Not exact matches
Between rising oil prices and ongoing concerns over climate change, there is
growing pressure on the
global shipping industry to cut its fuel
consumption.
Amid the gloom hides one important fact: on a
global level, paper
consumption is
growing; it's just not demand western pulp mills can easily tap.
The
global production surplus (production minus
consumption) has gone on for 17 months and has
grown from 1.25 mmbpd in May 2014, just before prices began to fall, to almost 3 mmbpd in May 2015 (Figure 8).
Global coal
consumption grew by just 0.4 % (15 million tonnes oil equivalent or Mtoe)-- its slowest rate since the Asian crisis in 1998 — while production fell by 0.7 % or 28 Mtoe.
But this is interesting - according to the company's own prospectus,» Fertecon Limited, a fertilizer industry consultant, expects
global potash fertilizer
consumption to
grow 3.7 % annually from 2007 to 2011.»
Yet at a time when the
global market for their products is
growing, thousands of Canadian farmers are locked into arrangements under which they produce solely for domestic
consumption.
And while there is pressure on pricing in the industry,
global oil
consumption has continued to
grow and the oil must move from production to refining operations.
And barring a major
global recession, oil
consumption is expected to
grow more than 1 % in 2017.
But lately, I've wondered what that mobility and access to
global goods for unlimited
consumption has done to our ability to invest in our actual spatial communities and
grow roots in a place.
Brazil's
growing economy, with the sixth - largest gross domestic product in the world, is key to both
global production and
consumption.
Global consumer flexible packaging
consumption amounts to 27.4 million tonnes in 2017 and total flexible packaging sales (consumer and industrial) are valued at $ 229 billion in 2017 and are forecast to
grow to $ 282.6 billion by 2022.
With
global spirits
consumption at a record level, the launch of a dedicated spirits area at this year's Vinexpo highlights the
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Recent forecasts predict that
global wine
consumption will
grow to a record 3.59 billion 9 - litre cases overall within three years, as new markets open up, and new wine - producing areas come on stream.
Israeli supplier Hinoman points to consumer research, which found that
global protein
consumption will reach 943 million metric tons (MMT) by 2054,
growing at an 8.6 % CAGR from the current 473 MMT.
The
global market for metal cans, barrels, drums and pails is projected to exceed $ 80 billion by 2022, driven by rising
consumption of all types of beverages and
growing popularity of convenient, cost - friendly, eco-friendly and safe packaging options.
Analysts from Technavio say at - home frozen pizza
consumption was up in 2016, and they forecast the
global frozen pizza market to
grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 3.41 percent through 2021.
To meet the demands of
growing consumption, a larger share of the
global surface is being used for agriculture, livestock, forestry, energy plantations and infrastructure.
Global natural gas
consumption grew by 2.2 percent to 2,987 million tons of oil equivalent (mtoe) in 2012 — more than triple the
consumption recording in 1970, according to the report.
The news of the increase in U.S. human - caused GHG emissions comes at a critical moment in the
global battle against climate change, particularly after the International Energy Agency announced last month that
global carbon emissions related to energy
consumption have stabilized for the first time in a
growing economy.
December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in
global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected
global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
global natural gas
consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy
consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017
Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy
consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to
grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040
They do particularly pick on processed meats, but in terms of
global crises: «There is a... tsunami brewing, namely, we are seeing the confluence of
growing constraints on water, energy, and food [supplies] combined with the rapid shift toward greater
consumption of all animal source foods,» which, they note, are «inefficient, wasteful, and polluting.»
Rosé has taken over summertime sipping, with
global consumption one of the highest
growing in the wine industry, increasing by 11 per cent in 8 years.
On the one hand, prospects for the Euro Zone's economy is positive since «
consumption growth is expected to remain resilient» and «business investment should continue to
grow in the third quarter of 2017» while «survey - based indicators point to sustained momentum» in - line with sustained
global growth.
Growing per capita
consumption in these enormous markets will allow
global per capita
consumption of Coca - Cola to rise for a long time to come.
If we keep doing what we are doing now — as we relentlessly
grow global economic production capabilities, adamantly condone skyrocketing absolute
global human population numbers, and foolishly raise the level of per capita
consumption of limited resources — are we not likely to keep getting what we are getting now?
I would note that Alex Trembath's useful intervention to this discussion provides insight into why we can expect
global energy
consumption will continue to
grow, and tangentially why so much of that energy will be supplied by fossil fuels without an major breakthroughs in energy technology.
Boyce observed that coal has been the world's fastest -
growing fuel this past decade, with demand
growing at nearly twice the rate of natural gas and hydro power and more than four times faster than
global oil
consumption.
Oil
consumption in the Middle East has
grown nearly 4 times faster than the
global average, partly because subsidized gasoline is so inexpensive.
Global energy
consumption grows 53 % between 2008 and 2035, representing an average annual growth rate of 1.6 %.
«Meat production represents 18 percent of
global human - induced GHG emissions... While the world is looking for sharp reductions in greenhouse gases responsible for climate change,
growing global meat production is going to severely compromise future efforts... a study from the University of Chicago showed that if Americans were to reduce meat
consumption by 20 percent it would be as if they switched from a standard sedan to the ultra-efficient Prius.»
Using a cross-country data set, we show that human population growth rates are negatively related to per - capita energy
consumption, with zero growth occurring at ∼ 13 kW, suggesting that the
global human population will stop
growing only if individuals have access to this amount of power.
However,
consumption rates are expected to increase as population
grows and
global GDP increases.
Global natural gas
consumption is expected to
grow from 340 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf / d) in 2015 to 485 Bcf / d by 2040, primarily in countries in Asia and in the Middle East, based on projections in EIA's latest International Energy Outlook 2017 (IEO2017).
The
global economy is expected to continue to
grow, as well as energy
consumption per person.
Although the energy
consumption of developing countries in other regions is expected to
grow at a slower pace than in Asia, rates are still expected to exceed the
global average (Table 1).
First, the
growing threat of
global warming requires deep reductions in national and
global oil
consumption starting now, peak or no peak.
Global cement
consumption is
growing at about 2.5 % / yr.
Just as diversity through electricity was the key to America's industrial sector being able to increase productivity without increasing oil
consumption, so too is it one of two keys (the other being diversity through biofuel) to fueling the
growing number of vehicles expected on
global highways without adding to the strain on
global oil supplies and without everyone choking on their own exhaust.
* that BP is funding research into «ways of tackling the world's climate problem» at Princeton University to the tune of $ 2 million per year for 15 years * that BP is funding an energy research institute involving two other US universities to the tune of $ 500 million — the aim of which is «to develop new sources of energy and reduce the impact of energy
consumption on the environment» * that ExxonMobil itself has donated $ 100 million to Stanford university so that researchers there can find «ways to meet
growing energy needs without worsening
global warming»
Check out how Samsung is trying to lead the way in trimming our
global energy
consumption (even as our demand seems to
grow) and how it is cleaning up after itself in the e-waste area.
Given the substantial growth of energy
consumption in China, it seems likely that when the
global economy improves, the rate of CO2 emissions may
grow even faster than projected in some of the middle range scenarios.
The
global conservation movement is little more than a century old and, throughout its life, has displayed a consistent and defining characteristic: a brave and worthy but often futile struggle against the forces of
growing human
consumption, typified by persistent and widespread declines in species» populations, habitats, and natural resources, and the rising specter of climate change.
December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in
global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected
global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
global natural gas
consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy
consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017
Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy
consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to
grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040
(1) Because of a
growing concern over the possible consequences of
global warming, which may be caused in part by increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (a major greenhouse gas), and also because of the need for accurate estimates of carbon dioxide emissions, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has developed factors for estimating the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of U.S. coal
consumption.
«With a
growing global population and
consumption - oriented economic growth, it is hard to be optimistic about the changing
global climate system.»
According to the latest BP Statistical Review of World Energy, coal
consumption grew 5.4 percent in 2011 and coal production
grew by 6.1 percent, giving the resource a 30 percent share of the
global energy market.
Curiously, the research points out that, assuming Bitcoin's electricity needs continue
growing at this rate, the
global mining
consumption could be greater than the UK's entire electricity supply by October next year.