Sentences with phrase «efficiency policies also»

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In addition to mortgage insurance, it also issues mortgage - backed securities and pursues a variety of social policy agendas at the behest of Ottawa, such as disseminating information on regional housing markets, improving access to affordable housing and encouraging energy efficiency in new homes.

The central bank's negative interest - rate policy - which effectively charges commercial lenders for deposits - has also increased pressure on lenders to put money to work, prompting Japan's roughly 100 regional banks to raise efficiency or merge.

Amory Lovins has argued in detail that an environmentally desirable energy policy will also employ more persons in more desirable ways and produce as much usable power as we need.35 If we redefine the goal of efficiency as the enhancement of human experience, we are likely to find that most of the oppositions identified by Okun between equality and efficiency will disappear.

Energy conservation and efficiency are also important components of environmentally sound energy policy.

I strongly believe we also need a robust competition law and policy regime to prevent monopolies and anti-trust behaviour which increase prices, prevent economic efficiency and subvert the free enterprise and democratic system!

We must also support policies that incentivizes and enhances energy efficiency.

Registration fees for plug - in vehicles also fly in the face of policies intended to promote their use due to concerns about energy independence, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions, Dumortier said.

«Our empirical results suggest that local entrepreneurial activities or self - employment can also reduce adverse impacts of trade shocks, and it is advisable to better coordinate these kinds of policies in order to achieve greater policy efficiency,» the researchers said.

Climate policies also, ironically, enhance oil security due to the greater fuel efficiency and push toward alternative technologies and fuels.

You can also try to influence legislation to enact energy - efficiency policies.

While that presents plenty of hardships, it also offers local officials a golden opportunity to rethink the way we run schools and to boost productivity and efficiency, a point I make in my new policy brief, «How School Districts Can Stretch the School Dollar.»

All this demonstrates the efficiency, reliability and low running costs which led to the success of the car not only among individuals but also in fleets, where the Giulietta is Italy's best - selling car and is making its way into the corporate policies of Europe's biggest companies.

Finally, I worry that the reporting about the «iron hand» shutting down factories to meet energy efficiency targets may overplay the viability of that policy and also feed in to our western stereotypes about how China works.

If Obama cast all of this the right way, such a policy would incorporate the need for more domestic energy exploration and development (done responsibly) with a long - term plan that also stresses conservation, efficiency and innovation.

The full Presidential Climate Action Plan (as opposed to summaries) contains a comprehensive set of ideas to reduce transportation emissions, covering not only improvements in vehicle efficiency and alternative fuels, but also changes in national policy to promote high - speed rail for intercity travel, mass transit and telecommuting, and smart growth in urban development.

This paper also analyses the key drivers of technology deployment, policies and measures that help overcome barriers to renewable energy generation, improved energy efficiency and certain aspects of international trade.

I start (and started) from the premise that the dramatic decline in crude oil prices that took place from August, 2014 ($ 96 / barrel), to March, 2015 ($ 44 / barrel), was due — on the one hand — to decreased demand, a function of slow economic growth in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere, endogenous, price - driven technological change leading to greater fuel efficiency, and policy - driven technological change that also has been leading to greater fuel efficiency, such as more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing).

The policy will also help build awareness about the benefits of home performance upgrades, as the score comes with a list of suggested cost - effective energy efficiency measures that will help people target investments to save money on energy costs.

The report also highlights Japan's long tradition of effective policies and measures related to energy efficiency.

It also suggests some policies that induce water - use efficiency, and investments in adaptive technologies in order to reduce the negative effects.

In high penetration contexts, linking FITs to wholesale market prices can also increase efficiency of policy outcomes and decrease costs (IEA 2013, nrel.gov).

A comprehensive energy policy must also promote energy efficiency and alternative and renewable sources such as energy recovery.

Aggressive energy efficiency policies have also curbed power plant emissions.

It also calls for a higher EU energy efficiency target, expanding energy efficient policies, rapid reform of EU carbon markets and caution when assessing shale gas's potential contribution to the energy mix.

It also examines policies and consumer actions that promote solar and other renewable energy technologies, conservation and energy efficiency.

Stop illegal logging and deforestation and assist the region in climate - friendly development: While wealthy countries need to act first and fastest to cut emissions, Latin American countries should also implement sustainable development policies that prioritise both energy efficiency and renewable energy.

The Public Utilities and Regulatory Policies Act (1978), also in response to the 1973 oil crisis, was intended to promote energy efficiency and the development of domestic energy resources.

Financial incentives also complement other efficiency policies such as appliance standards and energy codes, overcoming market barriers for cost - effective technologies.

The IEA report also noted that policies that strengthen energy security can be complemented by robust instruments to promote energy efficiency.

Apple, Google and Facebook deflate this assertion through this letter, which contends the presence of clean energy in the North Carolina portfolio, supported by policies such as the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS), is a driving reason these companies chose to bring their businesses to North Carolina versus other southeastern states that also have low electricity rates.

We will also hear from Lauren Ross, ACEEE's local policy manager, who will discuss findings from an upcoming report on energy affordability and energy efficiency.

It also describes how to develop a sustainable programme based on these policy measures and introduces a broader international framework for industrial energy efficiency.

Carbon pricing programs can also work in a complementary manner with other renewable energy and energy efficiency policies, such as renewable electricity standards, energy efficiency standards, and vehicle fuel economy rules.

California and the federal government also have policies to improve vehicle efficiencies and to reduce vehicle miles traveled in efforts to achieve 2050 greenhouse gas reduction targets of 80 percent below 1990 levels as directed in the Governor's Executive Order S -3-05.

It also presents UNIDO's services and activities aimed at supporting industrial energy efficiency, the development of relevant policies and information sharing.

You should also use the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE), which provides detailed information on state incentives and policies for renewable energy and energy efficiency impEfficiency (DSIRE), which provides detailed information on state incentives and policies for renewable energy and energy efficiency impefficiency improvements.

Also, Douglas Johnson, Vice President of Technology Policy with the Consumer Electronics Association got a hold of me to let me know that «there are a few activities and events related to environmental sustainability and energy efficiency issues» happening, as well as a couple show floor tours that are focused on the topics.

Sanders has no official climate change plan yet, but also seek to go well beyond Obama climate change policies, with a carbon tax, greatly increased renewable energy, energy efficiency measures, and international leadership by the US.

Not only do the economic climate models need to predict policy shifts, population growth, and the pace and type of climate changes to come — more droughts, more severe storms, higher temperatures in some places and lower in others, etc. — but they also try to quantify things such as agricultural and forestry losses, damage from catastrophic storms, utility costs, savings from efficiency improvements, water shortages, and sometimes even the economic consequences of refugee flows.

They say, «Technological change can raise the efficiency of resource use, but it also tends to raise both per capita resource consumption and the scale of resource extraction, so that, absent policy effects, the increases in consumption often compensate for the increased efficiency of resource use.»

So, in the case of the United States, for example, those policies that will enable the country to achieve its submitted INDC are: the Clean Power Plan (which will accelerate the shift in many states from coal to natural gas for electricity generation, as well as provide incentives in some states for renewable electricity generation); CAFE (motor vehicle fuel efficiency) standards increasing over time (as already enacted by Congress); appliance efficiency standards moving up over time (as also already enacted by Congress); California's very aggressive climate policy (AB - 32); and the northeast states» Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

matter of principle based on the doctrine of separation of powers as well as a matter of policy founded on the efficiency of the system of criminal justice» which also recognizes that prosecutorial discretion is «especially ill - suited to judicial review»... (cites omitted)

Judicial non-interference with prosecutorial discretion has been referred to as a «matter of principle based on the doctrine of separation of powers as well as a matter of policy founded on the efficiency of the system of criminal justice» which also recognizes that prosecutorial discretion is «especially ill - suited to judicial review»... (cites omitted)

They also rely heavily on policy bases for law, such as equity, efficiency, and legitimacy.

She joined A2L in 2017 and she also serves as senior vice president for global public policy of GRIDSMART, a company that develops smart, cost - effective technologies to improve the safety and efficiency of the nation's transportation system.

BIS stated in a quarterly review that «Institutions need to take into account of not only privacy issues and efficiency gains in payment systems, but also economic, financial and monetary policy repercussions.»

These skills would also be applicable in overseeing and ensuring the effectiveness of daily facility operations; successfully developing and managing staff; identifying areas for efficiency and quality improvement in delivering healthcare services; and carrying out policies, goals and procedures, later as a Clinical Manager for United Allergy Services.

In addition to an internal governmental review of energy policies and commitments to infrastructure upgrades, the bill also will make it mandatory for real estate vendors to make available information regarding the energy consumption and efficiency of listed properties.

«You'll also want to develop day - to - day policies and create forms (such as Buyer Transmittal Form, Seller Transmittal Form and Listing Checklists) to help promote organization and efficiency within the office.»