Clean Energy Policy News
6 January 2015
Because energy savings represent the absence of energy use, directly measuring energy efficiency impacts is impossible. The credibility of the reported data is only as sound as the measurement and verification processes, methodologies, and data that are used. Using the three C’s—certainty, credibility, and consistency—builds confidence in the M&V processes, methodologies, and protocols, and thus in the reported results.
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2 January 2015
The conventional electric grid is a network of transmission lines, substations, transformers and more that deliver electricity from power plants to homes and industry. However, with increasing global industrialization and population growth, the grid is being stretched, resulting in the increased likelihood of failures during peak load hours.
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28 December 2014
The Solutions Center has partnered with the International Energy Agency to provide the IEA Policies and Measures databases to Solutions Center users.
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24 December 2014
With the recent UN climate negotiations in Lima committing all countries to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a new IEA publication examines an array of available policy options towards this end, such accelerating the decarbonisation of coal-fired power generation, implementation of emissions trading systems and clean air policies that can contribute to mitigating climate change.
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22 December 2014
The achievement by Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) in proposing new heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards, aligned with standards in place in the rest of North America and in the European Union, places Mexico at the forefront of clean vehicle policy in Latin America and other rapidly growing vehicle markets worldwide.
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17 December 2014
To more effectively tackle energy poverty at the national level and achieve the objectives of the Sustainable Energy For All (SE4ALL) initiative by 2030, the World Bank has announced a global roll-out of the Readiness for Investment in Sustainable Energy (RISE) project.
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15 December 2014
After becoming the first North American mine to achieve certification to the ISO 50001 energy management system standard, the New Afton Mine in British Columbia anticipates 9 gigawatt-hours of energy savings in 2014, according to the new study.
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15 December 2014
In partnership with international energy access experts, the Solutions Center is preparing a report on policy options for expanding clean electricity access in developing countries.
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10 December 2014
This event, which focuses on Solutions Center work on emerging policy analysis, will inform participants on rapid changes occurring in the realm of renewable electricity policies.
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5 December 2014
The Solutions Center has organized a panel at the 15th National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy and the Environment that will discuss the importance of engaging stakeholders to identify key public sector roles facilitating private sector investment to promote clean energy access.
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