dependence

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Middle East tensions pose challenges to Japan’s trade balance, DBS’s economics team said, given the country’s significant dependence on the region for crude oil.

From The Wall Street Journal

And due to America’s aging, overtaxed electrical grid and our continuing dependence on fossil fuels, we likely won’t soon see the kind of five-minute charging now making its debut in China.

From The Wall Street Journal

Italy faces one of the largest price increases in part because of its higher dependence on Qatari liquefied natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Francis said the long-term answer was moving away from dependence on fossil fuels and greater use of alternative heating sources such as heat pumps and heat networks.

From BBC

“Asian economies vary in how dependent they are on LNG from the Gulf—for China and Japan, dependence is low, while Pakistan, Taiwan and Korea have much higher exposure,” economists at the firm say.

From The Wall Street Journal