Sentences with phrase «renewables reduce the consumption»

In doing so, renewables reduce the consumption of fossil fuel and production of fossil fuel - related carbon dioxide emissions.

Not exact matches

The state's business sector is making major efforts to reduce overall power consumption while moving towards greater use of renewable energy generation.

The transition to an ecologically sustainable society requires reduced consumption of goods, the efficient recycling of materials, a move away from the use of fossil fuels to the use of renewable sources of energy, zero global population growth, a reduced standard of living for the rich, an increased standard of living for the poor and an appeal to quality of life instead of materialism.

«If a power company has the ability to selectively charge groups of vehicles based on when renewable energy resources are available,» he says, «it makes electric vehicles useful not only for reducing petroleum consumption but for reducing the amount of greenhouse gases overall that we produce.»

To date, the U.S. effort has focused largely on technology and policy solutions that would reduce energy consumption and increase renewable energy supplies.

«But there has been good progress on reducing coal consumption, often at (the) expense of more natural gas, but also renewables have done better than expected.»

Hence even though geothermal, hydroelecticity and biofuels combined will not provide anything like all even of greatly reduced energy consumption, they will be an important part of the renewable mix, because they are sources that you can use when needed, not just when the wind blows or the sun shines.

And so this all implies that given the pressing climate change issue and Paris targets set at 2050, smaller population and reduced consumption will have very limited impact, so we are mainly going to be reliant on renewable energy and carbon taxes and so on in the shorter term over the next 20 — 30 years or so.

I would humbly suggest that, while continued accurate measurements are always wonderful to have, the screamingly obvious main priority is loudly call for all to rapidly abandon ship — leave deadly fossil fuels behind and quickly climb into the lifeboats of efficiency, vastly reduced consumption, renewables, and population reduction.

Let's pay tribute to Gary's exemplary life: We can address climate change by working to get a price on carbon, which will reduce fossil fuel consumption and promote renewables.

And so this all implies that given the pressing climate change issue and Paris targets set at 2050, smaller population and reduced consumption will have very limited impact, so we are mainly going to be reliant on renewable energy and carbon taxes and so on in the shorter term over the next 20 — 30 years or so.

We must all make a move towards reducing our energy consumption, making less use of fossil fuels, and insist that our energy departments of state make active moves towards allowing our societies to switch to renewable energy sources.

1) reduce emissions with renewable energy, use of natural carbon sinks, etc 2) reduce general consumption levels, and 3) reduce population growth.

The CO2 Scorecard report, by contrast, examined changes in electricity at the regional level using data from grid operators, which showed researchers greater detail about where natural gas had replaced coal or renewables; where renewables replaced coal; and where electricity consumption simply declined because of reduced demand.

Saving energy complements efforts to shift toward renewable energy in important ways, such as by reducing energy demand, giving customers control over their consumption and costs, and reducing the investment required to meet the renewable energy goal.

Energy independence: Reducing fossil fuel consumption by integration more renewable generation.

«With the implementation of phase two, these five UH campuses will have reduced fossil fuel energy consumption by ~ 14 GWh annually (45 percent) and added ~ 13 GWh renewable energy generation.

(b) Reduce oil consumption particularly in the transport sector and adopt electrification based on renewables and expand public transport.

California is investing in solar and wind farms, but outsources a great deal of its electrical production (to «large» hydropower that the state officially does not recognize as «renewable»; and to fossil fuel)-- and Californians show little inclination to reduce their liquid fuel consumption.

With a share of 100 % renewable energy sources and 12 times the current grid capacity, the balancing capacity of fossil fuel power plants can be reduced to 15 % of the total annual electricity consumption, which represents the maximum possible benefit of transmission for Europe.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

The Renewable Energy System and Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loan and Grant Program provides financial assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase, install, and construct renewable energy systems; make energy efficiency improvements; use renewable technologies that reduce energy consumption; and participate in energy audits, renewable energy development assistance, and feasibilityRenewable Energy System and Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loan and Grant Program provides financial assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase, install, and construct renewable energy systems; make energy efficiency improvements; use renewable technologies that reduce energy consumption; and participate in energy audits, renewable energy development assistance, and feasibilityrenewable energy systems; make energy efficiency improvements; use renewable technologies that reduce energy consumption; and participate in energy audits, renewable energy development assistance, and feasibilityrenewable technologies that reduce energy consumption; and participate in energy audits, renewable energy development assistance, and feasibilityrenewable energy development assistance, and feasibility studies.

The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) provides financial assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses in rural America to purchase, install, and construct renewable energy systems; make energy efficiency improvements to non-residential buildings and facilities; use renewable technologies that reduce energy consumption; and participate in energy audits and renewable energy development assistance.

The Obama administration wants to reduce oil consumption, increase renewable energy supplies and cut carbon dioxide emissions in the most ambitious transformation of energy policy in a generation.

Energy consumption is reduced by the high performance building envelope, high efficiency mechanical systems, and then offset with renewable energy.

The proposal to put a fee - per - ton on carbon and rebating the proceeds to residents is supported by prominent economists, both liberal and conservative, and environmental experts, as a market - driven way to reduce carbon consumption by encouraging energy conservation and use of renewable energy sources.

While the ideal in regard to energy and the environment would be greatly reduced energy generation and consumption, replacement of fossil - fuelled electricity by renewables like wind is next best.

«Policies that count carbon dioxide emissions, purchase carbon offsets, promote use of renewable energy, needlessly reduce energy consumption, and promote adoption of natural materials do little for the environment.

Instead of just reducing our energy consumption and using renewable energy, we need to rethink how we produce and distribute energy.

The technology currently available for installing distributed renewable energy in developing countries can not yet raise all of the world's poorest to the levels of per capita energy consumption previously reached in the west, but developed countries are already reducing overall energy demand and increasing energy efficiency, rendering historical patterns of energy usage the wrong benchmark for global standards in any case.

[xiii] These companies see renewable energy projects as an effective means of achieving sustainability and environmental targets — refer to Table 1 — and to reduce costs amid increasing power consumption.

Infosys voluntarily became one of the first companies in the world to set a goal of becoming carbon neutral, reducing per capita electricity consumption by 50 % (against 2008 baseline year), and sourcing 100 % renewable power.

The OTIS project allowed the students to gain carpentry, design, and collaboration skills, and to better understand the materials that can be used in building to reduce resource consumption and use renewable energy — and the constraints that need to be considered.

For example, the SEP calls for reducing liquid fuel consumption by 2030 and increasing renewable energy's share of electricity generation to 8 % by 2010.

After energy consumption is reduced to a minimum, onsite renewable energy generation, likely PV in the majority of cases, would complete the balance.

These figures do not take into account the recent long - term energy strategy of the European Union (EU), which proposes that by 2020, EU consumption of renewables will increase to 20 percent of total energy use; the proportion of biofuels used in transport will increase to 10 percent; and EU greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced to 20 percent below 1990 levels (European Union, 2007).

Jong - Geel Je, Mayor of Ansan City, Republic of Korea, presented the targets from the city to reduce its energy consumption by 20 % and increase the supply from Renewable Energy to 30 %.

These groups take a wide variety of forms: villages that own wind turbines in a nearby field, co-operatives which produce and supply renewable electricity, community action groups aiming to reduce energy consumption in their area, residents of apartment blocks who collectively own solar panels on their roofs.

A further consideration is that it is cheaper and easier for the EU to meet its renewables target — which is expressed as a percentage of final energy — when final energy consumption is reduced.

One of the key benefits associated with energy efficiency and renewable energy programs (clean energy) is that they reduce consumption of fossil fuel resources, and in doing so reduce fossil fuel - related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

To make this reduction Friends of the Earth Europe believes that we need to reduce energy consumption and switch to renewables as rapidly as possible.

Communities that integrate renewable energy see increased cost savings due to reduced consumption of expensive and less environmentally friendly diesel fuel.

Officials of another nine states, including New York, have challenged that assertion, while pointing out that the program has yielded more than $ 700 million for participating states, most of it spent on programs aimed at reducing energy consumption and investing in renewable energy.

«We have made solid progress balancing 100 % of our energy consumption with renewables, but we know there is more to do to make the production of LEGO bricks more sustainable, especially in reducing CO2 emissions from our factories, and the entire supply chain.

The deal commits the EU to cut emissions by at least 40 %, provide at least 27 % of the EU's energy from renewable sources, and reduce energy consumption by at least 27 %.

Ways to reduce fossil fuel inputs to food systems include the use of farm machinery powered by renewable electricity or farm - produced biofuels; the localization of food systems to reduce transport (perhaps entailing vertical urban agriculture); the adoption of organic and ecological production practices to reduce the need for nitrogen fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides; and an overall reduction in the consumption of highly processed foods.

While the Obama administration wants to reduce oil consumption, increase renewable energy supplies and cut carbon dioxide emissions, the world's oil giants are staying on the sidelines, balking at investing in new technologies favored by the president, or even straying from commitments they had already made.

With the release of the «Hydrogen Scaling up», the coalition explains how hydrogen can account for one fifth of the global final energy consumption by 2050 and contribute to almost 20 percent of the abatement required to limit temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius reducing pressure on renewables and other clean energy technologies.

Perhaps immediate incentives for producers and buyers of higher fuel efficiency and the production cleaner, renewable energy sources combined with a plan to improve America's public transit systems (many of which have been losing funding at a rapid pace) would help reduce total fuel consumption today, not in 2017.

The radiators are predicted to be able to help «social housing» and other building owners work with Demand Response policies to reduce peak consumption and costs, while also helping smooth out some of the intermittency issue of renewables.