They continue to show the world that OECD countries can indeed significantly
expand their use of renewable energy resources.
Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released a new analysis, which shows that instead of aggressive over-reliance on natural gas by utilities as they phase out coal plants, a far better bet for achieving a clean energy future is to greatly
expand the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
«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.
And they argue the subsidy is aimed at helping the state achieve its goal of
expanding its use of renewable energy by the end of the next decade.
Alan asks the Lieutenant Governor about his top priorities including
expanding the use of renewable energy in New York.
We can reach that goal through immediate and sustained action to reduce our heat - trapping emissions like adopting technologies that increase energy efficiency,
expanding our use of renewable energy, and slowing deforestation (among other solutions).
The American Lung Association supports additional research and development of advanced technologies that facilitate
the expanded use of renewable energy, including improvements to energy storage capabilities.
Cities and counties are taking real steps to tackle climate change — from
expanding their use of renewable energy to adopting aggressive emissions reductions targets and investing in sustainable infrastructure.
Not exact matches
To stop the possible increase
of carbon emissions, the administration says it wants to
use nuclear
energy to help bridge the state until it
expands its
renewable energy options.
The
use of solar
energy, an emissions - free and inexhaustible resource, is
expanding as new policies encourage the adoption
of renewable energy sources.
A sustainable city should have clear policies and comprehensive sanitation, waste collection and treatment, water management, with the collection, treatment, reuse and economy; transportation systems that favor mass transit quality and safety; actions that preserve and
expand green areas and
use of clean and
renewable energy, and finally, public administration transparent and shared with civil society organizations.
Such policies should promote the
use of non-combustion
renewable energy, low carbon fuels (measured on a lifecycle basis),
expanded transmission and smart grid technologies, alternative forms
of transportation, and
energy storage.
While the government has an ambitious programme to ramp its
use of renewables, including solar
energy, it has also vowed to continue
expanding its
use of coal.
«The
expanded use of renewable heating and cooling technologies is critical to helping New York reduce greenhouse gas emissions,» said Richard Kauffman, Chairman,
Energy and Finance, New York State.»
As part
of 2016 legislation to significantly
expand Maryland's
use of renewable electricity, Senate Majority Leader Catherine Pugh (D - Baltimore) and Delegate Dereck Davis (D - Prince George's) are proposing a $ 40 million plan to train and prepare more Marylanders for careers in clean
energy and to bolster minority - and women - owned businesses within the clean
energy economy.
Businesses are also moving forward: Auto company General Motors announced it will transition to producing only electric vehicles; 100
of the world's most influential businesses are creating a huge demand for
renewable energy; and ten
of the world's largest companies have launched a global campaign to
expand corporate electric vehicle
use and charging infrastructure (a big deal when you consider that about half
of the cars on the road belong to companies).
Life on land:
Expanding renewable energies and clean electricity further reduces the
use of fossil fuels.
The good news is that it can be done with existing technology, by cutting
energy waste,
expanding the
use of renewable sources, growing trees and crops (which remove carbon dioxide from the air) to turn into fuel, capturing the gas before it is released from power stations, and - maybe -
using more nuclear
energy.
In her administrative order, Palin instructed the sub-Cabinet group to develop recommendations on «the opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Alaska sources, including the
expanded use of alternative fuels,
energy conservation,
energy efficiency,
renewable energy, land
use management, and transportation planning.»
California's Alameda County was recently recognized as a national leader in
renewable energy, having
expanded its
use of solar
energy with the 250 - kilowatt Solaria Power Plant...
The document analyzes particularly GEF's activities in Bangladesh to
expand the creation and
use of renewable energy in the country.
Using the strength
of UCS's
energy economics and analytic expertise and supporter base, you will help move states and regions to reduce emissions,
expand renewable energy and clean
energy storage capacity, and hasten the transition away from fossil
energy.
Meanwhile, Granta Material Intelligence's findings that cork has comparable
energy - absorption properties to
expanded polystyrene foam inspired his
use of the
renewable material for the helmet's inner shell.