National energy policy as it relates to the climate threat is probably the number one problem facing the nation at the present time, even though our political discourse does not reflect this reality in the slightest.
Energy statistics are the foundation for developing sound
national energy policies as they reveal where interventions are required and what opportunities are available.
Not exact matches
However, the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change lays out a number of
policies that will compel more clean tech innovation in Canada, he said, including a price on pollution with a carbon price, to be in place across Canada by the start of next year,
as well
as a promised
national clean fuels strategy, better
energy efficiency standards and limits on greenhouse gases like methane.
As special assistant to the president for Domestic
Energy and Environmental
Policy at the
National Economic Council, Trump chose Michael Catanzaro, a fossil fuel lobbyist.
The regions least likely to feel respected on the
national stage are Quebec, Atlantic Canada and Alberta, though it's quite possible they feel this way for different reasons: Quebec
as a result of its cultural differences with English Canada, Atlantic Canada because of its relative size and remoteness, Alberta, over frustrations surrounding economics and
energy policy.
Second, we need a
national vision
as to the role that
energy should play in our economy, and an informed discussion about the
policies that will be needed to ensure that Canada's diverse array of
energy resources continues to be source of competitive advantage.
One forum for this type of discussion is the April 2013 Pacific
Energy Summit, co-sponsored by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) and the U.S. - based National Bureau of Asian Research, that will bring together private sector, government and policy leaders from a number of Asian countries, as well as the United States and Canada, to discuss how to forge trans - Pacific co-operation for this new energ
Energy Summit, co-sponsored by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) and the U.S. - based
National Bureau of Asian Research, that will bring together private sector, government and
policy leaders from a number of Asian countries,
as well
as the United States and Canada, to discuss how to forge trans - Pacific co-operation for this new
energyenergy era.
Ron Campbell, Chief
Policy and Research Analyst for
National Energy Action said: «The original UK Fuel Poverty Strategy was described
as «representing the start of the road to the end of fuel poverty in the United Kingdom», there is a consensus that in order to make meaningful progress in the right direction we are in urgent need of a «road map».
Speaking at the second edition of the
National Policy Summit (NPS) under the aegis of the Trade and Industry Ministry under the theme, «The Industrial Transformation of Ghana,» in Accra yesterday, he noted that during the period, «a significant number of small, medium and large scale operators were all brought to their knees
as a result of four years of «dumsor» (intermittent power supply), induced by the mismanagement of the
energy sector.»
Energy policy in New York has entered the
national conversation
as the media focuses on the state's April 19 presidential primary, one of the most competitive in years.
Mid-career and more senior Franklin Fellows, both sponsored and self - nominated, work on global issues of vital importance to the United States, such
as the environment; counterterrorism; human rights; consular matters; international development assistance; HIV / AIDS and other trans -
national diseases; trade,
energy and financial
policy; and many others.
As Congress develops public
policy, I will continue to engage and seek counsel from our world class scientists and technicians working at the
National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of
Energy, the
National Science Foundation, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
National Institute on Standards and Technology, and other federal agencies.
The
National Commission on
Energy Policy's report presents an overview of major issues — such
as allowance allocations, offsets, trade and costs — that will be followed in the coming weeks by the group's detailed recommendations and proposals.
The model produces different jobs and growth projections for a business -
as - usual scenario with no technology breakthroughs or major new
policies, and then generates different outcomes by factoring in new
policies such
as a
national clean
energy standards such
as proposed by President Obama; increases in corporate average fuel economy standards; tougher environmental controls on coal - fired power generators; extended investment and production tax credits for clean
energy sources and an expanded federal
energy loan guarantee program.
Ultimately, getting
energy policy right translates into environmental and
national security improvements
as well
as economic development.
If the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and director of the White House Office of
Energy and Climate Change
Policy, Carol Browner, are to be believed, those microbes have made quick work of the spill, consuming
as much
as 50 percent of the remaining oil already.
Gelbspan condemns corporate indifference to climate change
as «a crime against humanity» and indicts the Bush administration for allowing the fossil - fuel lobby to dictate
national energy policy.
The temptation for developing countries to go nuclear is particularly common when the political regime is not democratic,
as happened previously in South Africa, Brazil and Argentina and
as is currently happening in Iran, where
national prestige can overrule rational economic decisions and sensible
energy policies.
From a climate
policy perspective, the bill can be seen
as part of the Conservative ongoing effort to 1) gut environmental assessments and scientific research; 2) attack ENGOs that disagree with government
policy to promote unfettered development of the oil sands; and 3) to sideline and even eliminate inconvenient advisory bodies like the
National Roundtable on
Energy and the Environment.
She has a long standing involvement and expertise in technology
policy, serving as an Energy Scholar at Georgetown, a Fellow at the National Academies of Science, and co-establishing the Science Policy Initiative a
policy, serving
as an
Energy Scholar at Georgetown, a Fellow at the
National Academies of Science, and co-establishing the Science
Policy Initiative a
Policy Initiative at MIT.
Some of these risks include: a deterioration in
national, regional, and local economies; tenant defaults; local real estate conditions, such
as an oversupply of, or a reduction in demand for, rental space; property mismanagement; changes in operating costs and expenses, including increasing insurance costs,
energy prices, real estate taxes, and costs of compliance with laws, regulations, and government
policies.
The massive reports and shorter summaries are certainly relevant to global and
national energy policies, describing the possible climatic outcomes of a wide range of societal paths, from business
as usual to aggressive emissions curbs.
As debates over
national and global climate and
energy policy continue to drag out, there's been an intensifying exploration of climate miscommunication among those seeking concrete actions that will make a noticeable difference in the atmosphere someday.
We would argue that global climatic disruption will make these relationships even more crucial
as the ever - escalating climate change impacts permeate issues of economic security,
national and international security,
national energy policy, environmental and natural resource management and protection, and so on.
As many as 37,409 clean energy jobs could be created as a result of the more than 70 major clean energy projects announced across the US in 2Q, according to a study from Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a national group of business leaders advocating for sound economic and environmental policie
As many
as 37,409 clean energy jobs could be created as a result of the more than 70 major clean energy projects announced across the US in 2Q, according to a study from Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a national group of business leaders advocating for sound economic and environmental policie
as 37,409 clean
energy jobs could be created
as a result of the more than 70 major clean energy projects announced across the US in 2Q, according to a study from Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a national group of business leaders advocating for sound economic and environmental policie
as a result of the more than 70 major clean
energy projects announced across the US in 2Q, according to a study from Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a
national group of business leaders advocating for sound economic and environmental
policies.
Although Gov. Jerry Brown isn't involved in decisions on the five proposed coal facilities, he could lend his influence to the debate
as governor of the most economically powerful state in the country and the
national leader on clean
energy and climate
policy.
With 65 questions on the department's research agenda, nuclear program, and
national labs, it sheds a disturbing light on the direction in which Trump plans on taking America's
energy policy,
as Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
At this RFF seminar, experts from the China
National Renewable
Energy Centre, US Department of Energy, National Development and Reform Commission (China), and Georgetown University discussed China's long - term renewable energy development options as well as the potential for increasing renewable energy in China and overcoming the policy, regulatory, market, and institutional barriers to achieving a long - term strategic plan for energy transform
Energy Centre, US Department of
Energy, National Development and Reform Commission (China), and Georgetown University discussed China's long - term renewable energy development options as well as the potential for increasing renewable energy in China and overcoming the policy, regulatory, market, and institutional barriers to achieving a long - term strategic plan for energy transform
Energy,
National Development and Reform Commission (China), and Georgetown University discussed China's long - term renewable
energy development options as well as the potential for increasing renewable energy in China and overcoming the policy, regulatory, market, and institutional barriers to achieving a long - term strategic plan for energy transform
energy development options
as well
as the potential for increasing renewable
energy in China and overcoming the policy, regulatory, market, and institutional barriers to achieving a long - term strategic plan for energy transform
energy in China and overcoming the
policy, regulatory, market, and institutional barriers to achieving a long - term strategic plan for
energy transform
energy transformation.
... They deserve nothing less than our collective best efforts to that end, and they are counting on us to put into place realistic
energy policies that enhance our nation's
energy security and
national security, promote job creation and responsible environmental stewardship, economic growth, and status
as a global
energy leader.»
Policymakers in India have recognised the potential of
energy storage to help the Indian government meet various policy priorities such as the National Solar Mission, National Electric Mobility Mission and Mission for Energy A
energy storage to help the Indian government meet various
policy priorities such
as the
National Solar Mission,
National Electric Mobility Mission and Mission for
Energy A
Energy Access.
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Apparently,
as Julia Olson points out, they do not want to count permits for extraction, drilling, exports and imports, transmission lines and pipelines, all to accommodate the fossil fuel
energies,
as part of the totality of
national energy policies that the defendants are responsible for.
First, my solar
policy paper, Getting out of the Shade: Solar
Energy as National Security
Energy, which we summarized before in a previous post, has now been published in three parts on China Dialogue.
Throughout the report, FITs are construed
as interacting with
national energy and non-
energy policies in a dynamic manner.
Many are skeptical about the bill and the Hill.com's Jim Snyder defines the complications
as: «a Jenga - like quality to the delicate work of constructing
national energy policy, where votes fall along regional lines
as much
as party affiliation,» he writes.
Nothing in the
Energy Policy Act changes the requirements of environmental laws such
as the Endangered Species Act, the
National Historic Preservation Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Clean Air Act.
Policy at the
national level must encourage the deployment of clean
energy technologies, and include greenhouse gas emission reduction targets (such
as those under the Paris Agreement), carbon pricing mechanisms, and investment in
energy research, development and demonstration.
The
Energy Policy Act of 2005 granted the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to approve and issue siting permits for new transmission lines in areas designated by the Department of
Energy as National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC).
The
National Commission on
Energy Policy reported in December that, if fleet mileage in the U.S. rises to 40 mpg — somewhat below the current European Union fleet average for new vehicles of 42 mpg and well below the current Japanese average of 47 mpg - then
as switchgrass yields improve modestly to around 10 tons / acre it would take only 30 million acres of land to produce sufficient cellulosic ethanol to fuel half the U.S. passenger fleet.
The
National Commission on
Energy Policy pointed out some of the problems with most current biodiesel «produced from rapeseed, soybean, and other vegetable oils -
as well
as... used cooking oils.»
Molly Walsh, climate justice and
energy campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe, said: «The proposed renewables target represents barely more than business -
as - usual and will send a dangerous signal to
national governments that EU renewables
policy is being abandoned.
It was around this time that we began to hear activist groups described
as NGOs and see them used
as consultees to government on all sorts of issues — culminating in Friend of The Earth activist & Eng Lit graduate Bryony Worthington being brought into government to take the lead in formulating
national energy policy.
Some of the success was because the countries had credible
national policies to back the renewable
energy sector, such
as America's stimulus initiatives and tax credits on clean electricity, she explains.
These city - led efforts to catalyze local clean
energy economic development are important to watch
as federal grants sunset, especially in the absence of a comprehensive
national energy or climate
policy.
The latter two factors already vary greatly among countries, and
national policies can affect future trajectories of GHG emissions directly
as well
as indirectly through
policies affecting economic growth and (
energy) consumption.
What happens in the future, his report says, «will depend largely on a mix of weather,
energy sources and economic factors —
as well
as potential changes in
national and state
policies.»
Many public
policies seek to promote
energy efficiency, but
as the authors of the Electricity Journal paper — Keith Dennis of the
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and Ken Colburn and Jim Lazar of the Regulatory Assistance Project — point out,
energy efficiency isn't precisely what we want.
They've written letters to the government demanding that Ottawa stop a swarm of activist groups backed by foreign billionaires from hijacking —
as the prime minister himself put it — the hearings over the Canadian Northern Gateway pipeline that would carry our oil from Alberta to B.C. Canadians have been calling into radio shows and writing blogs, and spreading the word in their communities about the fact that this crucial decision over Canada's
national energy policy is being infiltrated by what are essentially the well - paid lobbyists of wealthy and powerful foreign interests.
China's
energy and climate change
policy is based on its own assessment of
national interest as outlined both in its 2007 National Climate Change Program and 2008 Climate Change Whit
national interest
as outlined both in its 2007
National Climate Change Program and 2008 Climate Change Whit
National Climate Change Program and 2008 Climate Change White Paper.
President Hu Jintao (pictured right) of China announced that China will build on existing domestic climate change
policies as embodied in its
National Climate Change Programme and current Five Year Plan to step up its efforts on
energy efficiency, development of low - carbon
energy such
as renewables and nuclear, and increase of forestry cover.