Sentences with phrase «wide emissions reductions targets»

Not all countries will submit absolute economy - wide emissions reductions targets.

Critics say the electricity sector must do more to meet Australia's economy - wide emissions reduction target because emissions cuts are easier and cheaper to achieve in electricity than in agriculture, transport or industry.

This activity report provides a summary of the third workshop on quantified economy - wide emission reduction targets by developed country Parties.

In the afternoon, an in - session workshop took place under the AWG - LCA on developed countries» quantified economy - wide emission reduction targets and related assumptions and conditions.

A view of the dais during the AWG - LCA workshop on clarification of the developed country Parties» quantified economy - wide emission reduction targets and related assumptions and conditions

It is based on submissions by Parties and their contributions to the workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 3 April 2011 on assumptions and conditions related to the attainment of quantified economy - wide emission reduction targets by developed country Parties.

This technical document presents an overview of the quantified economy - wide emission reduction targets to be implemented by developed country Parties, as well as assumptions and conditions related to the attainment of these targets, and discusses comparison of the emission reduction efforts.

Takes note also of the quantified economy - wide emission reduction targets communicated by Parties included in Annex I and presented in Annex 1 to this decision and of the intention of these Parties to convert them to quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives for the second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol;

Not exact matches

This target is consistent with a straight line emission reduction pathway from 2020 to deep, economy - wide emission reductions of 80 % or more by 2050.

Another section of the law that allowed for a wider allocation of government funds to ensure the reduction target be met was vetoed — removing the possibility of contingencies being used to reduce the gas emissions.

Over time, these targets can be scaled up to sector - level emissions reduction goals and, ultimately, economy - wide GHG targets.

But the requirement that the developed countries «should continue taking the lead by undertaking economy - wide absolute emission reduction targets» is vastly more stringent than the provision by which developing countries are merely «encouraged to move over time towards» reduction or limitation targets.

Each state has its own emissions reduction target, which it can meet in a wide variety of ways; at least nine states and the District of Columbia already meet their targets.

Fifth, implementing emission reduction mandates and targets under each New England state's global warming solutions laws will likely cause economy - wide natural gas use to decrease by 20 percent by 2030, despite recent policies and trends that incentivize fuel - switching to natural gas.

At present the emission reduction target for 2030 applies on an EU - wide basis: the HCWH says making the target applicable to each country would make it much more effective.

However note that the key Article 4.4 was changed at the last minute from the original «Developed country Parties shall continue taking the lead by undertaking economy wide absolute emission reduction targets» to «Developed country Parties should...» (etc. as before).

Announcing their new climate goals today, Electrolux, L'Oréal and Mahindra Sanyo Special Steel are among the latest companies to have emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Naturetargets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for NatureTargets initiative (SBTi), a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

They also commit to implement individually or jointly the quantified economy - wide emissions targets for 2020 as listed in appendix l, yielding in aggregate reductions of greenhouse gas emissions of X per cent in 2020 compared to 1990 and Y per cent in 2020 compared to 2005.

The target is intended as an essential first step in demonstrating substantial, sector - wide emissions reductions and operating cost savings, while taking full advantage of incentives and getting in front of potential regulations, says REALpac.