Sentences with phrase «build clean energy economies»

Build a clean energy economy by cutting through red - tape and securing investments for innovation.
«New York is blazing the trail when it comes to transitioning to sustainable energy practices and building a clean energy economy,» Cuomo said in the release.
New York State is taking the lead in building the clean energy economy, and Southern Tier Solar Works (STSW) has been working hard since 2014 to bring these benefits to our communities here in the Southern Tier.
We are pleased to be a part of this historic public - private partnership and applaud the leadership of Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand and Long Island's Congressional delegation for its commitment in helping to build the clean energy economy right here in Brentwood.»
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched a Green Partnership, reaffirming their countries» strong commitment to taking vigorous action to combat climate change, ensuring their mutual energy security, working towards global food security, and building a clean energy economy that will drive investment, job creation, and economic growth throughout the 21st century.
Schwerin said McAuliffe will run on a jobs platform that will mainly focus on building a clean energy economy «to help spur economic growth in Virginia and address climate change.»
The good news is that all three leading Democratic candidates have made big commitment to large public investments to build the clean energy economy.
Said Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club: «We are pleased that President Obama reiterated the need to put a price on carbon and build a clean energy economy with more renewable energy and greater energy efficiency.»
I applaud the efforts of Ithaca College, along with those of residents, businesses and organizations across New York, whose solar projects help us achieve our aggressive renewable energy goals, combat climate change and build a clean energy economy
The families still struggling to recover from Superstorm Sandy know we can't wait to build a clean energy economy in New York.
«This is an unprecedented investment in building a clean energy economy.
Wind turbines are an essential to our prospects of building a clean energy economy.
The energy and environment section is titled «Combat Climate Change, Build a Clean Energy Economy, and Secure Environmental Justice.»

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Which brings us to a final reason this meeting matters: the process that leaders announced today can deliver a plan to build Canada's clean energy economy.
Already, more than 68,000 British Columbians work in the «clean economy» — a sector that includes green buildings, clean energy, professional services, waste management and more, and contributed $ 6.3 billion to B.C.'s GDP in 2014, according to the Delphi Group.
Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + emailVANCOUVER — Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the B.C. NDP and B.C. Green Party announcement regarding their intent to cooperate in the legislature: «It's clear that British Columbians voted for change in this election and support the NDP and Greens» objectives: building a clean economy and puttiClean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the B.C. NDP and B.C. Green Party announcement regarding their intent to cooperate in the legislature: «It's clear that British Columbians voted for change in this election and support the NDP and Greens» objectives: building a clean economy and putticlean economy and putting...
Most Canadians believe that we can build a stronger economy by taking action to cut carbon pollution — and they see it as one of the prime minister's jobs to deliver that clean growth by investing in clean energy
«While more remains to be done to optimize our electricity system — building transmission lines to carry more clean power to those jurisdictions still burning fossil fuels, investing in smarter grids in our towns and cities, bringing more clean power online — these regulations create a foundation as we transition to clean energy and an economy built to last.»
«The Green Jobs - Green NY program will build on the significant efforts our State has already taken to help put New Yorkers to work in the clean energy economy,» Governor Paterson said.
STSW is working hard to build prosperity and a clean energy economy in The Southern Tier while preparing local young people for jobs in clean energy.
Excerpt: «Public policy needs to «listen the science» to build a sustainable economy made of relocalized (meaning to make local again) manufacturing clean energy industries and creating conditions so that small businesses can thrive.
«We're likely to see continued domestic action by key countries to build this clean - energy economy,» Schmidt says.
Argonne is poised to help our nation build an economy fueled by safe, clean, renewable energy and free from dependence on foreign oil.
Yes, nanotechnology is becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives and has found its way into many commercial products, for example, strong, lightweight materials for better fuel economy; targeted drug delivery for safer and more effective cancer treatments; clean, accessible drinking water around the world; superfast computers with vast amounts of storage; self - cleaning surfaces; wearable health monitors; more efficient solar panels; safer food through packaging and monitoring; regrowth of skin, bone, and nerve cells for better medical outcomes; smart windows that lighten or darken to conserve energy; and nanotechnology - enabled concrete that dries more quickly and has sensors to detect stress or corrosion at the nanoscale in roads, bridges, and buildings.
Rather than wholeheartedly support the kind of energy policy, civic infrastructure and lifestyle changes that will allow the United States to prosper in a post-carbon, green economy — and build a clean energy independence — the focus is on populist false promises that developing oil shale or lifting bans on offshore oil drilling will reduce short term energy costs.
To build on this progress, the Obama Administration is putting in place tough new rules to cut carbon pollution — just like we have for other toxins like mercury and arsenic — so we protect the health of our children and move our economy toward American - made clean energy sources that will create good jobs and lower home energy bills.
The main event is the seventh «Clean Energy Ministerial» — the latest in a series of annual intergovernmental meetings largely shaped by the Obama administration but built on a Bush - era template — the «major economies» meetings on energy and clEnergy Ministerial» — the latest in a series of annual intergovernmental meetings largely shaped by the Obama administration but built on a Bush - era template — the «major economies» meetings on energy and clenergy and climate.
I stress this one deal because here is a chance to help a developing country just building a free market economy build a power grid not based on coal, but in cleaner energy.
Instead of building a clean, renewable - energy economy and technological capacity, Australia will continue to stumble at the back of the pack.
We look forward to collaborating with OPPD to create a responsible timeline for the transition of the plant that focuses on our best opportunities to build a strong clean energy economy here in Omaha.»
The Clean Energy DC Plan outlines some of what's needed including deep energy retrofits of existing buildings and federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, but DC currently spends a fraction of what's needed to conduct deep energy retrofits and federal regulations like CAFE are at risk under the Trump AdministrEnergy DC Plan outlines some of what's needed including deep energy retrofits of existing buildings and federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, but DC currently spends a fraction of what's needed to conduct deep energy retrofits and federal regulations like CAFE are at risk under the Trump Administrenergy retrofits of existing buildings and federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, but DC currently spends a fraction of what's needed to conduct deep energy retrofits and federal regulations like CAFE are at risk under the Trump Administrenergy retrofits and federal regulations like CAFE are at risk under the Trump Administration.
Furthermore, the bill directs DOEE and an advisory committee to identify and implement actions that provide building owners with incentives to reduce energy costs in master - metered buildings and share those cost savings with building occupants using a portion of the revenue that is dedicated toward making green investments in DC's clean energy economy.
Since it started in 2005, this initiative serves as a model for how other communities dealing with extreme energy can fight to shut down polluting facilities AND put in place clean, community controlled sources of energy and green economy jobs that build off of the strengths of the local people, culture, and land.
Cutting - edge sectors like building design and IT are critical allies in our vision of a clean energy economy,» said Anne Kelly, Policy Director at Ceres and Director of BICEP.
California has increased its Renewable Portfolio Standards from 20 % by 2020 to 33 % by 2020.57 Germany has made a post-Fukushima commitment to increase its already leading levels of investment in renewable energy generation.58 In China's most recently released Five - Year - Plan, a majority of the «strategic industries» that are emphasized are «clean technology» industries.59 Brazil is moving ahead aggressively with building its local renewable fuels economy.60 None of these pioneers have started and then scaled back.
«We're very much about trying to build a strong and powerful and good economy,» Podesta said Friday, «but that will come through investments in cleaner energy systems, not in reliance on the systems that we've had in place, which are now increasingly burdening our economy through these losses in agriculture, in forestry, in extreme weather losses, in storm surges, in sea - level rise.»
Ground - breaking solar initiatives build stronger economies and a cleaner environment by adding renewables to the energy mix.
Besides, we've had so many opportunities to build out our clean energy economy in the past... And we chose to ignore those opportunities because politics and special interests stood in the way.
She views the fight against our single biggest environmental challenge as an opportunity to build a new clean energy economy to preserve our quality of life.
Indeed, as I argue in this article, I think it will be absolutely essential that we shift much of our current wasteful fossil fuel use (e.g., shipping the same goods back and forth across the ocean, driving gas - powered private automobiles, and producing disposable consumer goods) toward building new infrastructure for long - term resilience (e.g., local food economies, low - energy housing, greenspace, water catchment and storage, clean energy systems, trains, and, yes, wind - powered sea vessels!).
Support also comes from the Energy Foundation, serving the public interest by helping to build a strong, clean, energy economy, from Carl and Judy Ferenbach of Boston, Massachusetts and from SolarCity, America's solar power proEnergy Foundation, serving the public interest by helping to build a strong, clean, energy economy, from Carl and Judy Ferenbach of Boston, Massachusetts and from SolarCity, America's solar power proenergy economy, from Carl and Judy Ferenbach of Boston, Massachusetts and from SolarCity, America's solar power provider.
He is responsible for guiding policy development and building an integrated communications, advocacy, and government affairs strategy to foster a clean energy economy in Washington.
If we don't have economic policy to drive the building of the clean energy economy, then we will create the demand for clean energy and energy efficiency block by block and community by community.
Deep retrofits are one area of innovation and promise in driving greater building efficiency in order to enable a sometimes better - than - new building — and even more important, foster a vibrant clean - energy economy.
I have always appreciated Carl Pope's willingness to collaborate with the labor movement, a collaboration that set the foundation for efforts like the Apollo Alliance and Green For All which are now building grass roots support for a green economy and a clean energy future.
«StartupGPS will be a valuable tool to help entrepreneurs plot their course as they build a successful business in the clean energy economy,» said NECEC Institute President Peter Rothstein.
«These standards will also spark the innovation we need to build the next generation of power plants, helping grow a more sustainable clean - energy economy
Ocean Champions Endorses Congressman John Garamendi (D - CA) Visionary Representative Works to Create a Clean Energy Economy Washington, D.C. — June 28, 2012 — Ocean Champions, which works to build political power for the oceans by helping to elect pro-ocean candidates to the U.S. Congress endorses...
State - level climate action is benefitting our economies and strengthening our communities: Alliance members are growing our clean energy economies and creating new jobs, while reducing air pollution, improving public health, and building more resilient communities.
Calgary, Alberta, November 3, 2016 — Provincial leadership is playing an important role in moving Canada's wind market forward as policymakers look to balance cost - effective electricity supply with growing pressure to clean up their power grids and build sustainable economies — and that is exactly what delegates witnessed first - hand on the final day of the Canadian Wind Energy Association's 32nd Annual Conference and Exhibition today in Calgary.
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