Sentences with phrase «government committed to actions»

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Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + emailVANCOUVER — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the B.C. government's Budget 2017 — September Update: «The B.C. government committed to decisive action to address climate change, and has begun delivering just that with today's budget update.

The central bank under its previous chairman, Jean - Claude Trichet, had long resisted more aggressive action, unwilling to flood the market with money the way the Fed did in 2008 until governments committed to reining in spending and deregulating their economies.

Given the considerable number of background studies and the solid work of various groups such as the Jenkins Panel, the Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation, and the C.D. Howe Institute, CATA argues that it is time the Government considers and tables an action plan and commits to milestone deliverables in the 2012 Budget to foster an effective environment for successful commercialization of Canadian innovations.

In an emailed statement, James Fitz - Morris, a spokesman for Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, said Canada is committed to righting historical wrongs committed against Indigenous people and that the federal government is working to resolve the matter out of court, as it did with the Sixties Scoop survivors» class action.

VANCOUVER — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the B.C. government's Budget 2017 — September Update: «The B.C. government committed to decisive action to address climate change, and has begun delivering just that with today's budget update.

Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + emailIn the introduction to the Government of British Columbia's new climate plan, Premier Christy Clark declares: «Our province is committed to being at the forefront of this fight and continuing to demonstrate climate action leadership.»

China's recent Human Rights Action Plan commits the government to improving a broad array of human rights conditions, ranging from economic and social development to political participation.

He cited the Paris climate accord, in which governments committed to capping heat - trapping emissions, as an example of taking action to fight global warming based on scientific evidence.

According to the prepared document cited by The Guardian «The [Greek] government commits to consult and agree with the European commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund on all actions relevant for the achievement of the objectives of the memorandum of understanding before these are finalised and legally adopted.»

«In doing that he's following broadly what western governments are trying to do, which is to prevail on India to be restrained in its action against Pakistan, but to make clear to Pakistan that it must rein in the militants that committed atrocities in Mumbai.

Conference commits the National Executive to working with the TUC to challenge, using all appropriate means, including industrial action, any attempt by the Government, in response to and as a remedy for economic difficulties or recession, to worsen pension provisions for teachers or other public sector workers.

Other post-USSR countries, on the other hand, were founded on nationalist ideals, and their governments were quite committed to distancing themselves as far from their past as possible, so destroying statues was an important action to them and their electorate, and expenses were more justified in their eyes.

And Conference, when David Cameron and William Hague now have the nerve to go round saying that Parliament's refusal to be bounced into military action in Syria has «diminished» Britain, let us reply: no Labour government will ever stand aside when terrible atrocities are committed and international law is broken.

Although government has repeatedly said it remained committed to the passage of the Property Rights of Spouses Bill and the Affirmative Action Bill, representatives of the various political leaders said almost eight years in power, betrays...

«Whilst the government has committed to cutting UK carbon emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, we need to ensure the actions reflect the words, and that plans to open new coal mines or build new runways are met with mass resistance,» Susan Nash of NUS said.

Those of us committed to the public and honored to hold its trust have zero tolerance for the actions brought to light this week, and will continue to use our power to fight to ensure integrity and trust to government in New York.»

He said: «after receiving the minutes of the Ward C meeting, concerned and committed members of our great party, APC in Mushin Local Government deliberated on the resolutions of the ward meeting and having carefully considered the decision of Ward C EXCO, we decided to adopt the resolution for further necessary action at the State and National level.

Gotham Gazette is an important part of the ideals of Citizens Union — as a watchdog publication committed to accountability journalism, its work helps to an informed and engaged public is crucial to the work of holding government and elected officials accountable to their promises and actions.

According to the Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid, the government is committed to rooting out corruption especially among state officials, and appreciates information from the public to help it take action.

Therefore, Slemrod says, one farsighted action may plausibly help the economy: convincing the general public that the federal government is committed to getting its fiscal house in order.

The chemical company BASF, a major phthalate manufacturer, said via e-mail that it «believes the actions proposed in the [EPA] plan are unwarranted,» but that the company «is committed to working with the EPA and other government agencies to ensure the safe use of our products.»

The pressure is peaking, with 2015 a watershed year for world leaders and national governments to agree on and commit to action for a sustainable and equitable future.

Professor David Goldberg, lead of the team implementing Scotland's hepatitis C Action Plan (2008 - 2011), said: «This study demonstrates that, in a country like Scotland which has a Government seriously committed to the improvement of hepatitis C services, increasing patient access to antiviral therapy could potentially have a major impact in the prevention of transmission of infection.»

A massive wave of protests and the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign started spreading worldwide, asking for the government to take action for the return of the girls (Gumuchian et al, 2014 & Jones et al, 2014) In the meantime, the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom (UK), France, Canada, Israel and China committed to provide assistance to Nigeria in the effort to save the girls.

Committed to protecting young people from these dangers, the government has already taken action with plans to introduce the new internet safety green paper later this year, which will set out a series of steps to make the internet a safer place for young people.

«The government must take urgent action and commit to funding schools sufficiently in the next Budget.

We are committed as government, to working together with all other role - players and stakeholders in the international community, to ensure that the recommended actions of the Comprehensive Durable Solutions Strategy are considered further for actual implementation of the cessation clause for Rwandan refugees.

The government committed to a six - point action plan, including a promise not to change government policy and for Ofsted not to change inspection framework during the school year.

In the Third Open Government National Action Plan for the United States of America, the Department of Transportation committed to coordinating across the public and private sector; connecting agencies, industry, and innovators to gain consensus on an open standard for publicly available address information and pursuing open data strategies for sharing certain address information while protecting personal privacy.

Once the nation is committed to action, the government and private sector could concentrate their thinking on whether very large - scale infrastructure investments would need to be supported with public funds ---- projects such as solarization of the grid, new coal power plants with carbon capture and sequestration, etc..

This, combined with the Paris deal, has convinced investors governments are committed to action on climate change and are ready to back it with cash.

The BEA partnership, currently comprised of over 35 companies and organizations, is committed to assisting subnational governments take action on building efficiency.

Realizing the potential of sub-national levels in driving the Clean Revolution, The Climate Group teamed up with the States of Quebec and Manitoba in 2005 to hold the first Climate Leaders Summit, resulting in the Montreal Declaration of Federated States and Regions signed by sub-national governments from around the world committing to setting targets and implementing climate action in their own jurisdictions.

In response to this argument, proponents of US government emissions reduction commitments often argue that the world needs the United States to take action to show leadership to the rest of the world even if China and India do not commit to binding emissions reductions targets.

Yet governments are failing to make the progress urgently needed, or commit to do their fair share of action in a just, adequate agreement to combat climate change.

The environmental campaign group has compiled photos of people from across the EU who are all demanding political action from governments to fight climate change, while committing to make their personal lifestyles more climate - friendly in return.

Chebet Maikut, the commissioner of the Climate Change Department in the Water and Environment Ministry, says that the Ugandan government remains committed to reducing climate change and has developed a National Adaptation Programme of Action to address immediate and urgent issues.

Its work on the arena complements the Town's commitment to the Partners for Climate Protection's Five Milestone Framework for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, a roadmap for sustainable action developed by a network of municipal governments that have committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and acting on climate change.

States are showing the nation and the world that ambitious climate action is achievable: Despite the U.S. federal government's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, Alliance members are committed to supporting the international agreement, and are pursuing aggressive climate action to make progress toward its goals.

Instead of creating one more body for business - as - usual, governments, funding agencies, and international organizations should be taking bold action: committing to shift resources away from climate - damaging practices of chemical - intensive industrial agriculture and meat production and towards investment in and commitment to agroecology, food sovereignty, and support to small - scale food producers.

Many companies have committed to take action that supports the delivery of the Paris Agreement, moving further and faster than their government's require.

Consequently, any action towards sustainable development already commits governments and stakeholders to take the lead in the development of the information necessary to facilitate the actions needed to cope with the adversities of climate events, from the transitional period until a new climate system is established, and to take advantage of the new climate system's potential advantages.

BONN: Virginia has today become the latest US state to commit to action on climate change, becoming a member of the Under2 Coalition of leading sub-national governments at a side event hosted during the 23rd UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn.

The Abbott government has committed to meet the 5 % target through its Direct Action policy — primarily a program of competitive government grants to companies and organisations seeking to reduce emissions.

Philips, «Philips Calls for Action to Replace Incandescent Bulbs with Energy Saving Lamps,» press release (Brussels: 7 December 2006); European Lamp Companies Federation, «European Lamp Industry Commits to a Government Shift to Energy Efficient Lighting in the Home,» press release (Brussels: 1 March 2007).

on Governments Commit to Significant Funding Increase and Accelerated Action to Achieve Biodiversity Targets and Sustainable Development

UNEP News Center: The Convention on Biological Diversity closed the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties today with Governments committing to step up actions to achieve, by the end of the decade, the Aichi Biodiversity Targets agreed four years ago, and contribute to the sustainable development agenda.

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The government committed to monitoring progress and will provide an update on the Action Plan on its first anniversary.