Above all, though energy dependence is a key element of US policy in the region, it is far from being the only factor.

Declining dependence on external sources, properly pursued, is an important development.

But collective energy security requires increasing the EU s ability to face and face down external energy challenges.

At the same time, it increases energy dependence and economic reliance on Russia, hardening Ukraine into a one dimensional Russia leaning foreign policy.

It is easier to use than wind or solar power because it can produce electricity around the clock, without reliance on weather conditions.

Other countries have grown rapidly in recent decades without relying on external surpluses.

In general, there is greater dependence on external aid in the Gaza Strip than in the West Bank.

Everyone agreed that Russia must diversify its economy away from reliance on energy.

A fundamental shift from heavy reliance on coal to clean energy must be accomplished.

Politically, reduced reliance on foreign oil may allow the US to concentrate on its foreign policy shift toward Asia.

In this respect, nuclear energy s advantages, particularly its reliability and predictable costs, stand out.

Historical and geographic proximity, together with energy dependency and fear of massive immigration, paralyzed European diplomats.

One is energy. Ukraine is heavily dependent on Russian energy, particularly gas.

But the expansion of educational opportunities outstripped the state's resources, leading to an intensified reliance on external aid.

Encouraging investments in renewable energy and increased energy efficiency will have the added benefit of boosting long term self reliance and resilience against the volatility of fossil fuel prices.

Likewise, for both our countries, greater energy efficiency and security requires reliance upon market price signals, technology, innovation, and diversified energy sources.

It is one of the key concepts in international development, and is critical in removing dependency on overseas aid.

Quite simply, he thought that America could go it alone in pursuing his foreign policy because no one could stop him.

However, the latter years of the Joseon Dynasty were marked by a dependence on China for external affairs and isolation from the outside world.

There really is no clear roadmap for such a huge energy transformation, and Germany almost surely will need to rely on a European wide electricity grid to share clean energy, and eventually on imported solar power from North Africa and the Middle East.

Concerns in the EU over energy security, fueled by increasing dependence on Russia, have never been greater.

At the regional level, the emphasis has been on the strengthening of cooperation, in particular, through establishing regional thematic networks for the development of scientific cooperation, organizing technical workshops, development developing of mechanisms for the exchanges of information and documentation and organizing regional training courses.

Finally, instead of relying on the UN as a negotiating forum, countries should cluster around specific initiatives, from renewable power to sustainable agriculture.

But our latest nuclear fears have broader implications, especially for energy supply and our desire to shift away from reliance on fossil fuels.

In the light of the global dependency on fossil fuels and diminishing supply, greater effort was needed to promote energy conservation, and develop alternative energy and renewable energy sources.

Solar and wind power appear to be acceptable, but both are much less reliable than coal, and much more expensive.

Greater reliance should be placed on energy taxes and an effective ETS to deliver all three.

Of course, increasing import dependence does not necessarily mean less energy security, any more than self sufficiency guarantees uninterrupted supply.

By 2020, the effort to increase reliance on renewables will cost the European Union alone 250 billion annually.

Alternative energy sources are too expensive and nowhere near reliable enough to replace fossil fuels.

At the same time, the country must modify its consumption model through greater reliance on hydroelectric, nuclear, and wind energy.

Energy dependency is compounded by the difficulties that countries face in importing technology and holding on to their human resources, in particular the most qualified among them.

Governments role will be different in countries like China, where officials will guide a shift from dependence on external sources of growth to more balanced demand.

Rising average incomes should lead to increases in domestic savings, which should help to gradually reduce dependence on external concessionary aid flows.

The repercussions of this revolution will not be only economic. Politically, reduced reliance on foreign oil may allow the US to concentrate on its foreign policy shift toward Asia.

Such frameworks are essential to realizing the potentials for renewable energy technologies in an effective and efficient manner, to creating favourable conditions for public and private investments in renewable energies, and to extending modern energy services to populations currently without access.

Canadian farmers in the past have benefited from relatively inexpensive and reliable sources of non renewable energy and, as a result, the agricultural industry is predominantly reliant upon oil and gas.

The reduction in the estimated costs of external audit reflects a reduced provision by the Board of Auditors ( 27,000).

The electricity sector in Venezuela is one of the few to rely primarily on hydropower, and includes the Guri Dam, one of the largest in the world.

Indeed, dependence on wood biomass leads to massive felling of plant cover to satisfy domestic energy needs, so accelerating the process of deforestation and soil degradation.

Where this will lead the world can be seen even today China already has the world s most ambitious scheme for expanding nuclear energy, and every year it builds coal fired power plants whose electricity output is roughly equivalent to the capacity of the entire British power grid!

It is cheap because it is plentiful. It is easier to use than wind or solar power because it can produce electricity around the clock, without reliance on weather conditions.

Banking on the BRICS

Recognizing the need in emergency situations to ensure the smooth transition from relief to rehabilitation and development so as to reduce dependence on external food aid and other relief services,

Parliamentarians, United Nations representatives, and the International Energy Agency (IEA) alike agreed that ending dependency on fossil fuels is one of the most urgent steps needed to combat it effectively.