Sentences with phrase «of global energy use»

The building sector accounts for about one - third of global energy use and energy - related greenhouse gas emissions.

Industry accounted for 30 percent of that growth, is responsible for 28 percent of global energy use and currently is the source of more emissions than the transport or building sectors.

Urban areas already generate around 70 per cent of global energy use and energy related emissions.

There are three main issues to be addressed: technology, morality, and the scale of global energy use.

A new analysis of global energy use, economics and the climate shows that without new climate policies, expanding the current bounty of inexpensive natural gas alone would not slow the growth of global greenhouse gas emissions worldwide over the long term, according to a study appearing today in Nature.

ROUGHLY 30 to 40 per cent of global energy use occurs in buildings.

Releasing its Ten Messages on Climate Change today, the International Resource Panel (IRP) said natural resource management and climate change were intrinsically linked, with a large part of global energy use, and therefore greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, tied directly to the acquisition, processing, transport, conversion, use and disposal of resources.

This paper provides an overview of recent trends in light - duty vehicle fuel economy around the world, new projections, and a discussion of fuel economy technology opportunities and costs over the next 30 - 50 years - all in the context of recent IEA projections of global energy use (especially oil use) and CO2 emissions.

The largest contribution to demand growth — almost 30 % — comes from India, whose share of global energy use rises to 11 % by 2040 (still well below its 18 % share in the anticipated global population).

- The road ahead for fossil fuels: coal, oil and natural gas remain the bedrock of global energy use but all face an uncertain period of adjustment, both to today's market conditions and — over the longer term — to the prospect of a new policy landscape post-COP21.

Price, L., L. Michaelis, E. Worell and M. Khrushch, 1998: Sectoral trends and driving forces of global energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

Dismayingly, they discovered that no «built - in» emissions reductions were occurring; in fact, exactly the reverse was happening, for the efficiency of global energy use (measured as energy intensity) and carbon intensity (pollution) have both risen over the period.

3.4 Industries account for more than one - third of global energy use and CO2 emissions.

Published in Nature, an analysis of global energy use, economics and the climate shows that without new climate policies, expanding the current supply of cheap natural gas would not slow the long - term growth of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Back in 1990, the EU accounted for 21 per cent of global energy use.

eg Renewables, wind solar geo biomass is still only about 3.67 % of global energy use.

Directly or indirectly, manufacturing industry accounts for more than one - third of global energy use and CO2 emissions.

The `' IEA family» of its members and Association countries now accounts for 70 % of global energy use.

That means there is a vast opportunity to achieve deeper savings, since efficiency standards currently cover only 30 percent of global energy use (up from 11 percent in 2000).

Physical infrastructure (buildings) is, in short - hand, responsible for about one - third of global energy use and one - third of global warming (rough - hand guide way to think).

The buildings we live and work in account for 32 percent of global energy use; energy demand and the consequent emissions could increase anywhere from 50 to 150 percent by mid-century.

Transport consumes around 19 % of global energy use and 23 % of energy - related CO2 emissions.

Buildings consume up to 40 percent of global energy use and contribute up to 30 percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions — they are a key piece of the puzzle towards a low - carbon future.