Sentences with phrase «gas efficiency investments»

The program will provide financial incentives to support 75 percent of the cost of electricity and gas efficiency investments.

Not exact matches

Saving oil and natural gas through efficiency gains and investment in renewables would also generate profit by allowing BC to import less oil from Alberta and to export more of the natural gas it already extracts.

We have increased our investment in measures to improve the energy efficiency of Scotland's homes which, in addition to making fuel bills cheaper, has also helped to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from housing, consistent with our ambitions to combat climate change.

The big wins include Niger Delta and Security, Policy and Regulation, Business Environment and Investment Drive, Transparency and Efficiency, Stakeholder management and international coordination, gas revolution and refineries and local production capacity.

The utility will make up that capacity with three new natural gas units that recently came online, as well as through energy efficiency, new solar investments and slower economic growth.

Global energy - related emissions could peak by 2020 if energy efficiency is improved; the construction of inefficient coal plants is banned; investment in renewables is increased to $ 400 billion in 2030 from $ 270 billion in 2014; methane emissions are cut in oil and gas production and fossil fuel subsidies are phased out by 2030.

Your rejection of the pipeline provides a tremendous opportunity to begin transition away from our dependence on oil, coal and gas and instead increase investments in renewable energies and energy efficiency.

Smart investments in modern facilities improve air pollution, energy efficiency, and greenhouse gas emissions all at the same time.

Today, API released a new report on investments in greenhouse gas - mitigating measures that illustrates the oil and natural gas industry's leadership in innovating the technologies and efficiencies to keep improving air quality.

A groundbreaking study released by Architecture 2030 this week shows that an investment of just $ 21.6 billion towards building energy efficiency would replace 22.3 conventional coal - fired plants, reduce CO2 emissions by 86.7 MMT, save 204 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 10.7 million barrels of oil, save consumers $ 8.46 billion in energy bills and -LSB-...]

Channeling money toward investments in energy efficiency will not only help families cut costs but also create jobs while reducing energy demand, pollution, and greenhouse gases.

Low energy efficiency (~ 30 % round trip IIRC), but much lower costs and can leverage investments in gas and fuel infrastructure, as well as avoiding conversion costs for vehicles, much heating, etc..

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For instance, public investments that enhance energy efficiency or that promote switching to renewable fuels would help buffer consumers from fluctuations in future fuel costs while also driving deeper greenhouse gas reductions than subsidy removal alone.

In fact, the recommendations make no pretensions in any way of promoting investment in energy infrastructure that would improve access to clean energy, help developing countries adapt to climate change, increase energy efficiency, or increase mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs).

Most unconventional energy sources have much lower efficiencies than conventional gas and oil, which operate at a combined energy - returned - on - investment ratio of about 18:1.

It highlights the need for additional annual regional investments of US$ 600 billion up to 2050, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and provide business opportunities to develop and export new goods and services in the areas of water, energy and resource efficiency.

Subtitle B: Disposition of Allowances -(Sec. 321) Amends the CAA to set forth provisions governing the disposition of emission allowances, including specifying allocations: (1) for supplemental emissions reductions from reduced deforestation; (2) for the benefit of electricity, natural gas, and / or home heating oil and propane consumers; (3) for auction, with proceeds for the benefit of low income consumers and worker investment; (4) to energy - intensive, trade - exposed industries; (5) for the deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technology; (6) to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy; (7) to be distributed to Energy Innovation Hubs and advanced energy research; (8) to invest in the development and deployment of clean vehicles; (9) to domestic petroleum refineries and small business refiners; (10) for domestic and international adaptation; (11) for domestic wildlife and natural resource adaptation; and (12) for international clean technology deployment.

Government investments in residential buildings research and development since the 1980s, through a variety of energy efficiency and technology transfer programs, have yielded impressive returns in terms of avoided energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

• transformation of the global energy system to achieve a low - carbon world; • reframing the greenhouse gas debate; • managing energy and research and development investments; and • improving energy use efficiency.»

In the longer - term, investment in oil and gas remain essential to meet demand and replace declining production, but the growth in renewables and energy efficiency lessens the call on oil and gas imports in many countries.

While it does not necesarily follow from this, it is not illogical to assume that recent increases in oil and gas prices have had a greater effect on US than European demand, particularly since, with historically lower energy prices, the US has not made many of the lower - hanging efficiency investments that have already been made in Europe.

Significantly, that's natural gas production with falling emissions of methane, according to EPA data — thanks to industry investments in advanced technologies that reduce leaks, capture emissions and improve energy efficiency.

Economic rationale suggests that gas would also encroach on investments in renewable energy, nuclear energy, and energy efficiency.

Ironically, had these regulations been in place for the last two years, Massachusetts might have seen increased investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy generation that would have mitigated the price spikes we've seen these past two winters by reducing our dependence on natural gas.

Subsidies cause overconsumption of petroleum products, coal, and natural gas, and reduce incentives for investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy.

The so called Renewable Energy technologies such as Wind and Solar even if further refined and made more efficient, sought after efficiency increases that are now running into the problems of ever diminishing returns for the investments needed to raise those levels of efficiency, are now just one of the limiting factors in the hope of the so called Renewable Energy systems ever replacing today's base load coal, gas, oil, nuclear powered generators.

In particular, the high feed - in tariffs for solar photovoltaics can be up to ten times higher than those provided to wind and even higher than investments in efficiency, diverting money away from other policies where it would have been better employed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

«We stand ready to play our part,» Shell, BP, Total, Statoil, Eni and BG Group wrote, pointing to a number of actions they are already taking to limit emissions, from greater investment in lower - carbon natural gas and operational efficiency to supplying more renewable energy and exploring the use of carbon capture and storage.

In a first - ever detailed analysis of investment across the global energy system, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday that global energy investment fell by 8 % in 2015, with a drop in oil and gas upstream spending outweighing continued robust investment in renewables, electricity networks and energy efficiency.

We have developed historic fuel efficiency standards that will limit greenhouse gas emissions from our vehicles for the first time in history, made unprecedented investments in clean energy, and proposed the first - ever carbon pollution limits for new fossil - fuel - fired power plants.

Renewable energy and energy efficiency investments create far more jobs per dollar spent than fossil fuels, including natural gas (source - PDF).

Still, the savings can be great with geothermal operating costs running about half that of high - efficiency natural gas and return on your initial investment ranging between eight to 12 years.

Investments in home energy efficiency will help homeowners cope with rising energy costs and curb greenhouse gas emissions, says the association.