Among the nearly 30 states that recently enacted new
clean economy policies, more than half have been Republican governors.
More than two - thirds of states have renewable or clean portfolio standards and every state but four has at least one
clean economy policy, according to a report last month from the National Governors Association.
Not exact matches
What we found is that a well - designed
Clean Fuel Standard — informed by experience with similar policies in California and B.C. — would not only help Canada cut pollution in keeping with our commitment under the Paris Agreement, it would create jobs in Canada's clean fuel sector and grow a new segment of our eco
Clean Fuel Standard — informed by experience with similar
policies in California and B.C. — would not only help Canada cut pollution in keeping with our commitment under the Paris Agreement, it would create jobs in Canada's
clean fuel sector and grow a new segment of our eco
clean fuel sector and grow a new segment of our
economy.
While domestic
policy frameworks emerge as low - carbon / green -
economy initiatives take shape, global markets for
clean technology goods (excluding services) nearly doubled in eight years from C$ 550B in 2005 to C$ 970B in 2013.
In BCBC's critique of our latest report, A
Clean Economy and Jobs Plan for British Columbia, BCBC argues there are three main reasons the province should not adopt new climate
policy:
We'll look at the hot spots of new growth, assess the hurdles innovators face, and explore new approaches to
policy development that could set Canada up to succeed in the transition to a
clean economy.
In this article we'll use forest fire management
policy as an analogy to discuss whether market forces should be allowed to burst speculative bubbles, «
clean the forest floor,» and quickly return the market to a natural state, or if governments and central banks should try to «put fires out» in an effort to slowly deflate speculative bubbles which, if allowed to burst, might harm the broader
economy.
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The Initiative's activities are focused on: Mapping out a course to a stronger,
cleaner economy by establishing a 10 - year vision for making Canada a
clean growth leader, supported by specific goals, metrics, and
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Gibson offered a brief outline of his platform, stating, «I believe our state can rally around four points: growing the
economy through meaningful tax cuts and
policy changes, achieving excellence in education by returning power to parents, students and teachers,
cleaning up corruption and restoring our faith in our ability to be self - governing and protecting our freedoms while improving on the safety and security of all New Yorkers.»
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 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.
«What we really need is silver buckshot: A suite of
policy and technology options that will cut oil use while protecting consumers and strengthening our
economy,» said Michelle Robinson, director of the group's
clean vehicles program, in a statement.
«The role of subnational governments is more important than ever, and California has shown that state and regional governments can institute
policies that will grow the green
economy, create jobs and
clean our environment.»
Inslee has pursued several
policies to grow Washington's
clean energy
economy, curb carbon emissions, promote electric vehicles, and more.
EPA has positioned itself to determine the stringency of fuel
economy standards, set climate
policy for the nation, and even amend provisions of the
Clean Air act — powers Congress never delegated to the agency.
A sustainable city should have clear
policies and comprehensive sanitation, waste collection and treatment, water management, with the collection, treatment, reuse and
economy; transportation systems that favor mass transit quality and safety; actions that preserve and expand green areas and use of
clean and renewable energy, and finally, public administration transparent and shared with civil society organizations.
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.
So we've pursued a series of
policies aimed at encouraging the rise of innovative as well as more cost - effective
clean energy technologies that can help America and developing nations reduce greenhouse gases, reduce our dependence on oil, and keep our
economies vibrant and strong for decades to come.
Action of emerging
economies could take several forms, such as sustainable development
policies and measures, an improved and strengthened
clean development mechanism, the setting up of plans for the sectors that generate most pollution so as to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions compared with a business as usual scenario.
In short to blame Global Warming, (even it is caused by man) for starvation and death is to ignore the deliberate state
policies that either destroyed their countries
economies such as Zimbawe, North Korea, or the criminal actions such as the Sudanese government and its campaign of ethnic
cleansing in Darfur.
Like California, China is betting that good environmental
policy will make for good fiscal
policy by being in the vanguard of the
clean energy
economy.
WASHINGTON, DC — The global
economy is now undergoing a transition from fossil and nuclear energy to
clean power from solar, wind, and other renewable sources, according to the latest book from environmental analyst Lester Brown and his colleagues at the Earth
Policy Institute (EPI).
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Bipartisan «Governors» Energy Accord Coalition» To Focus on Finding Innovative Solutions and
Policies To Drive New York's
Clean Energy
Economy
And learn why citizens everywhere support
policies that accelerate the global transition to a
clean energy
economy.
Carbon taxes are the only
policy tool that, by slashing demand in a rapid, predictable way, divests our
economy from fossil fuels and enables governments, business, and consumers to make investments in the transition to
clean energy.
This way, the EPA can set ghg emissions standards under the
Clean Air Act and the NHTSA can establish Corporate Average Fuel
Economy (CAFE) standards under the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act, as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act.
Choosing
cleaner fuels and vehicles also reduces air pollutants and stimulates the
economy through
policies and initiatives.
At Climate Solutions, Gregg oversees a staff of almost two dozen
policy experts, campaigners, innovators, and researchers across three Northwest offices, providing strategic direction for one of the most effective regional climate and
clean economy organizations in the nation.
Solving the climate crisis requires political leadership that recognizes the serious reality of global warming and fights for
policies that move us toward a
clean energy
economy, not backward.
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.
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Policy Studies, 219 CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), 96 Chavez, Hugo, 34 Chicago Tribune, 146 China, 29, 32 - 33, 60 - 62, 120, 169, 176, 187 - 188, 211, 216, 225 - 226, 242 - 243 China's National Population and Planning Commission, 33 Chinese Academy of Sciences, 60 Chirac, Jacques, 36 Chlorofluorocarbons, 42 - 43, 50 Choi, Yong - Sang, 88 Christy, John, 105 Churchill, Winston, 214, 220 Chu, Steven, 187 Citibank (Citigroup), 40, 176
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Specifically, advocates are relying on misguided default
policy choices to inform their arguments to the detriment of supporting the nascent
clean economy.
The Carbon Fee - and - Rebate creates a sustainable long - term strategy for reducing CO2 emissions, because citizens are highly likely to support a
policy that will help them cope with higher energy prices during the
economy's transition to
clean, renewable energy.
As a
clean economy leader, you understand the importance of strong
policy and powerful networks to build the foundations for a sustainable, carbon - free prosperity for the region.
We're working for stronger regulation of both greenhouse pollution from automobiles through the
Clean Air Act and higher fuel
economy standards pursuant to the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act, two partially overlapping and complimentary statutory schemes.
Those forces include a desire to look backwards, exemplified by the Trump administration's climate science denial and pro-fossil fuel
policies, versus a growing array of stakeholders looking toward a future
economy that runs on
clean energy.
A key
policy behind the growth of North Carolina's
clean energy
economy, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) has been singled out time and time again by
clean energy opponents.
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.
In Las Vega $ yesterday, Citibank Mucky Muck and former Clinton Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin showed up at the National
Clean Energy Summit to give a keynote speech on our floundering
economy and how a good energy
policy can help alleviate the problems.
As Pielke, a professor of environmental studies at the Centre for Science and Technology
Policy Research at the University of Colorado, points out, no one knows how fast a major economy can decarbonise and policy therefore needs to focus less on targets and timetables that no one can be sure of reaching, and more on the tangible process for achieving goals such as the development of clean technologies that will be crucial in the decarbonising pr
Policy Research at the University of Colorado, points out, no one knows how fast a major
economy can decarbonise and
policy therefore needs to focus less on targets and timetables that no one can be sure of reaching, and more on the tangible process for achieving goals such as the development of clean technologies that will be crucial in the decarbonising pr
policy therefore needs to focus less on targets and timetables that no one can be sure of reaching, and more on the tangible process for achieving goals such as the development of
clean technologies that will be crucial in the decarbonising process.
In Washington, a group of social justice, labor, faith, environmental and health advocates have created what we believe is the most effective and equitable carbon reduction
policy to date for transitioning to a
clean energy
economy.
Rather than do so, we can demand
policies that will protect our climate (while also
cleaning our air and water, creating jobs, improving our
economy, and making our lives more convenient), or we can sit on our butts and let big fossil fuel companies control our governmental bodies in order to maximize their profits (at the expense of society as a whole).
California, a strong proponent of the Obama
policy, had told the appeals court currently reviewing lawsuits against the
Clean Power Plan that a stay would significantly complicate its efforts to manage its own strict controls on emissions across its
economy.
The four key differences are: 1) unlike the Energy
Policy Conservation Act (EPCA), the CAA [
Clean Air Act] allows for the crediting of direct emission reductions and indirect fuel
economy benefits from improved air conditioners, allowing for greater compliance flexibility and lower costs; 2) EPCA allows Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) credits through model year 2019, whereas the EPA standard requires demonstration of actual use of a low carbon fuel after model year 2015; 3) EPCA allows for the payment of fines in lieu of compliance but the CAA does not; and 4) treatment of intra firm trading of compliance credits between cars and light trucks categories.50
This is precisely the function of the
Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), which was created in 2010, and whose goal is to form a partnership that brings together major industrialized and emerging economies to focus on clean energy technologies and policies, reduce environmental impacts, and ensure reliable and affordable supp
Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), which was created in 2010, and whose goal is to form a partnership that brings together major industrialized and emerging
economies to focus on
clean energy technologies and policies, reduce environmental impacts, and ensure reliable and affordable supp
clean energy technologies and
policies, reduce environmental impacts, and ensure reliable and affordable supplies.
State and federal
policies promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy, and capping carbon emissions, are essential to protect our health, climate, and environment, and to accelerate the growth of a
clean energy
economy.
The
Clean Air Act lacks any other mechanism for
economy - wide CO2 regulation, and the Administration will say it is legally and politically justified by both the inability of existing
policy to meet either the specific U.S. commitment at Paris, an 80 percent emissions reduction, or the longer - term, 2 - degree goal to which the world is collectively committed.