Sentences with phrase «net economic benefits»

That is, a 20 % reduction in global emissions might be possible in a quarter century with net economic benefits.

The mission of the Southeastern Wind Coalition is to advance the wind industry in ways that result in net economic benefits to industry, utilities, ratepayers, and citizens of the Southeast.

Their December 2016 report projected a positive net economic benefit from renewable portfolio standards, including improved health and reduced use of fossil fuels.

The hub would integrate solar rooftop panels, be connected to the smart electricity grid to provide grid balancing and auxiliary services, and produce net economic benefits estimated at $ 1.35 million per year over 20 years.

The measures announced by Obama, including vehicle emissions standards and restrictions on coal - fired power stations appear set to achieve further substantial reductions, again while yielding net economic benefits.

BDC sued Experian, seeking damages for fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract (including millions in incremental costs and loss of net economic benefits caused by the delay in implementing the new system), and punitive damages for deliberately misleading.

Contrary to Blair Horner's «truth» about the Zero Emissions Credit program («Public deserves truth about nuclear bailout,» July 30), the ZEC has secured local jobs and will generate $ 4 billion in net economic benefits to New Yorkers in the first two years.

We already know, for example from the McKinsey report Romm mentions, that there are actions people can take now that will be of net economic benefit to them as well as reducing carbon emissions — but they're not doing it (or at least not to the degree they could).

Net economic benefit from waste management depends on private costs of landfill establishment, operation, and health and environmental standards; hence it is not unreasonable to say that private costs are lower if the waste operator deviates to illegal disposal — an option offered by mafia.

Since nationalizing the project would cost at least $ 7.4 billion, that amount would have to first be subtracted from any future revenues in order to calculate the net economic benefit.

Let us assume for the moment that there is a net economic benefit in allowing as many immigrants as will come, regardless of our ability to assimilate them as Americans.

They will find that on the whole they were well behaved, worked hard, paid their taxes and were a net economic benefit.

So even according to the report Farage was citing, EU migration brings a net economic benefit to the UK.

They point to a 2011 report from the Analysis Group finding that RGGI added $ 17 million in net economic benefits to the state.

The Department of Energy's budget request — the same document calling for a 70 percent cut to energy efficiency and renewable energy programs — touts a study showing that the $ 12 billion invested by the agency in this research over the years has yielded «an estimated net economic benefit to the United States of more than $ 230 billion.»

My work has long taken the view that policies to slow global warming would have net economic benefits, in the trillion of dollars of present value.

My work has long taken the view that policies to slow global warming would have net economic benefits, in the trillion of dollars of present value -LSB-...] I have advocated a carbon tax for many years as the best way to attack the issue.

So with the right domestic policies signing up to Kyoto would actually be a net economic benefit to Australia.

As discussed in our DICE model analysis, economists often call upon cost - benefit analysis to decide whether an action or rule has net economic benefits.

The negative SCC would signify a net economic benefit to CO2 emissions (discussed in more detail under the heading «Negativity of the SCC»).

Compared to the real world in which unchecked increasing GHG emissions will certainly lead to numerous adverse economic impacts, putting a price on carbon emissions to reduce those impacts will almost certainly prove to be a net economic benefit.

The Obama administration said that the CPP would have net economic benefits of about $ 26 to $ 45 billion, based, in part, on avoiding the high cost of climate change impacts.

And since we can never know what the cost of a hypothetical reference case would be, and since we must proceed with a robust mitigation scenario, we will never be able to determine the net economic benefits of mitigating climate change, even in hindsight.

If done right, they can also lead to net economic benefits, even before the benefits of avoiding climate change are considered.