Sentences with phrase «greater improvements in energy efficiency»

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A more subtle benefit to home ownership is that if you invest in energy efficiency improvements (which you're more likely to do if you own your home than if you rent), you can get really great returns, as high as 40 percent after tax on some improvements.

Although both energy use and greenhouse gas emissions increased in Canada between 1990 and 1999, the increase would have been much greater if not for improvements in energy efficiency.

(I) support for a free or low - cost detailed building energy audit that prescribes, as part of a energy - reducing measures sufficient to achieve at least a 20 percent reduction in energy use, by providing an incentive equal to the documented cost of such audit, but not more than $ 500, in addition to any award earned by achieving a 20 percent or greater efficiency improvement;

(I) support for a free or low - cost detailed building energy audit that prescribes measures sufficient to achieve at least a 20 percent reduction in energy use, by providing an incentive equal to the documented cost of such audit, but not more than $ 200, in addition to any earned by achieving a 20 percent or greater efficiency improvement;

But according to Breakthrough Institute the highest rebound in energy use from efficiency occurs «not at the consumer level but in the productive sectors of the economy (industry and commerce) improving the efficiency of a steel plant may result in lower cost of steel, greater demand for steel, and also create greater economic growth - all of which will drive significant rebound in energy use following efficiency improvements.»

And there are even greater efficiencies and improvements that can be made in our production of energy - that is if India decarbonised it's development.

Significant improvements in energy efficiency in developing countries could provide greater opportunity for economic growth while also providing broader access to energy and related services even from limited energy resources.

In the 66 % 2 °C Scenario, aggressive efficiency measures would be needed to lower the energy intensity of the global economy by 2.5 % per year on average between 2014 and 2050 (three - and - a-half times greater than the rate of improvement seen over the past 15 years); wind and solar combined would become the largest source of electricity by 2030.

When it comes to stopping and reversing the trend of rising energy use in the transportation sector, TEF project researchers see changes to the built environment, strategies to decrease personal travel, improvements in energy efficiency, and replacing truck freight with more energy - efficient rail and marine modes as holding the greatest potential.

In the case of Indian Point, recent analysis showed that there were roughly 1.5 GW worth of energy savings that could be brought about through energy efficiency in the greater New York City area, beyond those improvements already planneIn the case of Indian Point, recent analysis showed that there were roughly 1.5 GW worth of energy savings that could be brought about through energy efficiency in the greater New York City area, beyond those improvements already plannein the greater New York City area, beyond those improvements already planned.