What is the most rational way to deal with the impact of climate change?
11 February 2009
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Climate policy should limit itself to the effects of climate change, and try to establish measures that will neutralize the effects.
Our energy policy should be based on something different, managing the scarcity of fossil fuels, by implementing a long term strategy to achieve more energy efficiency and use durable sources.
Posted 3 December 2009, 19:38 by Rob Heusdens
Require complete ‘transperancy’ from the electric utility companies. This means, an electric bill for the consumer that documents usage and demand (kilowatt-hours consume, and kilowatt power) per hour per day for the entire billing cycle. we (University of Miami Industrial Assessment Center, MIIAC) have data logged over 180 companies so far, and not a single manager knows what, when, where, and how his/her plant is consuming energy. Our data set shows that wasted energy represents anywhere from 15% to 25% of any company’s usage. And this is not the low hanging fruit. This is the fruit that’s been rottening on the floor for the past seven years- this is how long we have been measuring and verifying energy demand and consumption.
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