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Industrial Processes Improvements This category of actions includes a variety of technologies and best practices for commercial, institutional, and industrial operations that reduce leaks, help find alternative raw material substitutes, and employ other methods for reducing emissions. Examples can be found in the CCS Catalog of Climate Actions for Industrial Process Improvements and in the Brief Descriptions of State Climate Actions (incorporated in the broader category Residential, Commercial, and Industrial, also called Energy Efficiency and Conservation). A key policy action area in this category is
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 Whitman & Peterson: Climate Bill Should Top the Congress’ To-Do List As Congress approaches the August recess, our economy, energy and environmental security needs still top the to-do list of the president and Congress. This summer the Center for Climate Strategies and the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition have outlined how Congress can put a national strategy in place that gets all three on the same page: by passing comprehensive national climate change and energy policy that reflects our best policy options for immediate action. New Climate and Energy Policies Could Create 2.5 Million Jobs, Hold Down Energy Costs July 22, 2010 -- New greenhouse gas emissions and energy policies at the Federal level could generate as many as 2.5 million new jobs and $134 billion in economic activity in the U.S. while keeping energy costs down, according to a new report from the Center for Climate Strategies, published with Johns Hopkins University. Colorado legislature raises state RES, move seen creating jobs A coalition of stakeholders who worked on the Colorado Climate Panel's were critical to the new legislation’s passage. Since investor-owned utilities supply 60% of Colorado’s electricity, this implements most of the Panel recommendation (adopted by the Governor) on renewable energy standards (RES). Analysis Says Energy Bill would Boost GDP, Jobs The Clean Energy Jobs Act, recently introduced in the Wisconsin legislature, can create jobs and improve the state's economy according to a recent Center for Climate Strategies study. more news |
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