Sentence examples for adopt limits on from inspiring English sources
In rich countries, the savings from making individual homes more efficient are too small and the overheads involved too high to be of much interest to most banks.The scent of savingsDespite these obstacles, as energy prices rise and more countries adopt limits on greenhouse-gas emissions, banks and consultancies are beginning to sniff an opportunity.
Also in 2011, the agency is expected to adopt limits on global warming pollution from coal-fired power plants.
First regulators adopted limits on catch.
The International Maritime Organization has adopted limits on sulfur emissions in places like the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Caribbean Sea, and along the coasts of North America.
The Obama administration has adopted limits on power plant emissions — a plan that is being challenged in court— but there is no U.S. equivalent to Canada's proposed sweeping mandate.
Environmental groups are mounting a public relations campaign to pressure the governor to adopt firm limits on carbon dioxide from power plants, timed to coincide with the task force's deliberations.
The Bush administration's refusal to adopt mandatory limits on carbon dioxide has put it at odds not only with Europe and Japan, but also with senators like Mr. Jeffords, who has introduced a bill requiring power plants to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
China has resisted demands from American and European negotiators to adopt binding limits on its emissions, arguing that environmental concerns must be balanced with economic growth and that developed countries must first demonstrate a significant commitment to reducing their own emissions.
All but 15 states have adopted some limits on medical damage awards, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
A more fundamental problem for the E.U. system is that other parts of the world are adopting formal limits on greenhouse gases far more slowly than Europe would like.
Dish detergent has been harder to reformulate, but in 2010 the American Cleaning Institute® adopted voluntary limits on phosphorus in this product as well.
