Not exact matches
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes
in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth
in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility
in commodity,
energy and other input costs; changes
in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes
in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes
in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement
actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions
in the nations
in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility
in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions
in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events
in the locations
in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations;
pricing actions; and other factors.
The high
price of this strategy
in terms of
energy use is justified, McGowan argues, by advantages such as independence from the environment, readiness for
action and enhanced muscle performance.
Stock Sector and Industry Trends
Energy stocks experienced lots of bullish
price action in recent weeks.
Ambitious mitigation will require a range of
actions, including investing
in research, development, and technology transfer; phasing out subsidies on fossil
energy; and
pricing carbon.
1 This is particularly important at a time when there are no market signals, like a carbon
price, to jumpstart domestic
action and spur investment
in clean
energy.
But WEO - 2010 demonstrates that it is what governments do, and how that
action affects technology, the
price of
energy services and end - user behaviour, that will shape the future of
energy in the longer term.
Where carbon
pricing mechanisms are
in place they almost always form part of the policy framework for renewable
energy and climate
action, as reflected
in countries» Nationally Determined Contributions.
Photo Only a few months ago, it seemed that the renewable
energy sector could do little wrong: Stock
prices were soaring and money was pouring
in as investors flocked to get
in on the
action.
«The basic idea is that we have to establish a
price level for carbon
in China, and I think that is the right step to take,» said Yang, adding: «I think the enormous local impacts of China's
energy mix and dependence on coal is becoming a huge push for China to take even stronger climate mitigation
action.»
Politicians have claimed they are just «following the science»
in formulating policies: cap - and - trade, carbon
pricing, renewable
energy targets and «Direct
Action» here
in Australia.
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), represented by Shane Rattenbury, the Minister for Climate and Sustainability, showed how government
action can meet 100 percent renewable
energy targets by locking
in long term, fixed -
price renewable contracts.
But most governments remain paralyzed, unable to take
action — even after years of volatile gasoline
prices, repeated wars
in the Persian Gulf, one
energy - related disaster after another, and a seemingly endless stream of unprecedented and lethal weather disasters.
All this coordinated
action would result
in a wave of clean
energy innovation, which would push
prices down lower, which would accelerate the transition.»
Defended Fortune 500
energy company against allegations of conspiracy,
price fixing, and unfair competition
in multibillion dollar class
action.