was published in
Environmental Development in 2012.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected
in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered
in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military
development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases
in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest
in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions
in the industries and markets
in which we operate
in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain
in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and
environmental laws and agency regulations, both
in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes
in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction
in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco
in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations
in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Tensions between economic
development, energy policy and
environmental and health concerns are common
in public health's history.
Canada's newer mines, such as De Beers» Snap Lake, or those
in development (like Gahcho Kué, a joint venture between De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds currently
in environmental assessment) aren't large enough to fill the void.
Within a framework of sustainable
development — including a cap - and - trade system and thorough
environmental assessments — New Democrats would prioritize our own energy security and with it the creation of high - paying, value - added jobs, refining and upgrading our own natural resources right here
in Canada — just as other resource - rich developed nations like Norway already have.
Flynn, who has an MBA and degrees
in civil and
environmental engineering, formerly worked
in business
development for international healthcare IT firm Cerner.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions
in the industries and markets
in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate
in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations
in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand
in construction and
in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges
in the
development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies
in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and
development spending, including
in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including
in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption
in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes
in political conditions
in the U.S. and other countries
in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes
in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates
in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes
in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017),
environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations
in the U.S. and other countries
in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result
in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including
in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted
in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is
in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued
in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Over 2,500 initiatives and innovations have been honoured by the AEF since its inception
in 1992 (they receive over 100 nominations every year), raising public awareness of
environmental preservation as a necessary goal alongside economic growth and natural resource
development.
The
environmental watchdog has given the green light for BHP Billiton's planned 80 million tonnes per annum South Flank iron ore
development, with first ore targeted
in 2021.
The State's
environmental assessment is the last
in a series of rapid
developments that have kept the Keystone
in the news since the start of Obama's second term.
The battery is still
in the early stages of
development, with a recent paper describing it published
in the journal Energy &
Environmental Science.
In March the budget featured, for the first time, a chapter on natural - resource development and included language about reducing environmental protection, penalizing environmental groups that tried to meddle in resource extraction, and speeding the approval of big resource project
In March the budget featured, for the first time, a chapter on natural - resource
development and included language about reducing
environmental protection, penalizing
environmental groups that tried to meddle
in resource extraction, and speeding the approval of big resource project
in resource extraction, and speeding the approval of big resource projects.
Many of the metrics that drive CEO pay are short - term and provoke decisions with negative long - term impact; underinvestment
in research and
development and choices that have long - term negative
environmental impact.
Her chapter on the early history of South Korea's nuclear energy industry has been also published
in an edited volume, Economic
Development and
Environmental History
in the Anthropocene: Perspective on Asia and Africa.
Irving Oil said it expects engineering and design work would begin
in 2015 to coincide with
developments of the west - to - east pipeline, which still requires
environmental approval.
Discovering Shale Gas: An Investor's Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Plays explores
in detail the
environmental and social impacts of shale gas
development in the United States, identifying key questions for investors and also broader issues about shale gas
development's implications for extending the era of fossil fuel dominance.
Expenses for other direct program expenses (excluding other transfer payments) could be $ 2 billion higher than estimated
in Budget 2012, especially if the Government decides to book the shortfall
in the
environmental liability as identified by the Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable
Development.
Employees work
in approximately eight branches of the OCE, including Sustainable
Development, Agricultural Labor Affairs, World Agricultural Outlook Board, Climate Change Program Office, and the Offices of the Chief Meteorologist,
Environmental Markets, Energy Policy and New Uses, and Risk Assessment and Cost - Benefit Analysis.
The agreement will also provide improved access
in areas such as financial, professional, architectural and engineering, research and
development,
environmental, construction, and transportation services.
«Indigenous peoples are being forced into long and costly court battles to defend their traditions and ways of life because governments
in Canada still refuse to accept the need to work collaboratively with Indigenous peoples on important decisions about
environmental protection and resource
development,» said Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs.
The aim of the dialogue was to exchange ideas on the topic of low - carbon city
development as well as share research conducted on climate change, renewable energy, and
environmental governance
in both Canada and China.
Our vision is to financially empower and support social entrepreneurs
in the BVI so that they can contribute to the region's social, cultural,
environmental and economic
development.»
From a strictly legal perspective, the relevant question is not whether there is a sufficient connection to any particular existing or proposed oil sands
development or other production activity, and certainly not whether such projects or activities were included
in the Terms of Reference (ToR), but rather simply whether the GHGs associated with the production of bitumen that will be transported by the NGP are an «
environmental effect» of that project (see NGP Report, Volume II, Appendix 4, Terms of Reference, which defines «
environmental effect» very broadly to mean «any change that the project may cause
in the environment.»
Evan Solomon: They have argued that they want to make sure that
environmental assessment, though they argue it needs to be rigorous, is getting
in the way of
development of big energy projects and specifically around the oil sands and pipelines.
I have used a fall
in exports to show how constrained Beijing's policy choices are, but I could just have easily done the same using as an example any change
in the currency regime, the reform of the hukou system, the de-industrialization of the bankrupt northeast provinces, the
development of the OBOR and Silk Road projects, changes
in interest rates or minimum reserves, protecting the stock market from crashing, the provincial bond swaps, changes
in the tax regime, improving energy and
environmental policies, and so on.
While an assessment of the NGP record with respect to ecosystem services will have to await a future post, the least that can be said is that their debut here is a positive
development that is bound to alter the way EA is done
in Canada going forward (for another potential application of the ecosystem services concept
in Canadian
environmental law, see here).
The EEZ Act was enacted
in 2013 to provide a regulatory framework to manage the
environmental effects of offshore resource
development such as oil exploration and seabed mining.
She co-founded, grew and profitably sold a full - service renewable energy company, Clean Energy
Developments, and leverages over 20 years of experience
in the
environmental finance, cleantech and sustainability sectors to help build businesses that matter.
Oil sands
development is a matter of provincial government policy:
in a government policy paper (the Mineable Oil Sands Strategy) issued a few years ago (and since recalled), the core area of the oil sands resources
in Alberta was designated a «sacrifice zone», within which it was acknowledged that significant and irreversible
environmental impact would be permitted to occur, to enable the realization of the significant economic benefits such
development promised.
To further fast - track
development, Holland said the company had begun
environmental baseline work that he hoped to submit
in parallel with the completion of the prefeasibility study.
Over the past few years, green bonds have raised billions of dollars to help fund
environmental and other sustainable
development projects: rapidly growing from $ 1 billion issued
in 2012 to more than $ 30 billion
in 2014 globally.1
The John Molson School of Business at Concordia University placed third, allowing students to specialize
in numerous categories: corporate governance and business ethics; business sustainability and
environmental management; or community
development.
The focus on Canadian gas was natural given the location of the Summit, the first to be held outside Asia, but it also reflected the lively debate going on
in Canada over industry
developments,
environmental issues, and potential economic impacts.
Canada needs stronger legislation and regulation, more investment
in research and policy
development, greater consultation with communities and
environmental advocates, and public service programs and staff to enforce compliance.
President Donald Trump might fire any one of seven different Cabinet - level officials — Chief of Staff John Kelly, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Housing and Urban
Development Secretary Ben Carson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin,
Environmental Protection Agency Director Scott Pruitt, or Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke —
in the coming days.
All of these cuts to
environmental protection have a common objective, explicitly laid out
in the Harper government's Economic Action Plan: «to make Canada the most attractive country
in the world for resource investment and
development.»
As the world's demand for energy continues to increase, the Business Council is strongly committed to making Canada a global leader
in sustainable
development through showing that healthy economic growth, high living standards and
environmental protection can be mutually supportive.
In addition, its approaches to numerous
environmental issues have major weaknesses, as has been repeatedly reported by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable
Development.
The then - NDP opposition Environment critic Rachel Notley said
in a press release that «the Redford government isn't doing itself any favours with this embarrassing post — it unravels the entire yarn they've been trying to sell the world about their commitment to responsible resource
development and
environmental protection.
Amending the Responsible Energy
Development Act to include a requirement that the regulator must consider whether resource development applications are in the public interest, and reinstate the right of landowners to appeal environmental decisions affecting their land to an independent Environmental App
Development Act to include a requirement that the regulator must consider whether resource
development applications are in the public interest, and reinstate the right of landowners to appeal environmental decisions affecting their land to an independent Environmental App
development applications are
in the public interest, and reinstate the right of landowners to appeal
environmental decisions affecting their land to an independent Environmental A
environmental decisions affecting their land to an independent
Environmental A
Environmental Appeals Board.
In environmental policy, the Party promises stronger greenhouse gas emission regulations and enforcement in the oil - patch; a water management plan to ensure that current and future needs are balanced; a moratorium on additional resource development on lakeshores and lake beds; a Green Energy Plan to support green energy projects and move the province away from coalpower; and a land - use framework that curbs urban sprawl and safeguards farmland and habitats in the vicinity of citie
In environmental policy, the Party promises stronger greenhouse gas emission regulations and enforcement
in the oil - patch; a water management plan to ensure that current and future needs are balanced; a moratorium on additional resource development on lakeshores and lake beds; a Green Energy Plan to support green energy projects and move the province away from coalpower; and a land - use framework that curbs urban sprawl and safeguards farmland and habitats in the vicinity of citie
in the oil - patch; a water management plan to ensure that current and future needs are balanced; a moratorium on additional resource
development on lakeshores and lake beds; a Green Energy Plan to support green energy projects and move the province away from coalpower; and a land - use framework that curbs urban sprawl and safeguards farmland and habitats
in the vicinity of citie
in the vicinity of cities.
This was driven
in part by the rise of public interest litigation — think, for example, of an
environmental group finding a third - party plaintiff to sue a company to stop an environmentally sensitive
development project.
The Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Housing and Urban
Development, Transportation, Energy, and Homeland Security, and the
Environmental Protection Agency shall develop plans for implementing the requirements of this memorandum, providing technical assistance to nonfederal actors engaged
in predevelopment activities, and educating grantees and the public on the benefits of predevelopment and the Federal resources available for these activities.
The Vision of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is excellence
in the management of Outer Continental Shelf energy and mineral resources for
environmental sustainability, economic
development, and national security.
For example, Silver Wheaton has invested
in Barrick Gold's (NYSE: ABX) Pascua - Lama mine, a
development project that has been mired
in political and
environmental drama for years.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines
in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments
in new markets; breaches
in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes
in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions
in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility
in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions
in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity
in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays
in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases
in the price of, or major changes or reduction
in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations
in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with
developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and
environmental regulatory regimes
in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors»
in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The evolutionary
development of the eye is observable even today becuase its various stages are still there
in extant species with each stage fulfilling the organism's needs
in their respective
environmental niches.
On the contrary, the experience gained
in the last three decades has convincingly shown that there can be no rational and equitable economic
development without
environmental conservation.
The main task of the Board is to coordinate and facilitate sustainable
development programmes on Justice, Peace and
Environmental issues
in all the Dioceses of the Church of North India.
Human rights holism must be read
in the light of
environmental and ecological justice because man can survive only under appropriate environment and ecological milieu whereunder sustainable
development and growth with justice may be possible.