Sentences with phrase «increasing the energy efficiency target»

Increasing the energy efficiency target should be welcomed as an opportunity to revise the inadequate and further strengthen relevant tools, such as the Emissions Trading System.

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Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report provides the international community with a global dashboard to register progress on the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7): ensuring universal energy access, doubling progress on energy efficiency and substantially increasing the share of renewable energy byEnergy Progress Report provides the international community with a global dashboard to register progress on the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7): ensuring universal energy access, doubling progress on energy efficiency and substantially increasing the share of renewable energy byenergy access, doubling progress on energy efficiency and substantially increasing the share of renewable energy byenergy efficiency and substantially increasing the share of renewable energy byenergy by 2030.

The pledge unanimously passed and signed by the Town Board at its April 11 meeting went on to ask «the New York State Legislature to commit to these same clean energy goals, which would represent a 20 percent increase over the current New York State Energy Plan targets» and to urge «Governor Cuomo to adopt a statewide minimum energy efficiency target of three percent per year of annual energy savings for New York's utilities as part of his comprehensive energy efficiency program, to be announced on Earth Day 2018, and further urges that this program be implemented through a centralized planning process rather than in separate utility rate cases.&energy goals, which would represent a 20 percent increase over the current New York State Energy Plan targets» and to urge «Governor Cuomo to adopt a statewide minimum energy efficiency target of three percent per year of annual energy savings for New York's utilities as part of his comprehensive energy efficiency program, to be announced on Earth Day 2018, and further urges that this program be implemented through a centralized planning process rather than in separate utility rate cases.&Energy Plan targets» and to urge «Governor Cuomo to adopt a statewide minimum energy efficiency target of three percent per year of annual energy savings for New York's utilities as part of his comprehensive energy efficiency program, to be announced on Earth Day 2018, and further urges that this program be implemented through a centralized planning process rather than in separate utility rate cases.&energy efficiency target of three percent per year of annual energy savings for New York's utilities as part of his comprehensive energy efficiency program, to be announced on Earth Day 2018, and further urges that this program be implemented through a centralized planning process rather than in separate utility rate cases.&energy savings for New York's utilities as part of his comprehensive energy efficiency program, to be announced on Earth Day 2018, and further urges that this program be implemented through a centralized planning process rather than in separate utility rate cases.&energy efficiency program, to be announced on Earth Day 2018, and further urges that this program be implemented through a centralized planning process rather than in separate utility rate cases.»

The target, it argued, «does not create any obstacles for social and economic development and corresponds to general objectives of the land - use and sustainable forest management policies, raising the level of energy efficiency, reducing energy intensity of the economy and increasing share of renewables in the Russian energy balance.»

The European Union set «20-20-20» targets — a 20 per cent reduction in carbon emissions from 1990 levels; increasing energy generation from renewable sources by 20 per cent and a 20 per cent improvement in the EU's energy efficiency — and it is expected that public sector buildings lead the way.

Policymakers throughout North America can use the Zero Tool to benchmark their existing building stock in a comparable way and identify how incremental performance targets can be introduced into policies that increase city - wide energy efficiency, energy upgrades, and renewable energy programs.

In January, the governor announced a «comprehensive agenda to combat climate change» that called for aggressive increases in energy storage, development of at least 800 MW of offshore wind resources and new energy efficiency targets.

In 2006, the European Union (EU), which consists of 27 members, committed to reducing its global warming emissions by at least 20 percent of 1990 levels by 2020, to consuming 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, and to reducing its primary energy use by 20 percent from projected levels through increased energy efficiency.1 The EU has also committed to spending $ 375 billion a year to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 percent by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.2 The EU is meeting these goals through binding national commitments which vary depending on the unique situation of a given country but which average out to the overall targets.

First is regulation that could strand assets in several ways: direct regulation on carbon led by authorities at the local, national, regional, or global level; indirect regulation through increased pollution controls, constraints on water usage, or policies targeting health concerns; and mandates on renewable energy adoption and efficiency standards.

Instead, they demanded an unworkable framework of legally binding international emissions targets, influenced and supported by climate hawks who demanded a laser focus on increasing renewable deployment and energy efficiency, mainly through market mechanisms such as cap - and - trade and carbon taxes.

According to Power Forward 3.0, nearly half of the companies in the 2016 Fortune 500 have set targets to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG), improve energy efficiency, and / or increase renewable energy sourcing — this stat is up five percentage points from 2014.

The government has also made a push to increase energy efficiency, diversify its energy mix, and pursue aggressive adoption of clean and renewable energy in order to meet China's 2030 peak carbon emissions target.

In Europe, BP joined Shell in sculpting a winning industry push to scrap the EU's renewable energy and energy efficiency goals, in favour of a single greenhouse gas target for 2030 that could be met by an increased use of natural gas.

The AB 32 year 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets (year 2020 levels reduced to year 1990 measured levels) could be achieved by primarily addressing electricity generation and industrial sector greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts through increased use of renewable energy, energy efficiency and fuel substitution efforts.

The State Energy Plan is a comprehensive roadmap that targets a 40 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels, a 600 TBtu increase in statewide energy efficiency from 2012 levels, and a commitment to generate half of New York's energy from renewable sources byEnergy Plan is a comprehensive roadmap that targets a 40 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels, a 600 TBtu increase in statewide energy efficiency from 2012 levels, and a commitment to generate half of New York's energy from renewable sources byenergy efficiency from 2012 levels, and a commitment to generate half of New York's energy from renewable sources byenergy from renewable sources by 2030.

According to Reuters, «The plan gives states multiple options to achieve their emission targets, such as improving power plant heat rates; using more natural gas plants to replace coal plants; ramping up zero - carbon energy, such as solar or nuclear; and increasing energy efficiency.

A recently published study by energy consultancies Ecofys and TÜ Wien, commissioned by EREF, the European Federation of Renewable Energies Producers, derives national target benchmarks for a more ambitious EU renewables target and analyses the positive effect of increased energy efficiency on the effort required to meet the 2030 renewables target.

MEPs raised the ambition of the future clean energy laws, by voting in favour of increasing the EU's 2030 renewable energy and energy efficiency targets to at least 35 percent and raising its long - term target to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest.

Having ambitious carbon - reduction targets allows us to drive forward innovation, develop new energy - saving technologies and share our know - how through the supply chain and beyond to increase efficiency on a global scale.»

[3] Each state has interim targets it must meet beginning in 2020, and the EPA proposed that states use a combination of four «building blocks» to achieve the emissions reductions: (1) improving the efficiency (heat rate) of existing coal - fired power plants; (2) switching from coal - fired power by increasing the use and capacity factor, or efficiency, of natural - gas combined - cycle power plants; (3) using less carbon - intensive generating power, such as renewable energy or nuclear power; and (4) increasing demand - side energy - efficiency measures.

Uncommitted policies (S2), the second type, may lack detailed implementation plans or firm financial support, but have all been proposed, such as new efficient and zero net energy building targets, construction of the high - speed rail system, and initiatives by various agencies to, for example, increase biofuels use and continue progress in improving vehicle efficiency.

Brook Riley, energy efficiency campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe said: «By increasing the 2030 energy efficiency target the European Commission could lift millions of people out of energy poverty, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and create jobs.

The AIA +2030 Online Series helps design professionals create buildings that meet the energy efficiency targets of the 2030 Challenge, offering strategies to reach a minimum of a 70 % reduction in building energy consumption and fossil fuel greenhouse gas emissions today, increasing to carbon neutral for new building designs by 2030.

Nearly 50 % of Fortune 500 companies, and 60 % of Fortune 100, have targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, buy renewable energy, and / or increase energy efficiency.

States will need to set efficiency targets through Energy Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS), increase public benefits spending, or take other measures to acquire the efficiency resources needed to make RGGI the most effective and affordable program efficiency targets through Energy Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS), increase public benefits spending, or take other measures to acquire the efficiency resources needed to make RGGI the most effective and affordable program Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS), increase public benefits spending, or take other measures to acquire the efficiency resources needed to make RGGI the most effective and affordable program efficiency resources needed to make RGGI the most effective and affordable program it can be.