Sentences with phrase «move the energy economy»

Decreasing or eliminating government subsidies to fossil fuels, which total $ 300 billion annually worldwide, can move the energy economy away from heavy reliance on carbon - intensive fossil fuels.

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Calgary's energy - focused economy may be facing its challenges, but the city was still a draw for multinational diamond miner De Beers, which moved its 67 - person Canadian headquarters to the city from Toronto this summer — the highest - profile head office move between the two cities since Imperial Oil's trek west in 2005.

Shell, Dow, and GE have helped create the Energy Transitions Commission to help move us to a low carbon economy.

The Canadian Labour Congress and the Climate Action Network of Canada co-hosted a discussion event on Thursday night that focused on job creation and facilitating a transition for the coal, oil and gas sectors — all of which will gradually be phased out as the world moves to a clean energy economy.

«Urgent change» is needed to stop recyclable and biodegradable material from being incinerated in London, as energy - from - waste hinders the capital's move to a more circular economy, according to the London Assembly's Environment Committee.

During the meeting, Senator Markey highlighted Massachusetts» success in moving forward a clean energy economy while keeping unemployment lower than the national average.

The economic benefits of energy efficiency are clear, yet currently not # 1 of the annual UK public infrastructure budget has been spent on initiatives to make homes warmer - a move which would create decent jobs and put our economy on a more stable footing.

As is typical in these kinds of reports, the main findings are completely reasonable if not exactly ground - breaking: China needs to increase the share of consumption in its economy, lessen the grip of state - owned enterprises, move toward letting the market more accurately price energy and capital, deal more seriously with environmental degradation, and just generally become a more market - oriented economy.

In addition to voting to move our energy system towards a clean economy and away from petrochemicals, she's a strong advocate for regulating carcinogens in household products, like cosmetics.

Saudi Arabia reportedly offered an OPEC - Russian alliance, uniting 45 % of global oil output — a move which would fundamentally alter the strategic environment in energy and have a significant impact on the global economy.

This is precisely the sort of leadership the state and nation needs to move to a 21st century clean energy economy, and we commend the Governor for launching this groundbreaking initiative.»

«The government must urgently set out a comprehensive energy efficiency and renewables strategy for moving to a low - carbon economy.»

President Akufo - Addo noted that over the last fourteen months, the period of stay of his government in office, his administration has focused its energies on trying to build a resilient economy, and put in measures aimed at helping move Ghana to a situation beyond aid.

It could contribute significantly to our energy security, reducing our reliance on imported gas, as we move to a low carbon economy.»

The news comes as a new report by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on the security of energy, highlights the need for the UK to «move as quickly as reasonably possible towards a low - carbon economy.»

It could contribute significantly to our energy security, reducing our reliance on imported gas, as we move to a low - carbon economy.

«Now we'll redouble our effort to move toward a clean energy economy and more renewables in the future,» said Peter Iwanowicz, executive director of Environmental Advocates of New York.

JULIANI: Saying that we shouldn't move to a clean energy economy because there are more fossil fuel jobs is like saying we shouldn't have gone from the horse and buggy to the automobile because we had more farriers than we had auto mechanics.

This research gap will not be filled as long as wood - fuel use remains ignored because the assumption is being made that a 21st - century economy must move up the energy ladder, the researchers concluded.

«Our analysis clearly shows the imperative for the electricity sector to move aggressively to deploy a full portfolio of technologies that will lead to low - carbon energy future while limiting costs to the nation's economy,» EPRI president Steve Specker said in presenting the findings yesterday to a meeting of industry executives and regulators in Westlake Village, Calif..

The group is working to create an international grassroots movement to influence political dynamics and implement solutions that show the benefits of moving to a clean energy economy.

«We've been interested in innovation and innovation in clean energy particularly, and in how to move our overall economy to a cleaner energy infrastructure,» Weihl said.

And just as energy prices are bottoming out, major financial institutions are predicting that the stock market is close to ending its wild price swings as investors respond to the federal government's unprecedented moves to breathe new life into the economy.

Under Obama the CEQ is moving forward with plans formulated during his predecessor's tenure for a U.S. policy on oceans — from newly protected areas to reconciling competing authorities and laws — along with continuing the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate as a way to address global greenhouse gas emissions.

Billions of dollars in public and private capital for energy investment are up for grabs as developed countries like the United States and emerging economies like India get down to brass tacks on how they will hit their greenhouse gas emissions pledges and move their energy systems away from fossil fuels.

There are several reasons for this: the contraction of energy - intensive heavy industries, such as iron and steel; the long - term malaise in the national economy; the modest move away from burning fossil fuels that produce carbon dioxide towards nuclear energy; and the increasingly efficient use of energy evident in most of the economies of the rich world.

The report, titled «The role for nuclear within a low carbon energy system», looked at both small and large scale nuclear power and how both could potentially play a crucial role in the move to an affordable low carbon economy.

Yet the report also argued against a rapid shift to non-fossil fuel energy sources, noting that «making significant changes in energy consumption... amid all the scientific uncertainties would be premature in view of the severe impact such moves could have on the world's economies and societies.»

Meanwhile hard hit areas like energy stocks may turn around as investors make a move back to the old economy so to say.

Moving toward a clean energy economy will create positive feedback loops that which will increase our wealth, health, and security.

And that's why, when we fashioned the Recovery Act to get our economy moving again, we emphasized clean energy.

It also doesn't work out because emissions - per - dollar decrease with higher GDP, as the economy moves from energy - intensive heavy industry towards services.

Transforming our nation's economic, energy, and environmental systems to move towards a green economy will require a level of expertise, innovation, and cooperative effort unseen since the 1940s to meet the challenges involved.

To build on this progress, the Obama Administration is putting in place tough new rules to cut carbon pollution — just like we have for other toxins like mercury and arsenic — so we protect the health of our children and move our economy toward American - made clean energy sources that will create good jobs and lower home energy bills.

A massive global move towards sustainable energy sources is likely to hurt the oil companies, but not the US economy as a whole, for example.

China, in particular, is moving rapidly to become the leader of the global clean energy economy.

After all, the reality is that Obama has moved pretty aggressively, if quietly, to roll out restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions through regulations, tighter standards for energy use and vehicle fuel economy and pursue policies fostering a shift from coal to gas.

Both solar energy and public transportation are key parts of the clean energy economy that's moving the country beyond fossil fuels at the same time it is creating good, green jobs.

Mexico has one of the fastest growing economies in the Americas and is committed to diversifying its energy supply mix in order to rapidly move forward with energy reform.

«It is critically important that the American automobile industry be a strong driver of jobs as we move to build a more energy independent American economy,» said Waxman.

The combination of the province making big moves to install more renewables and an abundance of qualified workers is bringing new energy into Alberta's once - ailing economy and charting a much more sustainable way forward.

As a leading advocate of renewable energy, Canada's federal and provincial governments are moving aggressively to modernize electricity systems and expand energy economies to capitalize on the advantages of renewable energy.

It also shied away from more nuclear power and saw its economy contract and energy - intensive companies shed jobs and threaten to move overseas.

As an economy reduces its emissions it will start with the cheapest abatement measures (energy savings) and then move to the more expensive measures by replacing energy - using equipment and switching from high - emission sources such as coal to low emission sources such as natural gas and nuclear power.

There's a structural transition going on right now in the global economy — a move toward low - carbon energy sources, energy efficiency, waste and pollution reduction, and electrification of transportation.

There are those who will suggest that moving toward clean energy will destroy our economy — when it's the system we currently have that endangers our prosperity and prevents us from creating millions of new jobs.

Australia's energy policy has lost its way over the past couple of decades, which is unfortunate because the challenges — to move to a low - carbon economy without high prices — have never been tougher.

The results demonstrate that wind energy is cost competitive with all other generation sources and provides excellent value for Albertans as the province moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the economy.

I will continue to work hard to push for meaningful progress, moving Virginia toward a new clean energy economy.»

Solving the climate crisis requires political leadership that recognizes the serious reality of global warming and fights for policies that move us toward a clean energy economy, not backward.