The aviation trust fund is made up exclusively of aviation user fees that are required to be used for the improvement of the safety and efficiency of the aviation system.
The meeting was part of a new initiative that aims to achieve universal access to modern sources of energy, double the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix and double the rate of improvement in energy efficiency, all by 2030.
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Apple is not opposed to such a result if it occurs in the context of an overall improvement in efficiency, flexibility and competitiveness.
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It believes reform should be "revenue neutral" and that though these changes may increase its own taxes, it would not be opposed to such a result "in the context of an overall improvement in efficiency, flexibility and competitiveness".
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In March of this year, the company set a goal of 30 percent improvement in fuel efficiency for its global vehicle fleet by 2020.
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Each Beacon Community has elected specific and measurable improvement goals in each of three vital areas for health systems improvement: quality, cost-efficiency, and population health.
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One problem with this is that the efficiency goal of a 20% improvement by 2020 seems high.
Armed with a better understanding of the constraints, senior executives can get more bang for their buck by identifying targeted productivity-improvement efforts to increase both the efficiency and effectiveness of the interactions between workers.
The building sector has a huge energy footprint and uses a great mass of materials, so efficiency experts have targeted it for improvement.
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The reinforcement of the values of continuous improvement and radical transparency will be needed to achieve preeminence over efficiency.
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Further improvement is needed in energy efficiency and reducing carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP, with carbon taxation preferable to emissions trading.
In this world, efficiency is considered important but subordinated to the values of delighting customers, transparency and continuous improvement.
Dr. Eugenia Ellis, a professor of engineering and architecture at Drexel University, who works with LED installations, said an efficiency improvement at the level Philips forecasts would be impressive.
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