Sentences with phrase «board on global change»

Board on Global Change.

National Research Council, Board on Global Change (1994).

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How the Message of Diversity & Inclusion is Starting to Change the Conversation Learn how State Street Global Advisors «Fearless Girl» installation came to life and subsequent efforts to spotlight the need for greater gender diversity on boards and corporate leadership.

The Financial Stability Board, an international body that monitors and makes recommendations about the global financial system, recently announced the appointment of experts in responsible investment, sustainable finance, risk management and climate change to head its new task force on climate - change - related disclosures.

Launched in 2015, the Women of the Vine trade alliance is anchored by the websitewww.WomenoftheVine.com, which offers information on education through the Women of the Vine Global Symposium (to be held March 13 - 15, 2017 in Napa, CA), regional meetings, webinars, best - practice strategies, a job board, discussion forum, networking and collaboration opportunities, and tools for forward - thinking employers and employees seeking to change the industry from within.

Until 2001, she worked at the NationalAcademies» National Research Council over a 17 - year period, serving in several capacities — Executive Director of the Board on Sustainable Development, where she directed the Sustainability Transition Study and the Global Change Research Program; director of international organization programs for the Office of International Affairs; and Director of the Polar Research Board.

On board of this ship belonging to the Spanish Armada, and the Sarmiento de Gamboa ship belonging to the CSIC, researchers studied for nine months (seven aboard the Hespérides and two aboard the Sarmiento) the impact of the global change on the ocean ecosystem and explored its biodiversitOn board of this ship belonging to the Spanish Armada, and the Sarmiento de Gamboa ship belonging to the CSIC, researchers studied for nine months (seven aboard the Hespérides and two aboard the Sarmiento) the impact of the global change on the ocean ecosystem and explored its biodiversiton the ocean ecosystem and explored its biodiversity.

He serves on several scientific committees and boards, e.g., as the vice-chair of the science advisory board of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact research (PIK) and he chairs the visioning process on global environmental change of ICSU, the International Council for Science.

Additionally, Andrea is a dedicated health leader on the Board of Directors for the acclaimed Center for Integral Wisdom, an activist think - tank dedicated to partnering with leading thinkers and change agents to formulate and articulate a global ethics for a global civilization.

In the context of all these global issues, and a clear business need to change the dynamics of boardrooms across the globe, Harvey Nash set out to discover steps that were being taken to enhance the readiness of female talent to take on board positions.

On June 15, 2016, the Board of Trustees of Aberdeen Funds approved changing the name of Aberdeen Global Fixed Income Fund (CUGAX) to Aberdeen Global Unconstrained Fixed Income, effective August 15, 2016.

«As a global company we share Layne's core belief that women need to support and be kind to other women, and that for true change to happen, we need to have male champions to get on board and be part of the journey.

I think we take the perspective that really getting the entire world on board to make the kind of dramatic changes we need is completely unprecedented, and with that comes enormous opportunity and a need for innovation not only in technology but the way we see ourselves as global citizens.

Shipping accounts for 2 % of global emissions and it is time the IMO got on board with the rest of the world to seriously tackle climate change.

If all the different groups listed above aren't proof enough that people are getting on board with action to create a clean energy future, a 2017 Pew Research survey showed that an overwhelming majority of people worldwide believe the climate crisis is a major threat — with respondents in 13 countries, mostly in Latin America and Africa, identifying global climate change as the topmost threat to their nation.

Dr. Kay is a contributor to PROVIA (Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation) and is on the Advisory Board of Green Planet Films.

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The open letter calling for the AMNH to keep Mercer on the board was signed by many prominent climate change deniers such as Will Happer of the CO2 Coalition; Richard Lindzen, a fellow at the Cato Institute; and Craig Idso, the chairman of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Cchange deniers such as Will Happer of the CO2 Coalition; Richard Lindzen, a fellow at the Cato Institute; and Craig Idso, the chairman of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global ChangeChange.

William O'Keefe, the Institute's current CEO, was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the American Petroleum Institute, and has also been on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Energy Association and Chairman of the Global Climate Coalition, a business - led anti-climate change action group active between 1989 and 2002.

The CRC contributed to work by the Transportation Research Board, the Institute of Medicine, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change, and other units.

Arvizu serves on a number of Boards, Panels and Advisory Committees including the American Council on Renewable Energy Advisory Board; the Energy Research, Development, and Deployment Policy Project Advisory Committee at the Harvard Kennedy School; the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Alternative Energies; the Singapore Clean Energy International Advisory Panel; the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group III; the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Award Corporation; and the Colorado Renewable Energy Authority Board of Directors.

In the spirit of rigorous philosophical thinking and good science — has anyone on the editorial board spent even 5 minutes reviewing the evidence * against * anthropogenic global warming -LCB- and / or the newer «climate change»? -RCB-

It «s interesting that Professor Betts is on the editorial board of Global Environmental Change: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/global-environmental-change/editorial-board/

Members of the Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities on Climate Change against REDD and for Life traveled from Mexico, Brazil and Ecuador to Sacramento last week to testify before the California Air Resources Board and meet with officials from Governor Jerry Brown's office and the state Environmental Protection Agency.

He promised that Canada was «back» on the International stage as a major contributor to global action on climate change, he promised to make real reconciliation with Indigenous peoples a pillar of his agenda, and he promised to overhaul the shattered National Energy Board review process for every single pipeline project.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has reaffirmed the position of its Board of Directors and the leaders of 18 respected organizations, who concluded based on multiple lines of scientific evidence that global climate change caused by human activities is now underway, and it is a growing threat to society.

Mr. Joubert, Senior Advisor and Special Envoy Energy and Climate at WBCSD, currently serves as the Chair of the Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change, sits at the Advisory board of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership where he is part of Faculty; he is also Executive Chairman of the Global Electricity Initiative at the World Energy Council; He holds several Advisory positions to the CEOs of major Global Cites and sits on various Boards and Advisory Boards as Non-Executive Director.

«Also in 2006,» Michaels told the Vermont court, «when a $ 100,000 contract between New Hope and electric utility Intermountain Rural Electric Association to synthesize and research new findings on global warming became public knowledge, a public campaign was initiated to change the composition of the Intermountain board of directors so that there would be no additional funding.

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Among other positions, Prof. Dr. Nakicenovic is Member of the United Nations Secretary General High - Level Technical Group on Sustainable for Energy for All Initiative; Member of the Advisory Council of the German Government on Global Change (WBGU); Member of the International Council for Science (ICSU) Committee on Scientific Planning and Review; Co-Chair, Scientific Steering Committee of the Global Carbon Project (GCP); Member of the Board, Climate Change Centre Austria (CCCA); Member of the Working Group of the Austrian Panel on Climate Change (AG - APCC); Member of the Panel on Socioeconomic Scenarios for Climate Change Impact and Response Assessments; Member of the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) Steering Committee; Member of the International Advisory Board of the Helmholtz Programme on Technology, and Member of the Earth League.

Proceedings of a Joint Symposium, edited by National Research Council, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Resources, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Committee on Global Change, pp. 98 - 102.

And that is because the changes in technology, and the fact that we've moved to a more global practice, that there are already lawyers in the state of Florida who are not barred by the Florida Board of Bar Examiners that are touching on Florida clients.

Change Healthcare is a premier member of the Hyperledger Governing Board; therefore, the company will be contributing code innovations to the open - source community in order to improve blockchain applications in the United States and on a global scale.

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The Foundation's Board, deliberating among four finalists in 100 & Change, MacArthur's global competition for bold solutions to critical problems of our time, decided to award additional grants of $ 15 million to each of the other three finalists, based on the strength and potential impact of their proposals.

April 19, 2010 New CoreNet Global Board of Directors to Focus on «Global Opportunity, Critical Change» Whirlpool Corporation's Lee Utke Takes Helm as Board Chair