Sentences with phrase «as increasing energy efficiency»

The group was in charge of devising climate change programs and policies, such as increasing energy efficiency and raising funds for adaptation projects.

Achieving 100 % renewable «total energy» — for power, transport and heat — will require us to reduce unsustainable demand (overconsumption), as well as increasing energy efficiency, and shifting our transport and heating systems from liquid and gas fuels to electrical power.

Not exact matches

Increased energy efficiency of transport vehicles & lower energy prices in future may dampen the speed of growth in demand but, as part of the evolution and R&D process, creation of better and more economical products can be expected.

The threat, often referred to as the «utility death spiral,» goes like this: as customers choose to install solar panels or adopt energy efficiency measures, a utility will sell fewer units of energy and has to increase what it charges for electricity to ensure that it can still cover its fixed costs, such as grid maintenance and labor.

WHEREAS, increasing energy efficiency has been identified as among the most cost - effective methods for reducing greenhouse gas and other environmental pollutant emissions and increasing energy security; and

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.»

A VAT increase was widely anticipated but we hoped that he might have tempered this by updating and expanding the list of those products and solutions that will improve energy efficiency in people's homes such as more efficient heating systems and double glazing.

The Pima endured these conditions for millennia, and geneticists believe that, over time, their bodies evolved a «thrifty genotype» — a set of genes that enabled them to subsist on very few calories by increasing the efficiency of their metabolism and storing as much energy as possible as fat.

Both traditional and new U.S. industries will have to increase energy efficiency if the nation is to retain its global position as a leading manufacturer

While some transportation researchers have suggested autonomous cars could cut emissions by boosting driver efficiency, others, including Fulton and his colleagues, project that energy use and carbon emissions would increase over a business - as - usual scenario because more people will travel farther.

Of those approaches, none came close to reducing emissions as much as conservation, increased energy efficiency and low - carbon fuels would.

Your article on a slowdown in the increase in global emissions of greenhouse gases cites energy efficiency as a key...

«By increasing the thickness of an extremely thin layer of organic molecules inserted as a spacer between the donor and acceptor, we could reduce the attraction between the hole and electron in the exciplex and thereby greatly influence the exciplex's energy, lifetime, and emission color and efficiency.»

(I happen to agree with what I suspect Lomborg was trying to say, which is that the energy efficiency of the U.S. economy defined as the value of the goods and services delivered divided by the amount of energy used could be substantially increased in ways that would be cost - effective even at current energy prices.

Because I don't know enough science to debate contrarians scientifically, I usually fall back on: Suppose the mainstream climate scientists are wrong & the contrarians right, and we act as if the scientists are right, then we have nothing to lose & something to gain in terms of reducing other environmental harms (acid rain, local pollution), resource depletion, and increasing national security (re oil wars & protection), and lots of money to save from energy / resource efficiency & conservation, and increasing from alternative energy.

As time moves on and the necessity for greater energy efficiency and resource sustainability increases, however, the lines drawn between green jobs and regular jobs will begin to dissolve.

«I want carbs in this meal as not only will it help to increase my energy levels but they will be used to help better the efficiency of getting protein to my tired and damaged muscles rather then be stored as fat.

As an athlete I am always in search of ways I can give my body the best energy to increase my efficiency, strength and endurance.

A study titled «The influence of wind resistance in running and walking and the mechanical efficiency of work against horizontal or vertical forces,» by LG Pugh, has shown that there is an increased energy cost of running on a solid surface, as opposed to on a treadmill, due to air resistance.

Fortunately recent schemes such as the Priority School Building Programme and other funding streams have meant that many more establishments can benefit from increased energy efficiency, whether it be a refurbishment or new building.

Watts in itself mean little as it is the amount of energy required to emit a certain amount of light and now that there are different choices from the old plain household incandescent bulb, efficiency has increased so the energy used is less related to the light produced.

As another commercial example, Blue Earth Energy is moving forward with a project to install six solar PV projects in New Jersey that has revenues from energy efficiency programs increasing for the coEnergy is moving forward with a project to install six solar PV projects in New Jersey that has revenues from energy efficiency programs increasing for the coenergy efficiency programs increasing for the company.

The transformation of the building includes a new façade and upgraded building services as well as significant environmental initiatives such as rooftop solar panels, rainwater reuse in bathrooms and double - glazed doors and windows to reduce noise and increase energy efficiency.

Since OHC uptake efficiency associated with surface warming is low compared with the rate of radiative restoring (increase in energy loss to space as specified by the climate feedback parameter), an important internal contribution must lead to a loss rather than a gain of ocean heat; thus the observation of OHC increase requires a dominant role for external forcing.

Moreover, he claims that as renewable energy use increases, this measure of efficiency will decrease as the best land for wind, biomass, and solar power gets used up.»

Others insist that actions can be taken today — such as greatly increasing the efficiency with which we use energy — that will cut the risks of climate change while offering society other benefits.

Because I don't know enough science to debate contrarians scientifically, I usually fall back on: Suppose the mainstream climate scientists are wrong & the contrarians right, and we act as if the scientists are right, then we have nothing to lose & something to gain in terms of reducing other environmental harms (acid rain, local pollution), resource depletion, and increasing national security (re oil wars & protection), and lots of money to save from energy / resource efficiency & conservation, and increasing from alternative energy.

Thus governments must take other actions such as changing rules so that utilities make money by encouraging conservation, increasing efficiency standards for vehicles, appliances, electronic goods, etc., and investing much more in energy research and development.

It is sort of an example of Jevons» Paradox, which suggests that as energy efficiency increases, then people will respond by using more of it.

The college's Energy Management Program (with a Renewable Energy Technician Option) is growing quickly as demand increases for people trained in improving building and home energy efficiency and in renewable energy syEnergy Management Program (with a Renewable Energy Technician Option) is growing quickly as demand increases for people trained in improving building and home energy efficiency and in renewable energy syEnergy Technician Option) is growing quickly as demand increases for people trained in improving building and home energy efficiency and in renewable energy syenergy efficiency and in renewable energy syenergy systems.

Carbon emissions stopped growing in 2015 for the first time in 10 years as the world turned its back on coal and embraced energy efficiency and renewable power with increased vigour, according to a new set of statistics.

Switching to electricity as an energy source for heating, industry, transport and increasing energy efficiency can significantly reduce carbon emissions.

The Sustainability Commission's TOD recommendations should serve as a model for metropolitan areas nationwide, helping them reduce their carbon footprints, conserve irreplaceable natural resources threatened by sprawling development, position them to compete in a changing economy that rewards energy efficiency and increased density of intellectual capital, and contribute to a $ 450 - billion U.S. savings in building and infrastructure.

• As a result, if we define net energy consumption as the product of gross energy consumption times an efficiency factor taking into account the efficiency of the energy sources used by households, we may observe an inverted - U relationship between gross energy consumption and income, even though net energy consumption may be monotonically increasing in incomAs a result, if we define net energy consumption as the product of gross energy consumption times an efficiency factor taking into account the efficiency of the energy sources used by households, we may observe an inverted - U relationship between gross energy consumption and income, even though net energy consumption may be monotonically increasing in incomas the product of gross energy consumption times an efficiency factor taking into account the efficiency of the energy sources used by households, we may observe an inverted - U relationship between gross energy consumption and income, even though net energy consumption may be monotonically increasing in income.

EESI advances policy solutions that will result in decreased global warming and air pollution; improvements in public health, energy security and rural economic development opportunities; increased use of renewable energy sources and improved energy efficiency; and the protection of areas such as the Arctic and coastal regions.»

In recent years, many states have embraced new energy efficiency policies and as a result, investments in energy efficiency programs have been increasing steadily.

A network of Vermont funders, non-profits and building professionals are seeing the need to replace a mobile home housing stock that was disproportionately damaged in 2011 by tropical storm Irene as an opportunity to increase energy efficiency and access to affordable housing.

As a result, Kentucky can not propose a solution that increases the use of renewable energy or energy efficiency, or encourages power plants to switch from coal to natural gas.

Further dissemination of state - of - the - art technologies to increase thermal energy efficiency and electric energy efficiency and the use of alternative fuels including biomass as well as to reduce clinker content in cement is needed.

Improving energy efficiency will not solve that because it has been known since the nineteenth century that improved energy efficiency increases energy use: as many subsequent studies have confirmed.

The idea is that PACE programs help home and business owners pay for the upfront costs of green initiatives, such as solar panels or energy efficiency retrofits, which the property owner then pays back through increased property taxes by a set rate over about 20 years.

While renewables will play an important part, they must be seen as part of a portfolio of low emissions energy technologies (including nuclear, renewables and carbon capture and storage) that deliver increased energy efficiency.

Nick Molho identified the key issues as energy market reform, energy efficiency, increasing renewable technology, and better grid technology: both a «super» grid linking the various European national energy systems together so the fluctuations of alternative sources could be accommodated, and also a «smart» grid where individual users could use power wisely and cost - effectively by the use of smart metering at home and work.

The event provided a dedicated forum for maritime leaders and professionals to review the latest technologies available for improved energy efficiency of ships as well as to discuss how to facilitate successful technology transfers between countries and increase the take - up of maritime technologies worldwide.

It also aims to help local governments to use climate finance mechanisms as an opportunity to increase the energy performance of their district whilst creating additional revenue, improve resource efficiency and support their wider climate strategies.

As we will see, this small difference in production energy becomes negligible when you factor in the increased fuel efficiency.»

Over the past year, critics of renewable energy have increased the volume and severity of their attacks on the industry, claiming that solar, wind, geothermal and even efficiency as a concept are expensive, inefficient pipe dreams.

In a second analysis, I find that policy interventions can not achieve long - run reductions in energy use without increasing prices, implying that energy efficiency mandates and R&D subsidies have limited potential as tools for climate change mitigation.

Climeon was chosen as a Climate Solver due to its Heat Power technology that can dramatically reduce the CO2 emissions and increase the energy efficiency around the globe.

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.