The current crippling impact of continually rising energy costs on our fragile economies is a current case in point.

Rising labor costs are inevitable.

Spanish borrowing costs are also rising.

The Rising Costs of US Income Inequality

Costs of financial services are rising in every country.

Wind energy is now competitive with conventional power plants, while rising gas and coal prices and the steady decline in renewable energy costs imply that, within a few years, fossil fuels will be even less attractive.

Total energy use is soaring, reflecting the combined effect of rising per capita incomes and thus rising per capita energy use and population growth.

And now, having underinvested in energy efficiency and security when the costs of doing so were lower, America is poorly positioned to face the prospect of rising real prices.

The design of the Rising Sun symbolizes energy as powerful as the rising sun in parallel with the rising sun concept of Japan ( Land of the Rising Sun ).

Let's pretend that our government supported an oil based economy, while discouraging more sustainable forms of energy, knowing all the while that the result would be pollution, war and rising costs.

The problem is that, until now, the major cause of inflation has been rapidly rising manufacturing costs, and there is no sign of a slowdown in energy and raw material prices.

High and rising inflation creates great costs and is difficult to reverse.

Slack labor markets with rising unemployment rates will cap wage and labor costs.

The problem is that solar energy costs too much.

The struggle to meet rising food and energy prices is hard enough.

But the lion s share of these investments result in lower energy usage, and thus reduced energy costs.

Cities are declaring bankruptcy to escape the pressure of exponentially rising pension and health costs.

In today s Internet age, the costs of China s support for Burma s generals are rising fast.

Attempts to shave costs by economizing on energy use reduce pollution.

But now younger entrants are rising everywhere, bringing with them energy and new ideas.

In particular, thanks to massive liquidity, energy prices are now rising too high too soon.

Rising energy prices already point in this direction, but this knowledge has yet to register.

If making a product in the EU costs more because of higher energy costs, the product will likely be made somewhere else, where energy is cheaper, and then imported into the EU.

Rising energy and commodity prices helped create the global food crisis, which fed the financial crisis.

Rising food and energy prices pushed inflation up to 9.7 in May, from 8.2 in April.

Steadily rising prices of raw materials, agricultural products, and energy already reflect fears about future shortages.

And, given rising global demand for oil, particularly in developing countries, energy import prices will remain high.

The reasons for this have not changed rising demand for energy, alongside concerns about climate change, volatile fossil fuel prices, and the security of energy supplies.

Strong economic performance reflects strong domestic demand in the US, owing to low borrowing costs and rising asset prices.

Industrial clusters have been established in many parts of the country, where business connections can compensate for rising costs.

Costs and financing The cost of supplying water consists, to a very large extent, of fixed costs (capital costs and personnel costs) and only to a small extent of variable costs that depend on the amount of water consumed (mainly energy and chemicals).

As a result, Europe will remain a net energy importer. And, given rising global demand for oil, particularly in developing countries, energy import prices will remain high.

The Government of Pakistan has launched a 25 year energy security plan to respond to that high growth rate and to meet the rising demand for energy.

We need to make certain that market prices for energy use reflect the true social costs of using energy, so that energy users and energy suppliers make better choices regarding energy efficiency, the development of alternative energy sources, and the adoption of environmentally safe technologies.

Because of rising energy prices from green subsidies, 800,000 German households can no longer pay their electricity bills.

Renewable energy costs will eventually go down, in step with technological innovation and mass production.

The last decade has shown that increases in renewable energy production actually reduce its costs.

Second, it can postpone costly system expansion and saves energy and chemical costs (economic objective).

For Chinese manufacturers, a long term trend of rising costs coupled with a short term export slump were unprecedented challenges.

Some adaptation will occur naturally, as rising energy and other commodity prices generate incentives to economize or seek alternatives.

Transport costs for sub regional trade are double that of other developing regions, and high energy costs contribute significantly to the prohibitive cost of doing business.

Europeans would benefit directly through improved Internet access, lower energy costs, and more efficient transport links.

Meanwhile, rising oil prices have increased transport costs, leading analysts to wonder whether the outsourcing era is coming to an end.

On a panel entitled The Rising Powers and Global Governance, Patriota referred to the energy discussion and noted that the rising powers should remember that the established powers are not sinking powers.

One downside to China s rapid growth is its rising demand for energy and the increased CO2 emissions that accompany it.