ACP- Alliance for Climate Protection

posted by acpbftf on Jul 18

An Act for Alternative Energy

Purposes

The purposes of this Act are:
· to establish a program that will reduce the Great Petronia’s greenhouse gas emissions substantially enough between 2010 and 2050 to avert the catastrophic impacts of global climate change; and

· To accomplish that purpose while preserving robust growth in the Great Petronia economy and avoiding the imposition of hardship on Great Petronia’s citizens.

Section 1: Study and report on existing natural energy resources including wind, solar, waves and tides.
Definition. In order to get the most benefit of the alternative energy, we encourage the studies and reports. Therefore, we are willing to give financial support to universities and technology centers which study the advantages and disadvantages of alternative energy.

Section 2: Make geothermal energy more competitive with fossil fuels in generating electricity.

Definition. From an environmental standpoint, emissions of undesirable substances are small. It is also nearly sustainable because the heat extraction is small compared to the size of the heat reservoir. The Alternative energy Act authorizes $90 million annually for a five-year period from 2008 to 2012 to encourage the commercial use and development of geothermal energy.

Section 3: Authorize subsidies for wind, solar energy, and other alternative energy producers.

Definition. There are billions of dollars that the oil companies get in tax breaks over years and this act would roll it back and invest these taxpayer dollars to

improve the renewable energy and put it in energy efficiency.

Section 4: Encourage the use of biomass and biofuels.

Definition. Biofuels are a renewable energy source derived from organic matter such as agricultural crops and residues, forestry residues and forestry products, and by-products from some agricultural and industrial processes in some waste streams. Biofuels will help to reduce our reliance on imported fossil fuels by diversifying the transport fuel mix, some of which will be produced from local resources. That will increase the resilience of our transport system and economy to sudden disruptions in oil supply, as well as address longer-term concerns about the security of global oil supplies and about price uncertainty. Biofuels can also reduce harmful vehicle emissions such as those of carbon monoxide and particulates, creating positive impacts for air quality and human health.

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This bill is written by ACP party.

Main authors are: Nicole Vouranzos, Ieva Kazlauskaite, et all.