Sentences with phrase «many subnational government»

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted rules, mandated by the Dodd - Frank Act, requiring resource companies to disclose certain payments made to the U.S. government or foreign governments (including subnational governments).

China is one of the most prominent cases where the central and subnational governments still intervene in nearly all economic sectors and processes.

Subnational governments, usually states, may be structured as presidential systems.

These ranged from greater reliance on subnational government action to a sharp pivot to wind and solar energy and electric cars.

By the time the Paris meeting came around in late 2015, nearly 80 other subnational governments had signed on.

«The role of subnational governments is more important than ever, and California has shown that state and regional governments can institute policies that will grow the green economy, create jobs and clean our environment.»

Subnational governments often support science centres, museums, and other forms of public science outreach.

For anyone who's has the time, there's the full report (Science Policy: Considerations for Subnational Governments report) and its recommendations on gender and diversity, researcher mobility, alignment with federal support and programmes, science advice and evidence - based policy, and more.

Workshop participants suggested that subnational governments have a role to play in supporting a strong science culture through education, public science outreach, engagement, and communication.

Some leaders are skeptical about the potential for subnational governments to lead the way on climate and energy, however.

National governments, subnational governments, the aviation industry, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society must do more to harness viable technological and policy solutions to sharply reduce the sector's emissions by 2050 and fully decarbonize within the second half of the century.

The results presented here represent a collective intent of selected subnational governments, states and cities which may not necessarily happen.

In order to achieve our goal of 7.8 billion trees, we will work with partners from all levels of society, integrate trees into all of our existing campaigns, and create coalitions with national and subnational governments, mayors, faith leaders, businesses, and civil society from all across the globe.

As of 2013, 98 national and subnational governments had implemented FITs, nearly three times the number that had adopted them in 2004 (ren21.net).

This new report by Forest Trends and IDESAM (Instituto de Conservação e Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Amazônia) shows that over US$ 2.2 billion in REDD + funds have been used by Brazil to implement deforestation policies and recommends that more finance should go directly to the stakeholders who are implementing the deforestation policies, in particular subnational governments, indigenous peoples, farmers and local communities of the Amazon.

Considering that increased cooperation with the US federal government is currently unlikely, US cities and states may share interest in collaborating with Canada, its subnational governments, and with Mexico.

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

Has your national government taken any position on or other wise encouraged individuals, businesses, organizations, subnational governments, or other entities that they have some ethical duty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Join private sector, non-governmental, and subnational government players to discuss how harnessing market forces and deploying market - based strategies can catalyze climate leadership.

The subnational governments also committed in the Under 2 MOU to working on adaptation and resilience, and to carrying out strategies to implement and achieve their goals and targets.

The UN Development Program estimates subnational governments» decisions can influence 50 - 80 % of greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation initiatives needed to address climate change.

A new report «Mapping REDD + and Land Use Financial Flows in Brazil» by research organizations Forest Trends and IDESAM shows how over US$ 2.2 billion in REDD + funds have been used by Brazil to implement deforestation policies, and highlights new ways to make these investments more effective at reducing emissions, including by making payments directly available to the stakeholders who are implementing the deforestation policies such as subnational governments, farmers, local communities and indigenous Peoples of the Amazon.

In Japan, «[t] here is splintered sentiment toward capand - trade,» with some subnational governments such as the Tokyo government implementing capand - trade while national momentum has stalled.

the responsibility of not only nations but subnational governments, entities, organizations, and individuals for climate change,

In 2010 Terry co-founded the R20 Regions of Climate Action, a public - private partnership bringing together subnational governments, businesses, financial markets, NGOs, and academia to implement measurable, large - scale, low - carbon and climate resilient economic development projects that can simultaneously solve the climate crisis and build a sustainable global economy.

Germany, along with Canada, California, and other national and subnational governments, is a key member of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, a voluntary partnership formed to advance the long - term objective of a carbon price applied throughout the global economy.

For those Parties that have subnational governments, the applicable laws, regulations, procedures, and policies include those of their subnational governments.»

As the coordinating partner of the Sustainable Energy for All Building Efficiency Accelerator, we work directly with subnational governments to help them implement policies and projects to both improve buildings and save energy in their communities.

Over the next two years, the Building Efficiency Accelerator will assist 30 subnational governments to improve the efficiency of their buildings.

This new report by Forest Trends and IDESAM (Instituto de Conservação e Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Amazônia) shows that over US$ 2.2 billion in REDD + funds have been used by Brazil to implement deforestation policies and recommends that more finance should go directly to the stakeholders who are implementing the deforestation policies, in particular subnational governments, indigenous -LSB-...]

1) Local and subnational governments are stepping up with hard data on their collective immediate and long - term commitments.

In Marrakech, it was quite clear that there is a strong and supportive group of climate stakeholders, ranging from businesses and academic institutions to local and subnational governments.

At this climate conference, local and subnational governments further positioned themselves as vital partners in shaping and implementing the international architecture and the coordinated efforts of committed non-Party actors.

Local and subnational governments were brought onto this new platform by C40, ICLEI and the Under2 Coalition.

Local and subnational governments are clearly recognized as important climate actors, and now ICLEI is focused on ensuring they are well - positioned with adequate resources and as implementation partners supporting nations with rolling out the architecture needed to fulfill their NDCs.

4) Local and subnational governments showed that the implementation architecture must support innovative thinking and ambitious goals in order to meet the 1.5 - degree Paris Agreement target.

We emphasized the Global Action Framework for Localizing Climate Finance as a key mechanism to mobilize actors and catalyze new financial standards, channels and coordination to the benefit of local and subnational governments.

By 2017: We are calling for structured dialogues between local and subnational governments, the urban resilience community and national and international partners through global processes.

Global Campaign for Localizing Climate Finance: With leadership from the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA), the Global Campaign for Localizing Climate Finance will push for climate finance to reach local and subnational governments and look for ways to connect local action to the NDC Funding and Initiatives Navigator, a searchable database of financial and technical assistance programs that support implementation of national plans.

The Climate Group and the German State of North Rhine Westphalia hosted a high - level meeting of 15 subnational governments and global businesses in Bonn — marking the half way mark on the road to COP16 in Cancun.

The day kicked off with a closed session of subnational government Ministers and representatives, meeting on behalf of the states and regions alliance and chaired by Climate Group CEO Steve Howard.

The statement emphasized that 50 — 80 per cent of the actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to keep global temperatures below 2 degrees centigrade will happen at the subnational level, and called on world leaders to formally recognize this significant role of subnational governments.

Nor is it clear (or maybe somewhere in the 120 pages it is...) whether the ratings take into account subnational governments as well as the national government.

«I was involved as a premier in the European trade discussions and one of the big issues for Europe was procurement for subnational governments.

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Governments (at national and subnational levels) and companies should quantify and report on their food loss and waste in order to develop a base - year inventory and then monitor progress over time through 2030.

The commendation was however attributed to their reforms at the subnational level, adding that there is a 69 % success in Public Expenditure Reforms being implemented by governments at the subnational level.

Although the U.S. government has stepped away from climate leadership, many subnational leaders — governors, mayors, tribal statesmen, CEOs and university heads — have formed a coalition to uphold the U.S.'s Paris accord promise.

While US federal cooperation on regulating greenhouse gas emissions is unlikely in the short term, there are quite a few opportunities for subnational US and Canadian governments as well as the Mexican government to explore harmonization.

Mexico City, Mexico, 20 October 2017 — Current pledges by national governments are not enough to reach the goal set in the Paris Climate Change Agreement, but hope remains in the leading role being taken by subnational and non-state actors like cities, companies and organizations, former Mexican President Felipe Calderón told participants on the closing day of the Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF) in Mexico City.

A methodical next step for governments — at the subnational, national, regional and international level — is to set long - term decarbonization pathways for aviation that are compatible with the Paris Agreement and a roadmap to adhere to these pathways.