Sentences with phrase «energy terms based»

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The International Energy Agency, a Paris - based think tank, said in its annual review of long - term megatrends in global energy that soaring electricity demand around the world will ensure that CO2 levels keep rising unless ambitions are ratcheted much hEnergy Agency, a Paris - based think tank, said in its annual review of long - term megatrends in global energy that soaring electricity demand around the world will ensure that CO2 levels keep rising unless ambitions are ratcheted much henergy that soaring electricity demand around the world will ensure that CO2 levels keep rising unless ambitions are ratcheted much higher.

As one of the researchers said, «My take on this is that it's very hard to train an algorithm that would be accurate across a wide variety of people because energy expenditure is variable based on someone's fitness level, height and weight, etc.» (Or in simpler terms, your fitness watch will never truly know you.)

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

The text separately pointed to possible medium - term measures to address emissions that could include low - carbon and zero - carbon fuels, improved energy efficiency for new and existing ships and possible market - based mechanisms to encourage the shift to lower - carbon fuels.

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The BofA Merrill Lynch high - yield index is trading at roughly 600 basis points versus government bonds, but if energy, metals and mining is excluded, it's about 80 basis points less in terms of spread.

The average retail price for motor gasoline this summer (April through September) is expected to be $ 2.67 per gallon, the lowest price (in real dollars, adjusted for inflation) since 2009, based on projections in EIA's July Short - Term Energy Outlook (STEO).

The furious debate about the merits of current and future pipeline projects underscores the need for an evidence - based long - term energy strategy for our country, the conclusions of a new review of Canada's energy systems suggest.

Canadians need a viable and sustainable long - term energy strategy, based...

Along with dualistic mythology several developments in scientific thought since the seventeenth century have contributed to the exorcism of mind from nature: first, there is the cosmography of classical (Newtonian) physics picturing our world as composed of inanimate, unconscious bits of «matter» needing only the brute laws of inertia to explain their action; second, the Darwinian theory of evolution with its emphasis on chance, waste and the apparent «impersonality» of natural selection; third, the laws of thermodynamics (and particularly the second law) with the allied cosmological interpretation that our universe is running out of energy available to sustain life, evolution and human consciousness; fourth, the geological and astronomical disclosure of enormous tracts of apparently lifeless space and matter in the universe; fifth, the recent suggestions that life may be reducible to an inanimate chemical basis; and, finally, perhaps most shocking of all, the suspicion that mind may be explained exhaustively in terms of mindless brain chemistry.

While China may not be at the cutting edge in terms of having the best talent yet, its knowledge base in clean energy is growing rapidly, said Gallagher.

Even though both are based on muscle activity and result in energy expenditure, their long - term consequences are different.

Although the country ranks among the top 20 percent most efficient in the world in terms of emissions intensity by the intergovernmental organization International Energy Agency, its total greenhouse gas emissions jumped by 74 percent from 1990 to 2012, according to the estimates of D.C. - based think tank World Resources Institute.

The Rice lab of theoretical biological physicist Peter Wolynes reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a theory about how long - term memories are made; the theory is based on simulations that analyze the energy landscapes of the proteins involved.

Tidal energy technology is also changing so quickly that it doesn't make sense to build a full tidal turbine farm at the outset, but rather adapt to technology innovations on a short term basis, said Collar.

It promises a large - scale energy source on Earth, based on fuel extracted from water, and does not create the long - term waste that uranium - based nuclear fission does.

Compared to a plant - based diet, meat requires more energy, land and water to produce, and has greater environmental consequences in terms of erosion, pesticides and waste, Okin noted.

For the first time, their study combines the strengths of simulations based on integrated energy - economy - climate models that estimate cost - optimal long - term strategies to meet climate targets with life cycle assessment approaches.

In terms of so - called «Accumulated Cyclone Energy» (ACE), a common measure of the total destructive power of a season's storms, 2013 ranks among the 10 weakest since the dawn of the satellite era in the mid-1960s, said Dennis Feltgen, a spokesman for the Miami - based National Hurricane Center.

«Since the transition away from fossil fuels is likely to take a very long time, we foresee a long - term need to deal with coal - based emissions and, therefore, the sooner we begin to develop [carbon capture and storage] technology, the better,» Austin - based energy policy specialist Scott Anderson of Environmental Defense told a Senate panel earlier this year during a hearing on CCS technology.

This water - and polymer - based RFB has an energy density of 10 watt hours per litre, current densities of up to 100 milliamperes per square centimetre, and stable long - term cycling capability.

The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is a world - class fusion energy research laboratory dedicated to developing the scientific and technological knowledge base for fusion energy as a safe, economical and environmentally attractive energy source for the world's long - term energy requirements.

Our evaluation of a fossil fuel emissions limit is not based on climate models but rather on observational evidence of global climate change as a function of global temperature and on the fact that climate stabilization requires long - term planetary energy balance.

Things like reducing food waste (No. 3 on the list), composing (No. 60), and eating a plant - based diet (No. 4) can start with your next meal, while switching over to an electric vehicle (No. 26) and supporting wind energy (No. 2) are longer - term goals.

The term is composed of two parts: «ki» which mean energy and is known as «prana» in yoga and Ayurveda and with the Chinese terms Chi or Qi, and «hon» which means basis or foundation.

At base line, the patient's basal metabolic rate (1840 kcal per day) and total energy expenditure (2960 kcal per day) were higher, in absolute terms, than those of a typical nine - year - old girl weighing 28 kg (normal values: basal metabolic rate, 1100 kcal per day; total energy expenditure, 1790 kcal per day).16 However, when expressed per unit of lean mass, both her basal metabolic rate and her total energy expenditure were the same as the expected values (50 kcal and 80 kcal per day per kilogram of lean mass, respectively, both for the patient and for a normal nine - year - old girl).16

You don't absolutely need these on your plant based eating plan, but they do give you an extra edge in terms of energy, glowing skin, and anti aging due to high levels of antioxidants.

Students will also be introduced to the interactive web - based energy calculator, Home Energy Saver, a professional level tool that is used in predicting building performance in terms of energy in order to assist not only in design, but also in policy - menergy calculator, Home Energy Saver, a professional level tool that is used in predicting building performance in terms of energy in order to assist not only in design, but also in policy - mEnergy Saver, a professional level tool that is used in predicting building performance in terms of energy in order to assist not only in design, but also in policy - menergy in order to assist not only in design, but also in policy - making.

Another risk, however, is that participants will not judge site - based management in terms of any of its goals — intermediate or ultimate — but simply allow the process to absorb time and energy to no good purpose.

In terms of BMW EfficientDynamics - related kit, the new X3 features optimised aerodynamics, intelligent lightweight construction, Brake Energy Regeneration, Electromechanical Steering, demand - based control of ancillary components and functions and, for the first time in any BMW vehicle in Malaysia, an Auto Start / Stop function in combination with automatic transmission.

So energy would be an area, at least perhaps on a shorter term basis that we would gravitate to as well.

This seems to be one of the healthiest choices in terms of dog food at the moment, especially when it comes to large breeds with high energy levels who should rely on a protein based diet.

So, in terms of Monster Energy Supercross, if anyone was going to develop a game based on this event, these would be the guys to go with.

Art writers and curators often do somersaults to avoid talking about «energy» or any other New Age - y terms that may arise when writing about the California - based Light and Space movement.

GSA strongly encourages that the following efforts be undertaken internationally: (1) adequately research climate change at all time scales, (2) develop thoughtful, science - based policy appropriate for the multifaceted issues of global climate change, (3) organize global planning to recognize, prepare for, and adapt to the causes and consequences of global climate change, and (4) organize and develop comprehensive, long - term strategies for sustainable energy, particularly focused on minimizing impacts on global climate.

There is no modelling of any orbital variations in incoming energy, either daily, yearly or long term Milankovitch variations, based on the assumption that a global yearly average value has a net zero change over the year which is imposed on the energy forcing at the TOA and the QFlux boundary etc..

Wind, for example, you will find discussed in terms of energy needed, costs, energy produced, whether it can serve as peak load, base load, mini-generators, Liebig's Minimum, locations... etc..

The long - term outlooks produced by the companies and by institutions such as the International Energy Agency can only project the prospects on the basis of known and proven technology.

Underscoring that maintaining carbon - intensive modes of production established in 19th - century Europe will incur enormous social and economic cost in the medium and long term, whereas shifting to a carbon - neutral future based on green technology and low - carbon energy creates wealth, jobs, new economic opportunities and local cobenefits in terms of health and reduced pollution,

At what point does running the facility «on an as - needed basis» and «the plant was not intended to be run daily» fall short of the specified energy property Terms and Conditions of the 1603 Treasury Grant program (TGP) administered by the US Department of the Treasury?

Spencer + Braswell have shown that over the tropics on a shorter - term basis, the net overall feedback from clouds with warming is negative; this is largely due to an increase in reflection of incoming radiation by increased clouds with a smaller effect from the reduction of energy trapping high altitude clouds, which slow down outgoing radiation by absorbing and re-radiating energy.

Electromagnetic energy behaves differently depending on how it is measured, and we use different terms to describe it based on the context, but only for semantic reasons.

The need for immediate short - term action in order to make any significant impact in the longer term has become apparent, as has the need to apply the whole spectrum of policy instruments, since no single instrument will enable a large - scale transition in energy - supply systems on a global basis.

The information provided in the Long - Term Business Outlook includes ExxonMobil's internal estimates and forecasts based upon internal data and analyses as well as publicly available information from external sources including the International Energy Agency.

Financial based analysis shows us in no uncertain terms that we are now living through an unfolding energy revolution.

For carbon - intensive electricity, all suppliers of electricity to end users would pay the fee, calculated based on the total number of kilowatt - hours sold to customers minus the kilowatt - hours for which the supplier has purchased renewable energy credits (RECs) or entered into long - term contracts for clean energy.

This mantra refers to a complex non-linear dynamic system with annual variation in forcing greater than 80Wm - 2 (20Wm - 2 for the guys that can only think in terms of averages) repeated by «scientists» so inept at thermodynamics and statistics that they confuse confidence intervals based on temperature anomalies with actually uncertainty of energy flow based on T ^ 4 relationship of the real T not the imaginary T anomaly.

There should be a wide discussion on this subject leading to better data in order to provide a reliable and transparent basis for long term decisions regarding the future structure of our energy system.

Based on their lead, I simply apply these natural variability terms in a free - energy minimization approach called CSALT and get agreement such as this: https://imageshack.com/i/e9oa57g Again, which is the model, and which is the data?

EIA's Short - Term Energy Outlook (STEO) is now forecasting that 2016 will be the first year that natural gas - fired generation exceeds coal generation in the United States on an annual basis.