Sentences with phrase «efficiency measures alone»

Noting that energy efficiency measures alone could get us to reduce emissions 80 % by 2050 (the amount most scientists say we need to cut in order to avoid the worst of climate change), he pointed out that there's an entire potential workforce ready to be trained to retrofit buildings and do other green jobs — and that it makes perfect economic sense.

What's more, a McKinsey study from 2009 estimated that the United States could make that 17 percent cut by 2020 through efficiency measures alone — and save the country $ 700 billion in energy costs.

The energy efficiency measures alone are expected to save the University US$ 20 million on various upgrades and other deferred spending.

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Could I, as in a pure business model, use these as my core goals and measure efficiency based on how we were fulfilling these goals alone?

To do this: measures are needed to support the integration of variable renewable energy policies need to be more comprehensive than those devised for the energy sector alone These are two key conclusions from this latest report on Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition Renewables have experienced a remarkable evolution over the past decade now forming the cutting edge — with energy efficiency — of a global energy transition.

For example, the rooftop units replacement alone would have resulted in a payback period much longer than 20 years, so other efficiency measures with quicker payback periods were included to get under the 20 - year payback period required to keep costs neutral to tenants.