Sentences with phrase «planned energy efficiency policies»

«Current and planned energy efficiency policies harness merely a third of the economically viable energy efficiency potential,» he added.

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The guide uses best practices from multiple sources including industry, academic and government experts to address water conservation and efficiency, water quality protection, soil conservation and management, air quality protection, human resource management, energy conservation and efficiency, integrated pest management, weather monitoring and preventive planning, selection of appropriate insurance policies and tools, and proactive business planning and management.

The plan is «the first comprehensive plan of any city to address energy efficiency and greenhouse gases for the existing building sector,» said the Bloomberg policy adviser, Laurie Kerr.

If Obama cast all of this the right way, such a policy would incorporate the need for more domestic energy exploration and development (done responsibly) with a long - term plan that also stresses conservation, efficiency and innovation.

The electricity industry already is — and has been for years — in a rapid transition away from coal and towards cleaner generation — a transition driven mainly by fundamental market forces such as lower gas prices, lower costs for wind and solar power and energy efficiency, and by state and federal policies and company planning decisions that long predated the Clean Power Plan.

Power companies are well on their way to meet the Plan's targets, thanks to the fact that the electricity industry has already started rapidly moving away from coal and towards cleaner generation — a transition driven mainly by fundamental market forces such as lower gas prices, lower costs for wind and solar power and energy efficiency, and by state and federal policies and company planning decisions that long predated the Plan.

You probably won't think of it as a benefit or may not have noticed this effect, but many fossil fuel reduction policies, extending to fuel and energy efficiency and how nations plan to produce electrical power in the future have directly followed from the climate alarms raised since 1988.

The United States made a splash today with Energy Secretary Steven Chu «s (pictured right) announcement of an international plan to deploy clean technology globally (with a strong emphasis on developing countries)- the Climate Renewables and Efficiency Deployment Initiative (Climate REDI) will include three clean technology programs focusing on solar and LED lighting, efficient appliances and equipment, and policy and technical support for countries planning for renewable eEnergy Secretary Steven Chu «s (pictured right) announcement of an international plan to deploy clean technology globally (with a strong emphasis on developing countries)- the Climate Renewables and Efficiency Deployment Initiative (Climate REDI) will include three clean technology programs focusing on solar and LED lighting, efficient appliances and equipment, and policy and technical support for countries planning for renewable energyenergy.

Since 1999, the IEA's Policies and Measures Databases offer access to information on energy - related policies and measures taken or planned to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy efficiency and support renewable energy development and depPolicies and Measures Databases offer access to information on energy - related policies and measures taken or planned to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy efficiency and support renewable energy development and deppolicies and measures taken or planned to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy efficiency and support renewable energy development and deployment.

Under Trump, the gap between what was promised and what will be achieved has widened as the federal government seeks to revoke the US Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, to roll back limits on the emission of the potent greenhouse gas methane and to reverse energy - efficiency policies.

He funded policy research projects that led to the Green Building National Action Plan, the revision of national residential and commercial building energy standards, the revision of national green building standards, and over 40 national mandatory appliance energy efficiency standards and labels.

«New Hampshire Town Boosts Recycling with Pay - As - You - Throw,» Environment News Service, 21 March 2007; Tom Miles, «London Drivers to Pay UK's First Congestion Tax,» Reuters, 28 February 2002; Energy Council, Energy Efficiency Policies and Indicators (London: 2001), Annex 1; Howard W. French, «A City's Traffic Plans Are Snarled by China's Car Culture,» New York Times, 12 July 2005.

Synapse modeled various Clean Power Plan compliance options to determine how big an impact strong energy efficiency policies can have on the achievability and affordability of complying with EPA's rule.

More broadly, he plans to play a consulting role as the 15 - nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) implements its recently - agreed Regional Energy Policy, which emphasizes conservation, efficiency, and renewables as key for long - term energy secEnergy Policy, which emphasizes conservation, efficiency, and renewables as key for long - term energy secenergy security.

The plan, published in late 2016, endorsed, among other strategies, state policies that encourage greater energy efficiency.

-- In addition to the policy under paragraph (1), it is the policy of the United States that regional electric grid planning to meet these objectives should result from an open, inclusive and transparent process, taking into account all significant demand - side and supply - side options, including energy efficiency, distributed generation, renewable energy and zero - carbon electricity generation technologies, smart - grid technologies and practices, demand response, electricity storage, voltage regulation technologies, high capacity conductors with at least 25 percent greater efficiency than traditional ACSR (aluminum stranded conductors steel reinforced) conductors, superconductor technologies, underground transmission technologies, and new conventional electric transmission capacity and corridors.

Among the supporting policies cited by the report are investing in public transportation infrastructure and renewable - based power generation, raising energy efficiency standards, adapting city design and planning, and land and forest management.

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.

Uncommitted policies (S2), the second type, may lack detailed implementation plans or firm financial support, but have all been proposed, such as new efficient and zero net energy building targets, construction of the high - speed rail system, and initiatives by various agencies to, for example, increase biofuels use and continue progress in improving vehicle efficiency.

Achieving the National Trading Case's full range of benefits will require policy makers and regulators across the country to work with utilities, electricity generators, advocates, regional transmission organizations, and other stakeholders to develop state compliance plans that prioritize renewable energy and energy efficiency and generate revenue through interstate carbon emissions trading.

Areas of past emphasis have included utility generation, planning, and policy; renewable energy start - ups; programs and products to support efficiency; smart meters; energy and resource modeling; and natural gas markets.

This stay calls into question whether some states will continue to implement policies associated with the Clean Power Plan, such as increased renewables and energy efficiency.

Rather, existing policies (which consist primarily of Energy Efficiency Transition Implementation Plan (ETIP) targets and budgets for each of the state's investor ‐ owned utilities) guarantee only a small fraction of this 1.5 percent annual incremental savings.»

Sanders has no official climate change plan yet, but also seek to go well beyond Obama climate change policies, with a carbon tax, greatly increased renewable energy, energy efficiency measures, and international leadership by the US.

The database further supports the IEA G8 Gleneagles Plan of Action mandate to «share best practice between participating governments», and the agreement by IEA Energy Ministers in 2009 to promote energy efficiency and close policyEnergy Ministers in 2009 to promote energy efficiency and close policyenergy efficiency and close policy gaps.

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The energy savings compare favorably to any other efficiency policy out there: an ACEEE analysis of primary energy savings from recent and prospective policies — including the Clean Power Plan — showed vehicle standards to be the biggest saver from today through 2040.