Solar and
other clean energy sources reduce emissions and dependence on fossil fuels while improving the environment and public health.
Not exact matches
These practices include steps to
reduce source water use in
cleaning and sanitation; minimize use of
cleaning products and
other chemicals; decrease the volume and strength of wastewater produced and associated
energy required for treatment; minimize the water and
energy needed for heating and cooling operations; and optimize the effectiveness of land application systems for wastewater treatment.
All these requests for solar power projects — among
other sources of
cleaner energy, such as wind or natural gas — are bringing LIPA in accordance with its Electric Resource Plan 2010 - 2020, which called for
reducing emissions by 20 percent below 2005 levels by the year 2020, and by 80 percent by the year 2050, benchmarks set by former Governor David Paterson.
Use that same money instead to invest in wind farms and
other clean energy sources, and
reduce our down - on - our - knees dependence on:
Perhaps instead of focusing on regulation and instead focusing on incenting positive behavior, we could get more digesters in place which would produce
clean energy,
reduce the amount of nitrogen and
other nutrient pollution and provide farmers with another couple
sources of revenue (electricity sales, fiber bedding sales (or savings) and increased fertilizer value of the liquid digestate as compared to raw manure.
It's a case where wind, solar,
other clean energy sources, EVs and EV batteries are capable both of
reducing emissions and of creating valuable new
energy markets.
We will continue to
reduce our greenhouse gas emissions through innovation and technology breakthroughs, and work with
other countries to help them access and use fossil fuels more cleanly and efficiently and deploy renewable and
other clean energy sources, given the importance of
energy access and security in many nationally determined contributions.
Across the country and around the world, we are pushing state and regional
clean energy strategies;
reducing extra-potent climate causes like black carbon and methane; and pressing for carbon reduction requirements for power plants and
other major
sources.
Stretched humanitarian agencies could save millions of dollars — and
reduce carbon emissions, deforestation and violence against women and girls — if solar power and
other clean energy sources were installed at refugee camps, according to new analysis released today.
Examples of actions with co-benefits include (i) improved
energy efficiency and
cleaner energy sources, leading to
reduced emissions of health - damaging climate - altering air pollutants; (ii)
reduced energy and water consumption in urban areas through greening cities and recycling water; (iii) sustainable agriculture and forestry; and (iv) protection of ecosystems for carbon storage and
other ecosystem services.»
Among the many myths that wind power has attracted here is one also used in this discussion: The Myth: As an
energy source, wind power can't make any difference The Facts: Wind Power...
reduces pollution... • Unlike
other forms of power generation, wind
energy is
clean and renewable.
Start by
reducing energy consumption as much as possible, this will make it much easier to then generate enough
clean power to displace coal and
other dirty
sources.
It is also likely that the frequency of heavy rainfall will increase over many areas of the globe... In Australia and around the world we need to urgently invest in
clean energy sources and take
other measures to
reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
Mitigation focuses on
reducing sources of climate change, such as greenhouse gas and
other human - causing emissions, through
clean energy, carbon sink, and sequestration projects.