2Examples of previously published emission factors include, in pounds of carbon dioxide per million Btu, single emission factors of 205.7 in «United States Emissions of Carbon Dioxide to the Earth's Atmosphere,»
Energy Systems Policy, Vol.
Not exact matches
The president did not mention NV
Energy by name — instead calling out several utilities around the country that have put pro-solar
policies in place and are working to figure out how to transition the electricity industry from a simple provider to an integrated
system of distribution.
I have used a fall in exports to show how constrained Beijing's
policy choices are, but I could just have easily done the same using as an example any change in the currency regime, the reform of the hukou
system, the de-industrialization of the bankrupt northeast provinces, the development of the OBOR and Silk Road projects, changes in interest rates or minimum reserves, protecting the stock market from crashing, the provincial bond swaps, changes in the tax regime, improving
energy and environmental
policies, and so on.
TORONTO — Sarah Petrevan, senior
policy advisor for Clean
Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the release of Ontario's 2017 Long - Term Energy Plan: «Ontario's long - term energy plan provides more direction than details, but it stays the course in building a modern, affordable and flexible energy s
Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the release of Ontario's 2017 Long - Term
Energy Plan: «Ontario's long - term energy plan provides more direction than details, but it stays the course in building a modern, affordable and flexible energy s
Energy Plan: «Ontario's long - term
energy plan provides more direction than details, but it stays the course in building a modern, affordable and flexible energy s
energy plan provides more direction than details, but it stays the course in building a modern, affordable and flexible
energy s
energy system.
The organization also aims to contribute to the creation of a
system or set of
systems that would allow people to automatically pay for the use of both ride - sharing and car - sharing vehicles; for the insurance
policies covering those vehicles; for the
energy that those vehicles consume and the pollutants that they emit during a trip; and for traffic that the commuter contributes to by traveling during peak hours.
David brings experience in
energy and the electricity
system from both business and
policy perspectives with previous roles in government and the private sector.
One recommendation by the alliance takes aim at Ontario government
energy policy that could also double as climate
policy, as the province has curtailed greenhouse gas emissions coming from the electricity sector by closing coal - fired power plants, invested in costly solar and wind
energy projects, and instituted a cap - and - trade
system that requires businesses to buy permits to cover their carbon emissions.
When it comes to carrying out government
policy, that «should be left to properly resourced independent agencies,» the group says, such as the Ontario
Energy Board and Independent Electricity
System Operator, which can be held to account by the provincial legislature.
If we are giving significantly of our own money to combat hunger or poverty or injustice we are very likely to become interested enough in these efforts to invest some time and
energy in them, to work with individuals and to become involved in
policy debates and to confront the economic
system.
His experience spans sustainability strategy, non ‐ profit management, food
systems policy, renewable
energy and green design.
The plan establishes a set of six fundamental principles for the region, which include: transportation and other infrastructure upgrades; new commercial and residential growth; land use and transportation decisions based on
policies like the Global Warming Solutions Act and the Clean
Energy and Climate Plan; creation and preservation of workforce housing that matches new job rates; creation and maintenance of an effective public transit
system; and coordinated planning and implementation efforts.
FPEEG, the All - Party Fuel Poverty and
Energy Efficiency Group, is a coalition of cross party MPs and industry stakeholders committed to maintain awareness in Parliament of fuel poverty issues; to monitor and comment on progress against government's targets to eradicate fuel poverty; to advocate policies that deliver affordable warmth for vulnerable households with emphasis on improved domestic energy efficiency including effective thermal insulation alongside efficient and effective heating sy
Energy Efficiency Group, is a coalition of cross party MPs and industry stakeholders committed to maintain awareness in Parliament of fuel poverty issues; to monitor and comment on progress against government's targets to eradicate fuel poverty; to advocate
policies that deliver affordable warmth for vulnerable households with emphasis on improved domestic
energy efficiency including effective thermal insulation alongside efficient and effective heating sy
energy efficiency including effective thermal insulation alongside efficient and effective heating
systems.
A «wholesale transformation of the
energy system» is required, the report says, and given the scale and complexity of the change a decarbonisation target should be included in the
energy bill to provide a
policy commitment for the investors who will need to provide the capital for the development of new technologies.
The first, the Ulster County Legislature's
Energy and Environment Committee will meet on Thursday, May 3rd at 5:30 pm (at UCRRA located at 999 Flatbush Road in Kingston, NY) and, more importantly in order for your voice to be heard, a public hearing is set for May 23rd (VIEW our facebook event) with a potential vote to follow that would establish both new
policy and a higher fee for our current commingled
system imposed upon Kingston.
Ironically, the need to modernize the state's
energy system dovetails with the goal of developing
policies that encourage
energy use reduction, efficiency measures, and the move to reliance on alternative
energy sources, such as solar power.
«Iowa has an excellent community college
system of renewable
energy, I would urge you to look at that,» Richardson said during a discussion on
energy policy.
Lara is now a Senior Advisor in the Department of
Energy Office of
Energy Policy and
Systems Analysis.
Dr. Sauma studies power
systems economics, environmental economics, mathematical programming,
energy efficiency, renewable
energy, and
energy policy.
Lara Pierpoint, 2012 - 13 AAAS Congressional Fellow, Senate Committee on
Energy & Natural Resources Now: Special Advisor,
Energy Policy and
Systems Analysis, U.S. Department of
Energy Lara Pierpoint was a 2012 - 13 AAAS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow for the Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
She works on a range of nuclear
policy and natural gas issues as well as on
systems integration and analysis for the Quadrennial
Energy Review.
«In the face of rapidly expanding
energy demand and the increasingly urgent threat of climate change, we are continuing to respond to the
energy system as it evolves rather than actively managing its transformation,» Didier Houssin, IEA's director of sustainable
energy policy and technology, said yesterday at the report's launch.
More work is also needed in consulting with polluters under the
system, according to Alvin Lin, climate and
energy policy director for China at the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental organization based in New York.
David's academic and professional background includes a unique blend of technology and
policy in the field of
energy systems.
The party that Liberals might partner with on some
energy issues — the NDP — supports a cap - and - trade
system and has
policy positions on climate change that are generally more to the political left.
«Despite the large amount of emissions produced by shipping the coal such a long distance, our analysis shows that the total emissions would drop because of the superior
energy efficiency of South Korea's newer coal - fired power plants,» said Dalia Patiño - Echeverri, assistant professor of
energy systems and public
policy at Duke.
Patiño - Echeverri is Gendell Assistant Professor of
Energy Systems and Public
Policy at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment.
The combined effect of the three, the scientists found, is that the global
energy system could experience unprecedented changes in the growth of natural gas production and significant changes to the types of
energy used, but without much reduction to projected climate change if new mitigation
policies are not put in place to support the deployment of renewable
energy technologies.
In short, we have arrived at a point where the challenges of sustainable development — including public health, infrastructure,
energy and national security — require changes not only to
policy but also to basic public management
systems.
Implementing key
policies and investments in those three
systems — from phasing out fossil fuels to stopping deforestation to ramping up
energy efficiency — could deliver at least half of the emissions cuts needed by 2030 to lower the risk of dangerous climate change, said Jeremy Oppenheim, the report's program director.
Previous roles include performing wind
energy research at the Ames National Laboratory and interning with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Policy and Systems Ana
energy research at the Ames National Laboratory and interning with the U.S. Department of
Energy's Office of Energy Policy and Systems Ana
Energy's Office of
Energy Policy and Systems Ana
Energy Policy and
Systems Analysis.
Co-author Dr Iain Staffell, from the Centre for Environmental
Policy, said: «This tool allows us to combat one of the biggest uncertainties in the future
energy system, and use real data to answer questions such as how electricity storage could revolutionise the electricity generation sector, or when high - capacity home storage batteries linked to personal solar panels might become cost - effective.»
Arnulf Grubler, a researcher at the International Institute for Applied
Systems Analysis in Austria, wrote in a 2010 paper published in the journal
Energy Policy that France's success in nuclear energy stemmed from establishing a standard design for reactors, centralized decisionmaking and certainty that the government was committed to nuclear
Energy Policy that France's success in nuclear
energy stemmed from establishing a standard design for reactors, centralized decisionmaking and certainty that the government was committed to nuclear
energy stemmed from establishing a standard design for reactors, centralized decisionmaking and certainty that the government was committed to nuclear power.
Computer models play a significant role in environmental
policy, but offer only a partial picture of the industrial
system Whether it's electric automobiles, renewable
energy, carbon tax or sustainable consumption: Sustainable development requires strategies that meet people's needs without harming the environment.
This substantial growth is in large part thanks to the
Energy Policy Act of 2005's 30 percent Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for commercial and residential solar energy sy
Energy Policy Act of 2005's 30 percent Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for commercial and residential solar
energy sy
energy systems.
The power to regulate carbon dioxide is nothing less than the power to determine climate change
policy and restructure America's
energy supply
system.
A sustainable city should have clear
policies and comprehensive sanitation, waste collection and treatment, water management, with the collection, treatment, reuse and economy; transportation
systems that favor mass transit quality and safety; actions that preserve and expand green areas and use of clean and renewable
energy, and finally, public administration transparent and shared with civil society organizations.
Exactly why that occurred is an important question, and one that should remind us, once again, of why we ought to spend a lot more
energy examining the dynamics of how
system reforms actually play out in early adopters, before rushing to insist that they «work» or to mandate them through
policy.
Back to
policy wonk speak — this poor configuration affects outcomes as precious time and
energy is spent running sub-optimal parallel
systems.
As Assistant Administrator for
Policy, International Affairs, Environment, and
Energy, Ms. Solomon is responsible for leading the FAA's efforts to foster the safety and capacity of the global aerospace
system in an environmentally sound manner.
CTA's activities encompass transportation
energy and environmental concerns, safety and security challenges, planning and
policy issues,
systems engineering, military transportation, and transit visibility.
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energy, environmental, economic, emergency preparedness, and public health
policy, and the interrelationships between the people, the companies, and the various
systems involved in implementing or holding back the paradigm shift to sustainable models.
We commend Batu Karang's environmental
policies using low impact
energy, water and waste
systems as well as training and empowering locals through school programmes — it's great to see fancy resorts participating in such practices.
Whether or not the backers are directly linked to the oil industry, they reflect how the fight over
energy policy remains highly polarized, well financed (on both sides), and — so far — has resulted in few
policies that oil markets or the climate
system are likely to notice any time soon.
«Imagine basing a country's
energy and economic
policy on an incomplete, unproven theory — a theory based entirely on computer models in which one minor variable (CO2) is considered the sole driver for the entire global climate
system.»
The plan, aimed at filling the
policy gap left by the death of a carbon cap and trading
system, focuses on stimulating innovation and diffusion of non-polluting
energy technology through direct investment and procurement
policies.
Finally, on the
policy side, if there's evidence that existing technology is inadequate to affordably decarbonize a growing global
energy system on a scale that would matter to the climate, and it's clear that we've utterly disinvested in
energy research for decades, it's my job to write that, as I did in 2006, and repeat it on the blog as much as necessary.
My great fear is that
systems thinking is not going to be applied vigorously when it comes to
policies that will ultimately impact the deployment of the complex
energy matrix suggested above.
But even as I push for an
energy quest that limits climate risk, I'm not worried about the resilience of Arctic ecosystems and not worried about the
system tipping into an irreversibly slushy state on time scales relevant to today's
policy debates.
We need to start thinking in practical terms about how to get the technologies we need ready — as the authors say, «deep
energy system decarbonization is likely to require an ambitious, focused agenda of rapid innovation and improvement in every critical technology area, even those commercially available today, as well as substantial «demand pull» efforts and
policies to ensure early demonstration, industry maturation, scale - up, and «learning by doing.