Sentences with phrase «lower energy prices»

As the liquidity of recent markets have been tested by the impact of low energy prices a look at index design and results may be valuable.

Low energy prices in early 2015 and shrinking long - term investments in energy infrastructure by many multinational companies may remove some of these barriers in order to foster new cross-border investments.

Be eligible for lower energy prices throughout the year by reducing consumption during periods of high demand.

Any commodities business comes with some volatility — the oil and gas business has had a tough couple of years amid low energy prices.

If they are to compete in the global race they need low energy prices.

And although oil prices may hurt energy companies and some oil - dependent regions, on balance lower energy prices are a boon to consumers and should be an overall plus for the economy.

Of course, in the long run, «all of the above» just leads to lower energy prices which leads to greater consumption of fossil fuels.

Do everything and do not fear lower energy prices.

Past energy demand grew and the world's energy - using technologies were developed over nearly a century of relatively low energy prices.

However, to claim that the impact of low energy prices will be substantive, changing our current view of the trajectory of fundamentals in a significant way, is an exaggeration.

Rona Ambrose, the interim Conservative leader, urged the government Monday to come up with policies to deal with lower energy prices and their economic fallout.

Fed officials have said the downward inflation pressure caused by low energy prices should be temporary.

«Our view has been that the boost to real incomes from lower energy prices — and its positive impact on consumer spending — would offset the drag from energy - related investment, resulting in gains for US GDP growth on net,» Hui Shan and Zach Pandl said in their report.

Is the «business as usual» approach — subsidizing fossil - fuel supply and nuclear energy and large hydro projects, maintaining low energy prices to consumers by keeping environmental and political costs «external,» propping up oil supply by every available means — part of the solution or part of the problem?

Among other things, Obama needs to spell out more clearly how he plans to clamp down on leakage from natural gas production, sustain investments in basic energy research despite lower energy prices and also overcome barriers to the deployment of non-polluting energy technologies.

The benefits will include lower energy prices, faster economic growth, less risk of war over dwindling resources, and more solvent government retirement systems.

Moreover, they drive climate change by encouraging the consumption of polluting fuels while tilting the playing field against renewable power and energy efficiency: Fossil - fuel subsidies are five times greater than renewable energy subsidies, and they inflate domestic demand and discourage energy efficiency through artificially low energy prices, undermining the energy security of fossil - fuel importing countries.

While it does not necesarily follow from this, it is not illogical to assume that recent increases in oil and gas prices have had a greater effect on US than European demand, particularly since, with historically lower energy prices, the US has not made many of the lower - hanging efficiency investments that have already been made in Europe.

But clearly, low energy prices take a toll on LNG as the liquification, transport and regsification are expensive.

Pickens believes that the U.S. should use lower energy prices to its advantage, «We have the cheapest energy in the world in the United States; take advantage of it.»

CHARLIE MUNGER: Yea, I think we're doing more than our share of shifting to renewable energy and we're charging way lower energy prices to our utility customers and other renewable... If the whole... rest of the world were behaving the way we are, it would be much a better world.

[Unique effect specific to this scenario] Low energy prices inadvertently offset Federal Reserve's progress toward its price stability objective

Apache, Chesapeake and — to a lesser extent — GE suffered from stubbornly low energy prices.

But George Osborne may see it as the ideal opportunity to advance his «dash for gas», which defies most expert opinion with its punt that the UK can repeat the US's experience and exploit shale gas reserves to secure lower energy prices.

• Abundant, less expensive natural gas would lower energy prices across the board, leading people to use more energy overall.

Meanwhile, the effect of the «dash for gas» that had begun in the late «80s, and which led to low energy prices throughout the 1990s began to ebb away as North Sea gas fields seemed to dry up.

Lower energy prices give U.S. industries a crucial competitive edge and are attracting more business investment back to the U.S.

In the downgrade report, analyst Jennifer Chang noted that her negative outlook on Chief Power «may continue in light of sustained low energy prices owing to low natural gas prices, new natural gas fired generation and tepid load demand.»

Though the effectiveness of the two power plants is not very high, existing Russian legislation, as well as low energy prices, make them promising as a basis for the creation of data - centers.

Discussions focussed on the current state of energy markets and the possible impacts of low energy prices on the implementation of the international climate agreement reached at COP21 in Paris.

Increased energy efficiency of transport vehicles & lower energy prices in future may dampen the speed of growth in demand but, as part of the evolution and R&D process, creation of better and more economical products can be expected.

«We've got to get rid of some of these regulations,» he told reporters in the state, which has been battered by low energy prices.

Both Peyto Exploration and Development and Bonavista Energy have seen their cash flow and spending recede with lower energy prices.

Even though some of those coal plants may receive higher capacity revenues as renewable penetration grows, those revenues might not be sufficient to compensate for lower energy prices and volumes, Moody's says.

Liberal Democrats are less likely to give top priority to maintaining low energy prices (49 %) than moderate or conservative Democrats (72 %).

Energy efficiency gains ground despite lower energy prices, new IEA report says Economies have needed less energy to grow in recent years, especially in China and other developing countries, but more vigorous policies are needed to achieve climate targets, says new IEA report 10 October 2016

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IEA found that many developing countries artificially lower energy prices to their citizens, paying the difference from their government resources.

In 1988, inspired by the early precedents, Wolfgang Feist and Bo Adamson developed the passive house standard in the backdrop of historically low energy prices.

He predicts that because of lower energy prices, our dollar will fall to around $ 0.90 next year.

All consumers in the region benefi t from lower energy prices.

«The board considers that while this is a necessary step, it is not a sufficient change to produce competition and lower energy prices in WA.

Every market will react differently to the prospect of rising interest rates, a higher dollar and lower energy prices, he warns.

«The Committee expects inflation to rise gradually toward 2 % as the labor market improves further and the transitory effects of lower energy prices and other factors dissipate.»

The bulk of the declines in activity related to lower energy prices has run its course, baring another significant down leg for oil prices.»

Commodities account for one - third of total exports, and lower energy prices have contributed to a thinning of the trade surplus.

The conditions that the Fed has said it was waiting to see before liftoff are actually in place; they're just not being reflected in the headline inflation data because of the transitory nature of lower energy prices.