Sentences with phrase «resulting resource consumption»

The long - term rise shows that even with steady reduction in emissions compared to economic growth (that old «intensity» measure preferred by the Bush administration), emissions still rise overall along with the American population and resulting resource consumption.

Not exact matches

Higher stability armour results in slower movement and higher resource consumption.

Is the fulfillment of the insatiable wishes of unrestrained consumers a result of unbridled big business interests relentlessly pursuing a course of endless economic expansion, based upon the feckless consumption of the very resources needed for the survival of life as we know it?

In addition to generating verified carbon offset credits, these practices also resulted in reduced energy consumption and the reduced use of millions of gallons of water, a critical resource in both regions.

Even though I do agree with this basic premise, I think that any society with an economic system based on natural resource extraction at a massive scale and limitless consumption will inexorably result in environmental degradation, regardless of its ideology or discourse.

The results for resource consumption and green building certification are less robust, but evidence indicates that buildings certified under operation - focused programs (LEED - EBOM and BOMA BESt) do experience decreased utility usage.

For most businesses, emissions are the inevitable result of energy and resource consumption, business travel, or the daily commuting of employees.

Data from 22 countries shows the result: fewer resources per capita and a continued risk of famine in areas with low primary production — that is, the availability of carbon in the form of plant material for consumption as food, fuel and feed.

Switching to cleaner energy does nothing directly to address over consumption of natural resources, biodiversity loss & habitat destruction, the gross land - use disaster that is suburban sprawl, and soil degradation resulting from destructive agricultural practices.

For example, while Pope Francis singles out «the increasing use and power of air - conditioning» as a «harmful habit of consumption,» it is worth remembering that such energy - intensive activities result in pollution and the depletion of scarce resources only when a society needs to rely on dirty and non-renewable energy sources.