The need to examine effective action and partnerships at the intersection between climate and agriculture is more pressing than ever as recent estimates show that agricultural production will need to increase by at least 70 percent to
meet global demand by 2050.
Not exact matches
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate
demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and
demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to
meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer
demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to
meet customer
demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused
by the proposed tariffs
by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact
demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower
demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to
meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in
global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer
demand that could negatively affect product
demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product
demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed
by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair
demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
The sector, predominantly fueled
by China's expansion since 2000, has grown to over 2,300 million metric tons (MT) while only needing 1,500 MT to
meet global demand.
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By partnering with Alibaba Cloud, an influential
global cloud service provider, we can
meet the increasing market
demand for cutting - edge cloud products and services to be brought to this high potential market.»
In a 6/25/15 address to the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) forum (brought to our attention
by Luke Gromen in his newsletter, The Forest for the Trees), Dr.Yao Yudong of the People's Bank of China stated, «Main reserve currency issuers may either fail to adequately
meet the
demand of a growing
global economy for liquidity as they try to ease inflation pressures at home, or create excess liquidity in the
global markets
by overly stimulating domestic
demand.»
Europe, where nearly 50 per cent of vehicles are fuelled
by diesel, is home to the
global benchmark for diesel prices and the biggest storage hub for the road fuel as regional refineries are unable to
meet local
demand.
Absent other effective measures to control dietary shifts and reduce food loss and waste, the world will need to produce about 70 percent more food annually
by 2050 to
meet global demands.
The WSPC explains that its mission is to support an economically and environmentally sustainable Washington state potato industry
by providing strong leadership and innovation, and building partnerships to
meet the
demands of
global consumers.
Moreover, the
global population is expected to reach 9 billion
by 2050 which increases pressure on the food industry to produce supply to
meet the growing
demand.
An October report showed that current organic production was not
meeting consumer
demands for products; despite projections
by Allied Market Research that the
global organic food and beverages market is expected to triple the 2015 market
by 2022, organic supply is still not able to
meet increasing consumer
demand.
Dairy farmers and processors in the European Union are expected to
meet the bulk of Russia's fresh
demand, which will reduce competition in New Zealand's key markets such as China, says the report, NZ's Dairy Cattle Farming,
by the
global business research company IBISWorld.
Other studies have estimated that there was
by 2015 enough renewable energy capacity to
meet nearly 24 percent of
global electricity
demand.
Simulations
by Cristina Archer at the University of Delaware in Newark and Ken Caldeira of Stanford University in California suggest that extracting enough energy from high - level winds to
meet all our current energy
demands would have no significant impact on
global climate.
And with projections that the world population will rise to over nine billion
by the year 2050, the pressure is on to
meet global demand for food.
«Hydrogen (H2) produced from water splitting
by an electrochemical process, called water electrolysis, has been considered to be a clean and sustainable energy resource to replace fossil fuels and
meet the rising
global energy
demand, since water is both the sole starting material and byproduct when clean energy is produced
by converting H2 back to water,» the researchers wrote.
From the self - sufficient individual device that stores all data and contains all the applications required
by the user, we are evolving towards an on -
demand service model for computation, communication and information storage that dynamically adapts to variations in consumption and
meets the needs of a
global market.
As current trends in contemporary society
demand new educational responses, and traditional systems of learning are substantially challenged and reshaped, consensus is building around the importance of developing learners well prepared to
meet the
demands that current and future
global trends make on individuals and societies, particularly in the area of civic and social participation, and ethical behavior in a world increasingly marked
by difference.
The origins of these
demands can be found in rapidly changing demographics and corresponding efforts
by students, business, and government to have their needs
met in an increasingly diverse and
global society (Giroux, 1997).
Inspired
by the chassis of the sporty, 10th generation Honda Civic Si, the vehicle
meets the high - performance needs and dynamic
demands of racing in the Red Bull
Global Rallycross Championship.
What's New As consumer
demands shift away from traditional proteins as well as to full disclosure of ingredients, manufacturers are
meeting their needs
by launching new and improved products, many of which were seen at
Global Pet Expo this past March in Orlando, Fla..
«The response from the
global gaming community for PS4 has been overwhelming and we are truly humbled that gamers are selecting PS4 as their next generation console of choice,» said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. «The PS4 journey has just begun, and although we are still facing difficulties keeping up with the strong
demand worldwide, we remain steadfast in our commitment to
meet the needs of our customers, and surpassing the wildest expectations of gamers
by delivering new user experiences that inspire and engage.
He argued that «no credible projection» shows fossil fuels
meeting less than 40 percent of
global energy
demand by mid-century.
When a nation like Greece is in ecological deficit it
meets demand by importing, liquidating its own ecological assets and / or using the
global commons
by emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
When a nation like The Netherlands are in ecological deficit it
meets demand by importing, liquidating its own ecological assets and / or using the
global commons
by emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
When a nation like the U.K. is in ecological deficit it
meets demand by importing, liquidating its own ecological assets and / or using the
global commons
by emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
When a nation like Switzerland is in ecological deficit it
meets demand by importing, liquidating its own ecological assets and / or using the
global commons
by emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
When a nation like China is in ecological deficit, it
meets demand by importing, liquidating its own ecological assets and / or using the
global commons
by emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
When a nation like Italy is in ecological deficit it
meets demand by importing, liquidating its own ecological assets and / or using the
global commons
by emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
When a nation like India is in ecological deficit it
meets demand by importing, liquidating its own ecological assets and / or using the
global commons
by emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Thus, absent fossil fuels,
global cropland would have to increase
by 150 percent to
meet current food
demand, but conversion of habitat to cropland is already the greatest threat to biodiversity.
However, in absolute terms both energy
demand and the share being
met by fossil fuel are growing faster since 1990 than the growth in new renewable energy sources, which is accelerating, but not yet fast enough to curb the increasing
global CO2 trend.
Business Green Wind power could
meet a fifth of
global power
demand by 2030, creating 2.4 million new jobs and slashing greenhouse gas emissions
by more than 3.3 billion tonnes.
Overall in 2030, J&D envision 50 % of
global power
demand will be
met by wind, 20 %
by concentrated solar thermal power, 14 %
by solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants, 6 %
by solar PV on rooftops, 4 % each
by geothermal and hydroelectric, and 1 % each from waves and tides.
This is the
global energy
demand that the J&D plan must
meet by 2030.
The Ethiopian dictator, who was speaking in Addis Ababa at a
meeting arranged
by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa to promote the African negotiating position,
demanded that the West pay billions of dollars annually in exchange for Africa's acquiescence to a
global warming agreement.
The event that precipitated the project was the United Nations - sponsored
meeting in Kyoto, Japan, which produced the Kyoto Protocol,
demanding global rationing of energy, ostensibly to save the world from the non-crisis of warming supposedly caused
by burning hydrocarbon fuels.
Canada is a
global leader in the responsible and sustainable development of wind energy, producing enough clean wind power to
meet 20 per cent of Canada's domestic electricity
demand by 2025.
With 70 % of
global energy
demand currently
met through the burning of carbon - based fuels, and
demand predicted to double
by 20351, the world faces a growing challenge: reducing climate change causing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions while not damaging a fragile
global economy that is sustained
by these abundant fossil fuels.
Greater resilience to climate change impacts will be essential to the technical viability of the energy sector and its ability to cost - effectively
meet the rising energy
demands driven
by global economic and population growth.
Greens leader Senator Bob Brown said the report clearly indicated Australia should be investing in developing and commercialising new solar technologies to
meet growing
global demand and has accused the Federal Government of undermining solar research
by cutting back funding.
A Breakthrough analysis found that rebound effects as high as 60 percent (the IEA's high - end scenario) will have significant implications for
global climate mitigation efforts, requiring as much as 13 percent more clean energy supply
by 2035 to
meet higher
global energy
demand — equivalent to the total energy consumption of 19 Australias.
The 2010 World Energy Outlook, published on November 9, shows that in order to
meet climate goals
global oil
demand must peak
by 2018.
Despite the desire to move away from fossil fuels, oil and gas will remain dominant in the
global energy mix — and the energy world will continue to be consumed
by the need to find oil and gas to
meet growing
global demand.
«iManage provides practical options for
meeting the security requirements
demanded by our clients and, with 25 of the top 30
global firms using iManage today, they are also the most experienced and proven in working with firms of our size,» said Rachel O'Connor, chief knowledge officer at Allens.
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By valuing the positive impact of a healthy compliance function on the rest of the business, banks and financial institutions can create CDD processes that will
meet current and future
demands,» said Thomas Cosgrove, Strategy Leader,
Global Compliance Solutions, Dun & Bradstreet.
«This new
global entity needed a partner who understood the complexities of its business, could
meet its future
demands, and could provide scalable, innovative solutions backed
by outstanding client support.
In a highly regulated and complex
global economy,
demand is obviously robust — it is just that it is being increasingly
met by providers other than law firms.
By preparing lawyers to
meet the especially
demanding nature of working and managing in a
global environment, firms can minimize culture - based misunderstandings and errors, leading to better quality legal work and higher satisfaction for both clients and lawyers.
kCura helps corporations, law firms, and government agencies
meet e-discovery challenges
by installing Relativity and Method on - premises and providing hosted, on -
demand solutions through a
global network of partners.
While drafting your resume, stress on those qualities or experiences acquired
by you from previous jobs that make you better equipped to
meet the challenging
demands of
global slowdown.