Sentences with phrase «increase economic efficiency»

The shadow banking industry plays a critical role in meeting rising credit demand in the United States, and although it's been argued that shadow banking's disintermediation can increase economic efficiency, its operation outside of traditional banking regulations raises concerns over the systemic risk it may pose to the financial system.

We would support any measure that removes distortions and increases economic efficiency.

These analyses focus on the economic impact of transportation investments, strategies for using transportation infrastructure more efficiently, ways of increasing the economic efficiency of federal transportation programs, new ways of financing transportation infrastructure, and analyzing the costs and benefits of transportation rulemakings, in collaboration with the Office of Regulation (C - 50) in the Office of the General Counsel.

However, Travel Rewards cardholders earn FlexPoints at a far faster rate thereby increasing the economic efficiency of every dollar you spend.

Reflecting on the nature of legal service, Susskind's central premise is that the role and influence of lawyers is «on the brink of a fundamental transformation» (p. 1) and furthermore, that its revolutionary improvement will be driven by two forces: commoditisation, driven by market preferences for increased economic efficiency, and a pervasive uptake of information technology.

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This is the only criterion that they use to judge their economic record; nothing else has mattered - not stronger economic growth, not increased job creation, not improved productivity, not saving the environment, not greater tax efficiency and tax fairness, and not strengthening federal - provincial and Aboriginal relations.

Just as Ronald Reagan's landmark 1986 bipartisan tax reform increased simplicity, fairness and economic efficiency by broadening the tax base and reducing rates, today reform of the system has the potential to help American families and the economy.

* Information efficiency * Economic slack * Coordinated central banks * The dominance of China and India and their increased purchase of US debt * USD and US assets as a continued safe haven * Rates have been going down for 30 + years in a row, the trend is telling us we're more adept at managing inflation with each new cycle

For example, the World Economic Forum estimates that improving efficiencies by half in transport - related documentation and communication will increase global trade by 9.4 % to 14.5 %.

Current efforts at energy conservation are inadequate; while the need for more appropriate patterns of individual and corporate energy consumption is clear, the statement also recognizes the necessity of avoiding unnecessary economic and social dislocations in the transition to energy efficiency (e.g., unemployment or increased costs due to lowered volume).

Arthur Okun, for example, notes that an increase in equality of opportunity for all can contribute to an increase in efficiency of the economic system.

While Heartland Mill has felt the effects of the national economic downturn in recent years, the company has used downtime to replace equipment and increase its efficiency.

In the Carbon Navigator we have a tool that allows us to use basic management issues around days of grass, energy efficiency, economic breeding index of the cows, to actually increase the profitability of the farm.»

Speaking at the Melbourne Economic Forum on Tuesday, ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, previously a strong advocate for privatisation as a mechanism for enhancing economic efficiency, has now indicated that he as «at the point of almost opposing privatisation» because the manner in which they have been conducted (to maximise sale proceeds) has led to price inEconomic Forum on Tuesday, ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, previously a strong advocate for privatisation as a mechanism for enhancing economic efficiency, has now indicated that he as «at the point of almost opposing privatisation» because the manner in which they have been conducted (to maximise sale proceeds) has led to price ineconomic efficiency, has now indicated that he as «at the point of almost opposing privatisation» because the manner in which they have been conducted (to maximise sale proceeds) has led to price increases.

However, this study has also shown that there are many advantages to organic strawberry production in terms of increased yields, energy efficiency and economic returns.

With the increased trust of consumers in building societies and credit unions after the banking collapse, it seems there is a public appetite for the co-operative alternative and a belief that it is possible to combine social justice and economic efficiency within the firm.

I strongly believe we also need a robust competition law and policy regime to prevent monopolies and anti-trust behaviour which increase prices, prevent economic efficiency and subvert the free enterprise and democratic system!

So, yes, dictatorships, in some circumstances, are unique in increasing the efficiency of governance by reducing delays in the formulation and implementation of policies due to the absence of the need for consensus and endless debates to implement projects or policy and the unique ability to calibrate complete legal systems by decree and even an ability to stay focused over long periods, accelerating economic development.

The target, it argued, «does not create any obstacles for social and economic development and corresponds to general objectives of the land - use and sustainable forest management policies, raising the level of energy efficiency, reducing energy intensity of the economy and increasing share of renewables in the Russian energy balance.»

Funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy would increase by more than 44.4 % to $ 3.2 billion, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy would receive $ 550 million, building on the $ 400 million it received through the economic - stimulus bill in 2009.

With the economic downturn and increasing energy efficiency, French electricity demand has remained level or declined in some instances.

In the 2014 Open Government Plan, we have advanced our commitment to openness and engagement by focusing our efforts on new initiatives and by supporting activities that maximize efficiency, increase effectiveness, and spur economic development.

BRD is estimated to cost the beef industry nearly $ 1 billion in economic losses from death, reduced feed efficiency and increased treatment costs.1, 2 These losses make it worthwhile for producers to be prepared for M. bovis and help keep herds healthy.

In response to the challenge of climate change, the HES project aims to increase energy efficiency (EE) in European small and medium hotels by 20 % and their use of renewable energies (RE) by 10 %, demonstrating that economic growth and sustainability can, and should, go hand in hand.

That is not to say that some steps can not be taken now; indeed many kids of energy conservation and efficiency increases make economic sense even without the threat of greenhouse warming.

• First, decarbonize the world economy: we must achieve dramatic reductions in carbon use by increased technical efficiency, and by delinking energy generation from carbon production, and energy use from economic growth.

The same sort phenomenon will play out in the developing world, where falling population and increasing economic performance (increasing efficiency, productivity) might mean per capita consumption stays about the same for a period of time, as they play catch up with the west.

Massachusetts is proud to lead the nation in energy efficiency policies and programs, and over the last year our administration has focused on increasing access for low - and moderate - income ratepayers, while investing in innovative peak demand reduction projects that will provide significant environmental and economic benefits to the Commonwealth.»

EESI advances policy solutions that will result in decreased global warming and air pollution; improvements in public health, energy security and rural economic development opportunities; increased use of renewable energy sources and improved energy efficiency; and the protection of areas such as the Arctic and coastal regions.»

In the past, other words and phrases, equally abstracted from daily life, have served a similar purpose: balanced budgets, increased efficiency, fostering economic growth.

I start (and started) from the premise that the dramatic decline in crude oil prices that took place from August, 2014 ($ 96 / barrel), to March, 2015 ($ 44 / barrel), was due — on the one hand — to decreased demand, a function of slow economic growth in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere, endogenous, price - driven technological change leading to greater fuel efficiency, and policy - driven technological change that also has been leading to greater fuel efficiency, such as more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing).

The standard economic argument is that most taxes are inefficient, so reducing any of these taxes will increase efficiency.

NY Green Bank is a division of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and a key component of New York's 10 - year, $ 5.3 billion Clean Energy Fund (CEF) to accelerate the use of clean energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency, and spur economic development in New York State.

Minister Stathakis shared the good progress Greece has made in increasing the share of renewables in the power sector and highlighted the importance accorded to energy efficiency and the positive impact it can have on overall economic development.

Increasing energy efficiency (which, all else being equal, reduces emissions) is in a race with population and economic growth (which, all else being equal, increases them).

«Cities are our nation's economic powerhouses, making them a key proving ground for policies to increase energy efficiency, deploy clean energy, and foster clean transportation,» said Mayor Gonzales.

«Cities are our nation's economic powerhouses, making them a key proving ground for policies to increase energy efficiency, deploy clean energy, and foster clean transportation.»

The Commission was also clear that the changes contemplated in REV must ensure that the State be able to achieve or exceed its goals to protect the environment through increased use of energy efficiency and renewable energy, coupled with market enabling measures that integrate those resources in a manner that achieves both economic and environmental sustainability.

Thanks to clean energy policy such as the REITC and Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS), North Carolina has seen cost - effective clean energy growth result in economic development in local communities, improved regional competitiveness, and increased energy diversity.

As this report will demonstrate, there is significant potential for clean energy solutions, including energy efficiency, demand response, and onsite solar technology, to revitalize the economic health of Pennsylvania while simultaneously moderating the impacts of increasing energy needs and volatile energy markets.

«A reduction of the necessary magnitude will require the near - simultaneous and successful deployment of all the available low - carbon energy technologies and massive international cooperation,» they say, adding: «improving China's energy efficiency will increase economic competitiveness».

Increasing the fuel efficiency of heavy - duty vehicles would lessen the environmental and economic impacts of shipping these commodities.

Japan is the only economic power that increased research spending in recent decades, with growth focused on efficiency and solar technology, according to the International Energy Agency.

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After examining four strategies for deploying the revenue from a carbon tax, Jorgenson and coauthors Richard J. Goettle, Mun S. Ho and Peter J. Wilcoxen found that one strategy in particular — reducing taxes on capital — leads to an increase in economic efficiency that improves economic well - being despite greater inequality, as well as a decrease in carbon emissions: the «double dividend» of the book's title.

The chapter explains that improved energy efficiency is an essential part of the solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting global energy demand while also improving economic performance, increasing jobs, and enhancing environmental quality.

With the economic downturn and increasing energy efficiency, French electricity demand has remained level or declined in some instances.

The current forecast is markedly lower than the forecast in the 2007 Integrated Energy Policy Report, primarily because of lower expected economic growth in both the near and long term as well as increased expectations of savings from energy efficiency.

The advantages of a comprehensive approach are: 1) it promotes economic efficiency by allowing emission reductions in the gases which are the least expensive to abate, or the substitution of increased sinks for reducing emissions if this is the least cost option; 2) it prevents switching form one form of activity which emits greenhouse gases to another that contributes as much, if not more, to the problem of climate change; and 3) it provides an incentive to move science and technology forward.

We recognize that increasing energy efficiency and reliance on renewables and other clean energy technologies can contribute significantly to energy security and savings, while also addressing climate change and promoting sustainable economic growth and innovation.