Sentences with phrase «environmental initiatives such»

SMUD's customer - facing environmental initiatives such as SolarSmart, Greenergy and Home Performance Program have also yielded impressive results.

The transformation of the building includes a new façade and upgraded building services as well as significant environmental initiatives such as rooftop solar panels, rainwater reuse in bathrooms and double - glazed doors and windows to reduce noise and increase energy efficiency.

Environmental initiatives such as green energy generation from wastewater treatment do not always get as much attention as the more traditional renewables, such as solar and wind.

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Kids keep up internal environmental initiatives within the school, such as recycling batteries and ink cartridges, monitoring playground cleanliness with a litter metre, and managing a bottle depot (students and staff recently built a greenhouse out of 1,600 2L pop bottles).

«Initiatives such as the Courtauld Commitment, aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the grocery sector, along with high profile food recalls, mean that suppliers and retailers are giving increasing priority to driving out waste, reducing risk and optimising performance,» points out Alan Mutch.

A new study of Australian management attitudes towards environmental initiatives involving cleaner water and greener energy has found strongly increasing support among the people who are key to making such projects happen.

The format of the initiatives meant that they not only learnt about the science of environmental problems such as climate change, but were also engaged in considering solutions and how to bring them about, both in terms of their own lives and community and the wider political context.

The President of the National House of Chiefs also commended government for other initiatives such as the industrialization policy and the fight against corruption and environmental degradation.

Metzger's tenure on the Town Board has been characterized by a strong interest in environmental and energy issues, spearheading such initiatives as establishing Rosendale as an Energy Smart Community, replacing all streetlamps in the town with LED bulbs, siting an EV charging station in the municipal parking lot on Main Street and coordinating the Finding Rosendale street signage project.

The current lack of enthusiasm comes despite high - profile calls for action such as the encyclical letter on the environment released by Pope Francis in 2015 and despite initiatives led by Evangelical Protestant groups, such as the formation of the Evangelical Environmental Network.

The researchers then confirmed with a controlled experiment that environmental cues were likely to have caused the effect: participants who were primed with images of churches proved less likely to support a stem cell initiative than were subjects who were shown more neutral images, such as office buildings.

The programme includes seven metrics to measure performance, such as recycling, litter management and power conservation, and schools can apply for coveted «Green Flag» status to recognise their environmental initiatives.

Civic Enterprises is partnering with numerous organizations and programs, such as the Earth Conservation Corps, EARTH University, and the 21st Century Conservation Service Corp, to strengthen environmental policies and initiatives on a national and global scale.

The district also uses initiatives such as the Environmental Protection Agency's «Tools for Schools» program to help correct or prevent problems with indoor air quality.

The office coordinates multi-modal initiatives and processes, such as the development of DOT's proposed reauthorization language, and the coordination of the President's Executive Order on expediting environmental reviews and approvals of transportation infrastructure.

Imagine the future world when deforestation worsens the global warming, paperless solution is one handy strategy that we can start policing our own initiative towards such environmental - friendly goals.

More widespread community policing initiatives, such as the Local Environmental Awareness of Dogs (LEAD) initiative run by the Metropolitan Police to prevent dog attacks on cats due to irresponsible dog ownership.

The first zone - Green Abu Dhabi - will focus on the UAE capital's approach to developing a sustainable tourism infrastructure, and highlight initiatives such as the ADTA's «green» hotel guidelines, in which new properties are rated on their environmental footprint.

Of course, that (relatively) rosy picture could well change if the social safety net is shredded by perverse social policies a la Trumpism; by deliberate government policy initiatives such as those enacted by the Ceausescu government in Romania; or by any degradation of economic and environmental conditions such that your kids become your retirement plan again.

His research on tropical deforestation assesses agroforestry systems and conservation policies such as protected areas and payments for environmental services initiatives.

RFF research has informed the design of a number of these policies and RFF experts are continuing to look at how states and regions design climate initiatives, manage issues such as emissions leakage and competitiveness concerns, and balance economic and environmental goals.

Synapse performs operational and planning modeling analyses of electric power systems using industry - standard models such as Strategist, EnCompass, Market Analytics, PROMOD, and PLEXOS to evaluate long - term energy plans, assess the environmental and economic impacts of policy initiatives, and review utility system modeling.

However, in terms of UK policies on energy efficiency, NGOs and academics argue that focusing on environmental as well as money - saving messages, and making the connection between single initiatives such as home insulation and the bigger picture, are important for trying to reduce the rebound effect.

Zelda explains how such projects are not just an environmental initiative, but make business sense for Aviva and deliver social impacts as well as carbon reductions.

She brings deep expertise in sustainability strategy, stakeholder engagement, program development and written communications.Deborah has helped to design and implement numerous successful cross-sector partnerships and new green initiatives, including the California Environmental Dialogue, Curb Your Carbon and the Institute at the Golden Gate.She has helped create lasting alliances among such organizations as Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy with companies such as Disney, Arco, Bank of America and Passport Resorts.You can follow her occasional tweet @GreenImpact or contact her directly at [email protected].

Building on current developments in international initiatives such as the Research Data Alliance (RDA), the Belmont Forum (BF) and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), the workshop entitled Research Data infrastructures for Environmental related Societal Challenges will be an opportunity to discuss trends of the current global landscape of e-Infrastructures for environmental data management and exploitation to enhance collaboration on a global level in support of sharing research and publicEnvironmental related Societal Challenges will be an opportunity to discuss trends of the current global landscape of e-Infrastructures for environmental data management and exploitation to enhance collaboration on a global level in support of sharing research and publicenvironmental data management and exploitation to enhance collaboration on a global level in support of sharing research and public sector data.

As such Forest Trends has developed new policies, initiatives, and institutions that bring environmental conservation into business and governmental decisions.

Various international and regional initiatives, such as United Nation's Kyoto Protocol, have sought to reduce emissions in light of growing environmental concerns.

One initiative, given the divergence of viewpoints on environmental issues, was to set up a multi-disciplinary body of economists and environmentalists to assess such issues, to gain «mutual understanding.»

Probably, the major issue that forces us as individuals to take action is health and in so far, no socio - environmental issue like climate change has given rise to such international political and institutional movement, and societal initiatives, including governmental and non-governmental ones, devising strategies in sectors like Energy and so on — for instance, biodiversity maintenance does not have that power!

Oberg then demonstrates how such criteria could be applied to some actual examples of legislative initiatives — for instance, the Environmental Crimes Directive, the Market Abuse Crimes Directive, the (at the time of writing the book) proposed «PIF» Directive (i.e. on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by criminal law), which meanwhile has been adopted — and demonstrates how sometimes the legislative initiatives and proposals would have failed his proposed testing.

We make every effort to limit the environmental impact of our business and we have a range of initiatives in place to achieve this, such as providing extensive recycling facilities, implementing paperlight working procedures, and encouraging the use of walking, cycling, and public transport for both commuting and business trips.

Possible topics about pedagogy include: • Structuring statutory drafting courses • Simulation courses designed using mock legislatures or committees • Course linkages with real - world legislators and special interest organizations • Service learning or clinical opportunities for law students • Courses focused on law reform efforts • How to employ Plain - English principles in statutory and rule drafting • Theoretical perspectives on statutory drafting • Involving political realities in law school drafting courses • Teaching practical aspects of drafting that addresses theories and principles of statutory interpretation and construction Possible topics about practice include: • Unique challenges of drafting laws and / or regulations in specific areas such as criminal law, environmental, health law, etc. • Lawyering for non-profits, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other clients in frequent need of rule - drafting • Practicing in employment law, health law, environmental law, and other heavily regulated fields where private clients require rule and policy drafting • Non-legal drafting opportunities, such as sports league rules, industry trade group policies, and university rules Possible topics about politics include: • Political influences affecting legislative drafting • Direct democracy and the unique challenges of drafting initiatives and referenda • The implications of special interests driving drafting decisions • Polictics and its influence on legislative history • Lobbyists as legislative drafters.

Some results of the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health will be seen in the shorter term, such as the provision of enhanced primary care services under the Primary Health Care Access Program, outcomes of environmental health surveys, and outcomes of existing workforce capacity building initiatives.

Civic Enterprises is partnering with numerous organizations and programs, such as the Earth Conservation Corps, EARTH University, and the 21st Century Conservation Service Corp, to strengthen environmental policies and initiatives on a national and global scale.

The beauty of efforts such as the Ward 21 green map is that it fosters a promotion of eco initiatives within a community, setting up a welcoming green framework that spurs the growth of other environmental projects, ideas and plans.