Automakers generally favor a national emissions standard, but they were undoubtedly hoping for something less stringent than California's.
Mr Brown also said every country would now be expected to produce a national emissions plan that would be open to "international scrutiny".
Indonesia's peat-based plantations, a quarter of the total, contribute less than 1% to the country's GDP but nearly 20% of the national emissions.
Cheap natural gas has contributed to a 10% decrease in national emissions of carbon dioxide in recent years and has spurred job creation in many states.
The U.N. currently requires countries to submit national emissions inventories, but the data included in these inventories is self-reported, not required annually from all countries and rarely verified by an independent source.
The data will likely be used to compile a national emissions inventory, similar to the Toxic Release Inventory, potentially resulting in similar repercussions for companies that fail to stay off the list.
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The peaking of global and national emissions should take place as soon as possible, recognizing that the timeframe for peaking will be longer in developing countries, bearing in mind that social and economic development and poverty eradication are the first and overriding priorities in developing countries and that low-carbon development is indispensible to sustainable development.
Earlier this year, the Obama administration announced the first-ever national tailpipe emissions standard.
The report also highlights examples of relatively inexpensive actions that have been effective in curbing emissions at national level.
It's somewhat of a formality--last month, the administration announced that automakers agreed to a national standard for tailpipe emissions and an acceleration of the government's schedule for fuel-economy standards.
Automakers actually do their own testing and submit the results to the EPA, which reviews the data and confirms about 10-to-15 percent of the ratings itself at the National Vehicles and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (which is how Hyundai and Kia were supposedly tripped up on their understated fuel economy estimates).
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In addition, the administration will set a higher national standard for vehicle tailpipe emissions that matches the stringent rules that California and 13 other states sought to apply.
First, all major economies must put forward decisive national actions that will reduce their emissions, and begin to turn the corner on climate change.
The National Laboratories have looked into the emissions equation and everywhere except NY the Volt save very significant oil and in most of the country significantly reduces emissions.
Johnson Controls executives agreed but said emissions levels from the plant have been below local and national limits, and that in past years local officials focused on emissions levels, not the quota.
Growth has risen faster than emissions, at global and national levels, and more is to come: China's latest national plan, for example, calls for a 40-45% reduction in carbon intensity without compromising economic development.
The Bush administration argues that no national solution will solve the problem of carbon emissions that a global agreement must be reached.
In December, we finalized the first-ever national standards to limit mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants, helping safeguard the health of millions.
To do so, Rizk and Machol gathered data based on state electricity profiles, fuel type, and national averages for the benefits per ton of emissions.
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In an effort to mitigate the risks of greenhouse gases, many states have enacted disparate emissions laws, resulting in a national patchwork of regulations the likes of which would send Lewis and Clark packing.
More than 500 National Hockey League players have promised to offset their travel emissions by buying carbon credits.
According to a study of the Greater Washington area, for example, per capita transportation emissions in the city were less than the national average, reports Grist.
The WMO numbers follow the recent release of data from the US Oak Ridge National Laboratory, showing a huge surge in carbon dioxide emissions from 2009 to 2010.
WRI, an independent, non-partisan environmental research organization, is working with China to calculate its greenhouse emissions as a key part of its next national Five-Year Plan to advance its economy.
"Imagine if tomorrow you could announce a new energy plan that would in one stroke cut your constituent's gasoline bill in half, reduce our oil imports, improve our air quality, enhance national security, strengthen the dollar, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create tens of thousands of new jobs in the U.S, " McClendon said.
Clearly, though, the Bloom Box is still not a zero emissions tech and would only cut emissions by roughly 50% relative to the national average, unless it runs on landfill gas or biogas or hydrogen from electrolysis fueled by zero-carbon electricity (which would be much more expensive as you have to add cost of electrolysis unit, higher cost electricity, and about 30% conversion losses in electrolysis).
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But perhaps the most important factor, the one absent at the national level, is a legally binding plan to reduce carbon emissions.
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New Mexico has joined the Chicago Climate Exchange, pledging to reduce its carbon emissions, and at the same time becoming a national leader in creating a state-of-the-art clean energy economy.
In the United States, national ambient air quality standards have led to efforts to reduce human emissions that cause pollution.
They carry larger batteries than conventional hybrids, which, when recharged (by plugging them into the national grid) will give drivers up to 60 miles without any emissions at all.
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