We Want a Made-in-the-U.S.A. Economy

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-214
Author(s):  
Phil Angelides
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Young People ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Made In

We're going to have to organize relentlessly day and night if we really want that clean-energy, good-jobs, made-in-the-USA economy. That means pushing for sweeping investments in energy efficiency, public transportation, renewable energy. It means retooling America's manufacturing base. It means new investments in research and development. It means training and educating our workers and our young people. It means pushing for climate-change legislation this year that will cap and reduce emissions. We can do it.

scholarly journals Introducing renewable energy in vineyards and agricultural machinery: A way to reduce emissions and provide sustainability

Wine Studies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Carroquino ◽  
Nieves García-Casarejos ◽  
Pilar Gargallo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Wine Industry ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Nonrenewable Resources ◽  
Ecological Awareness ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Project Life

Climate change, depletion of nonrenewable resources in the current energies, pollution from them and the greater ecological awareness of the population, are factors that suggest the change of energy sources in business. The wine industry is concerned about sustainability and with a clear awareness of what climate change may mean for it. This sector is supposed to have a high receptivity to the implementation of clean energy, as this favours not only the environment but also the essence of its business. This work shows how the use of renewable energy, on a small scale, can be profitable in both vineyards and wineries. For this purpose, the European project LIFE REWIND (Renewable energy in the wine industry) has developed several actions, including the installation and operation of a prototype in a Spanish winery. This paper shows how to introduce renewable energy in wineries and vineyards in a profitable way, reducing the emissions of CO2 associated to the activity and the product, without changing the processes of cultivation or production.

Informing Climate Change Policy Through Economics and Engineering Perspectives on Energy Efficiency

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priya Sreedharan ◽  
Alan H. Sanstad ◽  
Joe Bryson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Policy Process ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
State And Local ◽  
End Use

Energy “sustainability” and energy supply have again emerged as central public policy issues and are at the intersection of the economic, environmental, and security challenges facing the nation and the world. The goal of significantly reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with energy production and consumption, while maintaining affordable and reliable energy supplies, is one of the most important issues. Among the strategies for achieving this goal, increasing the efficiency of energy consumption in buildings is being emphasized to a degree not seen since the 1970s. “End-use” efficiency is the core of the State of California’s landmark effort to reduce its GHG emissions, of other state and local climate-change initiatives, and is emphasized in emerging federal GHG abatement legislation. Both economic and engineering methods are used to analyze energy efficiency, but the two paradigms provide different perspectives on the market and technological factors that affect the diffusion of energy efficiency. These disparate perspectives influence what is considered the appropriate role and design of public policy for leveraging not just efficient end-use technology, but other sustainable energy technologies. We review the two approaches and their current roles in the GHG policy process by describing, for illustrative purposes, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s assessment of energy efficiency in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 Discussion Draft. We highlight opportunities and needs for improved coordination between the engineering, economic and policy communities. Our view is that a better understanding of disciplinary differences and complementarities in perspectives and analytical methods between these communities will benefit the climate change policy process.

scholarly journals Integrated Input-Output and Systems Analysis Modelling: The case of Tunisia. Part 2 - A systems model with IO multipliers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Howells ◽  
Thameur Necibi ◽  
John Skip Laitner ◽  
Francesco Gardumi ◽  
Franziska Bock
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Electricity Sector ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Output Analysis ◽  
Systems Model ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Test Scenarios

Abstract This work extends a simple open source energy systems model of the Tunisian electricity sector, used for research purposes. The extension includes addition of job creation multipliers from an Input-Output analysis. Test scenarios are then developed, to assess future emissions and job creation trajectories associated with the introduction of energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. The results indicate that increased economic efficiency associated with significant (but limited) injections of energy efficiency and renewable energy reduce gas imports, reduce emissions and increase local jobs. The analysis is cursory and initial. Its objective is to enhance open modelling that can be developed and co-created for deeper policy analysis.

scholarly journals Solar Energy in the World and Turkey

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Müslüme Narin ◽  
Alpay Öznazik
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Setup Costs ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Clean Energy Source ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Made In

Sun comes into prominence as both a strong and clean energy source. Because of its being inexhaustible and creating an effect reducing import dependency, a noticeable progress has been made in solar-oriented technologies in recent years. In this regard, Germany as the pioneer in world, China whose installed solar capacity has overtaken Germany, and the USA and Japan which caught up Germany became benefited from solar energy significantly nowadays. Besides, the EU countries like Italy, England, France, Spain and Belgium are also raising their installed solar capacities. Turkey has relatively high solar potential compared to the EU countries. However, it is not benefiting from solar energy sufficiently. Because its setup costs are still higher than other sources, solar production requires to be carried out R&D activities intensively. For these R&D activities there is a need for big budgets. Developed countries mentioned above could have been successful in allocating these budgets. Turkey as a developing country has difficulties in this respect. The purpose of this paper is to reveal required policies and works to raise installed solar capacity and benefit more from solar energy in Turkey. In this context, primarily, policies imposed in leader countries in world with regards to benefit from solar energy will be examined. Thereafter, imposed policies and developments in Turkey until today in this respect will be mentioned. Consequently, suggestions will be made for Turkey in light of experiences of the countries that could have succeeded to benefit from solar energy by higher rates in primary sources.

NEXUS BETWEEN ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY SECURITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM BRICS ECONOMIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
CHING-CHI HSU ◽  
FENGSHENG CHIEN ◽  
QUANG-THANH NGO ◽  
TIEN-DUNG NGUYEN ◽  
HIEU MINH VU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Risk Area ◽  
High Risk Area

The objective of this study is to measure the energy efficiency and energy security by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and an econometric estimation such as ordinary least square method (OLS) to measure the relationship between energy efficiency, energy security and economic development with macro-economic indicators such as energy consumption, economic growth, and environmental degradation factors by using the data from 1976 to 2016 while the energy efficiency has been measured during the period of 2010 to 2018. Results show that Brazil and Russia are countries with less energy for these consecutive years. This work contributes to the existing literature on eco-friendly and sustainable policy design in BRICS countries based on multiple indicators. The analysis also indicates that the quality of a country’s laws and regulations are essential for expanding research on renewable energy because the right policy tools serve as the basis for the transition. It is also found that Brazil, Russia, and South Africa have the best score in terms of energy and economic development while China and India are among the lowest performing countries in clean energy. Energy efficiency results show that china has the highest score of 1 while India and South Africa energy score is about 0.623 and 0.64 respectively. This serves as a panacea to study the country’s energy insecurity and bridge the gap in the literature. As the renewable energy industry is considered a high-risk area, it is necessary to develop essential aversion tools for financial policy risks to attract private capital.

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