Sentences with phrase «encouraging use of renewable»

After reading this text and discussing the meaning of renewable energy, students can list their own ideas for encouraging the use of renewable energy in their homes and communities and determine which options are most feasible.

«Public divides over environmental regulation and energy policy: Americans tilt towards supporting government regulations as the best way to encourage use of renewable energy.»

Direct government incentives or mandates have been established in the past to encourage the use of renewable fuels such as PEF.»

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The backup power system recently installed by Tesla in Australia — the world's largest lithium - ion battery — has already responded to two major power outages after just weeks in use, an encouraging sign for the future of renewable energy.

The use of solar energy, an emissions - free and inexhaustible resource, is expanding as new policies encourage the adoption of renewable energy sources.

Marfa Mayor Dan Dunlap proclaimed May 9, 2009 as Green Mountain Solar Energy at Ballroom Marfa Day, urged Marfa citizens and businesses to learn more about green power and to engage in other activities that encourage the use of clean, abundant, reliable, renewable energy.

This line of research should be encouraged and also the use of nuclear or renewable hydrogen as an input.

As a result, Kentucky can not propose a solution that increases the use of renewable energy or energy efficiency, or encourages power plants to switch from coal to natural gas.

Governments should exclude bioenergy feedstocks that rely on the dedicated use of land from laws designed to encourage or require renewable energy.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

The realistic opportunities for increasing supply of transportation fuel soon suggest that government policies should encourage the commercialization of alternative fuels that can be used in the existing infrastructure: cellulosic ethanol and biodiesel / renewable diesel.

The proposal to put a fee - per - ton on carbon and rebating the proceeds to residents is supported by prominent economists, both liberal and conservative, and environmental experts, as a market - driven way to reduce carbon consumption by encouraging energy conservation and use of renewable energy sources.

-- The term «green building standards» means standards to require use of sustainable design principles to reduce the use of nonrenewable resources, encourage energy - efficient construction and rehabilitation and the use of renewable energy resources, minimize the impact of development on the environment, and improve indoor air quality.

Under his leadership, NYPA is currently playing a key role in the Governor's Reforming the Energy Vision initiative to use market forces and new technology to empower customers and encourage the growth of clean renewable energy and energy efficiency.

By enrolling in EC Renewable, customers are receiving the environmental benefits from domestic clean energy generation, and helping to encourage the use and development of new sustainable energy facilities like wind and solar.

To prevent global warming, we are encouraged to use more renewable sources of energy.

A carbon intensity policy would thus not only encourage more efficient use of fossil fuels, as the current energy intensity goal does, but also amplify China's already ambitious targets on renewable energy deployment.

EPA continues to support greater use of renewable fuels within the transportation sector every year through the RFS2 program, which encourages innovation, strengthens American energy security, and decreases greenhouse gas pollution.

State and federal policies encourage the development and use of renewable and alternative fuels to reduce California's dependence on petroleum imports, promote sustainability, and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Submissions for Thailand's first 300MW hybrid PPA scheme, which encourages use of energy storage to supplement renewable energy generation, are due by 20 October.

The fossil fuel corporate lobby and their wholly owned politicians are happy to support either argument, as long as no action is taken to limit fossil fuel use or to encourage energy conservation and the development of renewable energy technologies.

Renewable Energy As part of the climate change strategy, the government is encouraging greater use of renewablRenewable Energy As part of the climate change strategy, the government is encouraging greater use of renewablerenewable energy.

clean energy innovation improving consumer choice and affordability more efficient use of energy deeper penetration of renewable energy resources wider deployment of «distributed» energy resources micro grids roof - top solar on - site power supplies and storage promote markets advanced energy management enhance demand elasticity and efficiencies empower customers more choice 50 % of its electricity from renewable resources by 2030 business as usual bad public policy clean energy's economic and environmental potential the power industry was headed for trouble rising utility bills growing customer dissatisfaction socially unjust clean energy economy haves - and - have - nots change in culture business model for the whole system moves the electric industry away from a monopoly, top - down and incentive driven system governed by the market emphasizes distributed energy a distributed system platform market exchange microgrids solar energy efficiency distributed energy resources compete to serve the grid pro-consumer pro-innovation markets - based more affordable resilient capital efficiencies encouraging more distributed energy demand response energy efficiency

This is due in large part to state policies encouraging the use of natural gas and renewable resources over coal, as well as the aggressive promotion of energy efficiency.