Sentences with phrase «strengthen efficiency standards»

That legislation would strengthen efficiency standards for federal, commercial, and residential buildings and boost investment in energy - saving technologies, among other things.

Their critics say their stance, however well intentioned, will produce the real delays, given how much can be done now simply by cutting energy waste with tools already on the shelf — ranging from strengthening efficiency standards to eliminating billions of dollars in persistent fossil - fuel subsidies that continue to make coal and oil much cheaper than they really are when all their hidden costs are revealed.

Not exact matches

In the bipartisan 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, we increased new fuel economy standards for vehicles, along with other provisions to increase energy efficiency, save drivers money, reduce pollution, and strengthen our security by making America less dependent on foreign oil.

Although the Bush administration tried to forestall part of those standards (strengthening of the efficiency of home central A / C) when it first gained power, most of the standards represented the best practices for swinging a country.

The American Lung Association supports programs and policies to significantly reduce demand for energy by increasing the efficiency of U.S. homes and businesses, strengthening appliance standards, and reducing the energy consumption of consumer products.

Savings from the bill could have been much improved by strengthening the combined efficiency and renewable electricity standard to require utilities to reduce electricity demand by 10 % by 2020.

If policymakers provide financial assistance to existing nuclear plants, they should at the same time strengthen policies such as renewable electricity standards (RES) that stimulate the growth of low - carbon renewable energy as well as energy efficiency programs and policies.

1) Strengthen energy efficiency standards for homes and buildings.

The Obama administration has proposed strengthening standards for new vehicles from 2017 through 2025, boosting average fuel efficiency to about 50 mpg on government tests (about 37 mpg on road).

As advances in construction practices and building components and systems are proven out, we can strengthen the building codes so that higher levels of building efficiency become standard practice.

Efficiency standards for the hundreds of millions of internal combustion engines that will still be sold, especially trucks, will need to be strengthened.