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travaillant sur la division par quatre des émissions de gaz à effet de serre

English translation: which works on reducing by 75% (of by a factor of four) the emissions of greenhouse gases..

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French term or phrase:	travaillant sur la division par quatre des émissions de gaz à effet de serre
English translation:	which works on reducing by 75% (of by a factor of four) the emissions of greenhouse gases..
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13:33 Oct 5, 2009

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Science - Environment & Ecology

French term or phrase: travaillant sur la division par quatre des émissions de gaz à effet de serre

Le groupe dit « facteur 4 », travaillant sur la division par quatre des émissions de gaz à effet de serre de la France à l'horizon 2050, a remis son rapport dans lequel ne figure finalement rien de bien de nouveau.

Dr D Jones KudoZ activity Questions: 602 (none open) (15 closed without grading) Answers: 1256 France
Local time: 03:09

which works on reducing by 75% (of by a factor of four) the emissions of greenhouse gases..

Explanation:
Any variation that means reducing them to a quarter (of th peresent level, presumably)

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Marco Solinas
Canada
Local time: 18:09

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +9

working to achieve a fourfold reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

Victoria Barkoff

4 +3

working towards quartering France's greenhouse gas emissions

Carol Gullidge

3 +3

which works on reducing by 75% (of by a factor of four) the emissions of greenhouse gases..

Marco Solinas

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

which works on reducing by 75% (of by a factor of four) the emissions of greenhouse gases..

Explanation:
Any variation that means reducing them to a quarter (of th peresent level, presumably)

Marco Solinas
Canada
Local time: 18:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

working to achieve a fourfold reduction in greenhouse gas emissions

Explanation:
English translation of the report on line:
http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/energie/prospect/pd...

Victoria Barkoff
Canada
Local time: 21:09
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

working towards quartering France's greenhouse gas emissions

Explanation:
or.."...cutting France's GHG emissions by three quarters"

I prefer to keep it simple

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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:09
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20