Sentences with phrase «resource consumption remain»

If this is the case, India is likely to face a widening ecological deficit even if current per - capita levels of resource consumption remain the same.

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My generation of elders appears to be mortgaging and threatening the future of coming generations by remaining religiously focused upon the endless accumulation of material wealth, the unrestrained increase in per capita consumption of limited resources, and the continuous consolidation of political / military power used to conquer Earth.

In a world in which natural gas demand rises by almost 50 % to 2040 and oil consumption continues to grow, the interest in offshore hydrocarbon resources remains strong.

In the second report, The World Bank found four key reasons why deforestation in Central Africa is comparatively low: Road transport networks are sparse and poorly maintained; abundant mining resources remain largely untapped; wood - based energy is the largest share of the energy portfolio, but per capita charcoal consumption is low; and the agricultural sector has been neglected and underfunded.

It is a paradox common to many of the countries Global Witness works in that they are rich in the resources that feed consumption in the rich world, but the majority of their people remain poor.

Protecting the world's remaining natural forests, cultivating new forest stands, and reducing consumption of forest resources are all critical steps toward preserving the indispensable services that forests provide.