reduction strategy Demand-side 0 ++ 0 ++ policies No major initiatives to Strong policies to No major initiatives to Strong policies to increase increase energy efficiency increase use of energy increase energy efficiency use of energy efficiency as and demand response efficiency as GHG and demand response cost-effective, secure reduction strategy domestic resource Energy Security/ 0 0 0 ++ Independence No major initiatives to No major initiatives to No major initiatives to Major new initiatives to policies increase use of domestic increase use of domestic increase use of domestic increase use of domestic energy resources energy resources energy resources energy resources to reduce dependence on imported oil Environmental/ 0 0 + – Cultural policies No major initiatives to All-out effort to reduce Existing emissions Increased focus on land-use, increase or decrease GHG emissions may reduction and land & cultural protections & water land/cultural protections, require some compromise cultural- protection use and emissions criteria pollutant with respect to land use initiatives are delayed or reductions as self-interested emissions or water and water consumption weakened due to investments in clean, consumption policies concerns about cost domestic resources Consumer issues 0 + 0 – No major initiatives to Focus on GHG reductions Rollback of existing No major initiatives to increase consumer may require increased incentives for increase consumer protections in incentives such as equity transmission investments protections in
reduction strategy Demand-side policies 0 No major initiatives to increase energy efficiency and demand response ++ Strong policies to increase use of energy efficiency as GHG reduction strategy 0 No major initiatives to increase energy efficiency and demand response ++ Strong policies to increase use of energy efficiency as cost-effective, secure domestic resource Energy Security/ Independence policies 0 No major initiatives to increase use of domestic energy resources 0 No major initiatives to increase use of domestic energy resources 0 No major initiatives to increase use of domestic energy resources ++ Major new initiatives to increase use of domestic energy resources to reduce dependence on imported oil Environmental/ Cultural policies 0 No major initiatives to increase or decrease land/cultural protections, criteria pollutant emissions or water consumption 0 All-out effort to reduce GHG emissions may require some compromise with respect to land use and water consumption policies – Existing emissions reduction and land & cultural- protection initiatives are delayed or weakened due to concerns about cost + Increased focus on land-use, cultural protections & water use and emissions reductions as self-interested investments in clean, domestic resources Consumer issues 0 No major initiatives to increase consumer protections in – Focus on GHG reductions may require increased incentives such as equity + Rollback of existing incentives for transmission investments 0 No major initiatives to increase consumer protections in
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