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To: Father Terrence who wrote (49768)	8/7/1999 10:47:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) of 108807

2) Accelerate the rate of energy efficiency gains in industry, residential and commercial buildings through a combination of policy measures, including improving efficiency standards for lighting and appliances; implementing effective market incentives; promoting government investment in research and development programs; and ending fossil fuel subsidies. Energy efficiency improvements in the industrial, residential, and commercial sectors offer an effective and economical near-term strategy for mitigating global warming. Significant improvements in energy efficiency are not only technically feasible, but they make both economic and environmental sense. They slow CO2 buildup and reduce other energy-related pollution. Investments in energy efficiency technologies also provide households and businesses with significant savings by lowering energy costs. And a number of studies show that energy efficiency expenditures will lead to a net increase in employment in the U.S. (Geller, 1992; Krier and Goodman, 1992). In addition to improving efficiency standards for appliances and buildings, government must work to remove market barriers that discourage efficiency investments. In particular, both federal and state governments must work to send the right price signals to consumers by removing subsidies to fossil fuels, charging user fees for pollutants, and supporting tax incentives and other strategies for efficiency development. Government must also promote research and development of efficiency technologies and accelerate capital stock turnover through incentive and investment programs and by providing more information on the benefits of energy efficiency. sierraclub.org

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