Both countries commit to respond vigorously to the
challenges of energy security, climate change and environmental protection through ambitious domestic action and international cooperation.
If people in some jurisdictions or social groups are more interested in renewable energy
because of energy security reasons, it's worth working with them on the deployment of climate - safe energy.
But the budget crunch, and the real - time
problem of energy security, may not allow either to focus much on the issues raised here.
Reducing the energy consumption of buildings has become increasingly imperative because of the combined
demands of energy security, rising energy costs, and the need to reduce the environmental damage of energy consumption.
On offshore drilling: The plan also called for ending offshore drilling, for the
sake of energy security and the environment.
Improving energy efficiency (EE) can reduce energy demand and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and deliver a range of other benefits such as improved air quality, enhanced economic competitiveness and, at the national scale, a higher
degree of energy security.
The 2016 World Energy Trilemma report, prepared in partnership with global consultancy Oliver Wyman, along with the Global Risk Centre of its parent Marsh & McLennan Companies, aims to support policymakers in the complex task of translating the trilemma
goals of energy security, energy equity and environmental sustainability, into implementation actions.
First, the case that America is entering a new
era of energy security: My expert here is Robin West, a friend who is chairman of PFC Energy, a Washington - based advisory group.
The Libyan crisis of 2011 took place just one year after the adoption of the new NATO Strategic Concept at the Lisbon Summit, in which a new role for the Alliance is evoked in the
field of energy security.
In his letter, which was drawn up jointly with Dutch premier Jan Peter Balkenende, Mr Blair notes the
importance of energy security but says any debate on the subject must also be about climate change and its links to the European economy.
The «nitty - gritty» of how patents are developed and then protected is a big issue when it comes to the role technology can play in the
future of energy security and climate change policy, for example.
Enhancement of energy security by diversifying energy imports and fuels, implementing energy efficiency action plans, and building up oil and natural gas stocks and oil emergency plans;
(Read «Why Energy Forecasting Goes Wildly Wrong,» a recent paper in the
Journal of Energy Security, for some background on this consistent phenomenon.)
Through the
lens of energy security, Canadian oil looks more attractive than oil tainted by unfriendly foreign regimes, but since April 20th, when the Deepwater Horizon exploded, the sheen of that perceived advantage has faded.
Despite the environmental hoops the State Department still seems to have to jump through, watchdogs fear authorities are intent on giving a thumbs - up to Keystone XL in the
name of energy security and in response to pressure from oil interests.
It signifies the federal government's commitment to Canada's future prosperity in the context of a shifting global economy, while strategically positioning Canada as a long - term
provider of energy security to key partners in the Asia Pacific.
Patricia's main interests and international research worldwide are within the
scope of energy security, global energy market studies and geopolitical risk.
The definition of the Alliances role, whether it be seeking a wider thematic and constructive role or a more focused, regional, and potentially confrontational role, is central to understanding the tension, the
uprising of energy security challenge in NATO's strategic role.
The
theme of energy security risks accentuating the divide between supporters of a global NATO and those for an Alliance strictly confined to its traditional missions.
When we mitigate greenhouse - gas emissions, we also create huge co-benefits in the
nature of energy security, because if we continue to increase our consumption of fossil fuels, we're really going to put pressure on limited resources of these fossil fuels.
Frederick Smith, president and CEO of FedEx Corp. and a
member of the Energy Security Leadership Council, said that electrifying light - duty vehicles «as rapidly as possible» should be one of the country's main strategies to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
One of the few energy specifics Obama floated in his 2013 State of the Union speech was the
creation of an Energy Security Trust, which over the next decade would steer $ 2 billion in oil and natural gas royalties to fund research into biofuels, fuel cells, and advanced batteries.
What was particularly striking about the EPA letter is that it asked the State Department to provide a broader national security analysis of the implications of committing the nation long - term to oil from Canada, asking for an
evaluation of energy security hand - in - hand with environmental security.
«There is a stronger
sense of energy security than climate change,» said Zou Ji, an international climate negotiator for China until his retirement last August; he is now the China country director for the World Resources Institute, an international environmental group.
If the country believes that fracking causes so much local damage (regardless of whether it does), the
benefits of energy security aren't enough to win the argument.
At other points in the first day, my message was that «business as usual» was no longer a prudent strategy for carmakers beause of the global
urgency of energy security and climate change and the new market pressures and opportunities they create.
More recently some Asian countries have pledged to ambitiously expand their reliance on nuclear energy, mainly for
reasons of energy security and climate change mitigation.
And that is perhaps Keystone XL's lasting legacy — that after seven years of debate, the central question shifted from an elusive
promise of energy security to the magnified dangers of a warming world.
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol welcomed the 28 statisticians, noting the crucial role data plays in effective
improvement of energy security and sustainability for the entire world.