Policy

As a broad coalition of energy efficiency and environmental organizations, small and large businesses, and public interest and faith based groups, we urge you to include certain provisions from the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act (S. 1813) in the final conference version of the bill that would reauthorize the nation’s transportation programs.

As a broad coalition of energy efficiency and environmental organizations, small and large businesses, and public interest and faith based groups, we urge you to include certain provisions from the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act (S. 1813) in the final conference version of the bill that would reauthorize the nation’s transportation programs.

The EPA recently proposed a rule on greenhouse gas emissions performance standards – specifically regarding electric utility generating units. Our response provides recommendations that seek to improve criteria and guidelines for the rule.

Alliance President, Kateri Callahan, discusses the future of S.1000, the Shaheen-Portman efficiency bill, on E+E TV's OnPoint with Monica Trauzzi.

In 2009, the mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, created an Existing Buildings Task Force to make recommendations on how to improve energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of the city’s existing real estate.

New York City is one of a handful of cities in the U.S. that has taken the lead in creating building energy use benchmarking standards in urban planning efforts to address environmental concerns to help mitigate and adapt to a changing climate.

Austin began a pivotal initiative to promote energy efficient policies in commercial and residential buildings by passing the Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure (ECAD) Ordinance in 2008.

Washington, D.C. released its first comprehensive sustainability plan, "A Vision for a Sustainable D.C.," in April 2012. D.C. stepped ahead of the curve first in 2006 with the Green Building Act which required all buildings built in the district to be LEED certified; then in 2008, D.C. passed both the Clean and Affordable Energy Act (CAEA) which requires benchmarking for all commercial buildings, and the 2008 D.C. Construction Codes which made D.C.’s building codes one of the most advanced green codes in the country by creating a standard requiring building to be 20% more efficient than previous city codes.