Sentences with phrase «fuel demand changes»

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Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.

«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.

Expectations have adjusted, and habits have changed, fueling demand for pizza delivery and similar services that prioritize convenience.

Airline companies may be adversely affected by a downturn in economic conditions that can result in decreased demand for air travel and may also be significantly affected by changes in fuel prices, labor relations and insurance costs.

Voters demanding change have helped make Donald Trump the presumptive Republican nominee for president and fueled Bernie Sanders» ferocious challenge to Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Airline Companies may be adversely affected by a downturn in economic conditions that can result in decreased demand for air travel and may also be significantly affected by changes in fuel prices, labor relations and insurance costs.

Other countries are facing the problem of trying to meet energy demands while changing their fuel source.

Austerity may help fuel the demand for a second referendum, but that still doesn't tell us how the SNP can move from being a social democratic (or social liberal as Gregor Gall argues) force, to one that embraces fundamental social change.

The church is calling for people to change their personal habits related to fossil fuels and demand action from their public officials.

And those five problems are climate change, petro - dictatorship — the rise of Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela — energy and natural resource supply, and demand constraints, and we see that from food to fuel today, biodiversity loss, the fact that we are right now in the middle of the sixth great extinction phase in the Earth's history that we know of; and finally something I call energy poverty, the 1.6 billion people on the planet we [who] still have no on - off switch in their life because they've no direct grid electricity.

Australia has created an adaptation program to «help Australians better understand climate change, manage risks, and take advantage of potential opportunities;» In Nigeria, state and local governments are developing action plans for high - risk urban areas, while the federal government is seeking to expand forests by reducing deforestation and wood fuel demand; in Mali, significant efforts are being made to conserve water resources, as well as create usable mechanisms to track the development of climate change.

The federal case demands sweeping changes in federal climate efforts and in government programs that subsidize or foster development of fossil fuels.

The change needs to come from people demanding their governments set limits on fuel type and use.

I'm really hopeful, on the whole, that a dynamic period of change is upon us — fuelled by marginalized visions that now demand to be heard.

The 16V petrol engine features a new, high - pressure fuel pump injector to satisfy the greater performance demands and allow it to meet strict EU5 emissions standards while revisions to the electronic engine management system, plus increased maximum turbo pressure (1.9 bar at max output and 2.2 bar at max torque, versus 1.8 bar for the 240 PS 2.0 - litre TSI in Leon Cupra) complete the powerplant changes beneath the SEAT's svelte «clamshell» bonnet.

It achieves better fuel economy than a conventional automatic transmission by constantly changing ratios to keep the engine running in its most efficient rpm range based on driver demands.

Other changes, including on - demand steering assistance, weight reduction, better engine heat management, overrun alternator charging and eco-tyres, improve overall fuel consumption by 40 % from the W12's 17.1 mpg to the V8's 26.1 mpg.

Dual Variable - Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT - i) optimizes engine performance for changing conditions and demands, while the V8's 6 - speed automatic transmission employs a low first gear to aid low - speed acceleration and two overdrive gears to maximize fuel efficiency on the highway.

In an interview at The Times last week, Fox said his focus on human - driven climate change emerged as he grappled, after that small fracking success, with the unrelenting demand for fossil fuels and emerging impacts of warming temperatures, made emblematic by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

In reality, a centralized model is both inefficient and incapable of responding to changes in demand or fuel prices.

That's five days and change worth of American demand for this precious fuel.

Greenpeace unleashed a press release that began with two words: «Greenpeace demands...» It talked about «climate chaos,» tipping points, and stoking «the fires of climate change by burning fossil fuels.»

[1] «Indirect land use change» (ILUC) means that many biofuels harm the climate even more than the fossil fuels they replace — due to land use changes caused by the expansion of agriculture to meet the additional demand for crop - based biofuels.

Because electricity and heat account for 41 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, curbing climate change will require satisfying much of that demand with renewables rather than fossil fuels.

In Indonesia, 60 percent of national greenhouse gas emissions come from land - use change, in part, fuelled by the growing demand for palm oil and agricultural crops.

The threats of serious climate change, diminishing fossil - fuel reserves and rising energy demands are inter-connected problems that demand a common solution.

With wind forecasting, changes in wind energy output are factored into grid operations much like variations in demand — both change over a matter of 30 minutes or even hours (not a matter of seconds, such as when fossil - fuelled or nuclear plants experience an unexpected outage, or a tree falls on a transmission line).

Moreover, they drive climate change by encouraging the consumption of polluting fuels while tilting the playing field against renewable power and energy efficiency: Fossil - fuel subsidies are five times greater than renewable energy subsidies, and they inflate domestic demand and discourage energy efficiency through artificially low energy prices, undermining the energy security of fossil - fuel importing countries.

I start (and started) from the premise that the dramatic decline in crude oil prices that took place from August, 2014 ($ 96 / barrel), to March, 2015 ($ 44 / barrel), was due — on the one hand — to decreased demand, a function of slow economic growth in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere, endogenous, price - driven technological change leading to greater fuel efficiency, and policy - driven technological change that also has been leading to greater fuel efficiency, such as more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturifuel efficiency, and policy - driven technological change that also has been leading to greater fuel efficiency, such as more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturifuel efficiency, such as more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturiFuel Economy (CAFE) standards in the United States; and — on the other hand — was due to increased supply, partly a function of the growth of unconventional (tight) U.S. oil production (a product of the combination of two technologies — horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing).

Carbon Tracker believes that fossil fuel management are overly focused on demand and price scenarios that assume business as usual and so there may be a risk assessment «gap» between a management's view of the future and that which would result from action on climate change, technology developments and changing economic assumptions.

Government & Energy Innovation Innovation in the energy sector is necessary to maintain economic competitiveness, meet ever - increasing energy demands, and limit the changes to our atmosphere caused by the burning of fossil fuels.

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.

It underscores the critical impact of societal changes on forests, particularly demographic changes, globalization and increasing demand for food, fiber and fuel.

The Friends of the Earth Netherlands case is the first climate lawsuit demanding a fossil fuel company acts on climate change, rather than seeking compensation.

Their letter was the latest sign environmental concerns that were once peripheral for many investors have become mainstream, with some of the most traditional shareholder groups demanding fossil fuel companies in general, and Exxon in particular, do more in response to climate change.

In a report on climate change risks on March 31, Exxon Mobil said that all energy sources, including fossil fuels, had to be exploited to meet growing world demand.

RCP8.5 is a scenario of «comparatively high greenhouse gas emissions «brought about by rapid population growth, high energy demand, fossil fuel dominance and an absence of climate change policies.

«Renewable sources of energy can be used to provide modern energy services to the poor, contribute to meeting the increasing global energy demand, reduce air pollution, mitigate climate change and delay the eventual fossil - fuel depletion,» he adds.

The federal case demands sweeping changes in federal climate efforts and in government programs that subsidize or foster development of fossil fuels.

Among those who have taken some interest in addressing climate change, there have over the last decade or so been discussions about whether a focus on curtailing the activities of the fossil fuel industries or a focus on reducing demand for fossil fuels is the right single or leading method to move society into a transition away from fossil energy.

On the other hand, campaigns that focus only on demand - side policy, on the population's demand for cheap, polluting fuel, tend to overlook the effects of the massive political - economic disinformation campaign by the fossil fuel industries and their political surrogates on laming climate action once human - caused climate change was recognized internationally as a problem around 25 years ago.

A wave of legal challenges that is washing over the oil and gas industry, demanding accountability for climate change, started as a ripple after revelations that ExxonMobil had long recognized the threat fossil fuels pose to the world.

It is they who will have to shoulder a multi-trillion dollar burden of changing from a fossil - fueled civilization that Suzuki and his like - minded alarmist - scientist flock proposes and demands.

Wary of how public concern over climate change could drop demand for fossil fuel products, the Kochs have spent the last 15 years dumping over $ 61 million to front groups telling us that global warming doesn't exist, or that it would destroy our economy to stop runaway climate change.

«While it is important to analyze the climate change consequences of differing energy strategies, we must all remember where we are today, how world demand for liquid fuels is growing, and what the realistic alternatives are to meet those growing demands,» said Bob Dineen, the group's director, in a statement following the Science reports» release.

With 70 % of global energy demand currently met through the burning of carbon - based fuels, and demand predicted to double by 20351, the world faces a growing challenge: reducing climate change causing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions while not damaging a fragile global economy that is sustained by these abundant fossil fuels.

Price elasticities can be difficult to interpret, as demand can change for reasons beyond changes in fuel price, including changes in other economic factors (e.g., income), demographics, driver behavior, vehicle fuel efficiency, and other structural factors.

The world is changing for the fossil fuel industry, especially the coal sector which is facing a shrinking demand window.

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The DOE's graphic and facts about the grid and how it works are especially helpful now that new regulations may soon demand that electric power be generated with fewer fossil fuels and be used more efficiently in an effort to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change.