Sentences with phrase «energy policy legacy»

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While McClendon's own life was cut short, he left a legacy that will shape American energy policy — for better or for worse — for years to come.

If you people want a lasting legacy, something meaningful; get on with the people's business and do something that will make this country the envy of the world, create a sound energy policy / plan.

The easiest way to develop a tax narrative is via income tax increases for the very wealthy — you can easily sell this to the 51 % of voters you need more easily than the technical details about energy security, environmental discourse, science and uncertainty, precautionary principles, climate policy stabalisation assessment, green legacies, global trading schemes, UN COP frameworks ALL of which have to be defended for the policy framework to be politically feasible.

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.

This site is a legacy of the UNDP Environment & Energy Group global project, Capacity Development for Policy Makers to Address Climate Change, which was funded by the governments of Norway, Finland, and Switzerland, UNDP, and the United Nations Foundation.

Trump said he will rescind any regulations that unduly burden energy development, including the Clean Power Plan, which, if it survives legal challenges, was to have been the cornerstone of Obama's climate action legacy and the main policy for realizing the nation's Paris goals.

With the Obama Administration willing to sacrifice jobs and economic development for some perceived environmental legacy, it is time for unions to abandon the historic allegiance to the Democrat Party and realize that it is the Republicans who advocate for policies that protect the jobs in construction, manufacturing, mining, and energy — all well - paying positions that are often filled by union members.

Friends of the Earth is opposed to nuclear power playing any role in Europe's future energy policy, as it is dangerous, sensationally expensive compared to renewable energy and leaves a legacy of radioactive waste for hundreds of years.