The Water Standard will require firms to measure water use and demonstrate efforts taken to reduce consumption.
Officials have suggested that raising the price could help reduce consumption by around 20%.
Installing simple, cheap devices such as water-saving taps and toilets can reduce consumption by up to 50%.
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And, rising interest rates are usually an incentive to reduce consumption in favor of saving and investing.
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As a result, the government is encouraging people to reduce consumption, and put excess water to better use.
The next goal is for the government to reduce consumption by 35 percent when compared to 1985 usage.
And grain producers and distillers, of course, had no incentive to reduce consumption.
But the economy minister argued the move would reduce consumption and improve public health, as well as raising additional revenue.
Customers want better use of smart meters to reduce consumption, and cost.
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Price is the single most effective and efficient way to reduce consumption.
History shows that one-shot changes in taxes do not affect consumption, and increased government spending can reduce consumption due to fears of higher taxes.
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Research has suggested a 50p minimum price would reduce consumption by 6.7% which after 10 years would mean there were 3, 000 fewer alcohol deaths and 100, 000 fewer hospital admissions.
"Core tobacco control measures have long had implications for the poor - most obviously via the use of taxation to reduce consumption, " he wrote in the paper.
You can reduce consumption and increase production the same time.
He says this will create regional jobs, increase resource security, reduce consumption of non-renewable resources, increase material efficiency and prevent carbon emissions and industrial waste - all on a big scale.
We are grateful for the support that we already receive but we need even greater international co-operation to disrupt the drug trade, reduce consumption, seize assets that are held outside Colombia and restrict the supply of arms to these groups.
To tackle climate and oil, what we really need to do is reduce oil consumption.
When choosing to shut down applications, do you know which will reduce power consumption the most?
Some in the industry think geared turbofans could eventually reduce fuel consumption by 20-25%.
Buildings will need to be better insulated as part of a drive to reduce energy consumption.
We could reduce energy consumption by making fewer journeys and using better insulation in our homes.
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Deploying advanced power electronics could reduce electricity consumption up to 30%, or 12% of total U.S. energy use.
Last year, I asked you to pass legislation to reduce oil consumption over the next decade, and you responded.
The Project Zero roadmap envisions that energy-efficient technologies and community engagement will reduce energy consumption by 38% by 2029.
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Reduce wind resistance and you can reduce fuel consumption by several percentage points.
If you really want to reduce energy consumption, extreme social pressure is the way to do it, says Prof Anderson.
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