110 In looking at the broad shifts from 2008 to the Plan B
energy economy of 2020, fossil - fuel - generated electricity drops by 90 percent worldwide.
An increased commitment to energy efficiency, renewable energy and other clean energy technologies is essential to U.S. leadership in the clean
energy economy of the 21st century.
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A Smarter Power Grid: A 21st century electric system is essential to America's ability to lead the world and create jobs in the clean -
energy economy of the future.
In looking at the broad shifts from 2006 to the Plan B
energy economy of 2020, fossil fuel — generated electricity drops by 90 percent.
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Business leaders recognize that we are in danger of falling behind other nations in developing the clean
energy economy of the future.
I think that in a sustainable
energy economy of the future, most electricity will be generated, stored and used locally, and large centralized generating stations (which by then will be predominantly wind turbine farms and concentrating solar thermal power plants, coal and nuclear having been phased out) will play a much smaller role.
THE NEW
ENERGY ECONOMY Some of the most effective strategies to help consumers overcome aversion to change are very simple.
«New York has made incredible strides in securing a clean energy future for this state with our nation - leading clean energy standard, off shore wind development, and aggressive investment in the clean tech economy, yet the Common Fund remains heavily invested in
the energy economy of the past.
Nor can they be unaware that for at least 15 years every study of the economics of transforming
the energy economies of nations like the United States shows that the cost to GDP would extremely small.
Under the latter, rich countries would subsidize
the energy economies of their competitors.
Not exact matches
Trump will be joined by dozens
of energy executives hoping to broker deals to bolster the US
economy.
However, the Bank is projecting a return to growth in the second half
of 2015, led by the non-
energy sectors
of the
economy: «Outside the
energy - producing regions, consumer confidence remains high and labour markets continue to improve.
As the fastest - growing segment
of the
economy, women - owned businesses should continue to build their brands in places with this sort
of design,
energy and track record.
Trudeau's about - face is rooted in the Liberal vision
of a global
economy at the beginning
of a decades - long transition from fossil fuels to clean
energy technology, says Jim Carr, minister
of natural resources.
The
energy sector wants tangible incentives and tax relief — based support that recognizes it as the spine
of the Albertan and Canadian
economies.
The
energy slump has brought much
of Alberta's
economy to a standstill, but in downtown Edmonton, construction cranes fill the air.
«Zeihan examines how the hard rules
of geography are eroding the American commitment to free trade; how much
of the planet is aging into a mass retirement that will enervate markets and capital supplies; and how, against all odds, it is the ever - ravenous American
economy that — alone among the developed nations — is rapidly approaching
energy independence.»
«I think right now there's still a sense
of optimism with regards to the direction
of energy, there's optimism with regards to the aspect
of tax and if we can get some
of these reforms through, you'll actually see the
economy continue to grow,» Simonelli added.
Major emerging
economies like India insisted that they should not have to pay for the
energy transition, since the world's pollution had been caused by more than a century
of economic growth in the U.S. and in Europe.
«An unstoppable shift to a cleaner
energy economy is underway,» said Tom Kiernan, chief executive of the American Wind Energy Association, calling wind a «mainstream energy source.&
energy economy is underway,» said Tom Kiernan, chief executive
of the American Wind
Energy Association, calling wind a «mainstream energy source.&
Energy Association, calling wind a «mainstream
energy source.&
energy source.»
There are some significant competitive advantages that should begin to accrue to the U.S.
economy in the years to come -
energy, manufacturing competitiveness and demographics - though the savings required to fund investment could be redirected to the public sector if policymakers do not slow the growth
of mandatory spending.»
Markets across much
of the country have softened, particularly in the
energy - reliant Prairie provinces
of Alberta and Saskatchewan, where low oil prices are wreaking havoc on regional
economies.
The
energy crisis gave way to an endless cycle
of ups and downs, with sales bottoming out anytime fuel prices soared or the
economy tanked.
The BRIC's worst economic performer thus far in 2009, Russia is overly reliant on
energy, has a declining and aging population with Third World mortality rates and an authoritarian government too willing to intervene in its
economy to the detriment
of investors.
Obama, warning
of more costs to come for the Kremlin if the situation worsens, said he also had signed an executive order that would allow the U.S. to penalize key sectors
of the Russian
economy, including its huge
energy business.
Case in point: Despite a growing
economy and recovering profits, as
of mid-May, not a single
energy stock mutual fund in the U.S. had made money this year, according to Morningstar.
Graham Richard, chief executive officer
of clean
energy advocacy business group Advanced Energy Economy, said the report «seriously overstates the challenges associated with new energy resources.&
energy advocacy business group Advanced
Energy Economy, said the report «seriously overstates the challenges associated with new energy resources.&
Energy Economy, said the report «seriously overstates the challenges associated with new
energy resources.&
energy resources.»
Then, through much
of the 20th century, the focus in Tulsa's
economy on the
energy industry.
Small businesses are the powerhouse
of the
economy, the mitochondrial DNA
of our economic body, converting effort into the
energy that fuels the country.
With oil trading below $ 50 a barrel, economists are scrambling to determine the fallout
of declining
energy prices on the U.S. and global
economies.
It is doubly disconcerting given the disproportionate impact
energy prices have on
economies — especially
economies in desperate need
of fuel - injection themselves.
In short, the
energy sector is so heavily engaged with and intertwined in other areas
of the
economy that few companies or sectors would be immune.
«The Obama administration's signature climate rule was a vast, unlawful expansion
of government authority into the
energy sector with wide - reaching consequences for our
economy,» Ryan added.
Even so, Alaska's
energy demand per person is the third highest in the nation, and the oil and natural gas industries have long been key pillars
of its
economy.
They argue that
economies rattled by sovereign debt fears and threatened with recession can't afford to bankroll the conversion to a new, more expensive form
of energy.
«The combination
of the weakness in
energy weighing on investment along with high levels
of indebtedness keeping consumer spending modest puts the weight on the external side
of the
economy to much
of the lifting
of growth in the period ahead.
Last year, IWD gained traction in the wake
of the Women's March, as the organizers
of the demonstration channeled feminist
energy into «A Day Without A Woman «-- a movement that sought to highlight the role that women play in the domestic and global
economy.
The ripples are all
of the things in the
economy that support the
energy revolution... that provide all kinds
of investment opportunity.»
Discussing the ouster
of the Saudi crown prince and its implication for the kingdom's
energy sector and
economy, with Matt Reed, Foreign Reports vice president, and CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis.
«By failing to adequately limit population growth, reassess the role
of an
economy rooted in growth, reduce greenhouse gases, incentivize renewable
energy, protect habitat, restore ecosystems, curb pollution, halt defaunation, and constrain invasive alien species, humanity is not taking the urgent steps needed to safeguard our imperiled biosphere.»
You spoke
of creating a clean
energy economy.
«We are a stable, reliable supplier
of huge quantities
of energy and resources to the United States that power the American
economy.
In his 2006 book, A Thousand Barrels a Second, Tertzakian predicted a new
energy break point within 10 years, when major
economies would switch from one «disadvantaged» source
of energy to one, or several, other options.
The
economy of Alaska can't be compared to that
of any other state in the U.S., however, as more than four out
of five revenue dollars come by way
of the
energy industry.
His government has touted the pipeline as a means
of ensuring North American
energy security and a boon to the Canadian
economy.
It's not easy to change the rules: «By the time we left,» Knobloch said, «we had strengthened and finalized some 50
energy - efficiency rules over two Obama terms reaching into every corner
of the
economy.»
Meanwhile, the world's nearly 8 billion people and $ 80 trillion
economy depend on hydrocarbons to supply over 80 %
of global
energy; oil fuels 98 %
of transportation.
Eric Marsh, head
of EnCana Corp.'s Natural Gas
Economy team, thinks another
energy revolution is upon us — and once again, it starts in east Texas.