The CCAC's Annual Report provides an overview of its status and progress to
achieve global reductions in short - lived climate pollutants (SLCPs).
While it may not be politically practical or desirable to abandon the Kyoto path altogether, it certainly seems prudent to open up other approaches to
achieving global reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to
achieve certain cost
reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of
global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of
global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any
reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Following the Second World War
global leaders, determined to avoid future trade wars, came together in 1947 to negotiate the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), with the purpose of
achieving a «substantial
reduction of tariffs and other trade barriers and the elimination of preferences, on a reciprocal and mutually advantageous basis.»
This
global knowledge platform on post-harvest loss
reduction ensures high visibility and communication as part of the strategy for
achieving the project's objectives -LSB-...]
It also encompasses social, economic and ecological considerations, such as infrastructure, storage, waste
reduction and improving and preserving water quality — all of which are critical to
achieving global food security.
Achieving the 2025 target will require a further emission
reduction of 9 - 11 % beyond our 2020 target compared to the 2005 baseline and a substantial acceleration of the 2005 - 2020 annual pace of
reduction, to 2.3 - 2.8 percent per year, or an approximate doubling;» Substantial
global emission
reductions are needed to keep the
global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius, and the 2025 target is consistent with a path to deep decarbonization.
Let's say the epa orders a 5 ppb
reduction and we
achieve that, and yet, because of the growing
global pool, in 10 years that gets wiped out.
«(VII) standards for practices and materials to
achieve cool roofs in residential buildings, taking into consideration reduced air conditioning energy use as a function of cool roofs, the potential
reduction in
global warming from increased solar reflectance from buildings, and cool roofs criteria in State and local building codes and in national and local voluntary programs, without
reduction of otherwise applicable ceiling insulation standards; and
The International Energy Agency for example, reckons that the magic of energy efficiency can
achieve 49 per cent of the GHG emission
reductions needed by 2030 to avoid catastrophic changes in
global temperature.
Global companies are partnering with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) in a new global initiative called below50, to promote the best - of - breed of sustainable fuels that can achieve significant carbon reductions, and to scale - up their development and... Read
Global companies are partnering with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) in a new
global initiative called below50, to promote the best - of - breed of sustainable fuels that can achieve significant carbon reductions, and to scale - up their development and... Read
global initiative called below50, to promote the best - of - breed of sustainable fuels that can
achieve significant carbon
reductions, and to scale - up their development and... Read more →
Reducing greenhouse gases can not
achieve significant
reductions in future
global temperatures, and the costs of the policies would far exceed the benefits.»
This report assesses the
global emissions impact of using certified emission
reductions — or CERs — to
achieve post-2020 climate targets.
The simulations reveal AOA is more effective under lower emissions, therefore the higher the emissions the more AOA is required to
achieve the same
reduction in
global warming and ocean acidification.
As for universities, cost effectiveness is
achieved through much faster and more effective access to
global market as well as by
reductions in the physical space requirements.
In any case, science, technology and innovation are major assets in
achieving any
global goals, be they the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are being negotiated for the post-2015 period, disaster risk
reduction, climate change mitigation and adaptation, etc. — all of which are interconnected anyway.
Global - Boulder, CO About Blog Renewable Choice Energy helps organizations
achieve renewable energy & carbon
reduction goals through a portfolio of renewable energy products & services.
Implement the Precautionary principal and replace fossil fuel Power Plants
achieving the minimum 40 %
global emissions
reduction requested by the IPCC.
Additionally, the emissions strategy is highly costineffective, with the
global temperature
reduction achieved at a cost almost 8 times the cost of a strategy which is cost - effective in terms of «where» and «when» efficiency.
UV January # 52 Thomas says: 5 Jan 2018 at 5:38 PM Quoting Published Peer - Reviewed Science Papers: «Our results suggest that
achieving any given
global temperature stabilization target will require steeper greenhouse gas emissions
reductions than previously calculated.»
We seek to share with all Parties to the UNFCCC the vision of, and together with them to consider and adopt in the UNFCCC negotiations, the goal of
achieving at least 50 %
reduction of
global emissions by 2050, recognizing that this
global challenge can only be met by a
global response, in particular, by the contributions from all major economies, consistent with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.
Dennis Baker: Implement the Precautionary principal and replace fossil fuel Power Plants
achieving the minimum 40 %
global emissions
reduction requested by the IPCC.
Population
reduction sufficient to address the mitigation goal can only be
achieved by massive increases in the
global death rate — reducing the birth rate even to zero is not adequate.
An assessment belied by the fact that quite a few nations met their Kyoto goals and have already
achieved significant emissions
reductions...; that Paris NDCs are much more inclusive and ambitious, and there is already visible action toward meeting them... the
global energy economy is visibly changing now.
Taking account of their historic responsibility, as well as the need to secure climate justice for the world's poorest and most vulnerable communities, developed countries must commit to legally binding and ambitious emission
reduction targets consistent with limiting
global average surface warming to well below 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and long - term stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at well below below 350 p.p.m., and that to
achieve this the agreement at COP15 U.N.F.C.C.C. should include a goal of peaking
global emissions by 2015 with a sharp decline thereafter towards a
global reduction of 85 percent by 2050,
In a forthcoming paper for the Harvard Law and Policy review, «Fast Clean Cheap,» we argue that a regulation - centered approach would only
achieve 10 — 30 percent emissions
reductions in the U.S. by 2050, whereas we need 80 percent emissions
reductions in the U.S. and 50 percent emissions
reductions worldwide by then if we are to avoid catastrophic
global warming.
«It seems that the UK government is expecting to spend about # 32 billion, (~ 2.2 % of UK GDP), according to the Stern Review [1], every year for the foreseeable future in order to
achieve by the year 2100 at the absolute maximum
global temperature
reduction of ~ 0.0019 °C, (less than 2 thousandths of a degree Centigrade).
While it's true that any single country's CO2 emissions
reductions will make little difference, only if every nation agrees to limit CO2 emissions can we
achieve significant cuts on a
global scale.
«The study did not look at greenhouse gases because they are not local air pollutants, and they can be offset globally by purchasing credits elsewhere in the world where the cost may be less to
achieve the
reduction» —
Global warming from greenhouse gases is HOAX!
At present this would amount to about ~ 4.5 % of the
global GDP, ($ 69,000 billion) to
achieve a
reduction in temperature for the whole World of 0.11 °C about 1/10 degree Centigrade, on the basis that all future CO2 emissions were eliminated.»
Nonetheless, the emission
reductions achieved by Massachusetts since the
Global Warming Solution Act was enacted in 2008 demonstrate the Commonwealth's collective ability to roll up its sleeves and get the job done.
These new commitments, combined with existing HFC -
reduction initiatives, are expected to cut
global greenhouse gases by the equivalent of more than 1 billion metric tons of CO2 cumulatively by 2025, as much as would be
achieved by taking 210 million cars off the road for one year.
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts
achieve global CO2
reduction target Fairmont Hotels & Resorts today announced that it has
achieved WWF Climate Savers program targets, reducing its operational CO2 emissions by 20 per cent below 2006 levels.
Today, for the first time ever, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed to allow the airline industry to use a
global carbon market - based measure known as the Carbon Offsetting and
Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) to
achieve its carbon - neutral growth pledge.
The chosen scenario assumes Trump's actions could result in the United States only
achieving half of its pledged
reduction through 2030 under the Paris Agreement on climate change, the worldwide but voluntary pact aiming to avoid dangerous
global warming that entered into force on Nov. 4.
«Our results suggest that
achieving any given
global temperature stabilization target will require steeper greenhouse gas emissions
reductions than previously calculated,» Brown and Caldeira wrote in the study.
Yet understanding how delay makes
achieving the goals of preventing dangerous climate change extraordinarily more challenging also requires some knowledge about how increasing atmospheric concentrations affect
global emissions
reductions pathways options.
Help the US to
achieve its 2025 greenhouse gas
reduction goals and put US emissions on a path to help keep
global temperature increases well below 2 degrees Celsius.
No consider the cost penalty to participants to
achieve a given
global reduction in GHG emissions when participation is less than 100 %:
The target, which represents the
reduction that industrialized countries such as the United States will have to
achieve to keep
global average warming from reaching catastrophic levels, has been criticized as being unachievable without ruining the nation's economy.
AXIOM: Current
global business - as - usual carbon emissions
reductions are nowhere near what they need to be to
achieve the 2C climate target.
20 September, 2017 − New study says immediate
reduction of fossil fuels combustion would help
achieve the Paris Agreement's
global warming target of well below 2 °C.
Requires the President, if the NAS report finds that emission
reduction targets are not on schedule or that
global actions will not maintain safe
global average surface temperature and atmospheric GHG concentration thresholds, to submit a plan by July 1, 2015, to Congress identifying domestic and international actions that will
achieve necessary additional GHG
reductions.
Defines «reporting entity» to mean: (1) a covered entity; (2) an entity that would be covered if it had emitted, produced, imported, manufactured, or delivered in 2008 or any subsequent year more than the applicable threshold level of carbon dioxide; (3) other entities that EPA determines will help
achieve overall goals of reducing
global warming pollution; (4) any vehicle fleet with emissions of more than 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent on an annual basis, if its inclusion will help
achieve such
reduction; (5) any entity that delivers electricity to a facility in an energy - intensive industrial sector that meets the energy or GHG intensity criteria.
«(VII) standards for practices and materials to
achieve cool roofs in commercial buildings, taking into consideration reduced air conditioning energy use as a function of cool roofs, the potential
reduction in
global warming from increased solar reflectance from buildings, and cool roofs criteria in State and local building codes and in national and local voluntary programs, without
reduction of otherwise applicable ceiling insulation standards.
«For the purposes of decreasing the likelihood of catastrophic climate change, preserving tropical forests, building capacity to generate offset credits, and facilitating international action on
global warming, the Administrator shall set aside the percentage specified in section 781 of the quantity of emission allowances established under section 721 (a) for each year, to be used to
achieve a
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in developing countries in accordance with part E.
(2) work with foreign governments towards a
global agreement that reconciles foreign carbon emissions
reduction programs to minimize duplicative requirements and avoids unnecessary complication for the aviation industry, while still
achieving the environmental goals.
• Approaches that account for the
global dimensions of
achieving and maintaining sustainable levels of atmospheric CO2 and encourage cooperative action by all countries, including the U.S. and large emitting nations in the developing world, to implement CO2 emission
reduction strategies.
-- In the event that the Administrator or the National Academy of Sciences has concluded, in the most recent report submitted under section 705 or 706 respectively, that the United States will not
achieve the necessary domestic greenhouse gas emissions
reductions, or that
global actions will not maintain safe
global average surface temperature and atmospheric greenhouse gas concentration thresholds, the President shall, not later than July 1, 2015, and every 4 years thereafter, submit to Congress a plan identifying domestic and international actions that will
achieve necessary additional greenhouse gas
reductions, including any recommendations for legislative action.
To further these initiatives, the International Civil Aviation Organization adopted in October 2016 a
global market based measure to help
achieve carbon neutral growth, known as the Carbon Offsetting and
Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).