Sentences with phrase «sector fuelled increases»

Strong demand in the housing sector fuelled increases in building materials prices in the June quarter, with the increase most noticeable in Sydney.

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And increased confidence in the recovery could add fuel to a budding recovery in value, the cheapest companies across sectors.
In particular, we think an increase in investment spending, to the extent that it is bank funded, should fuel bank credit growth and benefit the French banking sector.
Until we understand this do not expect the global crisis to end anytime soon, except perhaps temporarily with a new surge in credit - fueled consumption in the US (which will cause the trade deficit to worsen) and more wasted investment in China (which, because it is financed with cheap debt, which comes at the expense of the household sector, may simply increase investment at the expense of consumption).
He said Parliament had expected no increase in fuel prices at all or even if there will be, it will be marginal due to the introduction of the energy sector levy introduced by the executive under a certificate of urgency.
(5) reduction in transportation sector emissions through increased transportation system and vehicle efficiency or use of transportation fuels that have lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions that are substantially lower than those attributable to fossil fuel - based alternatives;
The only way to do that, as studies have shown, is to have an extremely clean electricity system and to significantly increase the use of that electricity to offset the use of fossil fuels in other sectors.
The tremendous growth is being fuelled by increased liquidity across the ETF universe that, in turn, has made ETF options a more viable strategy for both institutional and retail advisors who want exposure to a particular market or sector without owning it directly.
We'll also seek to increase international cooperation among private firms and governments in key sectors such as power generation, auto manufacturing, renewable fuels, and aluminum and steel.
New statistics developed by the Bank Information Center show that the World Bank Group's private sector arm, the International Financial Corporation (IFC), increased its lending for fossil fuel projects by a staggering 165 % in FY2008 [1].
As the government looks to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and increase the reliability of its power sector, it plans to more than triple geothermal installations by 2015.
Increasing the average fuel efficiency of a tractor - trailer from nearly six miles per gallon to nearly 11 miles per gallon would significantly reduce oil use in the transportation sector.
Government & Energy Innovation Innovation in the energy sector is necessary to maintain economic competitiveness, meet ever - increasing energy demands, and limit the changes to our atmosphere caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
IEA Executive Director discusses opportunities and challenges in Thailand's energy sector with Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand New Agency report, Thailand Electricity Security Assessment, supports fuel diversification and efficiency measures while urging increase in renewables 7 April 2016
According to new data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the 0.5 % increase happened largely due to increasing demand for transport — better fuel efficiency in the sector was not enough to offset this.
The AB 32 year 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets (year 2020 levels reduced to year 1990 measured levels) could be achieved by primarily addressing electricity generation and industrial sector greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts through increased use of renewable energy, energy efficiency and fuel substitution efforts.
The transportation sector accounts for 63 % of the total increase in liquid fuel use from 2010 to 2040, and the remainder is attributed to the industrial sector, where the chemicals industry continues to consume large quantities of petroleum throughout the projection.
The massive financial sector, fueled by exponential growth, increasing made money from nothing.
«Unlike in the 1970s, today only 2 % of U.S. electricity is generated from oil, so plug in hybrids enable the transportation sector to tap into the array of vast domestic and much easier to secure energy resources which power our grid, and thus can increase vehicle fuel choice and greatly reduce our dependence on hostile suppliers of oil.»
The one, teensy, weensy problem with the wind industry's «save the planet» pitch is that 100 % of the capacity from intermittent and unreliable wind power has to be backed - up 100 % of the time by fossil fuel generators running in the background and burning fuel ALL the time — and, therefore, increases CO2 emissions in the electricity sector.
Since 2012, declines and the subsequent stability in the price of motor gasoline and other fuels, along with the continued economic recovery, have led to higher fuel consumption and increases in energy - related CO2 emissions in the transportation sector.
The current situation represents a major opportunity for the forestry sector to contribute to increasing energy security and mitigating climate change by reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
Over 70 percent of the increase in global coal consumption is to fuel India's power sector so that electricity is provided to more of India's population.
In a report launched at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue, they also say that increasing cumulative energy system investment by 30 % to 2050, favouring renewable energy and energy efficiency, could create over 11 million additional energy sector jobs, completely offsetting job losses in fossil fuels.
Increased fuel diversity, which makes the electric sector 20 percent less sensitive to changes in natural gas prices
Natural gas is projected to increase the most of any fuel to supply the needs of the electricity and industrial sectors.
Just as diversity through electricity was the key to America's industrial sector being able to increase productivity without increasing oil consumption, so too is it one of two keys (the other being diversity through biofuel) to fueling the growing number of vehicles expected on global highways without adding to the strain on global oil supplies and without everyone choking on their own exhaust.
The report's authors point out that recent increases in emissions from the EU's coal - fired power sector are not due to more coal - fuelled facilities coming on stream, but rather because existing plants are running at full capacity.
As a result, fuel consumption in the road transport sector dropped, and the average fuel efficiency of trucks over 33 tons increased by 13 percent between 1993 and 1998.
A carbon tax is likely to increase the use of natural gas in the electricity sector because natural gas is the less carbon - intensive fossil fuel.
The report highlights: Trends in domestic energy demand and supply prospects to 2040, broken down by fuel and sector The outlook for the power sector and the increasing share of coal in the region's electricity generation The role that Southeast Asia will play in international energy trade and the implications for its energy expenditures The potential energy and environmental benefits of implementing pragmatic measures that would help limit the rise in the region's greenhouse - gas emissions An in - depth analysis of energy prospects in Malaysia to 2040 A focus on four key issues that will shape the direction of the region's energy system: power grid interconnection, energy investment, energy access and fossil - fuel subsidies
Since the 2011 earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan has had to contend with various challenges in its energy sector: shutdown of all nuclear power plants has meant that Japan has faced increased fuel imports coupled with higher electricity prices.
From 2010 to 2011, CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased by 2.5 % due to: (1) a decrease in coal consumption, with increased natural gas consumption and a significant increase in hydropower used; (2) a decrease in transportation - related energy consumption due to higher fuel costs, improvements in fuel efficiency, and a reduction in miles travelled; and (3) relatively mild winter conditions resulting in an overall decrease in energy demand in most sectors.
On Friday (Dec 5), the NDRC announced further proposals for energy price reform in the petroleum sector that would come into effect January 1 by indirectly linking domestic fuel prices to international crude oil prices as well as substantially increasing fuel taxes.
Even fairly steep increases can be manageable so long as they're regular and predictable, particularly now that the share of economic activity occupied by the fossil fuels sector is at an historic low — provided the revenues are distributed or tax - shifted back to Americans.
Bajaj Allianz is a company that proudly boasts of a strong foundation of sales force that fuels the increase of the company's market share in the insurance sector.
Amid the rise of cryptocurrency, the population of accelerators and incubators designed to aid players with funding and mentorship, among other forms of assistance it can provide to fuel the sector's growth, also increases.
Guidance recommends interventions across sectors, including comprehensive sexuality education in schools; higher age limits for alcohol consumption; mandating seat - belts and helmets through laws; reducing access to and misuse of firearms; reducing indoor air pollution through cleaner cooking fuels; and increasing access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene.
This increase was fueled entirely by gains in the single - family sector, where the pace of new construction rose in every region for a combined 5.5 percent gain to 535,000 units.
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