In the same 2014 Ipsos survey, 66 percent agreed that «renewable sources of energy such as hydroelectricity, solar and wind can not on [their] own meet
the rising global demand for energy.»
Not exact matches
The others were the explosive growth of renewable
energy sources, especially solar photo - voltaic
energy; China's increasing prioritization of cleaner
energy; and the huge long - term
rise in
global electricity
demand, reflecting higher living standards in the emerging world — notably in the shape of
demand for air conditioning.
World oil
demand will
rise less than previously thought in 2014, due to a lower outlook
for the
global economy and
demand growth in the second quarter falling to its lowest level in more than two years, the West's
energy watchdog said Tuesday.
It said an 80 percent
rise in
global energy demand was set to raise carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions by 70 percent by 2050 and transport emissions were expected to double, due in part to a surge in
demand for cars in developing nations.
Second is what I call
global flattening, which is really just my shorthand
for the
rise of middle classes all across the world in bigger numbers than ever before from China to Brazil to India to Russia; middle classes that increasingly have the kind of
energy and consumption patterns,
demands, and aspirations of Americans; and at the same time,
global crowding —
global population growth.
There is good news on the employment front
for engineers in the United States: salaries
for engineers are
rising amid the growing
global demand for technology services across industry sectors, particularly healthcare and
energy.
Rising global demand for electricity will make nuclear an increasingly important source of
energy in coming years.
This helped to keep
global CO2 emissions flat
for the third year in a row, even as
energy demand rose.
This seminar, intended
for students from all academic majors, will examine the evolution of
energy supply,
energy demand and the
global energy system as a whole, from the
rise of photosynthesis to the development of agriculture, the Industrial revolution, and the modern, carbon - constrained world.
The growing
global demand for food and bio-
energy, and the recent
rises in food prices, slow down progress in reducing poverty, but increase
demand for water from the agriculture and
energy sectors.
«Thanks to abundant supplies and insatiable
demand for power from emerging markets, coal met nearly half of the
rise in
global energy demand during the first decade of the 21st Century,» said IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven.
The International
Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that
global demand for steel, chemicals and plastics will continue to increase, leading to a 35 percent
rise in emissions
for each sector up until 2050.
For example, energy required for heating is decreasing as global temperatures rise, but the energy demand for cooling in the residential and commercial sectors is risi
For example,
energy required
for heating is decreasing as global temperatures rise, but the energy demand for cooling in the residential and commercial sectors is risi
for heating is decreasing as
global temperatures
rise, but the
energy demand for cooling in the residential and commercial sectors is risi
for cooling in the residential and commercial sectors is
rising.
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rising demand for biofuels is contributing to a
global surge in food prices are founded, but such pitfalls can be avoided if top
energy consumers invest in efficient crops grown in tropical nations, promote research and encourage the biofuel trade, said Corrado Clini, chairman of the GBEP.
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energy future or not; the
rise of electric vehicles; the long term relevance to law firms of growing
demand for natural resources — including water resources; and how a
global economy will
demand a far greater
global transport infrastructure.