energy — UK US /ˈenədʒi/ noun [U] ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES ► the power from something such as electricity or oil, which can do work, such as providing light and heat: use/consume/waste energy »80% of the energy used to wash garments is needed to… … Financial and business terms
Eco-towns (UK) — Eco towns are a proposed programme of exemplar sustainable new towns to be built in England. In 2007, Communities and Local Government (CLG) announced a competition to build up to 10 eco towns. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk… … Wikipedia
Eco-cement — is a brand name for a type of cement which incorporates reactive magnesia (sometimes called caustic calcined magnesia or magnesium oxide, MgO), another hydraulic cement such as Portland cement, and optionally pozzolans and industrial by products … Wikipedia
Eco-sufficiency — requires a reduction of the level of production/consumption in those parts of the world with the highest standards of living beyond reducing the use of natural resources as well as waste and emissions per unit of production/consumption… … Wikipedia
Eco-municipality — has a specific meaning. For a more general discussion of the sustainability of cities, see Sustainable city. An eco municipality, (also known as an eco town) is a local government area that has adopted ecological and social justice values in its… … Wikipedia
Eco-Schools — is an international program of environmental and sustainable developmental education for schools.BeginningsThe program was developed in 1994 in response to the need to involve young people in environmental projects at the local level as… … Wikipedia
Eco — may refer to: * eco , a prefix mostly relating to ecological or environmental terms * Earth Summit ( also known as Eco 92 ), an international conference on environment (held in 1992, Rio de Janeiro) * Eco (currency), a proposed currency * Eco… … Wikipedia
Energy security — is a term for an association between national security and the availability of natural resources for energy consumption. Access to cheap energy has become essential to the functioning of modern economies. However, the uneven distribution of… … Wikipedia
Energy economics — is a broad scientific subject area which includes topics related to supply and use of energy in societies. [Sickles, Robin (2008). energy economics. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics , 2nd Edition.… … Wikipedia
Energy Accounting — is the hypothetical system of distribution, proposed by Technocracy Incorporated in the Technocracy Study Course , which would record the energy used to produce and distribute goods and services consumed by citizens in a Technate.… … Wikipedia