carbon intensity

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carbon
noun
uk
/ˈkɑː.bən/us
/ˈkɑːr.bən/
a chemical element that exists in its pure form as diamond or graphite, and is an important part of other substances such as coal and oil, as well as being contained in all plants ...
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intensity
noun
uk
/ɪnˈten.sə.ti/us
/ɪnˈten.sə.t̬i/
the quality of being felt strongly or having a very ...
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(Definition ofcarbonandintensityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A declining rate of growth incarbonintensityof fossil fuels is not sufficient to reduce or stabilize the growth in carbon emissions.
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The third chapter returns to scenarios, but goes into more detail by decomposing emissions into effects due to population changes, energy intensity, andcarbonintensityof energy production.
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Contrary to expectations, globalcarbonintensityhas only increased at exactly the same time as there has been actual international investment in the area.
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They are investing directly in reducingcarbonintensityand in new technology which, in time, will also be seen as the logical way to cut emissions.
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The main influences on carbon footprints include population, economic output, and energy andcarbonintensityof the economy.
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Calculating thecarbonintensityof biofuels is a complex and inexact process, and is highly dependent on the assumptions made in the calculation.
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Deficits result from the use of fuels with highercarbonintensitythan the standard.
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Two lookup tables (similar to the one above) and itscarbonintensityvalues are part of the regulation, one for gasoline and another for diesel.
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Carbonintensitywas estimated considering the direct carbon footprint for each fuel, and for biofuels the indirect land-use effects were also included.
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Credits are generated from fuels with lowercarbonintensitythan the standard.
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None of these regulations, however, were based oncarbonintensityof fuel.
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Nearly constant or slightly increasing trends in thecarbonintensityof energy have been recently observed in both developed and developing regions.
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They must report all fuels provided and track the fuelscarbonintensitythrough a system of credits and deficits.
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The regulation is based on an average declining standard ofcarbonintensitythat is expected to achieve 16 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2020.
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This can be accounted for by a 45% decrease in energy use due to languishing economy, and a 15% decrease in itscarbonintensityof energy use.
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