After quantifying the problem of rapid tropical deforestation due to agricultural expansion, the NUS team is currently assessing steps that can be taken to reduce the environmental costs of deforestation while still
meeting the global demand for livestock and agricultural products.
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.
A new and inexpensive technique for mass - producing the main ingredient in the most effective treatment for malaria, artemisinin, could help
meet global demands for the drug, according to a study to be published in the journal eLife.
«If raised correctly, [farmed salmon] can help
meet global demand for high - quality protein and take some of the pressure off of highly depleted populations of wild fish.
Significant investments will be needed in the upstream sector to
meet global demand for oil and natural gas.
As forests around the world continue to be cleared to
meet the global demand for timber, there remains millions of acres of trees that have so far been out of reach — because they're underwater.
Iris Ho, wildlife campaigns manager of Humane Society International, said: «Tens of millions of sharks are killed every year to
meet global demand for shark fins.
Not exact matches
Thus overcapacity is a crisis not just
for capital (destroyed as overcapacity leads to a bust in profits and valuation) but also
for labor, which finds that the
global supply chain can
meet demand without hiring more workers.
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.
In its most recent report on the state of
global fisheries, the United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization warned that 90 percent of the world's fish stocks are fully or overfished, and increasing production to
meet the world's growing
demand for animal protein can't be done in a sustainable manner.
«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.»
Similar to Bitcoins, it supports payments
for the
global or worldwide businesses, where the consumers have to
meet the data and service
demands.
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.»
This was called the «conundrum 2.0 ″ as it referred to an earlier period (2004) where Fed tightening was
met with huge
global demand for Treasury debt that led to smaller increases in longer maturity yields than expected.
The need
for product improvement and creation is critical to
meet the growing
demands of sophisticated Asian investors (institutional and personal), who are rapidly emerging into «
global investors».
to highlight the ways SWIFT has failed to innovate, and how proposed changes to their messaging system do not
meet the growing
demands for global payments.
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.
Lucian Lauerman,
Global Head of Electronic Distribution, said: «We are
meeting increasing client
demand for execution in large order sizes.
The contemporary agri - food system is in the midst of grappling with these barriers to trust as it manages
for profit, in a highly competitive
global agricultural system, while
meeting the
demands of the contemporary consumer.
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.
The program provides opportunities
for U.S. producers of all sizes to connect with qualified
global buyers — online and in - person — who are seeking to
meet their customers» growing
demand for USDA organic products.
Wednesday's announcement, the result of a consultation process, seeks to prevent similar situations and make it easier
for Victoria's agricultural industries to expand to
meet the rising
global demand for protein and high - quality food even as a growing generation of tree - changers move from cities to rural and regional towns.
Equally significant, this ability to demonstrate its high quality control standards has been a fundamental part of Kri Kri's drive into export markets,
meeting growing
global demand for traditional Greek yogurt.
Fonterra will form a
global partnership with Beingmate with a total investment of $ 615m, tod help
meet China's growing
demand for infant formula and also promote the improvement of product quality and safety standards in the country.
Because hybrid rice can outyield other varieties of rice, it is a key technology that
meets the increasing
global demand for rice.
Numerous reports have emphasized the need
for major changes in the
global food system: agriculture must
meet the twin challenge of feeding a growing population, with rising
demand for meat and high - calorie diets, while simultaneously minimizing its
global environmental impacts1, 2.
There is a large and growing
global demand for food and beverage products to
meet the needs of people with coeliac disease and people who are gluten intolerant.
Bill Morecraft, Blue Diamond
Global Ingredients Division general manager, notes that as the trend
for healthier and more nutritious ingredients gains momentum among consumers, food manufacturers continue to seek partners who can help create products that
meet these
demands.
The vineyards produce high quality fruit which will be used to help
meet TWE's growing
global demand for premium wines,» the company told dbHK.
Once businesses
meet certain environmental and social standards, we link them up to the
global marketplace where
demand for sustainable goods and services is on the rise.
Since the company's discovery of gellan gum, CP Kelco has evolved its product line to
meet global market needs, including consumers»
demand for non-GMO options.
Concern over future food and nutritional security is rapidly rising on the
global agenda amidst studies showing crop yields are far from increasing at the rates needed to
meet projected
demands for 2050.
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.
«The prospect of using metal - organic frameworks
for sustainable water filtration is incredibly exciting from a public - good perspective, while delivering a better way of extracting lithium ions to
meet global demand could create new industries,» said Anita Hill, CSIRO's chief scientist.
He also said he was uncertain whether growing
global demand for woody biomass could be
met in a way that also keeps forests healthy.
LONDON — The world is far behind on delivering the low - carbon energy it needs, and unless urgent action is taken, calamitous climate change is certain, the International Energy Agency told a
meeting yesterday of energy ministers whose countries account
for 80 percent of
global energy
demand.
The authors of the report write that the
global figure
for the use of ART «conservatively represents less than 20 % of the
demand for ART treatment being
met.»
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.
Such biotechnology is «critical
for achieving the ecological intensification required to
meet human food
demand on a
global scale,» argues agronomist Ken Cassman of the University of Nebraska — Lincoln.
This in turn will lead to a
global teaching market
meeting Britain's
demand for high calibre teachers.
The online courses help educators teach
for global competence and
meet the growing
demand to address the
global skills gap.
UNITE - LA supports the development of comprehensive P - 16 career pathways that create a systemic approach to
meeting the needs of high -
demand industry sectors and preparing our youth
for the challenging opportunities of the
global economy.
Our state policymakers, institutions of higher education, and our public schools must work together to develop the infrastructure to build a bilingual teacher pipeline that
meets the growing
demand of families
for bilingual education and prepares our students
for an increasingly
global society.
Production of right - hand drive models is scheduled
for 2019 with Tesla struggling to
meet current
global demand.
These results mark significant steps in Jaguar Land Rover's strategy to become a truly
global business and
meet the growing international
demand for its two iconic brands.
First introduced at the 2017 Frankfurt International Motor Show, the Smart Stream powertrains will allow Hyundai Motor Group to respond to
global changes in environmental regulation and
meet customer
demand for fun - to - drive cars.
General Motors will increase production of the Chevrolet Bolt later this year to
meet rising
global demand for the battery - electric vehicle.
A Chinese factory will also come online in 2018 to
meet what is expected to be intense
global demand for the vehicle.
These mark significant steps in Jaguar Land Rover's strategy to become a truly
global business and
meet the growing international
demand for its two iconic brands.
We have also continued to innovate, launching a number of new funds including the
Global Equity Impact Fund, the European Logistics Income investment trust and the Secured Credit Fund — all designed to
meet the growing
demand for «new active» investment solutions.