Sentences with phrase «global energy demand over»

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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 Steveenergy 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 SteveEnergy 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 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.

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.