Seasonal, environmental and demand-side factors have combined to accelerate the index's decline in recent months and could tip it further into the red.
In the latest of many set-backs for a long-awaited link between Algerian gas fields and North Italy, the European Commission announced plans to demand expanded environmental requirements in exchange for Euro funding.
On the environmental side, it notes that demand for biofuels has accelerated the clearing of primary forest for palm plantations, particularly in southeast Asia.
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His Green allies in government will demand more consumer protection and environmental legislation at the European level though these days even the European Commission, weary of criticism, wants Europe to regulate less intrusively.
The International Development Committee (at 9.30am) ponders the threat of a global food security crisis caused by rising demand, growing populations, climate change and environmental problems. witnesses include NGOs, food policy experts and economists.
The main demand for the agency had come from the various environmental non governmental organisations (NGOs) who had earlier 'persuaded' the government to carry out a review of the need for more independence in environment governance.
Further, SFD expects that heightened environmental and animal welfare regulations in competing countries will support the export demand.
Rising oil and gas prices, environmental concerns and the possibility of domestic gas shortages have drastically increased demand for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) within the United States.
Back-up generators are only a small part of existing demand response programs and those that do participate must meet environmental standards and have limitations placed on the numbers of hours they may operate per year.
It further expands GE's solutions portfolio for unconventional resources, consisting of more than 40 technologies that are addressing fundamental industry challenges, helping customers and the industry improve operational performance, reduce their environmental footprint and increase resource recovery while creating innovative technologies to drive demand for natural gas.
Only by re-configuring the technological basics, they argue, can the airline industry square the circle of meeting increased demand for air travel while at the same time reducing the environmental damage caused by such travel.
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They are about to grow rapidly, thanks to new environmental rules (solar power, LED lights and electric cars) or exploding demand in emerging markets (medical devices and drugs).
Beijing, for its part, has long maintained that its export controls are designed to minimize the environmental impact of rare earth mining, while meeting the country's surging domestic demand.
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But lower demand will be offset by a scheme to phase out single-hull ships on environmental and safety grounds in European and North Atlantic waters.
"Our economy has increasing demand for workers with advanced skills, such as teachers, health care workers, and environmental engineers, " he said.
By that point Venezuela could also be a significant exporter of refined products like gasoline and jet fuel, as environmental controls and poor investment returns keep the U.S. refining industry from expanding to meet demand.
There is significant demand potential for natural gas in the consumer and industrial markets due to its cost effectiveness and environmental friendliness.
Investors, too, demand quarterly performance and generally fail to examine how companies are preparing to manage climate and other environmental risks or even to exploit promising opportunities in clean energy innovation that are our best defense against catastrophic climate change impacts.
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