Sentences with phrase «with low carbon prices»

The way to do that is with border fees on imports from countries with low carbon prices.

Some economists believe that we should immediately put a high price on carbom emissions, while others like Yale's William Nordhaus believe we should start with a low carbon price and gradually ramp it up.

Not exact matches

While the province's five - year - old carbon tax means BC residents pay higher pump prices, offsetting cuts to their personal income tax have left them with the lowest tax rates in the country.

Most Canadians believe action should be taken on climate change, and of all the options available, carbon pricing comes with the lowest economic costs

From a short - term perspective, one might argue with some persuasiveness that the low national carbon price is a way for the economy to ease into this nation - wide pricing regime and that the annual increases to 2022 and beyond are on track to converge with SCC estimates (presumably the central value, not the 95th percentile).

It is feasible to define meals with simultaneously lower carbon footprint and lower price, thus avoiding trade - offs between these two criteria.

We are instead pressing ahead unilaterally with terrible policies: draining the budgets of families and businesses with excessive green taxes; picking losers by giving the most generous subsidies to the most expensive sources of low carbon energy; and recreating the volatility of the housing market with an emissions trading scheme where the supply of allowances is fixed, so fluctuations in demand lead to wild swings in the price.

Eliminating this financial risk premium makes nuclear power levelized electricity cost competitive with that of coal, and it becomes lower than that of coal when a modest price on carbon dioxide emissions is imposed,» the report says.

It is under fire from some environmentalists because of its relatively lax targets and low carbon prices, along with its vulnerability to fraud and abuse.

The biggest driver of lower carbon dioxide emissions has been declining natural gas prices, which has allowed the industry to replace coal - fired power plants economically with cleaner natural gas power plants — and without a costly regulatory mandate,» said Jeffrey J. Anderson, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy.

Storing the carbon associated with global warming proved the most remunerative of the ecosystem services, providing roughly $ 378 of value over every hectare — despite a relatively low assumed price of carbon of $ 2.50 per metric ton.

Environmentalists, led by Green Party leader Elizabeth May, argued that the federal approach was too modest, with May taking to Twitter to declare the government's initial price on carbon as «too low to be taken seriously.»

Although SynGest's price isn't yet competitive with natural gas ammonia, Oswald believes there's substantial demand for a lower - carbon source of ammonia - based fertilizer: «Cheap natural gas won't fix that.»

$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.

With the global economy in recession, fuel prices still high and ever - tighter emissions laws ahead, you might imagine that they too would be heading at full tilt towards an economical, low - carbon future.

Cons: The major problem with geologic sequestration right now is economics: unless geologic sequestration is coupled with EOR, there aren't many sources of revenue associated with the process (especially when carbon prices remain so low and uncertain).

But is has some questionable elements: an interior that fits way too tight; an interior that has a design similar to the lowest of Honda offerings (the prominent parking brake button is the same as in the Honda HR - V); an interior that is as bright as a coal mine - even with the color accents; sticker run - up with weird and over priced carbon fiber options; a cup holder than is less effective than a 911's though doesn't exhibit the effort of Porsche; no room for anything more than your wallet (the front compartment is filled with electrics / electronics).

(569 N • m) of torque • SRT performance: 0 - 60 mph in the low five - second range, 0 -100-0 in under 17 seconds, 60 - 0 mph in approximately 110 feet • Benchmark braking • World - class ride and handling characteristics across a dynamic range • Functional, performance - oriented exterior design and race - inspired interior appointments • Benchmark performance at the best price PRODUCT CHRONOLOGY 2008 MODEL YEAR EXTERIOR • New color: Steel Blue Metallic Clear Coat INTERIOR • Available Side - curtain Air Bags • Available SIRIUS BackSeat TV ™ • Available SRT - engineered KICKER ® premium surround sound system • New instrument panel cluster • New center console • SRT - exclusive Reconfigurable Display (RCD) • LED lighting in the front cup holders and front - and rear - door map pockets • Dark Slate Gray interior color • Agate - color accent stitching • Carbon - fiber - like pattern door handles and carbon - fiber - like leather - trim steering wheel POWERTRAIN / CHASSIS • New optional 20 - inch aluminum wheel PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Surf Blue Pearl Coat 2007 MODEL YEAR EXTERIOR • New color: TorRed INTERIOR • Optional Rear Seat Video system, including KICKER ® Mobile Surround Sound PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Detonator Yellow exterior color • SRT Track Experience — Standard 2006 MODEL YEAR New high - performance version of the Dodge Charger with new 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine EXTERIOR • Colors: Brilliant Black, Bright Silver, Inferno Red • New front fascia with integrated brake duct inlets • Insert in rear fascia • New rear spoiler • Body - color mirrors and door handles (carryover base car) • «SRT8» exterior badge (deck lid) • Mesh grille insert with «SRT» badge • Brake duct system in front belly pan • 16 mm clearance rear fascia to exhaust tips • New hood with scoop, bezel and underhood duct • New hood silencer pad INTERIOR • Colors: Dark Slate / Light Slate Gray • Sport front seats with matching trim on rear seats • Red accent stitching • Carbon fiber leather on steering wheel upper • Satin finish steering wheel spokes (from 300C) • Satin Silver shift bezel and lock knobs (from 300C) • «SRT8» badge below right - hand air conditioning outlet duct • Satin Silver color for center stack bezel POWERTRAIN • 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine (425 horsepower / 420 lb. - ft.)

So what does this massive price increase will bring you as an owner... firstly a totally different car, most of the exterior parts have been replaced with highly modified, totally redesigned units, mostly made from lightweight carbon fiber which actually lowers the overall weight of the Avanti Rosso with 80 kg, and that includes that massive, fixed rear wing and those large intakes above the rear wheels.

And their lowest tier is still almost twice the price of Simplisafe and doesn't come with cellular monitoring or all - inclusive fire / food / carbon monoxide monitoring.

In the interest of disclosure, I'll mention a few: One occurs if a new energy source puts carbon - based sources «out of business» and displaces them quickly, even without any cost assigned to carbon dioxide emissions: In other words, if the economic cost of the new energy source is so low that it completely and quickly beats even the lowest - cost carbon - based sources (even without a «carbon price») and justifies investments associated with replacing the associated infrastructure.

Companies that rely on producing biofuels and / or synthetic hydrocarbon fuels as a pathway to carbon removal will face increasing economic challenges with low oil prices.

Because REDD credits are expected to be relatively inexpensive, there is concern that a mechanism that incentivizes REDD activities will flood the regulatory market with cheap credits, deflating the price of carbon and shifting attention away from low - carbon technologies such as carbon capture and storage.

The bill would set a mandate of 100 percent renewable energy in New York by 2050, with 40 percent of investment (whether through carbon pricing or other avenues) targeted for environmentally vulnerable low - income communities.

Just to keep the costs in perspective with alternatives here are the alternatives again: — Current EU carbon price = $ 10 / t CO2 — Estimated abatement cost with renewable energy in Australia = $ 300 / t CO2 [3]-- Estimated abatement cost with nuclear energy in Australia = $ 65 / t CO2 — Nordhaus «Low - cost backstop» technology (assumes) = $ 270 / t CO2 [4]-- CO2 Abatement cost if / when we allow low - cost nuclear = < $ 0 / t CO2 [5, 6, 7, 8,Low - cost backstop» technology (assumes) = $ 270 / t CO2 [4]-- CO2 Abatement cost if / when we allow low - cost nuclear = < $ 0 / t CO2 [5, 6, 7, 8,low - cost nuclear = < $ 0 / t CO2 [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

It attempts to balance the concerns of business and utilities, with tangible carbon reduction efforts and low income support, while replacing the clean air rule with a price on carbon.

However, research from World Resources Institute shows that putting a price on carbon — with either a carbon tax or a cap - and - trade program — does not inherently help or hurt lower - income households (it is neither progressive or regressive, in economist - speak).

The analysis found, somewhat surprisingly, that only proceeding with lower cost, less carbon - intensive projects needed to satisfy demand in a carbon - constrained world will add over $ 100 billion to the value of the world's seven oil majors, unless oil prices spike beyond $ 100 a barrel for a sustained period of time — well over OPEC's long - term average assumption of around $ 80 a barrel.

And of course my favorite non-BRICS, as it has a very USA - like economy in miniature (except a stable, growing economy and well - managed low - corporate - tax haven that uses direct democracy to decide tax issues) with a carbon cycle pricing scheme that could become a model for a made - in - America policy that puts revenues from carbon - emission - pricing in the pockets of the owners of the carbon cycle — the citizens, directly, British Columbia.

And unless a global carbon market is established, there's always a danger polluters will just move from a region with a high carbon price, to a market with a lower price, or no price at all.

Emissions trading systems have been intentionally riddled with loopholes to enable companies to postpone cutting emissions as well as mute the carbon price signal that would favor the lower - emitting products or services on the market.

The two of us disagree about how best to price carbon, with one of us favoring carbon trading across countries and trace gases, while the other favors a low carbon tax to finance clean energy innovation.

In particular, depending mainly on (i) exactly how much abatement might be required over 2019 - 23, (ii) the amount and availability of combined - cycle gas - turbine (CCGT) generation capacity with the required efficiency levels, and (iii) the evolution of commodity prices between now and 2021, the carbon price required to plug the supply gap could be lower or higher than the levels we have imputed from our modelling of the supply - demand dynamics in the EU - ETS over 2019 - 23, and the fuel - switching price levels implied by current forward curves.

«European carbon markets have recently collapsed with the price of carbon hitting record lows... [leaving] Russia, Ukraine, Poland and other former Soviet bloc nations... [a] huge [and now worthless] stockpile of carbon credits they picked up under Kyoto... The irony is that in effect, the former Eastern bloc nations are claiming credit and demanding compensation for Communism...» ~ Craig Rucker

CDR may interact with existing policy incentives, such as effectively raising emission caps and lowering carbon prices.

Generous government support in the late 2000s was not sufficient to propel large - scale carbon capture and storage, with carbon prices being too low and unstable, and public opposition too high.

Backloading is viewed as a short term fix to low carbon prices with larger changes required in the long run, including more ambitious climate change targets, to strengthen the bloc's climate policy well into the future.

This would ensure that consumers pay for the carbon associated with the goods they purchase, regardless of where the goods were produced, and would encourage them to seek lower - carbon substitutes, as opposed to substitutes that have lower carbon prices.

Particularly since we have a climate change bill making its way through Congress that will, at long last, if all goes well, put a price on carbon emissions — thereby giving low - carbon energy sources what they desperately need, which is a fighting chance to compete with fossil fuels on something resembling a level playing field.

> I think a high carbon price is politically impossible, which is why I argue for starting low with investments in innovation as part of the package.

With a cap and trade system, if you set the emissions level too low, you may get a really high price for carbon, which, unless you relax the cap, will have large negative impacts on the economy.

I get that the proposed Australian carbon tax goes half to some bumptious government programs and only half to the shareholders of CO2E, and is set at an absurdly low arbitrary level with no real plan for right - pricing this common asset, so is bound to satisfy no one.

TJ: We initiated the policy with a low price on carbon based on the blended cost of our current investments in clean energy, efficiency projects and carbon offset projects.

The ALJ accepted the global number despite the contradiction in the FSCC advocates» position: that Minnesota should use the global number as the measure of damage for each ton emitted in Minnesota and should also count emissions reductions from pricing at the FSCC as an accruing climate benefit (even though they acknowledged emissions might well be shifted to locations with a lower, or zero, carbon price).

I realise your paper is not meant to be interpreted this way, but it is influencing me to believe the uncertainties in the IAM's are so great that we should not be advocating policies that increase the cost of energy, like carbon pricing and mandating renewable energy, because they will inevitably do economic damage but with low probability of delivering the projected benefits.

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) budget blueprint takes a similar approach to CAP, using carbon pricing to meet the Waxman - Markey targets with «half of the revenue from proposed carbon pricing earmarked for energy rebates and tax credits for low - and moderate - income populations» to «fully offset the higher cost of energy for the lowest 60 % of earners.»

A variety of consultants have also argued that Arctic oil is too expensive to find and develop in either a low oil price environment or in a future world with a higher price on carbon emissions.

It found that households in the top quintile would pay an on average additional $ 319 per month, directly and indirectly, through higher fossil fuel prices associated with the carbon fee; that's more than three times the additional $ 96 per month that households in the lowest quintile would pay.

In areas with low agricultural suitability and high forest carbon, notably peatlands, Venter and colleagues find that a carbon price of $ 2 per tCO2e would be sufficient to beat out returns from oil palm.

EMR will provide certainty to investors with long - term electricity price stability in low carbon generation