Sentences with phrase «economy by renewable energy»

It is money brought into the economy by renewable energy.

Not exact matches

The most recent Global Green Economy Index (GGEI), produced by the US consulting firm Dual Citizen, looked at 60 countries and 70 cities and ranked them based on their overall green economic performance, which includes energy efficiency, climate leadership, and investment in clean technologies like recycling, renewable energy, and green chemistry.

«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.»

«By failing to adequately limit population growth, reassess the role of an economy rooted in growth, reduce greenhouse gases, incentivize renewable energy, protect habitat, restore ecosystems, curb pollution, halt defaunation, and constrain invasive alien species, humanity is not taking the urgent steps needed to safeguard our imperiled biosphere.»

The package includes a plan to phase out coal - fired electricity generation by 2030, a commitment to generate 30 per cent of Alberta's electricity from renewable sources by 2030, new financing for energy efficiency, and an economy - wide price on carbon pollution.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

The province needs a carbon pollution reduction plan that closes the gap to its climate targets and builds a sustainable economy powered by renewable energy and energy efficiency.»

As growth has slowed, China must transform its export - led economy to one fueled by domestic consumption, become a leader in technological innovation, and power these changes with renewable energy.

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.

ge, banning fracking, ending the war on drugs, and a public jobs program to end unemployment by put people to work meeting community needs and building the transition to a renewable energy economy.

... Stein calls for the transition of the U.S. energy system and economy to completely rely on clean, renewable energy by 2030, and the ridding of fossil fuels, gas extracted through fracking and nuclear power.

If implemented, the governor's commitments will put New York on the map as a national leader — reducing dangerous climate pollution while advancing opportunities to harness the environmental and economic benefits provided by a forward - thinking renewable energy economy.

«New York has the technical and economic capacity to convert its economy to 100 % clean, renewable energy by 2030 with current commercially available technology.

The group wants the United States to public commit to transition to a 100 % clean, renewable energy economy by 2030 when the UN meeting on climate change takes place in NYC in September.

The new study, led by Professor Scott, found that the most cost effective strategy for the tourism industry to meet the United Nations» recommended targets of reducing carbon emissions, includes a combination of strategic energy saving and renewable energy initiatives within the industry and buying carbon offsets from other parts of the global economy where emission reductions can be done at less cost.

According to Lester Brown, author of the 2003 book, Plan B (and three subsequent updates) and founder of the non-profit environmental think tank, Earth Policy Institute, the plan is based on replacing the fossil - fuel - based, automobile - centered, throwaway economy with a new economic model powered by abundant sources of renewable energy.

The completed project will not be commercialized anytime soon, but it does represent an important milestone in the push for a clean - energy economy, fueled by renewable energy sources, such as solar power.

Dated Tuesday, the four groups — Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)-- expressed regret in a cover letter that the Department of Energy had ignored calls for «an open and transparent process for the review of reliability and electricity markets» as per a memo published by Secretary Perry on April 14.

Argonne is poised to help our nation build an economy fueled by safe, clean, renewable energy and free from dependence on foreign oil.

Golden's economy is rock - solid, bolstered by major employers like the Coors Brewing Company and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

As part of this strategy, we worked with Congress to pass energy legislation that specifies a new fuel economy standard of 35 miles per gallon by 2020, and requires fuel producers to supply at least 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel by 2022.

A carbon fee + dividend scheme such as suggested by James Hansen would not only go a long way to «curb massively the fossil fuel use», but it would also have the added beneficial effects of slightly redistributing income, improving public health, stimulating the economy and greatly accelerating the inevitable transition to renewable energy.

From no - growth economics through a plenitude economy to a world powered by 100 % renewable energy, we are not short of grand visions.

Step It Up called for political leadership on three aims to help stabilize the climate: cut carbon emissions 80 % by 2050, a moratorium on new coal power plants, and grow green jobs in support of a renewable energy economy.

New data published Monday by a global team of researchers show that sharp declines in Chinese coal burning and a continued surge of renewable energy worldwide may have contributed to the first - ever global decline in emissions during a year when the overall global economy grew.

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.

By removing the right to refuse fracking, communities are prevented from turning to solutions such as clean renewable energy, which can grow an economy without harming the environment.

In Spain, every renewable energy job the government's climate alarmist policies created was offset by two jobs lost in other sectors of the economy that were punished by soaring electricity prices.

In any case, clean energy supporters will have no shortage of evidence at the ready to debunk any erroneous claims made by Fisher, and make the case that renewable energy is affordable, reliable, and benefits our economy and the environment

According to Dominion's Citizenship & Sustainability Report, the company's Alternative Energy group «drives innovation by researching and evaluating renewable and emerging energy technologies to assess their commercial viability and potential for building a more sustainable economy.&Energy group «drives innovation by researching and evaluating renewable and emerging energy technologies to assess their commercial viability and potential for building a more sustainable economy.&energy technologies to assess their commercial viability and potential for building a more sustainable economy.»

It is therefore likely that if ABS securitization were to become a viable strategy to term - finance renewable energy assets in emerging economies, that financial aggregators may need to play a significant role by bundling projects and bringing them to the major financial centers of the world.

Similar to OSEA, the Community Power Fund envisions a renewable and sustainable energy economy that is developed, owned and governed by Ontario's citizens and communities.

But Canada is further ahead on implementing the actions required to address climate change that will provide a long - term sustainable future for wind energy development by looking beyond wind energy's role in the electricity grid to its role (with other renewable energies) as a substitute for fossil fuels in other sectors of the economy where most of our greenhouse gas emissions are produced.

Last year, carbon emissions were unchanged even as the global economy grew by 3 per cent compared with 2013, according to a report by Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), a think tank linked to the UN Environment Programme.

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 scaRenewable 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 scarenewable 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 scarenewable fuels economy.60 None of these pioneers have started and then scaled back.

Ground - breaking solar initiatives build stronger economies and a cleaner environment by adding renewables to the energy mix.

Hillary Clinton, courting young voters and the broader Democratic base, has promised to one - up President Obama on climate change, vowing to produce a third of the nation's electricity from renewable sources by 2027, three years faster than Mr. Obama, while spending billions of dollars to transform the energy economy....

Research institute Verso Economics reveals that for every «green job» created by taxpayer subsidy, 3.7 jobs are killed in the real economy and that, thanks to the artificial rise in energy prices caused by renewable subsidies, at least 50,000 people a year in Britain alone are driven into fuel poverty.

The combined impact of all Obama Era climate and renewable energy programs would have cost the American economy $ 3 trillion and 6.5 million industrial sector jobs by 2040, Senator John Barrasso (R, WY) stated, referring to a National Economic Research Associates study.

An economy fueled by domestic renewable energy is certainly more sound than one built around polluting hydrocarbons lying in distant and sometimes hostile lands.

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 oppoenergy economy, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) has been singled out time and time again by clean energy oppoEnergy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) has been singled out time and time again by clean energy oppoEnergy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) has been singled out time and time again by clean energy oppoenergy opponents.

The agreement is working to limit greenhouse gas emissions by shifting the world economy to renewable energy.

In other words, renewable energy and cleantech industries are seen by the country's leaders as becoming a pillar of the industrial economy - along with the steel and automotive industries.

An International Renewable Energy Agency study commissioned by Germany for the German government says investments into renewable energy and energy efficiency could bolster the global economy by US$ 19 trillionRenewable Energy Agency study commissioned by Germany for the German government says investments into renewable energy and energy efficiency could bolster the global economy by US$ 19 trillion byEnergy Agency study commissioned by Germany for the German government says investments into renewable energy and energy efficiency could bolster the global economy by US$ 19 trillionrenewable energy and energy efficiency could bolster the global economy by US$ 19 trillion byenergy and energy efficiency could bolster the global economy by US$ 19 trillion byenergy efficiency could bolster the global economy by US$ 19 trillion by 2050.

It may be too late to prevent an ice - free Arctic in the summertime, but there is still time to avoid the worst consequences of rising temperatures by leaving fossil fuels underground and rapidly transitioning to an energy economy centered on renewables.

But the obstacle is the real existing political economy of capitalism, and not the alleged technical problems cited by Cox, which are misleadingly used as ammunition against the feasibility of the imperative need to facilitate a rapid 100 % global renewable wind / solar energy transition.

The new energy economy will be powered largely by electricity from renewable sources.

We need to build a new economy, one that will be powered by renewable sources of energy, that will have a diversified transport system, and that will reuse and recycle everything.

But what with evidence somewhat lacking on positive CO2 feed backs, the present temperature plateau continuing, model projections of warming way out with observation, the analogy appears a bit, well, Ehrlichean, seems to me.And then there's the bleeding of economies by costs of CO2 reduction measures and subsidizing ineffectual, (evidence indicates even un-environmental) renewable energy policies, no gain for lotsa» pain.

Farm organizations, by representing the common voice of agriculture, have tremendous influence that can make all the difference in growing the renewable energy economy