Sentences with phrase «increasing scarcity»

The authors emphasize that, in this world of increasing scarcity, constraints can lead to a success or a downfall depending on how an agent looks at them.

As bitcoin issuance diminishes over time with each halving event, increasing scarcity should raise the future price.

The controversy surrounding environmental policy has, perhaps surprisingly, arisen not so much from the issue of conserving non-renewable commodities such as fossil fuels or industrial metals, but from the increasing scarcity or overuse of renewable natural resources, causing problems such as water and air pollution, or damage to global commons such as the atmosphere or the ozone layer.

To: Kelvin Vaughan OK, I read the 4th paragraph, which says: «There is much debate worldwide over natural resource allocations, this is partly due to increasing scarcity (depletion of resources) but also because the exportation of natural resources is the basis for many economies (particularly for developed nations such as Australia).»

However, is this really the case or is the increase in energy prices down to factors such as the increasing scarcity of oil in the North Sea and the cost of importing gas?

And they've set up a network to support these efforts.The Churches in Transition initiative is a project of the interdenominational Christian Ecology Link, and is seeking to provide support and encouragement to Christians of all backgrounds and traditions who «hear the call to cut carbon emissions and prepare for increasing scarcity of oil.»

How are fossil fuels going to remain low - cost energy given their increasing scarcity?

However, technological innovation and increasing scarcity of fossil fuels will eventually make fuels from biomass competitive.

Climate change won't kill all of us — but it will dramatically reduce the human population through the warming - driven spread of infectious disease, the collapse of agriculture in traditionally fertile areas and the increasing scarcity of fresh drinking water.

Because of this view, Holdren joined with Ehrlich and John Harte in a bet with economist Julian Simon that five metals would increase in price over ten years because of increasing scarcity.

On the eve of California's accelerated shift to renewable electricity, energy forecasts assumed increasing scarcity would drive up the price of natural gas.

And we do have to say that even if it is a bit of a publicity stunt, getting unused electronics turned in for recycling is more important than ever, considering the increasing scarcity of resources used to make the devices.

It seems like this one should be the most obvious — well, besides # 1, maybe — but given the ever - increasing scarcity of arcades over the past decade, perhaps this one should come as no surprise.

Commodities, while certainly in great demand most of the time due to increasing scarcity among many basic materials, tend to fluctuate greatly in value based on where the overall economic business cycle is at.

It shows how architecture can provide a creative response to the increasing scarcity of living space in urban areas.

Increasing scarcity, stress, pollution and other threats will aggravate this competition.

Moreover, the increasing scarcity of fruit bats (specifically, the kind called flying foxes) on Guam might explain why the outbreak of lytico - bodig had petered out.

Looking at this situation, a leading economist suggests that countries with an increasing scarcity of food may well fall into the hands of strong - arm dictators.

Holding the property off the market increases scarcity and thereby the cost of housing.

As for petroleum, while increased scarcity and demand will spur people to drive less, in smaller cars, it will also guarantee the expansion of drilling farther toward the ends of the Earth and deeper in ocean basins.

They are priced out of the market as the one - way road to increased scarcity relentlessly unfolds.

The IPCC has already concluded that it is «virtually certain that human influence has warmed the global climate system» and that it is «extremely likely that more than half of the observed increase in global average surface temperature from 1951 to 2010» is anthropogenic.1 Its new report outlines the future threats of further global warming: increased scarcity of food and fresh water; extreme weather events; rise in sea level; loss of biodiversity; areas becoming uninhabitable; and mass human migration, conflict and violence.

The purpose of this cap is to combat inflation and devaluing of the digital currency and to increase scarcity.

Not exact matches

He used the scarcity method and saw a 332 percent increase in sales.

«Creating scarcity increases demand, but that only goes so far before people say «I've had enough.

This implies that risks are not too big or overarching (like resource scarcity, rising levels of atmospheric CO2, or global warming) but are more focused e.g. extreme weather, increased greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture or from energy use, or a lack of fresh water.

However, use of the Federal Reserve's securities lending program has been stable since liftoff, suggesting that the design of the ON RRP facility has thus far not contributed to any increase in the scarcity of specific Treasury collateral.

If value resulted merely from scarcity, then postage stamps, coins and master paintings all would seem to increase almost automatically over time, just like most land does.

For example, if oil supply is expected to drop, scarcity increases and demand becomes heavier in comparison, driving the price up.

By burning them, the crypto will increase in value due an increase in scarcity, and ICN holders will see the value of their ICN coins rise.

In order to reach financial freedom you can choose to live below your means by cutting expenses to the bone and living in a state of scarcity or you can expand your means and live in a state of abundance by increasing your income and enjoying the $ 5 latte or any other indulgence of your choice.

Given the growing scarcity of available collateral among bond dealers, a collapse in repo liquidity, and increasing frequency of delivery failures, all of which is shorthand for a bond market that is becoming less liquid — it seems that QE has begun to create, rather than relieve, meaningful constraints.

With increasing water scarcity, constrained natural resources and declining biodiversity, we need to protect the future by making the right choices.

Working with Worms to Fight Climate Change Global studies show that water scarcity and water stress are increasing, and as much as 15 % to 35 % of human withdrawals of water for agriculture are considered unsustainable.1 Achievement of climate change - related commitments like those made at last year's Paris Climate Conference («COP21») will require that businesses strategically manage their water footprints for maximum efficacy while mitigating negative impacts.

I guess they could shorten that waiting list by upping the price a bit more... I mean there is obviously a scarcity of seating and if waiting is upsetting you then why not just increase the price till there is no wait?

These cells are sparse up until 38 weeks, increasing gradually after that time, and increasing 300-fold after labor has begun.7 The relative scarcity of oxytocin receptor sites is one of the main lines of defense for keeping the uterus quiescent throughout the entire preterm period — but it is not the only one.

It also organised a protest in the city of Port Harcourt against the federal government's inability to address the burning perennial fuel scarcity, zero megawatts and total lack of electricity amidst increased tariff and economic hardship unleashed on Nigerians by the Buhari administration.

The thinking is that by the time the scarcity persists for like one month, with Nigerians already buying at N200 per litre, the people will jump at it if petrol is increased from N145 to N185 per litre.

«There are social media commentaries implying that when we met with the committee set up by the Senate President to review the causative factors of the fuel scarcity and find solutions, there was a statement credited to me that the price might be increased to N180.

Citing the flaws in the anti-corruption war, fuel scarcity during the Yuletide, increasing unemployment and massive closure of companies, Okocha said with the open memos, Buhari might not have a dog's chance in the 2019 presidential election if he decided to re-contest.

«As for March, there was an increase in yearly prices due to inflation — a 582.9 percent increase for food, while the level of scarcity of basic products remains at 41.37 percent.»

The scarcity of kerosene, used by millions of largely poor Nigerians for cooking, has hit major cities causing huge increase in price.

In Calabar, the scarcity has led to an increase in price to between N350 and N400 per litre from less than N300 per litre.

Nigerians had thought, as we were promised, that if only the price of fuel is increased to N145 per litre, fuel subsidies will be removed, cabals will be eliminated permanently and fuel scarcity will never come up again.

Nigerians are expecting the Federal Government to use the funds saved from increasing fuel price to fix the refineries and get them to work optimally, not a return of fuel scarcity.»

The rebuttal said in full: «The attention of the office of the Honorable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources has been drawn to some certain publications making the rounds on both traditional and social media alleging that the Honorable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu dropped a hint of an impending fuel price increase during the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee hearing on fuel scarcity in Nigeria.

Commuters travelling on both intra and intercity routes in major cities in Ogun State, groaned on Friday, as commercial vehicle operators increase fares virtually on all routes, due to the current scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit popularly know as petrol.

A general sense of scarcity activates a constraint mindset that manifests itself through increased novelty in subsequent product - usage contexts — that is, limits force consumers to think beyond the traditional functionality of a given product, thus enhancing product - use creativity, says published research from Ravi Mehta, a professor of business administration at Illinois.

Nevertheless, the demand side grows fastly with booming population growth and urbanization, while the supply side is more endangered with increasing water scarcity due to global change, limited phosphorus reserves and vast amounts of energy required for nitrogen production.

Increasing water scarcity over time and across regions, coupled with short - and long - term catastrophic droughts in certain locations, have contributed to increasing interest in water conservation in the various water - consuming sectors — urban, rural, agricultural, and environmental, Dinar Increasing water scarcity over time and across regions, coupled with short - and long - term catastrophic droughts in certain locations, have contributed to increasing interest in water conservation in the various water - consuming sectors — urban, rural, agricultural, and environmental, Dinar increasing interest in water conservation in the various water - consuming sectors — urban, rural, agricultural, and environmental, Dinar explained.