Sentences with phrase «climate and energy policy requires»

on, Dr. Victor noted that it matters who wins the White House; making progress in climate and energy policy requires a certain style of governance and collaboration, along with the willingness to make these efforts a foreign policy priority.

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One recommendation by the alliance takes aim at Ontario government energy policy that could also double as climate policy, as the province has curtailed greenhouse gas emissions coming from the electricity sector by closing coal - fired power plants, invested in costly solar and wind energy projects, and instituted a cap - and - trade system that requires businesses to buy permits to cover their carbon emissions.

FIGURE 3: State - Based Climate and Renewable Energy Policies in the United States Twenty - five states and the District of Columbia have independently enacted a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), which require that a certain portion of the state's energy consumption come from renewable eEnergy Policies in the United States Twenty - five states and the District of Columbia have independently enacted a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), which require that a certain portion of the state's energy consumption come from renewable eenergy consumption come from renewable energyenergy.

«Fighting climate change successfully will certainly require sensible government policies to level the economic playing field between clean and dirty energy, such as putting a price on carbon dioxide emissions.

Almost all the experts I've talked to in 20 years of exploring the entwined climate and energy challenges agree that satisfying global energy demand while limiting human influence on climate will require revolutionary advances in both policy and technology.

inferring support for energy policy from the DoD interest in the above stated risks associated with climate variability and change requires a big leap of logic.

Figure (right) shows the increase in energy demand to 2030 and 2050, which requires global climate policy to leapfrog to low carbon energy development pathways.

It is not the only legitimate climate policy, the one true sign of seriousness on global warming, or a substitute for the difficult and painstaking political work that will be required to transition to a sustainable energy system.

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.

As the World Energy Investment Outlook notes, it is only with «consistent and credible policies» that we can close the growing gap between energy investment today, and the investment required to meet growing energy demands while avoiding the worst impacts of climate cEnergy Investment Outlook notes, it is only with «consistent and credible policies» that we can close the growing gap between energy investment today, and the investment required to meet growing energy demands while avoiding the worst impacts of climate cenergy investment today, and the investment required to meet growing energy demands while avoiding the worst impacts of climate cenergy demands while avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.

Not coincidentally, these policy actions are the same as those required to stabilize Earth's energy balance and keep the climate near the Holocene climate range in which civilization developed.

The European Commission's legislative proposals included in the «Clean Energy for All Europeans» package published on 30 November 2016 are as a whole not consistent with the objectives of the Paris Agreement to keep temperature rise well below 2 °C and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 °C, which require the immediate overhaul of EU climate and energy polEnergy for All Europeans» package published on 30 November 2016 are as a whole not consistent with the objectives of the Paris Agreement to keep temperature rise well below 2 °C and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5 °C, which require the immediate overhaul of EU climate and energy polenergy policies.

Now that the Obama administration is pledging to act with urgency to respond to the threat of climate change and acknowledging that this requires a commitment to a sustainable energy system, administration policy should be re-framed to show how it is driven by these commitments.

There is a strong consensus among climate policy experts that expanding nuclear energy is required to cut CO2 emissions and improve air quality.

Democrats recognize the importance of climate leadership at the local level and know that achieving our national clean energy goals requires an active partnership with states, cities, and rural communities where so much of our country's energy policy is made.

Energy and Environment: Repudiate the Paris Climate Agreement Defund the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Overturn or at Least Defund the EPA's Clean Power Plan Repeal the EPA's Purloined Power to Legislate Climate Policy Repeal the EPA's Carbon Dioxide Standards for New Fossil - Fuel Power Plants Oppose Carbon Taxes Prohibit Use of Social Cost of Carbon as a Justification for Regulating Emissions Freeze and Sunset the Renewable Fuel Standard Require all Agencies to Meet Rigorous Scientific Standards Address Unaccountable Environmental Research Programs

We simply can not afford to continue producing dirty energy at the rate we do now — and that requires the fossil fuel industry to stop selling deception and stop blocking sensible climate policies.

A review by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) of five detailed studies published recently by various NGOs and federal energy forecasters (M.J. Bradley, the Energy Information Administration, the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Rhodium Group for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the Nicholas Institute) finds that the CPP will only require about an 18 percent emissions reduction beyond business - as - usual scenarios from now throughEnergy Solutions (C2ES) of five detailed studies published recently by various NGOs and federal energy forecasters (M.J. Bradley, the Energy Information Administration, the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Rhodium Group for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the Nicholas Institute) finds that the CPP will only require about an 18 percent emissions reduction beyond business - as - usual scenarios from now throughenergy forecasters (M.J. Bradley, the Energy Information Administration, the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Rhodium Group for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the Nicholas Institute) finds that the CPP will only require about an 18 percent emissions reduction beyond business - as - usual scenarios from now throughEnergy Information Administration, the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Rhodium Group for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the Nicholas Institute) finds that the CPP will only require about an 18 percent emissions reduction beyond business - as - usual scenarios from now through 2030.

It is clear that climate change is a serious issue that requires research for solutions and effective policies that allow us to meet our energy needs while protecting the environment: that's why oil and gas companies are working to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

They are of course related insofar as climate change policies make energy (and therefore everything that requires energy) more expensive.

Fighting climate change successfully will require sensible government policies to level the economic playing field between clean and dirty energy, such as putting a...

A new article published in the online journal PLoS ONE takes on the issue of energy sprawl — namely how much land is required to produce energy from different sources — under different potential US energy and climate policies in 2030.

General knowledge of transportation, energy, and climate policy is also required.

Investment - grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high - carbon to low - carbon assets.

Clearly, Indonesia requires a low emission pathway for coal to ensure the integration of climate, energy and economic policy.

And where the old regime required that everyone band together around the same core motivation and goals, policymakers today are likely to make the most progress to the degree that they refrain from centrally justifying energy innovation, resilience to extreme weather, and pollution reduction as «climate policy.&raqAnd where the old regime required that everyone band together around the same core motivation and goals, policymakers today are likely to make the most progress to the degree that they refrain from centrally justifying energy innovation, resilience to extreme weather, and pollution reduction as «climate policy.&raqand goals, policymakers today are likely to make the most progress to the degree that they refrain from centrally justifying energy innovation, resilience to extreme weather, and pollution reduction as «climate policy.&raqand pollution reduction as «climate policy.»