Sentences with phrase «rapid consumption of»

They were at last willing to engage with the public about the scientific consensus that our rapid consumption of carbon is causing the world to heat up faster than is good for the human species.

That visual intimacy, extended over time, is important to Patrick; he's always been disinterested in the rapid consumption of what's au courant; he's really just interested in the art of painting, his surroundings, and his process.»

Channelling the effervescent spirit of the 1976 Golf GTI MkI that kick - started the hot hatch revolution, the Up appears to represent the perfect antidote to a motoring backdrop that's dominated by draconian variable speed limits, congestion and the rapid consumption of the earth's resources.

This leads to rapid consumption of natural resources, which makes it difficult for them to feed and recover from the effects of climate change, such as increased flooding, malnutrition, and cholera.

One particularly unecological feature of our current world is its rapid consumption of fossil fuels.

Not exact matches

One of the major challenges that comes with this rapid growth, and one begging for an innovative startup to fix, is the industry's electricity consumption.

The pace of domestic demand growth has eased from the rapid rate seen in 2002, as dwelling investment has levelled off and consumption growth has moderated to a more sustainable pace (Graph 20).

Despite the rapid rise of the internet, traditional media will still account for 69 % of global media consumption in 2017.

Consumption was also supported by an increase in household net wealth in the December quarter of 4.2 per cent, driven by a substantial increase in the value of equities and rapid growth in house prices.

The rapid international growth of cheese as a dietary addition tracks consumption gains of 36 % in emerging markets and 15 % in developed markets between 2004 and 2014.1 The United States helps fuel international demand for cheese with hundreds of varieties and styles, each crafted to meet consumer desire for enjoyable, great - tasting foods that also suit health and wellness needs.

This is mainly due to the rapid growth of consumption in western China and changes in production structure.

Uptake has been so rapid that solar capacity could reach 30 gigawatts, equal to the country's weekend power consumption, by the end of next year.

We saw a large, rapid, sustained increase in consumption expenditures,» says Alex Winter - Nelson, agricultural economist and director of the Office of International Programs in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at U of I.

The U.S. saw a period of rapid economic growth and increased consumption of fossil fuels over the last few decades, leading to a corresponding large increase in carbon dioxide emissions.

Titled «Modeling Sustainability: Population, Inequality, Consumption, and Bidirectional Coupling of the Earth and Human Systems,» the paper describes how the rapid growth in resource use, land - use change, emissions, and pollution has made humanity the dominant driver of change in most of the Earth's natural systems, and how these changes, in turn, have critical feedback effects on humans with costly and serious consequences, including on human health and well - being, economic growth and development, and even human migration and societal conflict.

Yet the report also argued against a rapid shift to non-fossil fuel energy sources, noting that «making significant changes in energy consumption... amid all the scientific uncertainties would be premature in view of the severe impact such moves could have on the world's economies and societies.»

A rapid population growth, coupled with rising levels of consumption, is placing ever - larger demands on the world's land - based natural capital.

In the ten patients subjected to a restricted diet that involved eating a lower amount of carbohydrates whilst retaining their total calorie consumption, the researchers demonstrated decreases of liver fat, reductions in hepatic lipid synthesis, large increases in markers of lipid breakdown and rapid increases in folate - producing Streptococcus bacteria in the gut.

They do particularly pick on processed meats, but in terms of global crises: «There is a... tsunami brewing, namely, we are seeing the confluence of growing constraints on water, energy, and food [supplies] combined with the rapid shift toward greater consumption of all animal source foods,» which, they note, are «inefficient, wasteful, and polluting.»

First, wheat consumption leads to rapid loss of vitamin D. Eating just 20 g (0.7 ounces) per day of wheat bran causes vitamin D to be depleted 43 % faster.

Anorexics may suffer from rapid starvation if they follow a ketogenic diet, because they already limit their calorie consumption and have an extreme fear of eating fat, which a ketogenic diet has lots of.

Common adverse effects linked to regular consumption of MSG, include: obesity, eye damage, headaches, fatigue and disorientation, depression, rapid heartbeat, tingling and numbness

Build up consumption of fiber in your diet gradually — rapid fiber increase may result in gas, cramping, bloating, or diarrhea.

A recent report has shown that rapid declines in the rate of mortality from coronary heart disease in Eastern Europe are associated with increased consumption of α - linolenic acid (31).

Scientists attribute the increased energy from consumption of MCTs to the rapid formation of ketone bodies.

Over the past half century, this essential nutrient has been systematically weaned from the vast majority of leafy greens and vegetables, due to poor soil conditions and the rapid rise in the consumption of processed foods where any required nutrients have been removed in favor of added sugars, fats, artificial flavors and coloring, which is why supplemental magnesium may be beneficial.

The firing of rapid jokes blending in with the snappy cynicism for adult consumption is a winning concept to behold.

Of these, Uganda has high consumption per capita, and appears to be experiencing the most rapid growth in production.

Transform economies for jobs and inclusive growth: Need for rapid shift to sustainable patterns of consumption and production.

The frequency of drug consumption is rapid in markets with an aging population, and hence there is an increasing need to scale drug manufacturing and its sales.

The relatively weak gasoline engine is assisted by the electric motor during rapid acceleration or hill climbing, allowing for reduced fuel consumption while still providing a safe and useful amount of performance.

The manual transmission uses its high shift quality to allow for powerful sprints and rapid, short bursts of speed, and also helps to reduce fuel consumption.

When a large publishing market undergoes a more rapid shift towards digital delivery and consumption of books than a smaller publishing market.

What's more, as well as suffering from rapid battery drain, an issue that is unsurprisingly rapidly accelerated when making use of app - based games or multimedia consumption, the Google Nexus 4 is less than speedy to recharge.

According to FTSE's research paper, emerging market economies are being driven into the forefront of global economic growth due to the emergence of new middle class, rapid urbanization, move from export - led to consumption - led growth, and emphasis on production of higher value products.

«A rapid return to trend levels is significant for homeowners in that it gives them a sense of how their home equity figures into their real wealth and how they have to adjust their consumption and saving decisions,» said Baker.

Poisoning is common in dogs because of their habit of rapid consumption, particularly puppies and young dogs as they may be more likely to ingest large amounts of unusual foods.

While the substance is perfectly safe for human consumption, even a small amount of xylitol can cause a rapid drop in blood sugar and liver failure in dogs.

Highly crafted, the food is carved out of marble and modelled out of plasticine and foam, but the suggestion of reality reflects the plastic quality of how food is presented in supermarkets and fast food outlets; the sanitised encounter fuelling a drive towards rapid (over) consumption whilst denying the phenomenological essence that makes the encounter fulfilling.

In Oblivion, Xiao Yu introspects the contemporary life, whose characterization is rapid phase - out, by examining contemporary view of consumption.

In the first chapter, Xiao Yu takes the craft model ofThe Liaoning — China's first aircraft carrier — as a primer and sample to be a metaphor of the era of consumption: when the most advanced weapon been made into a craft model with the nature of exchange as gifts, its practicality had been transformed into aesthetics and consumptions; meanwhile, it enters into a rapid cycle which was internalized in its status as a consumable — it is this «quick update», together with «rapid abandonment / oblivion», that consist the paradoxical dialectics of contemporary life.

The saturated composition of I Believe the Sun is the Center of the Universe reflects the rapid sharing and consumption of the digital age, yet the work demonstrates how small, seemingly incongruous, pieces of information blend into a larger, more holistic pictures.

Evidently, concerns like long - term human wellbeing, biodiversity preservation and the integrity of Earth's body are momentarily at odds with powerful economic and political forces which relentlessly and unrealistically maintain an economic system marked by unrestricted and increasing per capita consumption, unbridled and expanding economic globalization, and continuous and rapid growth of the human population.

Its very possible on current exponential growth that the process of scarcity and price increases would be rapid, and thus could cause considerable hardship and tip parts of humanity into subsistence levels of consumption, as some materials become very scarce and hard to recycle.

A rapid plan of very substantially reduced consumption over the next 50 years approx.

Re: «I asked you question whether you agreed with Killians Simple Life philosophy of rapid and considerable cuts to consumption?

I asked you question whether you agreed with Killians Simple Life philosophy of rapid and considerable cuts to consumption?

So, we don't have time to sit and slowly change things, and the only way to reduce consumption and atmospheric carbon in ways that do it fast enough to limit SLR to 10 ft. or so, avoid destruction of global potable water resources, and create equity and justice within a new, sustainable paradigm is rapid simplification.

The other extreme of rapid and drastic cuts to consumption proposed by the guru Killian, will simply increase hardship and mortality rates, while doing little to actually improve anything.

This echoes the common comparisons «climate hawks» make between clean energy and marriage equality in the United States, the latter of which was actually successful precisely because it did not require a rapid, global transformation of all global infrastructure, investment patterns, and consumption.