Not exact matches
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.
Forecasts for
global demand in 2005 have generally been revised up
over the past few months, although a more recent International
Energy Agency (IEA) report showed a slight downward revision.
The cartel, which controls roughly 40 percent of
global oil production, has cut output by about 8.5 percent
over the same period last year, while
global demand is down by a little
over 2 percent, according to the U.S.
Energy Information Administration.
Even the generally conservative U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) recently predicted that
global demand for
energy, food and water could easily outstrip supplies
over the next decade or so, triggering trade - disrupting international conflicts.
«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 Steve
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 Steve
Energy Steven Chu.
Global demand for
energy is expected to require an estimated investment of $ US 2.5 trillion a year
over the next 20 years in new
energy installations and
energy conservation initiatives.
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.
The growing sense of
global urgency
over our twin crisis — climate change and
energy security — is now driving businesses to become green, consumers to
demand green and policy makers to drive policies to accelerate the market adoption of green products.The most notorious subsidy is the 51 - cent gas credit for ethanol.»
If the latest outlook from the International
Energy Agency (IEA) is right — and its earlier forecasts have not fared well — then India will drive rising
global coal
demand over the next five years.
From 1990 to 2010, improvements in
energy efficiency have reduced cumulative
global energy demand by
over 25 per cent.
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 public
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 public
energy demand growth until 2040, according to the latest edition of the World
Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency's flagship public
Energy Outlook, the International
Energy Agency's flagship public
Energy Agency's flagship publication.
Over the next century,
global energy demand will double, and perhaps triple.
Hundreds of thousands of people joined an estimated 2,300 marches and actions in 175 countries
over the weekend,
demanding that the heads of state and negotiators in Paris pull together a strong deal to fight
global warming — and fight to keep fossil fuels in the ground and shift to 100 percent clean
energy.
The company expects
energy demand to grow at an average of about 1 % annually
over the next three decades — faster than population but much slower than the
global economy — with increasing efficiency and a gradual shift toward lower - emission
energy sources: Gas increases faster than oil and by more BTUs in total, while coal grows for a while longer but then shrinks back to current levels.
Limiting
global atmospheric CO2 concentrations to or below 450 ppm would require that we stop building new fossil fuel infrastructure in the next several years and significantly reduce
energy demand over the next few decades.
It indicates how rising prosperity is driving an increase in
global energy demand and how that
demand may be met
over the coming decades through a diverse range of supplies including oil, natural gas, coal, and renewable
energy.
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Even allowing for improved
energy efficiency, if
global energy demand continues to grow along the anticipated trajectory, by 2030 the investment
over this period in
energy - carrier and - conversion systems will be
over 20 trillion (1012) US$, being around 10 % of world total investment or 1 % of cumulative
global GDP (IEA, 2006b).
This report considers the impact of changes in
global demand for
energy, resources, transport and infrastructure
over the next 10 years on clients and their law firms.