Sentences with phrase «as global energy demand»

The increase in emissions of the all - important greenhouse gas came as global energy demand itself increased thanks to strong economic growth — and that demand was sated by all types of energy, including renewables but also oil, coal and natural gas.

Air conditioning use emerges as one of the key drivers of global electricity - demand growth New IEA analysis shows urgent need to improve cooling efficiency as global energy demand for ACs to triple by 2050 15 May 2018

«As global energy demand grows over this century, there is an urgent need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and imported oil and curtail greenhouse gas emissions,» said Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.

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«The energy market is changing more rapidly than we could have imagined, and it's changing because the costs of competitive fuels are coming down,» says Simon Flowers, chief analyst at Wood Mackenzie, who predicts global demand for gasoline and diesel fuel will peak as early as a decade from now and «certainly» by 2030.

The energy sector dipped slightly as concerns about global energy demand sent the July crude contract down 50 cents to US$ 93.65 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

During the 2008 - 09 slide, it was the other way around; then, as soon as the global financial crisis was contained and energy traders could see the level at which global demand would bottom out, the price trend reversed itself.

Thus the wage gains are from a one time energy glut brought about by increased supply from fracking, lower demand from a weak global economy, and some producers increasing production to make up for lower prices (not entirely self defeating as consumer nations expand inventories while prices are low).

The trend away from energy scarcity and toward energy abundance creates big losers as well as winners and is only a net positive for global demand if the winners» boost in consumption offsets the losers» cut in consumption and capital spending.

The global nuclear energy industry is at a crossroads as demand for nuclear energy shifts from North America and Europe to developing Asia.

And at a time of growing global demand for energy, strengthened collaboration across the border can position North America as a leading provider of advanced energy, related technologies and services.

Natural gas futures allow investors the opportunity to trade in one of the hottest, most in - demand energy commodities in the global economy today — a commodity that is likely to continue to increase in value as the years go by.

That lower baseline energy demand as well as marginal increases in supplies has led to lower global oil and gas prices and more competitive pressure on the uranium space.

As the world's demand for energy continues to increase, the Business Council is strongly committed to making Canada a global leader in sustainable development through showing that healthy economic growth, high living standards and environmental protection can be mutually supportive.

Oil producers have also benefited from the global upswing, as stronger economic growth has spurred demand for energy.

Strong demand for crude oil and the entire energy sector continues to push prices higher as I still think we will trade above the $ 70 level in the weeks ahead as global supplies have dwindled over the last year due to the fact that worldwide economies are improving which is a terrific thing to see in my opinion.

As we assess the energy sector outlook, we first recognize that global oil demand in 2015 was the highest in five years, 2 suggesting that the recent price collapse is mostly a supply issue.

We can view these advancements as opportunities for our global society to tackle complex problems, such as energy demands, food and water security, and disease.

While the U.S. boom in shale gas helped push the fossil fuel's share of total global energy consumption from 23.8 to 23.9 percent, coal also increased its share, from 29.7 to 29.9 percent, as demand for coal - fired electricity remained strong across much of the developing world, including China and India, and parts of Europe.

Researchers and some energy experts say that this form of cooling — known as solar thermal — could help to slake the growing global demand for fuel to run energy - hungry air conditioning.

Future global demand for metals is expected to increase further as a result of urbanization and new infrastructure construction in developing countries, widespread use of electronics, and transitions in energy technologies [3].

As the global population increases, so too does energy demand.

This a big step forward in the search for alternative, greener fuels Paolo Bombelli As the global population increases, so too does energy demand.

In addition, surging global demand for industrial fuels from rapidly developing nations, such as China and India, have further driven up energy prices.

This helped to keep global CO2 emissions flat for the third year in a row, even as energy demand rose.

This seminar, intended for students from all academic majors, will examine the evolution of energy supply, energy demand and the global energy system as a whole, from the rise of photosynthesis to the development of agriculture, the Industrial revolution, and the modern, carbon - constrained world.

Real world contexts and problems — such as designing sustainable energy systems, bio-medical engineering, maintaining biodiversity in areas where conflicts arise between local and global needs — demand knowledge, concepts and skills from several disciplines.

Schools, like everyone else, face increased bills as global demand for energy continues to grow.

BP outlook: Energy demand grows as fuel mix continues to diversify; EVs in global car parc at 15 % by 2040, but electric share of VMT at 30 %

It includes not only traditional energy companies, but also firms that are «energy - intensive» end users of energy who have the potential to benefit from the abundance of U.S. supply as well as growing global demand for energy.

Feed - in tariffs on fossil energy imports to the United States would surely end up reducing demand for fossil fuels as more and more renewable capacity became available — which is exactly what you would want to see happen if you are serious about slowing the rate of global warming.

Add in such factors as energy demands vs energy supply, shortcomings in potable water, a population that is projected to hit 9 billion from the present 6.5 billion by 2050, regional (and possibly global) conflicts over resources.

It said alternative energy sources, such as wind and solar, could provide nearly 70 % of the world's electricity and 65 % of global heat demand.

From a global perspective, we are faced with daunting challenges as documented in World Resources, 1996 - 97: the accelerating confluence of population expansion, increased demand for energy, food, clean drinking water, adequate housing, the destructive environmental effects of pollution from fossil fuels and nuclear waste, plus the growing divergence between the haves and have - nots and the potential for ensuing conflicts.

If business as usual continues, IEA estimates $ 48 trillion of overall investment in energy would be needed to meet global demand between now and 2035.

The takeaway from these reports is that all energy sources, including carbon - based fuels, are necessary to meet future global energy demand growth as society manages climate change risks.

Oilpro The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has published its latest biennial Global Wind Energy Outlook report, in which it claims that wind energy could cover as much as a fifth of all electricity demand byEnergy Council (GWEC) has published its latest biennial Global Wind Energy Outlook report, in which it claims that wind energy could cover as much as a fifth of all electricity demand byEnergy Outlook report, in which it claims that wind energy could cover as much as a fifth of all electricity demand byenergy could cover as much as a fifth of all electricity demand by 2030.

The Harmony goal, put forward on behalf of the nuclear industry by World Nuclear Association, is a vision of a future energy system where nuclear energy supplies 25 % of global electricity demand by 2050 as part of a low - carbon generation mix, which would require 1000 GW of new nuclear build.

Now consider that global energy demand is expected to grow nearly 35 percent by 2040 as developing nations advance and billions of people join the middle class.

In addition, diverse sectors such as wild - capture fisheries, aquaculture, offshore energy, deep sea mining, marine transportation, and coastal tourism are expanding to meet growing global demand.

The global coal industry regularly cites the IEA's «New Policies Scenario» as driving huge growth in demand, and solving energy access problems.

It covered food and water as well as energy, since future global energy demand (and emissions) depends on population and economic development in places like China and India (as COP21 is rediscovering).

As a result of major transformations in the global energy system that take place over the next decades, renewables and natural gas are the big winners in the race to meet energy demand growth until 2040, according to the latest edition of the World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency's flagship publicenergy system that take place over the next decades, renewables and natural gas are the big winners in the race to meet energy demand growth until 2040, according to the latest edition of the World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency's flagship publicenergy demand growth until 2040, according to the latest edition of the World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency's flagship publicEnergy Outlook, the International Energy Agency's flagship publicEnergy Agency's flagship publication.

Energy use in the sector results from end ‐ user demand for higher ‐ quality energy carriers such as electricity, but also the relatively low average global efficiency of energy conversion and delivery procEnergy use in the sector results from end ‐ user demand for higher ‐ quality energy carriers such as electricity, but also the relatively low average global efficiency of energy conversion and delivery procenergy carriers such as electricity, but also the relatively low average global efficiency of energy conversion and delivery procenergy conversion and delivery processes.

As we seek to increase production of oil and natural gas to meet growing global energy demand, we are committed to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions within our operations.

At the same time, we face a daunting partisan environment in Congress for legislation of any type, as well as the added challenge of responding to higher prices for fuels and electricity that are being occasioned both by the energy demand created by global economic recovery and by instability in North Africa and the Middle East.

For example, energy required for heating is decreasing as global temperatures rise, but the energy demand for cooling in the residential and commercial sectors is rising.

In the same 2014 Ipsos survey, 66 percent agreed that «renewable sources of energy such as hydroelectricity, solar and wind can not on [their] own meet the rising global demand for energy.»

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In recent years, global demand for coal has dropped too, as China — the world's largest producer and consumer of the energy source — suffers from oversupply.

But, without further policy efforts, these benefits are unlikely to be realised as less than a third of global final energy demand is covered by efficiency standards today.