Sentences with phrase «efficiency targets despite»
New York and other states are taking action to reach energy - efficiency targets despite shifts away from efficiency initiatives at the federal level.
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Energy efficiency gains ground despite lower energy prices, new IEA report says Economies have needed less energy to grow in recent years, especially in China and other developing countries, but more vigorous policies are needed to achieve climate targets, says new IEA report 10 October 2016
For states that choose rate - based compliance approaches (see Synapse's previous blog posts about rate - and mass - based compliance), the final Clean Power Plan explicitly allows energy efficiency measures to produce Emission Rate Credits (ERCs) despite energy efficiency not being one of the building blocks used in target setting.
For example, there is no regulatory framework to ensure that all energy infrastructure decisions in Massachusetts are consistent with the GWSA's mandates, and, despite beating out other states, Massachusetts has been falling behind on meeting the targets it established for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency programs.
Environmental groups are also concerned that the EU is prioritizing access to U.S. fossil fuels instead of maximizing the potential of renewables and efficiency, despite having set targets to reduce climate emissions by 2020.