Mount Isa Mines is currently the highest atmospheric emitter of sulphur dioxide, lead and several other metals in Australia.

The transportation industry is the second largest consumer of energy and the second highest emitter of greenhouse gases.

As coal is one of the highest emitters of greenhouse gases, closing coal power stations is one of the most powerful tools for carbon emission reduction.

As for the high pitched emitters - ouch...I can hear them.

In other words, while a cap and trade system imposes costs on high emitters, it can generate revenues for low emitters that sell permits to them.

The scheme directly affects approximately 300 "liable entities" representing the highest emitters in Australia.

Australia generates 1.5% of global emissions, but on a per capita basis Australia is the highest emitter of all developed countries.

Under the Acid Rain cap and trade program, we have not seen local hot spots because the highest emitters are often the most cost-effective to control and therefore, the most likely to control.

The road transport sector is the second highest emitter of greenhouse gases within the Union and its emissions, including those from light commercial vehicles, are continuing to increase.

One such resolution garnered 27 percent of shareholder support at the April shareholder meeting for American Electric Power, the company that is the country's highest emitter of carbon dioxide.