Energy conservation and efficiency

Best practices for energy conservation and strategies for energy security must be shared.

The first is energy conservation through more fuel efficient vehicles.

Some have set stringent energy intensity targets and energy conservation plans for different branches of industry.

Besides, it is more efficient to reward energy conservation rather than to simply penalize energy use.

Part of the solution may be the adaptation of energy conservation measures.

Germany, for example, is planning the world s most ambitious low carbon energy transition, based on energy conservation and renewables.

In the industrial sector, three Parties proposed projects aimed at identifying energy conservation measures and actions (energy efficiency gains).

By liberalizing energy prices, governments allowed markets to encourage conservation and new supply.

In Brazil, research is a component of several mitigation programmes for conservation of energy and development of new renewable energy sources.

(a) Develop global international standards for official energy statistics

Enhancing energy conservation and efficiency are key for decoupling economic growth from increased energy use, and thus for driving sustainable development worldwide.

In addition, governments introduced modest subsidies and regulations to encourage conservation and renewable energy sources.

Countries need to reformulate their energy policies including by boosting production and refining capacity, diversifying energy sources, and giving new impetus to conservation.

In the light of the global dependency on fossil fuels and diminishing supply, greater effort was needed to promote energy conservation, and develop alternative energy and renewable energy sources.

Five of these Parties also proposed projects that aim at removing energy conservation and efficiency barriers.

(a) To promote innovation, clean energy and energy efficiency and conservation improve policy, regulatory and financing frameworks and accelerate the deployment of cleaner technologies

The NGO representative outlined the importance of energy conservation and usage in sustainable development, explaining that all the MDGs rely on a sustainable supply of energy.

After all, the state determines the supply of fiat money and is responsible for energy and natural resource conservation.

Industry would benefit enormously if energy efficiency standards were demanding and continuously tightened.

International Atomic Energy Agency activities in the development of international standards for safety

By maintaining high environmental standards, and promoting such standards among its trade partners, Europe can bolster the global market for clean energy technologies.

While energy prices remain high by historical standards, Gazprom now operates at a loss.

Most importantly, price signals that show the true social costs of energy derived from fossil fuels will encourage innovation and conservation.

The building code provides a blueprint for Palestinian engineers and architects to design and construct buildings that maximize the conservation of energy.

a Commission on Safety Standards, including consultations with other committees of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

a Commission on Safety Standards, including consultations with other committees of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

High voltage transmission lines across the EU and storage facilities to overcome the problem of meeting basic energy demands will be crucial, as will decentralized distribution grids and higher investment in energy conservation.

Carbon dioxide emissions saved over the past decade by promoting renewable energy and energy conservation initiatives are estimated to amount to more than 330 Mt with another 40 Mt coming from population policies.

In 1919 the German physicist Albert Betz showed that for a hypothetical ideal wind energy extraction machine, the fundamental laws of conservation of mass and energy allowed no more than 16 27 (59.3 ) of the kinetic energy of the wind to be captured.

The government needs to encourage conservation, and intervening in the price system namely, through taxes on energy is an efficient way to do it.

The objective of the city group is to address methodological issues related to energy statistics and contribute to improved international standards and improved methods for official energy statistics by pooling expertise in the energy community.

Ongoing activities include the development of standards and recommendations in sustainable transport, promotion of energy efficient technology and energy efficient investment projects and promotion of sustainable forest management.

China already has binding domestic energy intensity standards, but will certainly not agree to binding emissions reduction targets.

On the other hand, reducing demand through improved energy efficiency and conservation measures are beneficial for both the security of supplies and the global climate.

Last month, China announced a 586 billion economic stimulus package, some 25 of which is to help bolster conservation, environmental protection, and renewable energy efforts.

Governments should be encouraged to adopt measures to reduce their countries' dependence on fossil fuels through conservation and encouraging the use of alternative energy sources.

This fits with the 12th Five Year Plan s new focus on innovation based strategic emerging industries energy conservation, new generation information technology, biotechnology, high end equipment manufacturing, renewable energy, alternative materials, and autos running on alternative fuels.

Government initiatives to rebuild infrastructure to replace waning private investment with state investment in health care, climate control and energy conservation do not have that downside.

The EU should also launch a comprehensive study of all aspects of Europe s reliance on Russian energy supplies, including transit, energy security and conservation, supply diversification, and the impact of bypass pipelines like Nord Stream and South Stream.

With his country so totally indeed, embarrassingly dependent on oil and gas revenues, he is hardly likely to want to spark a big push towards energy conservation.

He could, and should, have pushed for strong energy conservation measures had he done so four years ago, America's consumption and oil prices would be lower today.

For example, while Americans could have supported more aggressive fuel economy standards or increased federal taxes on energy, they didn t.

Soil conservation.

Most of the research activities reported as ongoing or planned were linked to vulnerability and adaptation assessments and mitigation activities, such as energy conservation, efficiency and related technologies.