So how many Priuses would it take to get that same GHG emissions reduction.
The plan was widely criticised for being unclear about the costs of emissions reduction.
At best new nuclear power stations will deliver only a very small emissions reduction at some unspecified point.
Japan should develop and advance a regional framework for controlling green house gases that set specific targets for emissions reduction.
The 2010 figures were the first in which annual emissions reduction targets to be set under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act.
The United States House of Representatives recently passed the Waxman-Markey Bill, setting an emissions reduction target and introducing a cap and trade scheme.
The result: a higher cost to achieve the same emissions reduction.
That 80% emissions reduction target was based upon the Review.
The wedges paradigm, which provides a framework for formulating emissions reduction strategies based on currently available technologies, quickly became the gold standard in the field of climate change mitigation.
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Mr. Palella acknowledges that most voluntary emissions reduction trading systems require those that benefit from them to go through a series of time consuming steps, as well as wade through the necessary paperwork.
To meet its emissions reduction and renewable energy targets, the government needs to increase the amount of energy produced by wind and nuclear power, in particular, but also other forms of clean energy such as biomass.
The German airline, Lufthansa, received its award for being the first carrier to test biofuel in normal flight operations and greening everything from its engine-cleaning routine to cabin equipment, resulting in a full 23 percent emissions reduction.
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It points to Tampa Electric as a utility that has been proactive: In 1998, the company came to terms with the EPA and its own state regulators to become the first to agree to a notable emissions reduction program.
The case for starting from within starts to look even better when you consider the fact that many of the companies that have made internal efficiency improvements in order to achieve emissions reduction are not only improving their corporate image, but are also saving money.
This trend can be a major contributor to North American energy security and emissions reduction goals by potentially displacing approximately 1.7 million barrels a day of oil, (1) while reducing total "well to wheels" GHG emissions by 7-15 percent.(2) The small-scale solution also is economically suited for customers seeking a 10-50, 000-gallons-a-day production capacity.
One week prior to the summit, Jairam Ramesh, member and minister of state for environment and forests, told India's Parliament that the country should plan to reduce the ratio of pollution to production by 20% to 25% compared with 2005 levels, but like China, not accept a legally binding emissions reduction target.
Brian leads cross-departmental, tactical management plan teams working on environmental improvement -- in the areas of: engagement, alternate funding, utility conservation, waste reduction and recycling, fleet emissions reduction, green purchasing and sustainable development -- leading the district's indoor air quality program recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a National Model of Sustained Excellence.
Thanks to mandated installation of emissions-reduction technology, since 1990 U.S. emissions of sulfur dioxide have dropped from more than 15 million tons per year to less than 4 million tons.
ETS. Those companies have also been given emissions-reduction targets, which they can meet by cutting their own emissions, or by buying allowances from other companies, or by purchasing credits from developing countries.
Meanwhile, Mr Bush, another embattled Republican, continues to insist that he opposes mandatory emissions-reduction schemes.
In a nice twist, StatoilHydro gains emissions-reduction credits it can apply to other efforts worldwide.
An independent Climate Change Committee is supposed to advise on and police legally binding emissions-reduction targets, but it is new and its powers untested.
In addition, they have expanded the scope for firms to pay for emissions-reduction schemes outside the country in lieu of making cuts at home.
With oil prices so high, small changes can save a lot of money, which is why companies that adopted ambitious emissions-reduction targets around the time of Copenhagen have tended to stiffen, not slacken, them.
The BlackBerry maker remains in last place for its complete failure to disclose to Greenpeace its GHG emissions or to set public targets for the reduction of emissions by 2015.
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The new law requires a similar phased reduction in emissions from big industrial polluters starting in 2012.
And if all fossil-fuel power plants were converted to nuclear or hydro-electric power, a 35% reduction in emissions would result.
The level of reduction of emissions from these two examples is comparable with the entire European reductions under the Kyoto Protocol.
The reduction in emissions during operational periods is great enough that the trend of total emissions is clearly decreasing with increasing wind power penetration.
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He championed the reduction of emissions from cars and power plants, while at the same time expanding exploration for oil and gas in the Arctic.
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