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IRENA: RE, Energy Efficiency Would Limit Climate Warming Below 2C Tipping Point

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Andrew Burger | 1 Comments

Increasing renewable energy to 36% of global energy production would take global society halfway towards the goal of limiting climate warming to the 2 degrees C tipping point, while energy efficiency improvements would take us the rest of the way there, according to IRENA.

Energy efficiency has disrupted the traditional business model for power generators

Is Energy Efficiency Disrupting the Electric Utilities’ Business Model?

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

We live in an age of disruption. The word denotes an undesired consequence, as in climate disruption, but it often is a powerful, if still painful, force for positive change, growth and transformation. Research by Shakeb Afsah and Kendyl Salcito with the CO2 Scorecard Group, and Nicola Limodio, a doctoral candidate at the Department of Economics at the London School of Economics, have analyzed 40 years…

U.S. Energy Efficiency Forecasts for 2014

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Richard Matthews | 0 Comments

Efficiency will have an even greater impact on both residential and industrial energy consumption this year compared to 2013. This is driven by policy at the federal, state and municipal levels. Net-positive energy buildings is another trend expected to grow in 2014. Other specific initiatives that will define energy efficiency in 2014 relate to financing, data usage, operational savings, and…

U.S. energy efficiency continued to improve in 2013 - this map show efficiency state-by-state

Review of U.S. Energy Efficiency in 2013

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Richard Matthews | 0 Comments

Energy efficiency has played a pivotal role in American productivity improvements. In 2013, energy efficiency continued to move forward in the U.S. Driven by cost savings, energy efficiency is good for business and the economy. Improving efficiency increases production and can even lead to a higher quality of material life. Energy efficiency improves the nation’s GDP for each national energy…

Sustainable business best practices: the triple bottom line

Best Practices in Sustainability: Employee Engagement and Reporting

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Richard Matthews | 0 Comments

It is widely understood that adopting best practices in sustainability can offer a significant competitive advantage. There is ample incentive to get on board. In 2012, sales of sustainable goods and services reached $1 trillion globally and in 2013, it may double to reach $2 trillion. As early as 2017, the sustainable economy could be worth $10 trillion in annual…

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative reduces GHG, grows the economy and promotes renewable energy

How RGGI is Growing Renewable Energy and Reducing GHGs

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Richard Matthews | 0 Comments

A new report demonstrates that emissions markets can increase renewable energy, decrease greenhouse gases (GHGs) and grow the economy. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is the first U.S. market-based regulatory program designed to reduce GHGs. RGGI is a cooperative effort among the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont to cap…

IRENA: RE, Energy Efficiency Would Limit Climate Warming Below 2C Tipping Point

Is Energy Efficiency Disrupting the Electric Utilities’ Business Model?

U.S. Energy Efficiency Forecasts for 2014

Review of U.S. Energy Efficiency in 2013

Best Practices in Sustainability: Employee Engagement and Reporting

How RGGI is Growing Renewable Energy and Reducing GHGs

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