Not exact matches
Raising efficiency standards for autos,
appliances and buildings is a good thing to do, but it won't transform our economy or cut emissions 80 %.
By
raising the profile of this issue, the session presented specific examples where governments and industry organizations have collaborated to successfully implement energy
efficiency strategies for
appliances and lighting systems.
(2007) • Contribution of Renewables to Energy Security (2007) • Modelling Investment Risks and Uncertainties with Real Options Approach (2007) • Financing Energy Efficient Homes Existing Policy Responses to Financial Barriers (2007) • CO2 Allowance and Electricity Price Interaction - Impact on Industry's Electricity Purchasing Strategies in Europe (2007) • CO2 Capture Ready Plants (2007) • Fuel - Efficient Road Vehicle Non-Engine Components (2007) • Impact of Climate Change Policy Uncertainty on Power Generation Investments (2006) •
Raising the Profile of Energy
Efficiency in China — Case Study of Standby Power
Efficiency (2006) • Barriers to the Diffusion of Solar Thermal Technologies (2006) • Barriers to Technology Diffusion: The Case of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (2006) • Certainty versus Ambition — Economic
Efficiency in Mitigating Climate Change (2006) • Sectoral Crediting Mechanisms for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Institutional and Operational Issues (2006) • Sectoral Approaches to GHG Mitigation: Scenarios for Integration (2006) • Energy
Efficiency in the Refurbishment of High - Rise Residential Buildings (2006) • Can Energy - Efficient Electrical
Appliances Be Considered «Environmental Goods»?
With
appliances, the key to
raising energy
efficiency is to establish international
efficiency standards that reflect the most efficient models on the market today, regularly
raising this level as technologies advance.
At Georgetown University today, Obama stated that his administration would expand renewable energy projects on federal lands,
raise energy
efficiency standards on
appliances, and, most importantly, limit carbon pollution from both existing and new power plants, which represent about 40 percent of the U.S.'s emissions.
Raising Energy
Efficiency (pdf) Introduction Banning the Bulb Energy - Efficient
Appliances More - Efficient Buildings Restructuring the Transport System A New Materials Economy The Energy Savings Potential Chapter 11 Data (xls)
With this program Japan planned to
raise efficiency standards between the late 1990s and the end of 2007 for individual
appliances by anywhere from 15 to 83 percent, depending on the
appliance.