Sentences with phrase «energy policy aims»

This would have a real effect on tar sands development as an MIT study points out that they are vulnerable to climate / energy policies aimed at reducing emissions.

He also said that: «There is a clear commitment to energy security through oil stocks well exceeding the 90 days obligation and the recent referendum on nuclear energy is significant because it allows the government to pursue energy policies aiming at the 3Es (energy security, economy and environment).»

Not exact matches

We also modelled a number of existing and proposed federal and provincial policies aimed at helping Canadians save energy.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump aimed to detail his energy policy Thursday in the heart of U.S. oil country.

The organization also aims to contribute to the creation of a system or set of systems that would allow people to automatically pay for the use of both ride - sharing and car - sharing vehicles; for the insurance policies covering those vehicles; for the energy that those vehicles consume and the pollutants that they emit during a trip; and for traffic that the commuter contributes to by traveling during peak hours.

One recommendation by the alliance takes aim at Ontario government energy policy that could also double as climate policy, as the province has curtailed greenhouse gas emissions coming from the electricity sector by closing coal - fired power plants, invested in costly solar and wind energy projects, and instituted a cap - and - trade system that requires businesses to buy permits to cover their carbon emissions.

Increase domestic energy production and thus supply; which was intentionally decreased by Obama administration policy aimed at reducing carbon energy sources.

The youth campaigners supporting the re-election of President John Dramani Mahama, hereby express our worry over the deliberate attempt by the African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) to demonise efforts of government aimed at permanently ending Ghana's electricity shortfall.

The assemblyman, who is being backed by the Queens Democrats, has supported a wide variety of environmental bills and the state Assembly recently passed Hevesi's bill that aims to create a more comprehensive alternative energy policy for the state.

Of course, everyone should support «green» policies whose aims are to conserve limited resources, to reduce our dependency on unreliable regimes, and find alternative energies, such as solar (I do not include windmills!).

Better to bring that vigour to bear on a wider debate aimed at shedding light on the nature of a truly sustainable energy policy for the UK — and, for that matter, the world.

«As the window of opportunity to avert dangerous climate change narrows, we urgently need to take stock of policy initiatives around the world that aim to accelerate new energy technologies and stem greenhouse gas emissions,» said Laura Diaz Anadon, Professor of Climate Change Policy at the University of Cambpolicy initiatives around the world that aim to accelerate new energy technologies and stem greenhouse gas emissions,» said Laura Diaz Anadon, Professor of Climate Change Policy at the University of CambPolicy at the University of Cambridge.

The study is part of the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge, a UCLA research initiative that aims to transition Los Angeles County through cutting - edge research, technologies, policies, and strategies to 100 percent renewable energy and 100 percent locally sourced water, while enhancing ecosystem and human health, by 2050.

The government noted Japan's basic energy policy - decided by the Cabinet in April 2014 - aims to promote the nuclear fuel cycle, including the promotion of fast reactor development.

So we've pursued a series of policies aimed at encouraging the rise of innovative as well as more cost - effective clean energy technologies that can help America and developing nations reduce greenhouse gases, reduce our dependence on oil, and keep our economies vibrant and strong for decades to come.

The plan, aimed at filling the policy gap left by the death of a carbon cap and trading system, focuses on stimulating innovation and diffusion of non-polluting energy technology through direct investment and procurement policies.

And I couldn't help notice how the Power Dialog is echoed at the high school level by Change Climate Change, an initiative by some students at the Marlborough School in Los Angeles aiming to engage with government officials shaping their city's energy and climate policies.

Tom Yulsman at the University of Colorado makes this point bitingly at CEJournal, noting the ridiculousness of rehashing basic climate science in the face of clear evidence that the lack of a forward - looking American energy policy --- particularly one aimed at weaning the country from at least the liquid fossil fuel — is a real - time crisis.

He and his cabinet can initiate a «listening tour» in place of the usual speaking tour, aimed at revealing the many points of accord on energy policy hidden behind surface discord.

I want to hear what your proposals are for policies aimed at the goal on those green ribbons — stopping energy poverty now.

So it felt like a fresh spring breeze to see constructive discussion sparked by «Fighting Climate Change With Innovation,» a Foreign Affairs essay proposing a public - private mix of clean - energy investments, policies and incentives aimed at overcoming technological hurdles and accelerating deployment.

A wide range of policies aimed at increasing conservation, efficiency, and reducing emissions is vital, but carbon prices and regulations alone will not create new, clean and affordable energy systems soon enough or at the scale needed.

This morning, Michael Levi, who analyzes energy and the environment for the Council on Foreign Relations, answered my question about the limits of presidential influence in a way that says Obama got it right by insisting that cutting demand through policies aimed at energy efficiency and the next generation of energy technologies had to be part of a long - term American energy (and oil) agenda.

But overall, the focus on resilience, the push for a global boost in basic inquiry aimed at advancing non-polluting energy sources, improved monitoring and a flexible policy that evolves as information flows seems a good fit for the challenges ahead.

-- Scaling - up the Renewable Energy Program — to offer policy support and technical assistance to low - income countries under the World Bank's Strategic Climate Fund, with the aim of advancing national renewable energy projects and covering capital costs associated with renewable energy investEnergy Program — to offer policy support and technical assistance to low - income countries under the World Bank's Strategic Climate Fund, with the aim of advancing national renewable energy projects and covering capital costs associated with renewable energy investenergy projects and covering capital costs associated with renewable energy investenergy investments.

Founded in 2009 by Dave Rauschkolb, Hands Across The Sand aims to steer America's energy policy away from its dependence on offshore drilling and call for a new energy plan, which incorporates clean and renewable sources, and encourages conservation.

The pledges and determination shown by world governments at the Paris climate change talks in Paris meant there would likely be «further policies aimed at shifting the fuel - mix towards cleaner, lower - carbon fuels, with renewable energy, along with natural gas, the main beneficiary,» said Dale.

The programme's aim is to work with these countries to improve energy data capabilities, enhance data collection and monitoring, and assist with evidence - based energy policy design relevant to the country's needs.

(Aggressive policies aimed at coercing an even faster decrease in energy intensiveness may be imposed, in which case the standard of living will be less than it otherwise would be, but unless these policies are truly draconian the contours and structure of the economy will not be greatly changed.)

Mind the gap: the $ 1.6 trillion energy transition risk is the first report to analyse the upstream financial implications for investors of the yawning gap between the Paris Agreement, which pledges to keep climate change well below 2C above pre-industrial times and aims for 1.5 C, and government policies, which are consistent with 2.7 C of warming.

The bills aim to restore «fair - value pricing» for excess renewable generation sold back to utilities, said Rep. Gary Glenn, R, chairman of Michigan's House Energy Policy Committee.

President - elect Donald Trump and members of his proposed cabinet and transition team have taken aim at many of President Obama's climate and clean - energy policies, programs and legacies — from the Paris Agreement to the Clean Power Plan.

I want to do more to help influence public policy and corporate decision making, with an aim to speeding up this transition; I want to encourage and cheerlead for the innovators out there looking for solutions to our energy and environmental crises.

But the substantial support that Murkowski's proposal attracted highlights the political obstacles looming in front of any policy that aims to seriously advance alternatives to the carbon - intensive fossil fuels that now dominate the United States» energy mix.

President Trump has aimed to undo much of the Obama administration's policy on energy and climate.

2016 Candidate Series: Leadership from a state's governor is critical to setting the tone for energy policies, like REPS, and this blog series aims to inform voters on the policy stances regarding energy and climate issues that face North Carolina.

This analytical report aims to help policymakers and their advisors wishing to initiate or develop policies promoting energy efficiency in buildings to assess the most efficient mix of policy measures for a given environment as well as to design new initiatives.

A package of new renewable energy policies in 2016 - 17 will aim to ensure that the EU's 2030 target to source 27 per cent of its energy from renewables can be met cost - effectively.

This technical document aims to propose different policy options that can help integrating renewable energies and climate change.

In July 2015 the Australian Labor Party announced a policy of aiming at 50 % renewable energy by 2030.

Lomborg claims the often - repeated talking point that «Policies aimed at addressing climate change can easily end up punishing the poor,» pointing a finger at Germany and citing a study by the fossil - fuel - funded Institute for Energy Research (IER), claiming that renewable energy targets and emissions caps have resulted in «energy poverty.&Energy Research (IER), claiming that renewable energy targets and emissions caps have resulted in «energy poverty.&energy targets and emissions caps have resulted in «energy poverty.&energy poverty.»

The World Energy Council organises one of the most complete range of events covering all aspects of the energy sector, from small workshops on specific technologies, to regional and global events aimed at supporting policymakers, experts and industry leaders as they seek solutions and develop policies and strategies to address the energy triEnergy Council organises one of the most complete range of events covering all aspects of the energy sector, from small workshops on specific technologies, to regional and global events aimed at supporting policymakers, experts and industry leaders as they seek solutions and develop policies and strategies to address the energy trienergy sector, from small workshops on specific technologies, to regional and global events aimed at supporting policymakers, experts and industry leaders as they seek solutions and develop policies and strategies to address the energy trienergy trilemma.

Under the main theme «Together Towards A Secure Arab Water Future», the Arab Water Forum aims at providing policy recommendations to further promote cooperation between the Arab countries in the water sector, with a special focus on Water for food, Water for cities and water for energy, Smart IWRM and Transboundary water.

The Low - Emissions Solutions Conference (LESC) was launched last year at COP22 and is aimed at problem solving, brainstorming, and global co-creation to inform nations about the latest low emissions technologies for energy, policy, and strategy development.

State law incorporates a number of additional energy policy goals aimed largely at supporting these greenhouse gas reduction targets.

As the whole of Germany pursues its «energiewende» (energy transition) policies, Frankfurt is aiming for a staggering 100 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest.

HERON aims at facilitating policy makers of multi-level governance in EU, to develop and monitor energy efficiency policies in building and transport sectors, through forward - looking socio - economic research in seven EU and one candidate countries.

The aim is to assess what the implications of ensuring clean water and sanitation for all are for the energy sector, and what policymakers need to do to hit multiple goals with an integrated and coherent policy approach.

An introduction to the Mission Innovation initiative followed by a review of the key policies and programs aimed at accelerating clean energy innovation in India, including innovative models of government - industry collaboration in transitioning new technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace.

One suspects though, that most of them would agree that some public policy aimed at decarbonising energy supply and minimising destruction of carbon sinks would be a good idea.