Sentences with phrase «expanded use of renewable energy»

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.

«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).

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.

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.

They continue to show the world that OECD countries can indeed significantly expand their use of renewable energy resources.

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.