And there is broad agreement among economists that if additional taxes are needed, consumption taxation is the way to go.
Yes, we need consumption to get the economy moving, but if you spend more than you have, you're not helping anyone and certainly not helping yourself.
Energy needs and consumption, the cost of energy consumption and the CO2 emissions for heating and cooling were analyzed.
China needs more consumption to keep its economy going, but consumption's role has been declining as a contribution to GDP, not increasing.
Application resource requirements in mobile systems vary by computation needs, energy consumption and user interaction frequency.
It has been demonstrated that for each available cooling technology, nuclear needs and consumption of water tend to be larger per MWh generated.
The nutritional and healthcare assistants' job function is to adjust the food orders to patients' wishes, needs and consumption of food and drink.
Sustainability empowers human development in harmonic synergy with nature, and discards our imperative need for consumption and material accumulation.
With capacity for 16,000 litres of water, the tank fills the need for consumption of a family of five people for a dry period of eight months.
Simply putting farmers in control of the irrigation network, and allowing them to decide how much water they needed, cut consumption by 30%.Similarly, rice farmers can sharply cut water consumption by flooding paddy fields only some of the time.
Careful examination of its safety, however, is needed before consumption by humans and livestock can be considered.
