Sentences with phrase «world economy in transition»

Europe's three needs: a debt write - down, a real central bank, and a more efficient tax system Brussels Talk, Madariaga College, Governing Globalisation in a World Economy in Transition, June 27, 2012 What can Europe learn from the United States?

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Major emerging economies like India insisted that they should not have to pay for the energy transition, since the world's pollution had been caused by more than a century of economic growth in the U.S. and in Europe.

In transitioning economies around the world, the private sector alone can not develop dynamic and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Eventually, economic fundamentals will reassert themselves: high corporate profits, positive industrial growth, lower unemployment and improved consumer sentiment in the United States; lower inflation and a transition to easier, expansionary money policies in Brazil, Australia, India and most significant of all, China, the world's second - largest economy.

Lloyd's of London, the world's oldest insurance exchange, will stop investing in coal «to help the world transition to a low - carbon economy,» CEO Inga...

Ms. Moffitt contended Mr. Trump's big bet on oil would put the United States behind in the world's transition to a cleaner economy, ceding an advantage to China and other countries that are developing renewable energy.

Research: Risky Business Project Co-Chairs Michael R. Bloomberg, Henry Paulson, and Tom Steyer tasked the World Resources Institute, a global research organization, with an independent assessment of the economic opportunities in a transition to a clean energy economy in the United States.

Meanwhile in China, the world's second - largest economy, President Xi Jinping has every incentive to maintain stability ahead of this fall's Party Congress, where he hopes to use a raft of leadership transitions at the top of the Communist Party to consolidate political power.

On a Trinitarian approach, we understand that we and the world exist in the broader context of the economy of salvation: we should expect to see imperfections and evil, both because we ourselves are fallen observers, and because we are observing a «groaning» Creation, in transition from a lost Paradise to «a new Heaven and a new Earth».

Deborah Wince - Smith AAAS The United States is poised to do very well in the global economy as the world continues a transition to an age in which ideas, imagination and creativity are more important than access to physical resources, the president of the nonprofit Council on Competitiveness told...

The United States is poised to do very well in the global economy as the world continues a transition to an age in which ideas, imagination and creativity are more important than access to physical resources, the president of the nonprofit Council on Competitiveness told an audience at AAAS recently.

The World Bank estimates that over the next 15 years, the global economy will require $ 89 trillion in infrastructure investments across cities, energy and land - use systems, and $ 4.1 trillion in incremental investment for the low - carbon transition to keep within the internationally agreed limit of a 2 - degree - Celsius temperature rise.

In addition, there is very clear evidence that investing in the transition to a low - carbon economy will not only allow the world to avoid the worst risks of climate change, but could also drive decades of economic growtIn addition, there is very clear evidence that investing in the transition to a low - carbon economy will not only allow the world to avoid the worst risks of climate change, but could also drive decades of economic growtin the transition to a low - carbon economy will not only allow the world to avoid the worst risks of climate change, but could also drive decades of economic growth.

Lesson 1 - Measuring Development Lesson 2 - Demographic Transition Model Lesson 3 - The Causes and Consequences of Uneven Development Lesson 4 - Reducing the Gap Lesson 5 - Tourism in LEDC Lesson 6 - Nigeria Context Lesson 7 - Newly Emerging Nigeria Lesson 8 - Changes in UK Economy Lesson 9 - Post Industrial Economy and Business Parks Lesson 10 - Environmental Impact of Industry Lesson 11 - Changing Rural Landscapes Lesson 12 - Changing Transport Infrastructure Lesson 13 - The North South Divide Lesson 14 - The UK in the Wider World

The environmental future depends on civil society around the world who share our values and who has transformative potential in transitioning the society into green economy and sustainable development.

Founder and President at GEC; UNEP Reform Project Leader at Tema at Linkoping University; SCO Project Leader at Vermont University; My mission is to contribute myself in global environmental and sustainable development governance and act to accelerate transitioning the society to green economy with sustainable development, and to join together with world visionary leaders to fight and combat the climate change that threaten life of all.

About Fen Wang Founder and President at GEC; UNEP Reform Project Leader at Tema at Linkoping University; SCO Project Leader at Vermont University; My mission is to contribute myself in global environmental and sustainable development governance and act to accelerate transitioning the society to green economy with sustainable development, and to join together with world -LSB-...]

Meanwhile in China, the world's second - largest economy, President Xi Jinping has every incentive to maintain stability ahead of this fall's Party Congress, where he hopes to use a raft of leadership transitions at the top of the Communist Party to consolidate political power.

Now if this were the case, changes in the forcing due to reflective aerosols at roughly the beginning of World War II and shortly after the enforcement of the Clean Air Laws in the developed economies might very well explain a transition from one climate mode regime to another — that is, if the climate system is particularly sensitive to changes in forcings.

In addition, there is very clear evidence that investing in the transition to a low - carbon economy will not only allow the world to avoid the worst risks of climate change, but could also drive decades of economic growtIn addition, there is very clear evidence that investing in the transition to a low - carbon economy will not only allow the world to avoid the worst risks of climate change, but could also drive decades of economic growtin the transition to a low - carbon economy will not only allow the world to avoid the worst risks of climate change, but could also drive decades of economic growth.

The SDGs generate momentum for joint action, not only on the transition towards a more sustainable society in individual countries, but also on forging relationships between economies around the world.

But NGOs hope the U.S. leader will make a different decision, urging the Obama Administration in the letter to take active leadership in protecting and restoring the world's oceans, in the global transition to a green economy, and in moving forward new international norms on safeguard the environment and promoting human rights.

The World Bank Carbon Finance Unit (CFU) uses money contributed by governments and companies in OECD countries to purchase project - based greenhouse gas emission reductions in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

The threat of continued climate change is so urgent, more than 170 world leaders have signed the Paris climate agreement to dramatically cut their greenhouse gas emissions in the future and transition towards a clean energy economy.

«The adoption of the Climate and Energy Action Plan by the G19 in July this year was a clear indication that the world's largest economies are well aware that action is urgently needed to make the zero - carbon transition happen.

The World Bank's carbon finance products help the market grow by extending and expanding carbon finance to both developing countries and economies in transition — linking private sector buyers of carbon emission reductions with climate - friendly projects seeking financing.

William McDonough + Partners is master architect of the Valley at Schiphol Trade Park, the Netherlands» national demonstration to the world of a practical and profitable transition towards a circular economy by showing and exporting Holland's entrepreneurial leadership in sustainability, design, trade, agriculture and logistics.

Chief executive Odd Arild Grefstad cited the growth of renewable energy in U.S. states such as Texas, New York and California as signs that «the world has started the transition from fossil to a renewable economy.»

Speaker: Sheila Bonini, Senior Vice President, Private Sector Engagement, World Wildlife Fund — U.S. 12:30 PM THE AUDACITY OF «STILL IN» (starts at 10:50) This conversation will highlight business leaders and We Are Still In signatories who can share the business case for climate action, why leading on climate remains a priority for industry, and how We Are Still In will facilitate the transition to a low carbon economIN» (starts at 10:50) This conversation will highlight business leaders and We Are Still In signatories who can share the business case for climate action, why leading on climate remains a priority for industry, and how We Are Still In will facilitate the transition to a low carbon economIn signatories who can share the business case for climate action, why leading on climate remains a priority for industry, and how We Are Still In will facilitate the transition to a low carbon economIn will facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy.

It seems hardly any country in the world has moved the decarbonization rate upwards by 1.3 % over a sustained period of time, and the one major economy that may have done so (the UK) has gone through a coal - to - gas transition that can't be repeated, while de-industrializing at the same time.

The US economy transitioned in the space of some 18 months in the Second World War from one of manufacturing cars to one of making armaments.

As a group of over 100 universities, professional associations, and student groups stated in a recent letter to the Senate, «RE-ENERGYSE is an innovative program that will train America's future energy workforce, accelerate our transition to a prosperous clean energy economy, and ensure that we lead the world's burgeoning clean technology industries.»

In the interview, Figueres discussed the need for the United States to finally sign on to a global climate treaty, the inevitability of world economies making the transition to a low - carbon future, and the need for politicians to feel the same urgency as climate scientists about the threats posed by global warming.

One important way to do that is to enact policies that offer the most vulnerable communities in the world the support they need to combat the impact of climate change and help them and the rest of the world transition to a low - carbon global economy.

Many people in the world are currently experiencing dramatic shifts in lifestyle as their economies make the transition from a subsistence to an industrial or service base.

The agreement with Apex comes on the heels of Avery Dennison joining World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Climate Savers Program, a global group of partner companies engaged in the transition to a climate - friendly economy.

The World Climate Technology Award is for organisations that have pioneered climate - friendly technologies or practices in developing countries or countries with economies in transition.

In Copenhagen, Cancun and Durban, world leaders took far - reaching decisions on the need to limit GHG emissions, and supported a broad agenda of transition towards low carbon and resource efficient economies.

It is also interesting to note that Turner was until recently, a trustee of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and a member of the Advisory Board of Climate Change Capital, a firm offering services as an «investment manager and advisor specialising in the opportunities created by the transition to the low carbon economy».

Lord Turner, who is also chair of the Financial Services Authority, was a trustee of the World Wildlife Fund, and a member of the Board of Advisors at Climate Change Capital, an «investment manager and advisor specialising in the opportunities created by the transition to the low carbon economy».

The World Energy Perspective on Non-tariff Measures is the second report in a series looking at how an open global trade and investment regime concerning energy and environmental goods and services can foster the transition to a low - carbon economy.

The basic facts are that the long - range equilibrium temperature rises with every rise in CO2, that the CO2 will only stop rising when we have a world economy with zero net emissions, and that even a 2 - degree increase in average global temperature is forecast to produce huge changes, so there is a limit to how slowly we can go about the transition to zero emissions.

Supporting the world's human population will mean eliminating poverty, transitioning to an economy that is in sync with the earth, and securing every person's health, education, and reproductive choice.

It also includes a pledge of $ 30 billion in «quick start» financing from developed countries by 2012 to assist developing countries with adaptation to a warmer world and transition to a low - carbon economy.

This is a vast over-simplification, but in the transition from an agrarian, to an industrial, to a knowledge and service economy, and now to a data economy, we have seen the emergence of what some top economists call the weightless world.

Currently chairman of the start - up WayBlazer.com and managing principal of ON Inc., a consultancy he founded to help companies in their transition to the digital economy, Jones will show Power Broker attendees what they need to know now for success in our complex digital world and offer key insights to creating a more innovative organization.

The «in - depth» conversation with Gray «included the economy, global capital markets and the world financial situation,» Trump's transition team said in a statement late Sunday.