Sentence examples for commitments to energy from inspiring English sources

The authorities often recoil at the painstaking and unglamorous work of identifying households and businesses where appliances should be replaced and analyzing buildings that need to be weatherized, instead preferring to subsidize new wind and solar farms, or even new natural gas pipelines, to burnish their low-carbon credentials or to tout their commitments to energy security.

QUESTION FROM BEN GETTO: Mr. Osnos — thank you for your wonderful portrait of China's commitment to energy and cleantech.

Asked about Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Romney's commitment to energy independence, he said voters should look at their records.

"This decision today doesn't make our commitment to energy independence and energy security any less of a priority," she told a conference call with reporters.

A voluntary conservation program run by the Environmental Protection Agency may not be enough to generate a commitment to energy efficiency among the companies that provide these power-hungry boxes.

"As for the president's commitment to energy security and expanding domestic production," said Clark Stevens, a White House spokesman, "the numbers speak for themselves.

Mr. Hayes said a little such humor was a good thing, but he hoped this year's event would spur a serious commitment to energy efficiency.

This means a serious commitment to energy conservation and serious investments in wind and solar power, and in retooling existing power plants for efficiency and cleanliness.

With the British economy flagging, the government is under pressure from business to encourage the use of natural gas in power generation alongside its large recent commitment to energy sources like offshore wind and nuclear.

The early Ryders, like the Unclaimed, were dedicated to life in the garage and although Griffin and his peers hadn't been particularly good at being punks, they seized on its iconoclasm and commitment to energy.

Janine Freeman, head of UK and EU public affairs at National Grid, commended Labour for its commitment to energy efficiency but said she would like to see a clearer strategy for public engagement.