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WHAT'S NEXT?: The world is depleting its natural resources at an alarming rate due to population growth and over consumption. Increased competition for ever-diminishing food and water resources may amplify socio-economically motivated armed conflicts and causing quests for more efficient resources on and beyond Planet Earth.

ESME is a whole-system optimisation model and finds the least-cost combination of energy resources and technologies that satisfy UK energy service demands along the pathway to 2050.
Two solar projects will include energy storage to enhance integration of renewable energy resources into the electric grid, and which will support New York's State's nation-leading goal to install 3,000 megawatts of energy storage by 2030.
Fossil-fuel use virtually disappeared, as already by 2020 it could no longer compete with rapidly developing renewable energy resources and corresponding new technologies and upcycling of all formerly-wasted resources into our circular economies of today.
With only a narrow window of opportunity to lessen the impacts of climate change and radically reduce the consumption of natural resources, it is essential that EU policymakers reflect upon European citizens frustrations and place sustainability at the forefront of governance.
With construction beginning in 2020, the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, costing $2.3 billion, will bring royalties from South Africa, improve water resources, and boost private sector growth.
As highlighted in the European social partners work programme 2019-2021, moving towards a circular economy is a key requirement for decarbonising the European economy as well as to ensure the EU's prosperity in a world where the competition to access natural resources will become more challenging.
Clean innovation is projected to be worth $2.5 trillion by 2022, providing economic opportunity not just for the cleantech sector, but for Canada's natural resources, energy, manufacturing, and agriculture sectors.
US Gulf of Mexico production will reach a record 2.4 million b/d in 2026, due to deepwater discoveries of oil and natural gas resources.
Deepwater discoveries of oil and natural gas resources in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to lead offshore production in the Lower 48, reaching a record 2.4 million barrels per day in 2026.
There is an opportunity for US hotel spas to offer family packages and customize the experiences based on each family member, which will allow hotel spas to capture the highest amount of revenue.
The Australian Government will provide $10.0 million over four years from 2019-20 to create a dedicated network of Aged Care System Navigators to assist people and their families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds access the aged care system.
Given Orlando's projected population growth for the coming 5 years, it does not come as a surprise that the majority of respondents (a whopping 75%) recommend buying multi-family homes for investment.
Owing to the increasing per capita disposable incomes, busy lifestyles, and growing demand for on-the-go beverages, the global RTD tea market size is projected to grow significantly in the coming years.
The National Retail Federation is predicting back-to-school sales will reach a record per-family high this year of $696.70, but because fewer families have school age children, overall spending will drop to $26.2 billion, down from $27.5 billion last year.
Dental lasers market is expected to witness significant growth due to changing lifestyles across the world and subsequent increase in the health awareness associated with dental care in the developing and developed regions.
Families in the U.S. are expected to spend an average of $696 on back-to-school supplies this year, the highest amount ever recorded by the National Retail Federation.
The Trump administration is expected to announce new rules that would allow U.S. authorities to detain families for longer periods if they travel across the U.S.-Mexico border with children.
Factors including the increasing variety of dual-earnings families and the recent upward thrust in the variety of modern baby oral care merchandise will force the growth of the market in Europe within the coming years.
From 2021 to 2022, care co-ordinators will work with families within each of the clinical neonatal networks across England to support families to become more involved in the care of their baby and invest in improved parental accommodation.
If Mr. Trump's full tariff intentions are realized, it could cost a typical three-person family in the U.S. $2,200 annually in higher prices for goods.
Africa faces tremendous opportunities for growth in the coming decades, characterized by dynamic economic and population growth, rapid urbanization and an expanding middle class with changing lifestyles.
Told that the goal of limiting the increase in CO2 emissions by 2050, and the rise in annual average temperatures, is unreachable, some people will be fatalistic, and resist changing their lifestyle.
Healthcare market in India is expected to reach US$372 billion by 2022, driven by rising incomes, greater health awareness, lifestyle diseases and increasing access to insurance.

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Last updated: 01 April 2020