Now, how about your household energy use?

Energy taxes have been implemented on fossil fuels and electricity, especially in the household sector, and the ensuing energy savings in this sector is a strong indication of the efficiency of high energy prices as an instrument to lower the energy consumption.

Moreover, falling commodity prices will also help increase household purchasing power.

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improved energy performance in the household, industrial, commercial and transport sectors

But this story is much more than about household energy use.

As oil prices go up, energy patents go up.

Cap and trade can only work by raising energy prices.

Energy and high fuel prices were crucial factors affecting development.

The resulting rise in equity prices would increase household wealth, providing a boost to consumer spending.

Soaring energy prices, for example, have become a leading inflation risk.

The higher prices of food and energy depress real incomes further.

Dramatically lower share prices and a 35 fall in home prices reduced household wealth by 14 trillion, a loss equal to 140 of annual disposable income.

With higher energy prices, many Russian officials are enjoying their renewed power.

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

Rich country consumers are responding to higher energy prices, and it helps.

Food and energy prices are more likely to be affected by monetary policy.

It is clear why the state budget depends almost totally on energy prices.

While it persisted, expenditures swelled but were manageable until, suddenly, energy prices collapsed.

NEW YORK The world economy is being battered by sharply higher energy prices.

Alternative sources to Russian energy are not the only means to decrease prices.

By liberalizing energy prices, governments allowed markets to encourage conservation and new supply.

Likewise, modern energy crops increase deforestation, displace agriculture, and push up food prices.

By the same token, soaring energy prices shifted purchasing power from the United States and Europe to oil exporters, who, recognizing the volatility of energy prices, rightly saved much of this income.

New energy efficient systems can be installed to supply enough power to operate the entire household.

The agenda to address climate change overlapped with the imperative for greater energy efficiency in the wake of high energy prices.

And higher oil prices mean a greater incentive to invest in energy R D.

Then there is the energy issue. High oil prices have resurrected an old vulnerability.

While energy prices remain high by historical standards, Gazprom now operates at a loss.

Unconventional natural gas is controversial, as it needs high energy prices to be profitable.

The decision making process needs an interdisciplinary approach to incorporate the technical, economic and social aspects of household energy, while establishing an appropriate energy conservation programme.

If they do, the sale of foreclosed properties will continue to depress house prices, reducing household wealth and hurting financial institutions.

The fundamental factors on the Chinese side are high corporate and household savings, together with some distortion of resource utility prices.

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

Our goals should be reliable supplies of energy that are environmentally safe at affordable prices.

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

Belarus s economy can function only if Russia subsidizes energy prices and allocates non repayable credits.

And higher oil prices mean a greater incentive to invest in energy R amp D.

From 1 October we have begun a broad liberalization of prices, including plans to enter the world price system and this also includes energy prices.

However, it is a policy that in the long run counteracts its objectives since low energy prices promote wasteful procedures, cement energy inefficient technologies and undermine any energy conservation programme.

Because of the boom in housing and stock market prices, US household net wealth increased by around 18 trillion during 1996 2006.

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.

With energy prices moving center stage, there is a danger that already weak incentives for investment in low carbon energy will be further undermined.

Factors such as energy prices, economic output levels, energy use patterns, land use changes, technological developments and changes in behaviour all influence emission trends.

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