Sentence examples for emission from inspiring English sources
'emission' is a correct and usable word in written English
You can use it to refer to the release of energy or particles from a source. For example, "The power plant emitted large amounts of toxic gases into the atmosphere."
noun
That which is emitted or sent out; issue.
- The emission was mostly blood
Crossrail, increasing rail capacity and more local control of bus services, the list of Labour action on sustainable transport goes on: real programmes right now making a real difference to carbon emission reductions and improving people's lives.
But passenger transport still generates a significant part of total greenhouse gas emission of the EU so we need to think about more sustainable transport systems- the car cannot solve all our problems in the 21st century.
Australian negotiators in Lima have been arguing against an amendment made two years ago in Doha about the exclusion of deforestation from the definition on emissions – a technical fight which could increase the emission reductions Australia needs to make by 2020 by a 2%.
The independent senator, Nick Xenophon, who agreed to provide an essential vote for Direct Action on the understanding that the safeguards mechanism would be given "teeth", said recently that the final form of the "safeguards" showed Direct Action had been "neutered" and could not guarantee the emission reductions it had promised.
Harvey says it's all about "sending signals to our leaders" that emission cuts are attainable and worth pursuing.
Fossil fuels are 20th-century dinosaurs – fracking would cause significant local environmental damage, cannot fit within our essential carbon emission limits to avoid catastrophic climate change, and would lock us into future high cost and volatile household energy bills".
On climate change, Tillerson said that models predicting the effects of global warming aren't very good and that it would be very hard for the world to meet aggressive emission-reduction targets.
Although these trucks have to be specially outfitted hybrid or all-electric vehicles, once connected, they will pull all their power from the overhead lines, rather like some streetcars do... and become emission-free.
The government's more recent attempt to announce clearly unattainable carbon-emission targets – and its subsequent U-turn inspired derision on both the right and left.
Friends of the Earth called on government to roll out low-emission and congestion charging zones, scrap road-building plans, and make it easier for people to cycle and walk.
It's a small start, but the organisers hope the project could eventually be upscaled to a network of emission-free routes.
