Sentences with phrase «with global energy policy»

A frightening thought is that these Leftist «ideologues» are of the very same tribe that we are to entrust with global energy policy.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters)- Global energy giants Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil have asked U.S. regulators for exemptions to the nation's biofuels policy that have historically been reserved for small companies in financial distress, according to sources familiar with the matter.

While neither is overly occupied with the policy concerns of the larger environmental movement ¯ global climate, carbon capture, alternative energy, the future of nuclear power, and so on ¯ they help illuminate a common narrative that places nature above human need.

At 10:30 a.m., Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy Energy Leaders Forum event with guest speaker Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Columbia Club, 15 W 43rd St., Manhattan.

To guide the efforts, Bush created a cabinet - level global change committee headed by the secretaries of energy and commerce in collaboration with the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

«I think it can be an example of cooperation between leading countries with a lot of renewable energy potential,» said Mark Lutes, senior global climate policy adviser at WWF Brazil, adding, «Dilma could see this as a strategic opportunity for Brazil's economy.»

Under Obama the CEQ is moving forward with plans formulated during his predecessor's tenure for a U.S. policy on oceans — from newly protected areas to reconciling competing authorities and laws — along with continuing the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate as a way to address global greenhouse gas emissions.

«There is the potential for the U.S. and other countries to continue to rely on coal as a source of energy while at the same time protecting the climate from the massive greenhouse gas emissions associated with coal,» says Steve Caldwell, coordinator for regional climate change policy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, an Arlington, Va., think tank.

Concerns about global warming and oil's imminent demise have caused scientists and policy - makers to look for solutions in both the future and the past: to new technologies such as nuclear fusion, multijunction photovoltaics, and fuel cells — and to traditional energy sources such as water power, wind power, and (sustainable) biomass cultivation (coupled with clean and energy - efficient combustion).

«There is the potential for the U.S. and other countries to continue to rely on coal as a source of energy while at the same time protecting the climate from the massive greenhouse gas emissions associated with coal,» says Steve Caldwell, coordinator for regional climate change policy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, a Washington, D.C. think tank.

-- After reviewing the report required by subsection (a), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in concurrence with the Secretary of Agriculture, may, by regulation and after public notice and comment, modify the non-Federal lands portion of the definition of «renewable biomass» in section 610 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 in order to advance the goals of increasing America's energy independence, protecting the environment, and reducing global warming pollEnergy Regulatory Commission, in concurrence with the Secretary of Agriculture, may, by regulation and after public notice and comment, modify the non-Federal lands portion of the definition of «renewable biomass» in section 610 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 in order to advance the goals of increasing America's energy independence, protecting the environment, and reducing global warming pollenergy independence, protecting the environment, and reducing global warming pollution.

A Congressional committee concerned with energy could be — and indeed should be — a key player in exploring policy options to deal with the global warming threat.

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

The Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Qatar Leadership Centre hosted a roundtable on February 15 - 16, 2017, in Doha, Qatar, to discuss some of the most pressing challenges facing market participants in the global energy landscape, with a focus on several issues of paramount interest to Qatar and the broader Gulf Cooperation Council Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Qatar Leadership Centre hosted a roundtable on February 15 - 16, 2017, in Doha, Qatar, to discuss some of the most pressing challenges facing market participants in the global energy landscape, with a focus on several issues of paramount interest to Qatar and the broader Gulf Cooperation Council energy landscape, with a focus on several issues of paramount interest to Qatar and the broader Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

They offer detailed insights into lay people's views on climate change and energy, and unique input on how to implement global policies to deal with these issues.

A Congressional committee concerned with energy could be — and indeed should be — a key player in exploring policy options to deal with the global warming threat.

Here's the list from top to bottom, with the economy listed as a top priority by 85 percent of those polled and global warming 30 percent: the economy, jobs, terrorism, Social Security, education, energy, Medicare, health care, deficit reduction, health insurance, helping the poor, crime, moral decline, military, tax cuts, environment, immigration, lobbyists, trade policy, global warming.

I agree with Richard Lindzen of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that climatology is a young field that developed for decades out of the limelight, and that has suddenly been thrust into the heart of a multi-trillion-dollar fight over national and global energy policy.

In 2006, I interviewed dozens of experts on energy, climate, and the economy for a story in our ongoing Energy Challenge series, and more than a few warned then that, in the world of politics and policy, the need to deal with a growing global oil crunch could well trump the need to curb greenhouse gases and limit long - term climate energy, climate, and the economy for a story in our ongoing Energy Challenge series, and more than a few warned then that, in the world of politics and policy, the need to deal with a growing global oil crunch could well trump the need to curb greenhouse gases and limit long - term climate Energy Challenge series, and more than a few warned then that, in the world of politics and policy, the need to deal with a growing global oil crunch could well trump the need to curb greenhouse gases and limit long - term climate risks.

It compared coal owners» business as usual plans and member state phase - out policies with the International Energy Agency's Beyond 2 °C Scenario (IEA B2DS), which phases out all coal power in the EU by 2030 and gives a 50 % chance of limiting global warming to 1.75 °C.

With a business - as - usual energy policy, global climate models project a 70 - percent reduction in the amount of snow pack for the western United States by mid-century.

Despite a steady flow of scientific challenges to its role in weather and climate, coupled with exposure of corrupt activities, it continues to dominate global energy and environmental policies.

It is clear that what he thinks and says matters, as the Department of Energy and Climate Change is an important department of the British Government, responsible for all aspects of UK energy policy, and is tasked with tackling global climate change on behalf of the UK (hence the mission to Australia as exemplified by Jill Duggan's interview aEnergy and Climate Change is an important department of the British Government, responsible for all aspects of UK energy policy, and is tasked with tackling global climate change on behalf of the UK (hence the mission to Australia as exemplified by Jill Duggan's interview aenergy policy, and is tasked with tackling global climate change on behalf of the UK (hence the mission to Australia as exemplified by Jill Duggan's interview above).

... they caution that society should fully quantify direct and indirect GHG emissions associated with energy alternatives and associated consequences prior to making policy commitments that have long - term effects on global forests; for they ominously warn «there is a substantial risk of sacrificing forest integrity and sustainability for maintaining or even increasing energy production with no guarantee to mitigate climate change.»»

The study is the first to model demand for oil, gas and thermal coal under the International Energy Agency's Beyond 2 Degrees Scenario introduced last year, aligned with 1.75 C, the mid-point of the Paris Agreement, and compare it with the IEA's New Policies Scenario, aligned with 2.7 C, consistent with emissions policies announced by global govePolicies Scenario, aligned with 2.7 C, consistent with emissions policies announced by global govepolicies announced by global governments.

To assist policymakers as they set climate and development goals and design policies in international and domestic forums, the World Energy Council, in partnership with global management consultancy Oliver Wyman, has published the 2015 «World Energy Trilemma report: Priority actions on climate change and how to balance the trilemma».

The Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) and the Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport, hosted this webinar for the launch of REN21's flagship report, the Renewables 2015 Global Status Report, focusing on its findings related to transport.

To do this: measures are needed to support the integration of variable renewable energy policies need to be more comprehensive than those devised for the energy sector alone These are two key conclusions from this latest report on Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition Renewables have experienced a remarkable evolution over the past decade now forming the cutting edge — with energy efficiency — of a global energy transenergy policies need to be more comprehensive than those devised for the energy sector alone These are two key conclusions from this latest report on Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition Renewables have experienced a remarkable evolution over the past decade now forming the cutting edge — with energy efficiency — of a global energy trapolicies need to be more comprehensive than those devised for the energy sector alone These are two key conclusions from this latest report on Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition Renewables have experienced a remarkable evolution over the past decade now forming the cutting edge — with energy efficiency — of a global energy transenergy sector alone These are two key conclusions from this latest report on Renewable Energy Policies in a Time of Transition Renewables have experienced a remarkable evolution over the past decade now forming the cutting edge — with energy efficiency — of a global energy transEnergy Policies in a Time of Transition Renewables have experienced a remarkable evolution over the past decade now forming the cutting edge — with energy efficiency — of a global energy traPolicies in a Time of Transition Renewables have experienced a remarkable evolution over the past decade now forming the cutting edge — with energy efficiency — of a global energy transenergy efficiency — of a global energy transenergy transition.

The day began with a bilateral with Mr Eric Wiebes, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, to discuss developments in global energy markets and their implications for the Netherlands.

Executive Director meets Australian Ministers and energy community to review global energy markets Dr Fatih Birol's visit coincided with publication of in - depth review of Australia's energy policies 15 February 2018

To assist policymakers and the energy industry with pressing forward sustainable energy systems, the World Energy Council, in collaboration with global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, publishes the report World Energy Trilemma 2012: Time to get real — the case for sustainable energy penergy industry with pressing forward sustainable energy systems, the World Energy Council, in collaboration with global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, publishes the report World Energy Trilemma 2012: Time to get real — the case for sustainable energy penergy systems, the World Energy Council, in collaboration with global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, publishes the report World Energy Trilemma 2012: Time to get real — the case for sustainable energy pEnergy Council, in collaboration with global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, publishes the report World Energy Trilemma 2012: Time to get real — the case for sustainable energy pEnergy Trilemma 2012: Time to get real — the case for sustainable energy penergy policy.

Last year, carbon emissions were unchanged even as the global economy grew by 3 per cent compared with 2013, according to a report by Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), a think tank linked to the UN Environment Programme.

«We are proud to have been chosen as Community Ambassadors to implement the Energy Upgrade California educational outreach grant and look forward to working with individuals in our community to provide them with tools and resources they can use to reduce their energy consumption and save money in the process,» said Gina Goodhill Rosen, Senior Policy Associate at Global GreeEnergy Upgrade California educational outreach grant and look forward to working with individuals in our community to provide them with tools and resources they can use to reduce their energy consumption and save money in the process,» said Gina Goodhill Rosen, Senior Policy Associate at Global Greeenergy consumption and save money in the process,» said Gina Goodhill Rosen, Senior Policy Associate at Global Green USA.

Stanford's Mark Jacobsen and UC Davis» Mark Delucchi (J&D) recently published a study in the journal Energy Policy examining the possibility of meeting all global energy needs with wind, water, and solar (WWS) Energy Policy examining the possibility of meeting all global energy needs with wind, water, and solar (WWS) energy needs with wind, water, and solar (WWS) power.

Studies of the global carbon cycle often identify biomass energy as being among the most important potential benefits associated with the forest industry value chain...» They then go on to worry that the use of paper fiber (biomass) for fuel would cause ``... - market - distorting public policies that disproportionately favor the use of these materials for their fuel value, - public policies that fail to recognize the direct and indirect economic and social benefits associated with using biomass as a feed stock for forest products manufacturing,...».

Stanford's Mark Jacobson and UC Davis» Mark Delucchi (J&D) published a study in 2010 in the journal Energy Policy examining the possibility of meeting all global energy needs with wind, water, and solar (WWS) Energy Policy examining the possibility of meeting all global energy needs with wind, water, and solar (WWS) energy needs with wind, water, and solar (WWS) power.

«Obama's global - warming propaganda Down Under: Entangling climate concerns with energy policy is a costly mistake,» The Washington Times, November 18, 2014.

Global transition to clean energy and electricity security at the centre of New Zealand visit of Executive Director IEA executive director, Dr Fatih Birol, toured New Zealand to present the IEA's latest in - depth review of New Zealand energy policies and meet with government officials 21 February 2017

(4) Investments in clean energy technology cooperation can substantially reduce global greenhouse gas emissions while providing developing countries with incentives to adopt policies that will address competitiveness concerns related to regulation of United States greenhouse gas emissions.

While vast global coal reserves make this question more neutral with regard to carbon per se, it a more complete socio - politico - economic experiment nonetheless to examine how good we have been at steering the oceanliner of energy policy with regard to foreign oil in the United States, obviously a more simple problem than all fossil fuels together.

-- After reviewing the report required by subsection (a), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in concurrence with the Secretary of Agriculture, may, by regulation and after public notice and comment, modify the non-Federal lands portion of the definition of «renewable biomass» in section 610 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 in order to advance the goals of increasing America's energy independence, protecting the environment, and reducing global warming pollEnergy Regulatory Commission, in concurrence with the Secretary of Agriculture, may, by regulation and after public notice and comment, modify the non-Federal lands portion of the definition of «renewable biomass» in section 610 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 in order to advance the goals of increasing America's energy independence, protecting the environment, and reducing global warming pollenergy independence, protecting the environment, and reducing global warming pollution.

With 1000 + articles worldwide, the report made a noteworthy contribution to a global public discussion on peak fossil fuel demand, including an endorsement from Nick Butler at the FT that «it deserves to be read by everyone working in the energy sector, by policy makers and perhaps most urgently by investors».

Instead, world leaders have pandered and caved to the powerful fossil fuel lobby: rubber stamping massive carbon - intensive infrastructure, unlocking billions of tonnes of new carbon in hard - to - reach places like the deep offshore ocean, the arctic, or hard - to - extract resources like tar sands, and proceeded to design energy policy around scenarios incompatible with a safe global climate.

My answer to the narrowed question: • Identify adaptation policies that can be implemented to reduce impacts of extreme weather events (which will happen with or without greenhouse driven global warming) • Research on nuclear energy to reduce the stigma of nuclear generation, e.g., fast reactors (Generation 4 reactors) or thorium fueled.

Mr. Graham said that any Senate debate on the highly charged subject of illegal immigration would make it impossible to deal with the difficult issues involved in national energy and global warming policy.

Mark Z. Jacobson and Mark A. Delucchi, «Providing All Global Energy with Wind, Water, and Solar Power, Part I: Technologies, Energy Resources, Quantities and Areas of Infrastructure, and Materials,» Energy Policy, vol.

Making big investments to get off oil, making clean energy alternatives widely available and cheap, and creating millions of new jobs in clean energy industries is a winner with American voters and can carry the whole suite of policies that we need to address global warming.

His industry experience includes leadership roles in strategy development and scenario planning, alliance management, and energy trading, with a background in alternative energy, climate policy, global refining & marketing, and logistics.

With the BBC appearing to take the side of the Met Office by seeking to force the government to give honest answers, untold harm will likely befall Prime Minister Cameron's global warming policies on energy, taxation and the environment.

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