Yet diesel use has been rising in many countries, partly for economic reasons and partly as a consequence of measures to combat climate change – diesel vehicles burn fuel more efficiently than conventional petrol engines, reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Writing in The New Republic on the eve of the referendum's passage, Loury declared that it was "flawed both in letter and spirit," and went on to excoriate "colorblind absolutists" and to argue that "some 'discrimination' against whites" may well be "the inevitable -- and defensible -- consequence of measures to identify and limit discrimination against blacks".
One consequence of measures taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is that more electric vehicles (EVs) are appearing on the roads.
However, an unacceptable consequence of measures taken at national or regional levels (e.g., by the European Union) has been the transfer of carcinogenic materials to countries lacking effective cancer prevention policies.
Apparent continuity with normal-range performance may simply be a consequence of the measuring scale.
Quantitative analysis and assessment of risk to civil infrastructure has two components: probability of a potentially damaging event and consequence of damage, measured in terms of financial or human losses.
Medvedev reassured the world when he cautioned prosecutors, vis-a-vis Yukos, to "consider all the economic consequences of measures they take".
Harris-Dawson said he believes South L.A. would suffer "the worst unintended consequences of Measure S". But similar concerns echo beyond Watts and South-Central into other low-income areas of Los Angeles.
To date, the consequences of measures to control outbreaks (e.g., monitoring, quarantine) have only been partially investigated for diseases that are not comparable to MHF from the point of view of routes and risk of transmission, e.g., severe acute respiratory syndrome or influenza (14– 14).
