy.

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If the Faroe Islands succeeds in developing a stable energy system that integrates large amounts of renewable energy, not only will the country secure its own economy, it also could light the way toward low - carbon energy solutions around the world.

Still, she argued, the pledges from 156 countries large and small, wealthy and poor, show the world is «truly, incontrovertibly and very decisively moving down the transition toward a low - carbon economy.»

Rather than defining a plan toward a low - carbon economy, the White House has left the negotiations to Congress and the lobbyists.

All our conservation programs and activities work toward the following goals: Protected high conservation value marine and coastal areas, low - impact sustainable fisheries, reduced negative impacts and risks of shipping, doubling of the wild tiger populations of Nepal, responsible development solutions that conserve wildlife, community - level habitat - friendly renewable energy, land - use management to support a low - carbon economy, and one in 10 Canadians caring for nature.

To build on this progress, the Obama Administration is putting in place tough new rules to cut carbon pollution — just like we have for other toxins like mercury and arsenic — so we protect the health of our children and move our economy toward American - made clean energy sources that will create good jobs and lower home energy bills.

Toward this end, both countries intend to transition to a low - carbon economy, carry out policy dialogue and cooperate on capacity building and research, development and deployment of climate - friendly technology.

Citing the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the ASEAN for a Fair, Ambitious and Binding Global Climate Deal (A-FAB) coalition said typhoons and other extreme weather events would become more intense and frequent unless governments took immediate steps to move toward a low - carbon economy.

There's a structural transition going on right now in the global economy — a move toward low - carbon energy sources, energy efficiency, waste and pollution reduction, and electrification of transportation.

Investors should pressure executive teams to divert cash flow away from capital expenditures on developing fossil fuels and toward more productive uses in the context of a transition to a low carbon economy.

«Government needs to be very clear about the fact that we are moving toward a low - carbon global economy.»

Toward this end, both countries intend to transition to a low - carbon economy, carry out policy dialogue and cooperate on capacity - building and research, development and deployment of climate - friendly technology.

But for the plan to work, the world must move toward a low - carbon economy.

iCET is best known for its work toward bringing vehicle fuel economy and low carbon fuel standards to China.

Thus, the problem with the proposals currently being discussed in Congress: They will, for the foreseeable future, direct private investment toward the least expensive emissions reductions (such as burning methane from landfills, purchasing forest land for carbon sequestration, or retrofitting power plants and buildings so they operate more efficiently) rather than toward breakthrough technologies (like low - cost solar energy and carbon capture and storage), which are too expensive to become widely adopted today but which are vital for creating a new energy economy and thus drastically reducing emissions.

Moving capital toward a low - carbon economy protects their beneficiaries» returns, and is one of the fastest ways to address global warming.

NUCLEAR: Nuclear energy and natural gas must be part of the mix if the country wants to move toward a low - carbon economy, said former Energy Secretary Ernest J. Moniz at a Utah energy summit.

It shows that the energy system is undergoing a broad reorientation toward low - carbon energy and efficiency but investment in key clean energy technologies needs to be further ramped up to put the world economy on track for climate stabilisation.

In two of the three NOAA scenarios, the U.S. economy never quite recovers as the world shifts away from fossil fuels and toward low - carbon energy sources.

Taken together, LCTPi efforts could deliver 65 % of the emissions reductions needed to remain under the 2 °C limit while channeling $ 5 - 10 trillion of investment toward low - carbon sectors of the economy and support 20 - 45 million person - years of employment.

While greater ambition is still needed globally, these are encouraging steps on the pathway toward a low - carbon economy.

A major theme running through this strategy is Canada's commitment to innovation, which the country views as key in the transition toward a low - carbon economy.

For me, whatever my qualms about the nuclear industry, the case for nuclear power as a component of a drive toward a low - carbon, climate - friendly economy is compelling.