Sentences with phrase «by investing in renewable»

By investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency, states can reduce their coal imports, protect consumers, improve public health, and decrease the global warming emissions from coal - fired power plants, which currently account for 80 percent of all the carbon emissions produced from power generation.

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In Climate Corps, we learn how companies can save money — and the environment — by investing in renewable energy, and energy efficiency programs.

Lester R. Brown, «Creating New Jobs, Cutting Carbon Emissions, and Reducing Oil Imports by Investing in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency,» Plan B Update, 11 December 2008.

We will reach this by focusing on our energy efficiency, which has improved by more than 20 % in the last five years and by investing in renewable energy.

And we will continue to do so, by investing in renewable energy, promoting greater efficiency, and slashing our emissions to reach the targets we set for 2020 and our long - term goal for 2050.

Eldridge believes that jobs can be created without fracking by investing in renewable resources, such as solar and wind energy.

By investing in renewable energy, Cargill is living up to its responsibility to find ways to continuously -LSB-...]

Saudi Arabia will save an estimated 690,000 barrels of oil a day by investing in renewables.

The French government, according to the group, is complicit in the climate - killing activities of the big oil and gas companies present at the summit, and needs to act like the climate champion it claims to be — by investing in renewables and energy efficiency.

For more than 25 years, activist shareholders have urged Exxon to address climate change by investing in renewables, cutting its own emissions and adding a board member with expertise on climate change.

By investing in renewables we can not only reduce our emissions but also future proof the business.

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These deals are set up in a way so that the investing company reaps the renewable energy tax credits generated by the projects.

In its most recent Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, global management consulting firm Ernst and Young had the United States once again maintaining its top ranking as the most attractive country in the world to invest in renewable energy, followed close behind by ChinIn its most recent Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, global management consulting firm Ernst and Young had the United States once again maintaining its top ranking as the most attractive country in the world to invest in renewable energy, followed close behind Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, global management consulting firm Ernst and Young had the United States once again maintaining its top ranking as the most attractive country in the world to invest in renewable energy, followed close behind by Chinin the world to invest in renewable energy, followed close behind by Chinin renewable energy, followed close behind renewable energy, followed close behind by China.

Wells Fargo plans to invest $ 200 billion by 2030 in sustainability projects, including at least $ 100 billion in green bonds and clean energy technologies including renewable energy, EVs and batteries.

We could make a bold commitment to invest in renewable energy, one that will get us off fossil fuels completely and provide tens of thousands of new jobs — especially in the communities most impacted by pollution and climate change.

«As a developed, industrialised country the UK has to lead the way by ending our dependence on fossil fuels, and investing in clean, renewable sources of energy which we are fortunate enough to be blessed with in the UK,» Christian Aid's senior climate change adviser Alison Doig said.

«Now that New York has built a foundation for the renewable energy system of the future, the state must double down by investing in the fight against dirty fossil fuels and fracked gas from neighboring states,» Cuomo said in his 2017 state - of - the - state address.

Cuomo announced the approval by the PSC of a 10 - year, $ 5 billion Clean Energy Fund to invest in reducing emissions and promoting the use of renewable energy in the state.

«The strategy to encourage charging at home during the night is entirely consistent with the campaign to reduce carbon emissions and, by providing additional night time load on the grid, will make it more attractive to invest in renewable energy technologies.

We could create millions of New York construction jobs and more than 50,000 permanent jobs by investing in transitioning to a 100 % clean renewable energy system by 2030.

Hawkins also called for New York to invest in transforming New York's economy to 100 % clean renewable energy by 2030 as outlined in a study by Prof. Jacobson of StanfordUniversity and several Cornell professors.

Hawkins praised Stein's Green New Deal, a proposed plan that aims to create 20 million new jobs by transitioning from fossil fuel - based infrastructure to 100 % clean renewable energy by 2030, while also investing in improved public transportation and community - based agriculture.

It doesn't really matter whether a city goes the 100 percent route with power purchase agreements or by investing in its own local renewable power sources, Woolf said.

This month we will purchase a carbon offset for $ 4,796 from Carbonfund.org, a nonprofit that will compensate for our footprint by planting trees and investing in renewable energy.

Although environmental groups believe investing in renewables is a better idea, «carbon abatement» techniques such as CCS could reduce fossil fuel emissions by up to 90 per cent, according to a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Guggenheim hopes that with a successful launch, the Cuban government will continue to invest in renewable energy by expanding the project.

That tree - planting was a small part of one of the fastest - growing businesses in the world: the sale of promises to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, often at bargain - basement prices, by planting forests or investing in renewable - energy projects.

The Department of Energy's budget request — the same document calling for a 70 percent cut to energy efficiency and renewable energy programs — touts a study showing that the $ 12 billion invested by the agency in this research over the years has yielded «an estimated net economic benefit to the United States of more than $ 230 billion.»

Eileen Claussen, president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), said «Chevrolet's goal to invest millions in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other lower - carbon projects to reduce U.S. emissions by up to 8 million metric tons demonstrates innovative corporate leadership.

«If you can eat or wear it, invest in it»... Long term 3 factors might drive food prices up instead: 1) Global warming and weather anomalies; 2) 9 billion people in the planet by 2050 (and then more); 3) Increasing role of biomasses in the renewable energy sector.

That's why so many scientists and others (me included) were irked last month to learn that Google, a company that in recent years gained a green reputation by investing aggressively in renewable energy projects, was hosting a July 11 fund - raising luncheon for Inhofe.

The letter notes that PG&E's proposal — endorsed by anti-nuclear groups NRDC and Sierra Club, which are invested in renewable energy and fossil fuel companies that could benefit from Diablo Canyon's closure — would not replace Diablo Canyon with power from clean energy sources.

This analytical report explains why renewable energy has been a fundamental pillar of the operations of the GEF, and looks at how the institution has demonstrated unique leadership by investing in initiatives in almost 100 countries and economies in transition.

LONDON, 27 September, 2017 — India and the United States would both benefit financially by phasing out coal - fired electricity production and investing in renewables.

Tesco is aggressively cutting carbon emissions by strategically investing in energy efficiency and switching to 100 % renewable energy.

The conference Sunday, attended by representatives from 41 countries, saw 293 local and foreign companies commit to invest in producing 266 gigawatts of renewable energy over five years.

ACIL Allen, the modellers hired by Tony Abbott's review of the renewable energy target, is assuming that Australian households will invest $ 30 billion of their own money in rooftop solar in the coming decades, even if the government brings large scale renewable energy investment to a crashing halt.

There are many different types of renewable energy stocks and shares available to invest in, but with wind energy set to increase by 64 % by 2020 in Europe alone, this is one of the best...

Community solar projects expand access to renewable energy by allowing multiple residential, commercial, or industrial electric customers to invest in or subscribe to one central solar energy project.

Instead of wildcatting in costly, unproven non-conventional fossil fuel technologies such as fracking and tar sands that add greenhouse gas to the atmosphere, the company could show foresight and leadership by investing in clean, renewable energy such as wind, solar and geothermal.»

From an old building turned we into a strawbale greenhouse heated by solar thermal system and biodiesel (we make with a neighbor) to various renewable energy systems, we are pleased — happy — that what we invest in does, in fact, make the world just a little better.

Among the supporting policies cited by the report are investing in public transportation infrastructure and renewable - based power generation, raising energy efficiency standards, adapting city design and planning, and land and forest management.

Usual investment criteria may not deliver the super low - cost, clean, renewable energy soon enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change,» said Dr. Larry Brilliant, Executive Director of Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm, «Google.org's hope is that by funding research on promising technologies, investing in promising new companies, and doing a lot of R&D ourselves, we may help spark a green electricity revolution that will deliver breakthrough technologies priced lower than coal.»

We can readily continue this rapid expansion of renewable energy by utilizing existing technologies, investing in improvements to our electricity system, and making smart policy decisions that move the country toward a clean energy future.

You propose that we begin diversifying, not only by investing more in renewables, but also by building up the enabling infrastructure — such as charging stations for electric vehicles.

America needs to go much further toward energy diversity and efficiency by investing dramatically in renewable technology like a new generation of bio-fuels and embrace the industries of the future like American made advanced pluggable hybrid cars.

Across the country, utilities are investing in renewable energy technologies at a rapid pace, based on long - term studies which predict solar panels will continue to become more affordable, according to a top energy policy and legal expert in an opinion published by Forbes.

By contrast, British Petroleum is now the world's largest producer of solar energy systems, Shell created a $ 500 million renewable energy company and Texaco has invested substantial resources in hydrogen - powered fuel cells.

Poor people benefit, and (maybe) rich ones and the energy companies; wasting may be encouraged.e Subsidies of «renewable energy» are paid manly by electricity - users and given to rich people who can invest in solar panels or wind - mills or biogas - plants.