Sentences with phrase «water efficiency investments»
A green lease is a tool to help resolve this split incentive by creating win - win agreements for building owners and tenants that equitably align the costs and benefits of energy and water efficiency investments for both parties.
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Focused on clean energy infrastructure assets in North America, including solar, wind, energy efficiency, storage, and water, the Fund seeks to encompass a broad array of investment structures, such as senior debt, subordinated debt, and preferred equity.
The researchers found that investment in new water - efficiency technologies, and retrofitting existing water infrastructure, are big reasons for the improvement in urban areas.
Seeking a long - term solution, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council announced on 29 January the massive investment, which aims to achieve sustainable water use by controlling total water consumption, improving irrigation efficiency, and restricting groundwater pumping, among other measures.
Second, since nearly 80 % of the world's water resources are used to support agriculture, continued improvements in agricultural and irrigation conservation and efficiency should be an important focus for research, development, investment and cooperation.
The City of Eugene has developed and is implementing strategies include increasing water conservation; increasing investment in the urban forest; removing essential services from the 100 - year flood zone; and increasing energy efficiency to reduce demand for hydroelectricity, a resource that is expected to decline with climate change; conducting a food security assessment
It also suggests some policies that induce water - use efficiency, and investments in adaptive technologies in order to reduce the negative effects.
It highlights the need for additional annual regional investments of US$ 600 billion up to 2050, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and provide business opportunities to develop and export new goods and services in the areas of water, energy and resource efficiency.
The report calls for improved efficiency of water use, better knowledge development and training, the integration of climate - smart production models, increased investment in agricultural development and harmonization of national policies and actions.
Recent promotion of desalination raises additional concerns regarding overall resource efficiency and the potential for diminishing returns on investment, given the energy inputs required to ensure water supply, with current energy supply being from thirsty fossil - based processes.
The bipartisan - sponsored law promises to align the interests of building owners and tenants with regard to investments in cost - effective energy efficiency and water conservation measures, create studies that will examine successful sustainable practices, enact data - tracking systems and provide ways to promote voluntary tenant compliance.