Sentences with phrase «yearly emissions»

of today's yearly emissions from human activities, making the reduction of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere a much more difficult task.

Previously, scientists had thought that the algae technique, known as iron fertilization, could contribute to the drawdown of up to 1 gigaton of carbon a year — more than 10 % of current yearly emissions.

While current technology can track yearly emissions directly from «cooperative countries» with a 20 percent margin of error, only a satellite can keep tabs on nations that resist such monitoring, JASON scientists warned (ClimateWire, Jan. 28, 2011).

With yearly emissions at around 40 gigatons of CO2, this leaves no more than five years at current rates of emissions.

The group's own yearly emissions have decreased by 20.6 % since 2008, from 8,879,000 tonnes to 7,050,000 tonnes.

Bloomberg shared the interesting fact that the cities that are part of C40 have the ability to reduce one gigaton of carbon emissions a year by 2030: that's equivalent to Mexico and Canada's national yearly emissions combined.

Yearly emission rates continue to increase.

Companies operating in the state already have to hit yearly emissions targets and get credits for sales, but this would require that they embrace electric or hydrogen fuel cell cars in a big way — not just one or two novelty models.

Apart from widespread damage to infrastructure (roads, houses) in northern territories, resulting annual carbon emissions could eventually amount to 15 - 35 percent of today's yearly emissions from human activities, making the reduction of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere a much more difficult task.

a. Only about 40 % of yearly emissions are staying in the atmosphere (and the percentage is declining — it used to be 60 %)..

According to one analysis, emissions from international shipping for 2012 were estimated to be 796 million tons of CO2 per year (or 90,868 tons per hour), more than the yearly emissions of the U.K., Canada or Brazil.

Businesses that can't meet their yearly emission reduction goals purchase these CFIs.