Sentences with phrase «energy economies work»

So in the interest of a little truth - telling, over the next couple weeks, we're highlighting some of the nations showing that clean energy economies work — and work well — beginning with a few that have been going clean and winning for a while.

Not exact matches

Already, more than 68,000 British Columbians work in the «clean economy» — a sector that includes green buildings, clean energy, professional services, waste management and more, and contributed $ 6.3 billion to B.C.'s GDP in 2014, according to the Delphi Group.

«We are working closely with the CleanTech Alliance Fund team to build U.S. infrastructure that will reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, expand the use of renewable energy and recycled materials, and improve the efficiency of our economy,» said Scott Brown, Managing Partner of the Fund.

We'll be candid: As an initiative working to accelerate the shift to a prosperous clean energy economy, the new Action Plan injects a fresh dose of optimism.

WRI partnered with Evolved Energy Research in modeling pathways to a clean energy economy, working with Ben Haley, Ryan Jones, and Gabe Kwok as principal analysts alongside Jim Williams, Director of the Deep Decarbonization Pathways PrEnergy Research in modeling pathways to a clean energy economy, working with Ben Haley, Ryan Jones, and Gabe Kwok as principal analysts alongside Jim Williams, Director of the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Prenergy economy, working with Ben Haley, Ryan Jones, and Gabe Kwok as principal analysts alongside Jim Williams, Director of the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project.

But if Canada aspires to be an Asia Pacific energy powerhouse for the long term, it must continue to prioritize innovation, pushing to work smarter and faster in exploration, development, production, services, and in the advancement of the renewable energy alternatives that will come to define the long - term players in the global economy of tomorrow.

At Tesla, Elon has overseen product development and design from the beginning, including the all electric Tesla Roadster, Model S and Model X. Transitioning to a sustainable energy economy, in which electric vehicles play a pivotal role, has been one of his central interests for almost two decades, stemming from his time as a physics student working on ultracapacitors in Silicon Valley.

Louise Slaughter received overwhelming support because of her effective work and tireless energy on jobs and the economy in the Rochester area.

Fact: Slaughter credits her Second Quarter fundraising results to her «effective work and tireless energy on jobs and the economy.»

We will intensify efforts to meet each of our cities» current climate goals, push for new action to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius target, and work together to create a 21st century clean energy economy,» they wrote.

Unite, Britain's biggest union, has today (Tuesday 16 October) warned that the fall in inflation is being threatened by greedy energy companies whose price hikes will re-ignite inflation putting further pressure on working families and the struggling economy.

Governor Paterson Announces Program to Finance Energy Efficiency Work and Create Jobs in Green Economy Thursday December 09, 2010 at 01:09 pm

«The Green Jobs - Green NY program will build on the significant efforts our State has already taken to help put New Yorkers to work in the clean energy economy,» Governor Paterson said.

Osborne lambasted the Labour government for leaving the country after 13 years «one of the weakest economies in Europe and the last out of recession», and said that the Conservatives under David Cameron had «the ideas, energy and vision to make the economy work for everyone».

Fallon will now work with another Lib Dem Cabinet minister - Ed Davey - to ensure that the Government accelerates the policies towards the nuclear, renewables and gas industries that will achieve a rebalancing of the UK economy and an energy prices regime that supports manufacturing.

At NYSUT, we believe that working families deserve a raise; that our economy should be creating good - paying, middle class jobs and America should be investing in infrastructure, clean energy and research.

Jen knows that fully funded schools, healthcare for all, and a clean energy economy that creates good local jobs will remain out of reach unless our state representatives are willing to fix New York's broken tax system and pass legislation that helps working families.

Upstate New York has already taken strides to promote a green energy economy, and that's creating good paying jobs for working families across the state.

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.

STSW works with partners across the region to make clean energy an important part of our innovation economy in the 21st century.

New York State is taking the lead in building the clean energy economy, and Southern Tier Solar Works (STSW) has been working hard since 2014 to bring these benefits to our communities here in the Southern Tier.

STSW is working hard to build prosperity and a clean energy economy in The Southern Tier while preparing local young people for jobs in clean energy.

The lag «has more to do with the fact that the energy landscape has changed so substantially and that the market is working to catch up,» said Kathryn Clay, executive director of the Drive Natural Gas Alliance, a group representing the natural gas industry that lobbied hard for credits under the new fuel economy rule.

The group is working to create an international grassroots movement to influence political dynamics and implement solutions that show the benefits of moving to a clean energy economy.

The work 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.

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched a Green Partnership, reaffirming their countries» strong commitment to taking vigorous action to combat climate change, ensuring their mutual energy security, working towards global food security, and building a clean energy economy that will drive investment, job creation, and economic growth throughout the 21st century.

«We can reduce through substantial behavioral change and lifestyle change the demand for energy and the consumption of energy,» noted Ramon Pichs - Madruga, economist at Cuba's Center for the Investigation of the Global Economy and co-chair of the Working Group III report.

He has also worked with government leaders on switching energy economies from fossil fuels to renewables, and has traveled to places such as Greenland and India to witness firsthand the damaging effects of our carbon - addicted world.

«JCAP's work to produce fuels from sunlight and carbon dioxide holds the promise of a potentially revolutionary technology that would put America on the path to a low - carbon economy,» said Lynn Orr, undersecretary for science and energy.

In addition to his crop improvement work for foods, Rooney also worked with Texas A&M geneticists to elucidate the genes underlying photosensitivity in sorghum to develop energy sorghum hybrids for the future bioenergy economy.

Transport secretary Chris Grayling said: «Engineers — whether they are working on cutting - edge technology in aerospace, energy or artificial intelligence — are vital to the lifeblood of our economy.

By encouraging schools to work with local contractors such as solar power installers and energy efficiency advisors, LESS CO2 is also helping boost local economies.

Through the Paris climate agreement and discussions with other countries, the United States is working with other major economies to encourage progress on fuel economy standards, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that will improve global energy and climate security by reducing our reliance on oil.

For 2008, the EPA is revising the way it determines its economy figures, and the Department of Energy is working to make sure the info is easy to find and understand.

The Ridgeline's smooth and gutsy 3.5 - liter V - 6 makes quick work of highway passing, plus it sips fuel at a surprisingly low rate, returning an impressive 28 mpg on our 75 - mph real - world highway fuel - economy test — matching that of the GMC's diesel engine but while burning cheaper and less energy - dense fuel.

The system, which stores energy recovered from braking in large capacitors to run the car's electrical accessories, boosts fuel economy to 28 mpg city, 40 mpg highway, and 32 mpg combined since the engine has to work less to spin the alternator.

As the inflation rate is likely accelerating due to rising energy costs working their way through the economy, this feature is an important consideration for fixed income investing.

All our conservation programs and activities work toward the following goals: Protected high conservation value marine and coastal areas, low - impact sustainable fisheries, reduced negative impacts and risks of shipping, doubling of the wild tiger populations of Nepal, responsible development solutions that conserve wildlife, community - level habitat - friendly renewable energy, land - use management to support a low - carbon economy, and one in 10 Canadians caring for nature.

What I find ironic is that it is his can - do optimism that is in this case working against our ability to do something about our dependence on fossil fuels and the climate change that this dependence is resulting in, that is, switching to alternate energy, preserving modern civilization and the world economy beyond Peak Oil and Peak Coal, preventing climate change from becoming such a huge problem that it destroys that the world economy — and more than likely leads to a series of highly destructive wars over limited resources.

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.

We intend for our countries to continue to work together constructively to strengthen the world's ability to combat climate change, including through the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate.

We have to get it right the first time and once we actually know what works and what doesn't (in terms of producing net energy gain) then we can decide on policies like subsidies to get to economies of scale.

Unlike material that can be recycled (at least in principle), energy flows through our economy and is used up in doing economic work (all work).

It also doesn't work out because emissions - per - dollar decrease with higher GDP, as the economy moves from energy - intensive heavy industry towards services.

The energy / climate / economy problem is one such for the reason that real physical work requires the expenditure of energy and our economy (real work) is based on very high energy throughput.

But we certainly need to be looking at the issue of growth and working our way toward a ZEG economy; there's nothing more certain than that we'll have to cap human energy use at the planetary scale * sometime.

In addition to working with other countries to advance American interests, U.S. delegates will keynote a series of events highlighting actions by the Obama Administration to provide domestic and global leadership in the transition to a clean energy economy.

We are a network of over 50 non-profit environmental organizations, First Nations, community groups and landowners working to stop the expansion of the tar sands and promote the transition to a clean energy economy.

We can make the transition to a clean energy economy today, while protecting our climate, saving consumers money, and putting Americans back to work.

In 2014 alone, reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the International Energy Agency, the UN Sustainable Solutions Network and the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate argued for a doubling or trebling of nuclear energy — requiring as many as 1,000 new reactors or more in view of scheduled retirements — to stabilize carbon emissions e.g. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Working Group III — Mitigation of Climate Change, http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg3/, Presentation, slides 32 - 33; International Energy Agency, World Energy Outlook 2014, p. 396; UN Sustainable Solutions Network, «Pathways to Deep Decarbonization» (July 2014), at page 33; Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, «Better Growth, Better Climate: The New Climate Economy Report» (September 2014), Figure 5 at paEnergy Agency, the UN Sustainable Solutions Network and the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate argued for a doubling or trebling of nuclear energy — requiring as many as 1,000 new reactors or more in view of scheduled retirements — to stabilize carbon emissions e.g. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Working Group III — Mitigation of Climate Change, http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg3/, Presentation, slides 32 - 33; International Energy Agency, World Energy Outlook 2014, p. 396; UN Sustainable Solutions Network, «Pathways to Deep Decarbonization» (July 2014), at page 33; Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, «Better Growth, Better Climate: The New Climate Economy Report» (September 2014), Figure 5 at paenergy — requiring as many as 1,000 new reactors or more in view of scheduled retirements — to stabilize carbon emissions e.g. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Working Group III — Mitigation of Climate Change, http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg3/, Presentation, slides 32 - 33; International Energy Agency, World Energy Outlook 2014, p. 396; UN Sustainable Solutions Network, «Pathways to Deep Decarbonization» (July 2014), at page 33; Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, «Better Growth, Better Climate: The New Climate Economy Report» (September 2014), Figure 5 at paEnergy Agency, World Energy Outlook 2014, p. 396; UN Sustainable Solutions Network, «Pathways to Deep Decarbonization» (July 2014), at page 33; Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, «Better Growth, Better Climate: The New Climate Economy Report» (September 2014), Figure 5 at paEnergy Outlook 2014, p. 396; UN Sustainable Solutions Network, «Pathways to Deep Decarbonization» (July 2014), at page 33; Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, «Better Growth, Better Climate: The New Climate Economy Report» (September 2014), Figure 5 at page 26.