Sentences with phrase «if global levels»

If global levels of hydroxyl decrease, global methane concentrations will increase — even if methane emissions remain constant, the researchers say.

Not exact matches

«It will be hard for a club owned by 150,000 members to either keep this ownership model, or if it keeps it, to continue competing at the very top level,» says Victor Font, CEO of Delta Partners, a global telecom advisory and investment firm, who is considered one possible successor to Bartomeu in 2021.

«If we're to keep global temperatures from rising to dangerous levels, we need to drastically reduce emissions and greatly increase forests» ability to absorb and store carbon.»

Even if you don't care about global warming or sea levels, power and unproductive employees cost money.

China will take military action if the U.S. decides to press ahead with legislation designed to encourage high - level contact with Taiwanese officials, according to a report by The Global Times.

But when you compare it to the 7.3 metres (24 feet) that global sea levels are predicted to rise if the entire Greenland Ice Sheet were to melt away all at once... well, it puts things into perspective.

ROBO has taken in near - $ 220 million in January, which would itself be notable if the Global X ETF hadn't taken in triple that level of assets.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

«I gave up a lot, personally, early on to try to accomplish my goals,» Cuban said on «The Thrive Global Podcast,» «knowing that if I ever reach the levels of success even close to where I ended up, I was just gonna have fun.»

If those ice sheets were to collapse, global sea levels could change dramatically.

Canadian energy company shares are trading at levels not seen since the depths of the 2008 crisis, levels that can only be justified if the global economy falls into another recession and oil prices drop by half.

«If we can figure out a framework to regulate it at a national level then it will be a national level business and the business model will be national and to some degree global.

Even if the combination of Brexit and technology keeps UK GDP growth and inflation at modest levels, the risk of global bond yields and real yields rising further has increased.

Tricia Hobson, the first female Chair of global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, knows big law must prioritize diversity at all levels and across all departments if it wants to remain relevant to clients.

If we look at the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Financial Yield to Worst (below) we can see that in 2008 yields of global financials bonds spiked above 8 % and since then, they have gradually retreated to lower lGlobal Aggregate Financial Yield to Worst (below) we can see that in 2008 yields of global financials bonds spiked above 8 % and since then, they have gradually retreated to lower lglobal financials bonds spiked above 8 % and since then, they have gradually retreated to lower levels.

If volatility was to return to more normal levels this would likely be a headwind for global equity return potential, in our assessment.

Nevertheless, the relatively strong performance of Japan and China, Asia's two largest economies, underlines the more positive picture in large parts of the global economy so far in 2017, even if the overall level of growth is steady rather than elevated.

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If one machine gains a decisive strategic advantage, Bostrom warns, it could become a singleton — «a world order in which there is at the global level a single decision - making agency.»

And if the final data does end up showing a drop in global carbon emissions, it will be the first time Co2 levels have dropped during a period of strong economic growth.

If you are legendary actor Nicolas Cage — and on the verge of a career renaissance and even higher, unprecedented levels of global fame as the star of the upcoming Left Behind film — what would you wear if you were attending a Guns N» Roses concert in Las Vegas alongside Andrew Dice ClaIf you are legendary actor Nicolas Cage — and on the verge of a career renaissance and even higher, unprecedented levels of global fame as the star of the upcoming Left Behind film — what would you wear if you were attending a Guns N» Roses concert in Las Vegas alongside Andrew Dice Claif you were attending a Guns N» Roses concert in Las Vegas alongside Andrew Dice Clay.

If the economy continues to be ever more global, it would lead to a great concentration of political power at the global level.

If the rising ocean levels caused by global warming force us to build dikes and relocate people away from delta regions, that, too will add to what we measure as Gross Domestic Product.

If the PL reverts to the indigenous and the exclusive English or the UK citizens only, in managerial management and players recruiting level it was initially in the early days of the playing of the English football at division 1 — 4 levels, what is going to happen to the global appeal status and vast amount of money accrued to the PL which it has now attained?

However, if a more isolationist or nationalist US president emerges from the 2016 electoral process in America, and European electors give ever higher levels of support for nationalist - oriented parties, then we have little reason to expect partnership on foreign policy issues, and even fewer reasons to expect multilateral responses to global problems.

If so, the interaction between hydrofracturing and ice - cliff collapse could drive global sea level much higher than projected in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s 2013 assessment report and in a 2014 study led by Kopp.

«If we end up in a world with 2 or 2.5 meters (6.6 to 8 feet) of global sea level rise in 2100, that's a lot to adapt to,» Kopp added.

If global warming melts the world's glaciers and raises sea levels, the first to know about it will be the citizens of the Maldives, a low - lying chain of island atolls in the Indian Ocean.

Although global rates of maternal death have been dropping by about 1.5 percent each year since 1980, there is still a long way to go if countries hope to meet United Nations Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 by 2015 — a 75 percent reduction in the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births from 1990 levels.

Because GABA is so ubiquitous, Munday fears that ocean acidification could cause sensory and behavioral problems for many sea creatures if global CO2 levels continue to rise.

This means that even if global emissions were cut by 60 per cent now, which is what it would take to stabilise CO2 levels, we would still hit 1.6 °C of warming.

Global climate models predict that already - wet regions, such as the northeastern United States, will get even wetter by the end of the century if carbon dioxide levels reach 717 parts per million.

And US president Barack Obama's promise to cut emissions by between 26 and 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2025 could materialise, if the US adopted the global best practices.

If it were to collapse the torrent of fresh water could raise global sea level by 5 metres.

If nations hit their reduction targets, global carbon dioxide emissions would level off, even as electricity demand continues to rise.

So if you could then bring all these together — parts per millions, the global forcing and sea - level rise — based on the paleoclimate record, which is, kind of, the really more a recent data that the new view is built on.

If there's anything more complicated than the global forces of thermal expansion, ice sheet melt and ocean circulation that contribute to worldwide sea - level rise, it might be the forces of real estate speculation and the race - based historical housing patterns that color present - day gentrification in Miami.

This is reassuring, because if the ice cap did melt completely in the near future, it would raise global sea levels by 60 metres.

If both ice sheets melted — a process already underway at an alarming rate in West Antarctica — global sea levels would rise 200 feet.

Even if global warming is limited to these levels, changes in regional temperatures (and therefore climate change impacts) can vary significantly from the global average.

If all of Greenland's ice were to melt, global sea levels would rise about six meters; if all of Antarctica went, it would contribute about 60 meterIf all of Greenland's ice were to melt, global sea levels would rise about six meters; if all of Antarctica went, it would contribute about 60 meterif all of Antarctica went, it would contribute about 60 meters.

For starters, if the coldest parts of Antarctica begin to melt in earnest, global sea levels could rise many feet.

An ECS of three degrees C means that if we are to limit global warming to below two degrees C forever, we need to keep CO2 concentrations far below twice preindustrial levels, closer to 450 ppm.

Greenland is more than twice as large as Texas and if the entire ice sheet melted, scientists estimate global sea levels would rise roughly 24 feet.

These little organisms are central to the global carbon cycle, a role that could be disrupted if rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide and warming temperatures interfere with their ability to grow their calcified shells.

The full effects on the global climate will come later, and even if the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere stabilises at double today's levels the International Panel on Climatic Change (IPCC) estimates that by end of the 21st century the global temperature will have increased by between 1.5 °C and 4.5 °C.

If it is permanent, «it is logical to suggest that the winds and ocean currents change accordingly and switch us into a new regime where heat is not buried so deeply, and we jump to the next level in global warming,» Trenberth said.

«Warming greater than 2 degrees Celsius above 19th - century levels is projected to be disruptive, reducing global agricultural productivity, causing widespread loss of biodiversity and — if sustained over centuries — melting much of the Greenland ice sheet with ensuing rise in sea levels of several meters,» the AGU declares in its first statement in four years on «Human Impacts on Climate.»

But if further monitoring reveals an accelerated rate of ice thinning, «it ultimately could have an impact on global sea level.»

A separate report indicated that the rate of global sea - level rise had accelerated during the 20th century; if it continues as predicted, by 2100 seas will lap shores 12 inches higher than they did in 1990.