Sentences with phrase «build our energy policy»

But there's also the broadest, and most important, question: In the wake of this unfolding calamity, what is the best approach to building an energy policy for the long haul that fosters economic progress (as distinct from simple economic growth) while limiting environmental risks ranging from tainted beaches and fisheries to global warming?

She was Staff Scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council in New York, where she led research and implementation on building energy policies in Indian states.

Similarly, we can't build our energy policy on a resource that exists nowhere else.

«People don't usually think of the costs of taking a hot shower, but options already exist to save on energy and water,» said Lane Burt, Manager of Building Energy Policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Not exact matches

«By getting active in communities, we can raise our voices to defend policies and regulations that will protect wild places and wildlife, reduce carbon emissions, build a modern energy economy based on investment in renewables, and, most crucially, ensure the United States remains fully committed to the vital goals set forth in the Paris Agreement on climate change.»

She brings a wealth of experience in achieving broad and lasting change and in - depth knowledge of clean energy, conservation policy, toxic enforcement, and team building.

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 sEnergy 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 sEnergy 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 senergy plan provides more direction than details, but it stays the course in building a modern, affordable and flexible energy senergy system.

The poll also found strong support for other policies that would help accelerate Canada's transition to clean energy, including federal support to help provinces use more renewable electricity, switching buildings and vehicles to clean power, and measures to cut the carbon emissions from gasoline and diesel fuel.

We're on the way to building the machinery to deliver on our Paris emissions reduction and energy reliability goals - but are still shy of a Paris - compliant emissions policy.

First of all: Every Vertical Farm is different and Construction and Operation costs depend on city location, availability, technology used, local laws and Policy, energy source, climate, type of building and many other variables.

«Over a decade ago, building new plants in New York City was easier because Con Edison was in the business of both generating and distributing power, and could build new plants whenever they were needed, said Ashok Gupta, director of energy policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council.»

Carol M. Browner, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Board Chair of the League of Conservation Voters said: «By building victories in different states and on multiple policies, we can demonstrate strong public support for climate action, demonstrate success that others will want to replicate, and drive down the costs of clean energy».

In his address to Labour party conference, Ed Miliband answered the widespread pleas for policy substance with two eye catching announcements — a two year price freeze on energy prices from 2015 and a target to build 200,000 homes.

Labour had good policies on many of these: raising the minimum wage, promoting the living wage, ending exploitative zero - hours contracts, freezing energy bills, funding the NHS and building 200,000 new homes each year.

Even with the caveat of building a new generation of nuclear plants in «limited» circumstances, this was a big policy U-turn for the party, which has long preferred to favour renewable energy resources.

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.

The Clean Energy Fund and the Reforming the Energy Vision policies will help achieve these renewable energy goals while building New York into an economic powerEnergy Fund and the Reforming the Energy Vision policies will help achieve these renewable energy goals while building New York into an economic powerEnergy Vision policies will help achieve these renewable energy goals while building New York into an economic powerenergy goals while building New York into an economic powerhouse.

Tracey was also a prime sponsor of legislation that required new county construction be built to a LEED silver standard, the Neighbor Notification Law regarding pesticide application, the Sustainable Energy Loan Program, and the county's Green Fleet Policy.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National Association of Counties have also endorsed the AIA goal by vowing to integrate provisions related to the built environment in their energy policies.

The Policy Loftness and others recommend that the federal government encourage efficiency through tax incentives and stricter standards for appliances, vehicles, and buildings to meet the goals of the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

A single nuclear power plant takes at least 10 years to build in the U.S., says Paul Genoa, director of policy development for the Nuclear Energy Institute.

«In the next decade there's going to be a lot of renewable energy built, and all that has to go somewhere,» said Jessica Goad, an energy and climate change policy fellow for The Wilderness Society.

Moreover, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 incorporates a wide range of measures that support today's operating nuclear plants and provides important incentives for building new nuclear plants.

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 established a framework for the permanent disposal of the nation's nuclear waste, leading to the 1987 selection of Yucca Mountain, a barren peak in the high desert of Nevada, as the site of a deep geologic repository that would be built and operated by the Department of Energy.

It was also suggested that other policies could be explored, for example looking into the EU energy directive to encourage building more with wood.

And what's keeping officials» and experts» minds busy, he added, is how to draft a policy that is tough enough to pressure building owners to save energy yet is soft enough to get followed.

Combined with Chinese export tariffs of 10 % to 25 %, the policy could ground fledgling efforts to build clean - energy industries in the United States and other Western countries.

The plan is «the first comprehensive plan of any city to address energy efficiency and greenhouse gases for the existing building sector,» said the Bloomberg policy adviser, Laurie Kerr.

Another policy would address building - energy codes.

As the fifth John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow, Josh focused his energies on building bridges between the astronomical science and policy communities through writing, speaking, and member - focused proPolicy Fellow, Josh focused his energies on building bridges between the astronomical science and policy communities through writing, speaking, and member - focused propolicy communities through writing, speaking, and member - focused programs.

U.S. law authorized the building of PRISM in the 1992 Energy Policy Act.

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

The companies recognize that if they make no commitment to build a new plant, the Administration [and Congress] would continue to feed them with an ever - increasing sum of taxpayer - supported largesse [in the Energy Policy Act of 2005].

In a «Policy Note» from the Washington Policy Foundation, Todd Myers criticized «green» building standards proposed in Spokane, WA, claiming that buildings made to LEED certification standards are «costing more to build and actually increasing energy use.

Filed under: New build, Construction, Supply chain, Research and development, Public opinion, Small Modular Reactors, Energy policy, Canada

Students will also be introduced to the interactive web - based energy calculator, Home Energy Saver, a professional level tool that is used in predicting building performance in terms of energy in order to assist not only in design, but also in policy - menergy calculator, Home Energy Saver, a professional level tool that is used in predicting building performance in terms of energy in order to assist not only in design, but also in policy - mEnergy Saver, a professional level tool that is used in predicting building performance in terms of energy in order to assist not only in design, but also in policy - menergy in order to assist not only in design, but also in policy - making.

Based around a website www.less-en.org, LessEn showcases best practice through events, campaigns and a current knowledge bank of case studies, policy summaries, energy efficiency products and building efficiency news.

An accompanying report to be published in November from the UNFCCC secretariat — «Climate Action Now» a Summary for Policymakers — will underline the enormous emission reduction potential and multiple economic benefits possible from best practise climate policies across major sectors from energy to transport, from buildings to forests.

Labour should not «waste political energy on undoing reforms» by Michael Gove that were built on its party policy, said Tristram Hunt.

The UC Berkeley Center for Cities and Schools analyzed the state's K - 12 infrastructure policies, regulations and funding patterns and recommended more emphasis on modernization to support 21st Century education by making schools more sustainable through projects such as solar panels and other energy efficient building methods.

While built for European Union member states in line with EU energy policies, the project is expected to be rolled out globally over the coming years.

I agree with Hertsgaard, utterly, that the Republican Party has utterly failed to articulate any kind of energy policy despite clear signals that business as usual produces building risks of instability (climatic, economic, strategic) in this century.

In tracking the climate challenge (science and policy) since the 1980s I see scant evidence that our politics and public attitudes will make it possible to build a carbon price «pull» sufficient to shape energy investments and choices on a meaningful timescale....

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.

India voiced its rejection of the American position in an awkwardly public forum: during a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to an energy - efficient office building on the outskirts of New Delhi that was supposed to celebrate cooperation between India and the United States on climate policy.

The only plausible approach is a stepwise policy, building from smart near - term steps that can be sold to many constituencies for many reasons (energy efficiency, boosting resilience to climate hazards in vulnerable places) toward the tougher ones.

Despite deep polarization, particularly on the climate implications of energy policies, Obama can use this speech to lay the foundation, in a «cathedral building» sense, for making a sustained energy quest the American imperative for the 21st century.

Another promising opportunity would be to build on the success of India's solar energy market and create policies with teeth for roof - top solar, solar water heaters, and major solar power projects.

[T] he Republican Party has utterly failed to articulate any kind of energy policy despite clear signals that business as usual produces building risks of instability (climatic, economic, strategic) in this century.

The reason a listening tour is the next step, and not a pre-packaged batch of legislation or other steps, is to build on the common ground across a wide range of Americans on energy thrift, innovation and fair play (meaning policies that distort the playing field, with mandated corn ethanol production and tax breaks for fossil fuel companies prime examples).