The Slow Movement is a really interesting website that addresses issues of «time poverty» and supports a «
growing global shift toward slowing down.»
Not exact matches
A staggering amount of wholesale change is happening — from unprecedented and widespread aging to rampant urbanization and growth in a
global middle class to an eastward
shift in economic power and a
growing number of disruptive technologies.»
Amid the BRIC's ascendancy, there's a
growing debate among investment experts as to whether the current club best represents the
shifting tides of
global power or is more a product of Wall Street hype.
The pace of advancement is blistering and the
shift to digital will continue to have a significant
growing impact on
global commerce.
«There is a
shift in the
global strategic balance, Chinese influence is
growing with its economy and strength, and its interest in the region and beyond,» he said.
They want to unbundle a financial system
grown «too interconnected to fail,» and they prescribe solutions for the
global good in a world where the G20 outstrips the G8 (including an IMF reorganization to reflect that
shift in the balance of power).
Canadians are increasingly aware of the rise of Asia not simply as a
growing market for exports, but as a part of a
global power
shift to emerging economies.
In my view, there are at least six key factors which have caused and continue to affect a
global transformation of consciousness: the revolution in communications, globalization of the economy, a
growing awareness of the degradation of the environment, demographic
shifts, the threat of nuclear destruction and the advent of the new science.
According to
Global News, experts say the move bolsters Walmart's fast -
growing grocery business as well as capitalizes on
shifting consumer tastes.
In other words, the
shift to a service economy will not simply allow countries to
grow out of the environmental crisis of
global warming.
Michael Replogle of ITDP, a co-author of the report «A
Global High
Shift Scenario», said transport, driven by a rapid growth in car use, had been the fastest
growing source of carbon dioxide emissions in the world.
While climate researchers struggle to refine their projections of the changing
global climate and to anticipate the social impact of those
shifts, a
growing number of scientists are realizing that the past may contain valuable lessons about our future.
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
A particular challenge for science is the
growing evidence that social - ecological interactions across scales can generate regime
shifts where profound and abrupt changes can occur in systems ranging from local ecosystems (such as lakes) to large biomes (such as the Arctic); from local communities (such as farming systems) to regional economic sectors (e.g.,
global fisheries).
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.»
Today, the movement has
grown substantially and quietly,
shifting attention toward the science documenting alarming
global environmental degradation and offering young learners a platform for supporting the planet's physical health, ensuring a home for their future.
In this context, there is
growing interest in
global citizenship education (GCE), signaling a
shift in the role and purpose of education to that of forging more just, peaceful, tolerant and inclusive societies.
Faced with high inventory, declining volumes and sudden
shift in buyer demand from diesel to petrol variants, Honda India plans to launch hybrid version of the Accord sedan and the
global Civic mid-size to revive its fortunes in on one of the fastest
growing auto markets of the world.
«People are now starting to view their pets as a family member, rather than just an animal, which generally remains outside of the house,» Jetley says, attributing this
shift in attitudes to increased exposure to
global trends and a
growing affluence that allows people to spend more on their pets.
«As the
global economic balance continues to
shift to Asia, Hong Kong is the ideal business platform from which to access the myriad regional opportunities now available in the
growing ASEAN area and the Chinese mainland,» said HKTDC chairman Jack So.
The Rabbs» tree frog is just the latest victim in a
growing global wave of amphibian die - offs, with a host of factors in play, from land clearing and ultraviolet radiation to pollution and climate
shifts.
Global warming from the human - driven buildup of heat - trapping greenhouse gases is seen by virtually all Arctic scientists as playing a
growing role in driving the
shift in summers toward a largely open sea at the top of the world, with plenty of variations along the way.
One of the unavoidable realities attending
global warming — a reality that makes it the perfect problem — is that there is plenty of remaining uncertainty, even as the basics have
grown ever firmer (my litany: more CO2 = warmer world = less ice = rising seas and lots of climate
shifts).
Four large - scale
shifts in the
global energy system set the scene for the World Energy Outlook 2017: the rapid deployment and falling costs of clean energy technologies, the
growing electrification of energy, the
shift to a more services - oriented economy and a cleaner energy mix in China, and the resilience of shale gas and tight oil in the United States.
On the other hand: arctic waters are warming rapidly, and such pulses are predicted to
grow as
global climate change causes
shifts in long - distance currents.
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.
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Large temperature spikes like the current
global warming would have shown up in the proxy record as changes in the type of plants
growing in the mid latitudes as is seen with the northward
shift of the
growing regions at present.
Countering the view that
global trade is necessarily harsh on the environment, the researchers contended: «A market
shift from irrigated, chemical input - intensive
growing areas such as the U.S. and China toward rain - fed and less intensive areas in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Brazil and India would bring significant net environmental gains.»
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
Remote work is
growing in popularity on a
global scale as companies
shift their ideas, with more than 38 % of employed people in business, management and financial industries working from home, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Responding to the
growing demand for evidence - based research, education, and
global outreach within the Marriage and Family Therapy community, the Foundation's focus is
shifting from a reactive grant - making entity to a proactive catalyst for industry advancement.