The goal is to cut carbon pollution, and energy -
efficiency measures do that.
Not exact matches
According to one of his drinking buddies from the financial sector: «Any
measure enacted by fiat that prevents the free exchange of goods, labour and capital seeking economic gain is
done at the cost of
efficiency.
Productivity is just a
measure of the
efficiency of production so if you don't know what you're producing, you won't be able to optimize.»
I found this post intriguing and exciting, basically because you have gone out of your way to acknowledge that churches
do need some method, whatever it is, of
measuring efficiency.
Measuring only 3.8 by 2m, it offers the type of low - maintenance high
efficiency that is so important where industrial and municipal operations don't have the resources to place engineering staff on close standby.
«This thing called
efficiency savings, which is cuts by another name... how
do you
measure efficiency in healthcare?
Edward Miliband: I
do, which is why we unveiled plans in February for «pay as you save» insulation, whereby people will be able to spread the costs of energy
efficiency measures over a number of years; it will not be linked to the person in the house but to the house itself, so that the costs can be spread over 20 years or so.
«Feed conversion
efficiency in aquaculture:
Do we
measure it correctly?»
Audience member: How
do we implement farm
efficiency measures without limiting our access to highly nutritious and cheap produce?
They didn't give much weight to
efficiency measures that involve changing the devices themselves.
They would be able to try different
measures of, «
Does this have an impact on their snoring and their sleep
efficiency over the course of the night with or without the therapy.»
Protein
Efficiency Ratio (PER)
measures weight gain of an individual relative to protein intake, but
does not directly
measure absorption, net incorporation, etc..
Obligation definition, something by which a person is bound or obliged to
do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom A
measure of the
efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful outputs.
«The reforms
did increase the
efficiency of the school system,» as
measured by results as related to costs.
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Do you know how to
measure the
efficiency of your training simulations?
(I
measured 38 mpg during this trip, which doesn't sound like anything is seriously wrong with
efficiency.)
The topline here is that through a combination of ambitious
efficiency measures, aggressive targets and policies for emissions reduction, and a deep commitment to expanding renewables, the state's been able to
do the remarkable and grow its economy without substantially increasing emissions.
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.
Renewable electricity and energy
efficiency measures could be rolled - out extremely rapidly following a well - considered best scenario of what to
do where.
The thought line I use isn't very popular because it
does imply energy
efficiency and other
measures enhance long term national security.
For example, theory and bottom up modelling suggest that some energy
efficiency policies can deliver CO2 emission reductions at negative cost, but we need ex ‐ post policy evaluation to establish whether they really
do and whether the
measures are as effective as predicted by ex ‐ ante assessments.
For its part, Air Canada has
done a good job of finding
efficiencies in its operations, with
measures to reduce aircraft weight, improve fleet maintenance and streamline routes.
The Component Award 2015 will primarily assess the cost
efficiency of Passive House windows within the context of building refurbishment; in
doing so, the purchase costs will be
measured against the potential savings.
Nor
do they suggest that the overall effects of energy
efficiency measures in these industries were undesirable.
Each state's market share is a measurement of ENERGY STAR's presence in the site - built, single - family new homes market for that state and
does not
measure any other energy
efficiency efforts within the state.
Efficiency is
measured as work
done divided by sensible heat supplied.
We're eager to add a few more, including that it's a huge contributor to e-waste - people will buy it, not like it, and toss it; that it isn't reusable for any other function, that it
does something that can be
done with devices you already have - and that it sucks up yet more electricity when we already have too many gadgets outpacing energy
efficiency measures.
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.
To his credit, Chris
does say «Finally, we
do need to give the planet the benefit of the doubt, so improved energy
efficiency and some other
measures are indisputably sensible.
It
does require an economic analysis to demonstrate that
efficiency measures have been fully exploited before renewable energy supply is added (e.g. all
efficiency measures that are less expensive than the cost of generating renewable energy).
Not only
does this metric provide insight as to the
efficiency of each attorney within the legal function, but it also provides a useful comparison against which to
measure outside counsel costs and hours spent per matter.
The nonpartisan branch of government is getting its job
done, by implementing commonsense reforms and
measuring performance, by implementing new technology and working smarter, and by re-engineering courts and increasing
efficiency — all to serve the public better and at less cost.
I don't try to
measure my son's
efficiency (or efficacy) in cleaning his room, but rather take a
done / not -
done picture of success, and trust that with growing maturity will come a decreasing desire to live as if he's creating performance art for a tornado zone.
The Commissioner
does not, however, support the continuation of a separate service delivery agency (such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services (ATSIS)-RRB- to achieve this and queries the
efficiency of this
measure.
Finally, the Commission is concerned that the Federal Justice System Amendment (
Efficiency Measures) Bill (No. 1) and the accompanying material
do not state who will pay the costs of the independent expert.