Sentences with phrase «increase energy efficiency efforts»

Under the proposal, PG&E will additionally increase energy efficiency efforts and set a goal to procure 55 % of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2031.

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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).

The Republican budget, introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan, would slash discretionary spending for energy programs by over 50 % next year, derailing efforts to increase energy efficiency and develop wind, solar, geothermal, and other clean energy sources.

Here in the U.S., our energy programs and policies are leading to increasing contributions from windpower, biofuels, natural gas, in addition to significant advances in energy efficiency in all sectors, and these are contributing to significant greenhouse gas reductions but, I believe those efforts could be significantly increased.

Meanwhile, thanks mainly to strong energy conservation efforts and increased energy efficiency, total electricity demand has been falling since 2011.

Patterson observes that «Some senior [Romanian energy authority] staff believe that efforts to increase the efficiency of energy use would lead to a continuing fall in sales, and would therefore be contrary to the interests of the company — a view also frequently found in utilities in OECD countries.»

Since most of the measures required to slow the warming, from greatly increasing energy efficiency to land reform in poor nations, would carry other great benefits, and since the probability of unprecedented change appears to be in the vicinity of 50 percent, a very large social effort, one incurring substantial costs, seems to us not simply justified but virtually mandatory.

From statewide efforts to increase renewable energy sources and ramp up energy efficiency, to supporting communities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, New York is working to address the threat of climate change.

California launched an ambitious effort Wednesday to expand renewable energy and increase energy efficiency, advancing Gov. Jerry Brown's plans for battling climate change.

From innovative transport schemes in Paris, to the UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, and the clean energy finance companies of New York, the publication uses «destinations» across the developing and developed world to highlight the factors for success and, at times, the reasons for failure in efforts to increase the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency.

This analytical report calls for increasing energy access, energy efficiency, and clean energy efforts to meet the climate change challenge and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Requires the Secretary and the EPA Administrator to: (1) use the labeling program to evaluate energy performance in DOE and EPA facilities and to encourage and support implementation efforts in other federal agencies; and (2) establish a business and consumer education program to increase awareness about the importance of building energy efficiency and to facilitate widespread use of the labeling program.

This effort is geared towards increasing energy code compliance through an understanding of the South Carolina Energy Conservation Code as well as a wide variety of topics related to building science, building performance and the importance of energy efficenergy code compliance through an understanding of the South Carolina Energy Conservation Code as well as a wide variety of topics related to building science, building performance and the importance of energy efficEnergy Conservation Code as well as a wide variety of topics related to building science, building performance and the importance of energy efficenergy efficiency.

The AB 32 year 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets (year 2020 levels reduced to year 1990 measured levels) could be achieved by primarily addressing electricity generation and industrial sector greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts through increased use of renewable energy, energy efficiency and fuel substitution efforts.

But there are signs of a significant ratcheting up of policy ambition in the design of this scheme — and SEAI's increasing efforts to stimulate profound energy savings from Ireland's existing stock via the likes of the Deep Retrofit scheme — reflecting a recognition of the need to help Irish people to invest in high levels of energy efficiency and to replace climate - destroying fossil fuels with clean, cost - effective renewable energy sources.

A recently published study by energy consultancies Ecofys and TÜ Wien, commissioned by EREF, the European Federation of Renewable Energies Producers, derives national target benchmarks for a more ambitious EU renewables target and analyses the positive effect of increased energy efficiency on the effort required to meet the 2030 renewables target.

Most recently, the U.S. Senate passed the Energy Policy Modernization Act (2015), which was developed to promote conservation, improve accountability, increase America's energy supply, improve energy infrastructure, and enhance energy efficiency in an overall effort focused on energy secEnergy Policy Modernization Act (2015), which was developed to promote conservation, improve accountability, increase America's energy supply, improve energy infrastructure, and enhance energy efficiency in an overall effort focused on energy secenergy supply, improve energy infrastructure, and enhance energy efficiency in an overall effort focused on energy secenergy infrastructure, and enhance energy efficiency in an overall effort focused on energy secenergy efficiency in an overall effort focused on energy secenergy security.

President Hu Jintao (pictured right) of China announced that China will build on existing domestic climate change policies as embodied in its National Climate Change Programme and current Five Year Plan to step up its efforts on energy efficiency, development of low - carbon energy such as renewables and nuclear, and increase of forestry cover.

To meet those goals, the state must increase its efforts to achieve all cost - effective energy efficiency.

We intend that renewable energy should play an increasing role and accept the European Unions invitation to collaborate in a concerted effort to give new impetus to both the diversity and the efficiency of all forms of energy.

An all - out effort to increase efficiency and reduce excess uses of energy.

Spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation is a highly effective weatherization product that is playing an important role in national efforts to dramatically increase the energy efficiency of our homes, schools, and buildings.

Cincinnati Financials» headquarters facility received a 2016 Energy Star certification, which recognized its successful efforts to save energy, reduce pollution, and increase efficEnergy Star certification, which recognized its successful efforts to save energy, reduce pollution, and increase efficenergy, reduce pollution, and increase efficiency.

Bloomberg says «a key goal of this year's update to the Google mobile operating system is to persuade more iPhone users to switch to Android devices by improving the look of the software,» and along with traditional performance improvements and increased energy efficiency, Android P is making to an effort to improve support for phones with notched displays like the one found on the iPhone X. On top of that, it seems Android P will also include new software to support devices with folding displays or multiple screens.