(a) Environmentally friendly

Efforts are being made to introduce improvements in cement and steel production to ensure that these processes are ecologically and environmentally friendly.

Natural gas is much more environmentally friendly than coal, which continues to be the mainstay of electricity production around the world and in the UK.

Several factors can direct consumers towards more environmentally friendly behavior.

Hydrogen fuelled buses are more environmentally friendly than diesel buses.

It s energy and environmentally friendly at a time when concerns about global warming are growing.

UNIDO had a key role to play with regard to sustainable and environmentally friendly industrial development.

Even so, only 20 of Europeans believe that companies are doing enough to promote environmentally friendly options.

Research has shown that many consumers believe that environmentally non friendly products should not even be on sale.

Pesticides can be created that are targeted to a specific pest's lifecycle, which can be environmentally more friendly.

(o) Noting that timber is an energy efficient, renewable and environmentally friendly raw material compared with competing products

The project will build institutional and enterprise level capacities to promote the construction of inexpensive, environmentally friendly housing.

For example, in the United Kingdom, 54 of consumers buy more environmentally friendly products compared to two years ago.

Unlike nitrous oxide (N2O), xenon is not a greenhouse gas and so it is also viewed as environmentally friendly.

Larvicides New larvicides, such as microbial products or insect development inhibitors (IDI), are now available that are more environmentally friendly.

they spent millions of pounds over many years building up its credentials as an environmentally friendly brand, but then one little accident.

In 2007, an attempt was made by the government to favour environmentally friendly cars by slightly reducing taxes on high mileage vehicles.

Organocatalysis often employs natural compounds and secondary amines as chiral catalysts these are inexpensive and environmentally friendly, as no metals are involved.

For example, in the United Kingdom, 54 of consumers buy more environmentally friendly products compared to two years ago. That s a promising start.

Involving African women in decision making about crop production turns out to enable environmentally sustainable farming practices.

Examples. The Japanese Trade Union Confederation (JTUC RENGO) has initiated nationwide programmes to educate workers and encourage environmentally friendly patterns at work and home.

Wishing to facilitate the international transportation of passengers, goods and energy resources through the construction of a modern, environmentally friendly, highly efficient regional infrastructure

The Parties to the Helsinki Convention adopted guidelines for sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism in the coastal zones of the Baltic Sea Area in 2000.

The raw materials are easily available everywhere, and Eco Coolers can be a cost effective and environmentally friendly cooling solution in many countries across the world.

While environmentalism used to manifest itself in the fashion world through a donation of percentage of sales of a product to a charitable cause, fashion designers are now re introducing eco conscious methods at the source through the use of environmentally friendly materials and socially responsible methods of production.

But only if research is doubled to create new energy efficient technologies will we eventually consume less energy overall and more energy in an environmentally friendly way.

Given the negative long term effects of the use of pesticides, she asked whether the Government had considered promoting more environmentally friendly practices, such as organic agriculture.

This is a fortunate coincidence, because shale gas production would probably make it politically easier to phase out Poland s economically and environmentally irrational subsidies to local coal production (and consumption).

Increased efforts must be made to ensure that future industrial development is based on environmentally sustainable and economically appropriate production systems.

The UNIDO UNEP National Cleaner Production Centre Programme aims at building national cleaner production capacities, fostering dialogue between industry and Government and enhancing investments for transfer and development of environmentally sound technologies.

And the cozy candles that many participants will light, which seem so natural and environmentally friendly, are still fossil fuels and almost 100 times less efficient than incandescent light bulbs.

Carpooling is seen as a more environmentally friendly and sustainable way to travel as sharing journeys reduces carbon emissions, traffic congestion on the roads, and the need for parking spaces.

The panellist from Caterpillar pointed to his company's environmentally friendly re manufacturing techniques as an effective way to reduce waste and maximize efficiency in the interest of developing country customers.

Belarus was interested in joint efforts to promote investment in high technology sectors and develop innovative entrepreneurship, metrology and standardization, and environmentally clean production.

Or, what if you could give genetic information to a battery so that it could actually become better as a function of time, and do so in an environmentally friendly way?

A greater distribution of the means of production, environmentally sound supply chains, and a newly relevant DIY maker culture can hope to transcend artificial scarcity.

For example, it could lead to more environmentally friendly and resource efficient uses of natural resources, or to investment in services that are more responsive to human needs and better attuned to human interaction.

Efforts to develop environmentally friendly integrated pest management systems, with the goal of reducing insecticide use aim to re establish the ecological equilibrium of predators, parasitoids, and microbial controls that were once in place.

Increased public awareness, the ability to showcase new and more sustainable ways of managing an urban setting, and the legacy of more environmentally friendly energy, transport systems, and other infrastructure should also not be underestimated.

Better, environmentally sustainable livestock production systems need to be developed, and we must boost investment in capacity building, services training, market access, and efforts to strengthen supply chains.

That's a key trend, which is decentralization, moving from centralized nuclear power plants and liquid natural gas tankers to decentralized resources that are environmentally more friendly, a lot more efficient and capable and safe from disruption.

If the US does not act soon, American cities will lag behind not only European capitals, but also developing country cities such as Bogota (Colombia) and Curitiba (Brazil), which are already implementing innovative environmentally friendly solutions.

Experience has shown that sanitation coverage can best be expanded through a multi stakeholder approach to planning and implementation, ensuring that systems are economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally friendly, using appropriate technology and financing modalities.

China's current leadership, one year after coming to power, has criticized the single minded pursuit of GDP growth over the past decade and unveiled a new approach to modernization characterized as balanced, human centered, and environmentally friendly.

Many people are willing to do their bit for the environment, but they do not always have the opportunity to consume in environmentally friendly ways, because sustainable low carbon choices are more expensive and harder to find.