Sentences with phrase «action at every level of government»

It is a powerful vision of what Utahns really want, and it will require policy actions at all levels of government.

The Need: «Despite that amazing success and decades of environmental progress, we find ourselves facing an even more dire, almost existential, set of global environmental challenges, from loss of biodiversity to climate change to plastic pollution, that call for action at all levels of government,» said Denis Hayes.

Reducing overall emissions by 26 - 28 percent by 2025 — and going further in the longer - term — will require action at all levels of government, from federal to state to local.

They are right now dealing with the pressing need for action at every level of government.

Not exact matches

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

First, the report also tracks action at the provincial level, and several provinces that had marketed themselves as beacons of virtue in contrast to Harper — Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba under its former NDP government — turn out to have underperformed, too.

We call on governments at all levels to come together as a matter of urgency to develop in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities, health and community sector peak bodies and other key stakeholders, a policy framework, funding commitments and national action plan for food sovereignty and food security.

Governments across the world — including our own — have swung into action against obesity at least at the level of inquiries, recommendations and policy initiatives.

This chapter outlines a range of actions that families, communities, businesses, and governments at all levels can take to improve school foods and the school nutrition environment so they support and foster healthier food choices and help reduce childhood obesity.

The recommendations by the WBTi Core Group mirror those of the RCPCH — action is needed at every level, from governments to health professional bodies.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo has promised to fulfill a 30 % representation of women in its government as well as work with the 7 parliament to pass the Affirmative Action Law which will ensure equal participation of women at all levels.

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Akwasi Oppong - Fosu says the development of the National Decentralisation Policy Framework and National Decentralisation Action Plan is aimed at systematic rolling out of the implementation of tangible activities to promote participatory decision - making and effective service delivery at the local level.

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.

He also challenged government to expedite action on the national climate change policy to ensure its implementation at the regional and district level, to address issues of climate change in the region, since the region is most at risk of climate change.

The Green Party of New York State joined today with other environmental, social and economic justice activists to demand action on climate change by government at all levels.

But decision makers at all levels — from students and parents to school leaders to system managers and governments — require dependable information about current levels of achievement to guide future action.

While most of the action on data is at the state and district levels, the federal government is playing a role, too.

«Nevertheless, the ruling identified profound educational challenges that remain and must continue to receive serious and sustained attention — and action — at every level of government.

Having participated and watched government in action at the national, state and local level for more than four decades, I can safely say that I have never, ever, seen an meeting as unbelievably insulting as the «presentation» (PowerPoint and all) that those targeted local school administrators were forced to sit through or the even more incredible way in which public employees responded to a member of the public trying to raise important and legitimate concerns about the very issue that the school officials were summoned to the meeting to discuss.

579 SecularA said, «At present, the most aggressive and effective governmental actions to reduce GHG emissions are being taken at the level of national (Germany), state (California) and even municipal governmentAt present, the most aggressive and effective governmental actions to reduce GHG emissions are being taken at the level of national (Germany), state (California) and even municipal governmentat the level of national (Germany), state (California) and even municipal governments.

Through supporting the Energy Transition Platform, Stiftung Mercator has helped to build a global network of government peers, facilitate the adoption of emerging innovative policy models by states and regions and demonstrate the need for up - scaled action at the national and international level.

That strong action be taken at all levels, including government, industry, and individuals to substantially reduce the current levels of greenhouse gas emissions and to mitigate the likely social and environmental effects of increasing atmospheric CO2.

cedamia's Climate Emergency Declaration petition to ALL levels of government People who have already signed one of the national petitions should also sign this petition addressed to all levels of government since various climate emergency action programs can be implemented at other levels of government.

The Gender Action Plan (GAP) of UN Climate Change promotes advancement of women's participation in delegations and negotiations at an international level and in ministries and governments at a national level.

At the high level conference organised on the side of to the UNFCCC negotiating session in Bonn, Germany, co-hosted by the government of North - Rhine Westphalia and The Climate Group, the States and Regions called for bold action to progress the UN negotiations, highlighted the core role of sub-national governments in global climate action as well as confirmed their own commitments to climate action and to reporting back on their progress at COP 16 in Cancun, MexicAt the high level conference organised on the side of to the UNFCCC negotiating session in Bonn, Germany, co-hosted by the government of North - Rhine Westphalia and The Climate Group, the States and Regions called for bold action to progress the UN negotiations, highlighted the core role of sub-national governments in global climate action as well as confirmed their own commitments to climate action and to reporting back on their progress at COP 16 in Cancun, Mexicat COP 16 in Cancun, Mexico.

The federal government is clearly the most capable of making the sweeping changes we need, but a surprising amount could also be achieved through climate emergency action at the state and territory level.

Accordingly, by far the easiest and most obvious component of climate emergency action at the state / territory level is for governments to ban new projects that would make climate change worse.

However, when it comes to facilities / equipment and the government and commercial sectors (the majority of energy consumption), most energy analyses show absolutely astonishing levels of waste — so here, I am more inclined to want to look at policy rather than voluntary actions (unless the current trend to take voluntary steps really takes off).

It seeks to «inspire» and enable» action on climate change adaptation, acting as a «guide to responsible actions by natural resource managers and other decision - makers at all levels of government.»

Fifty - one per cent of Germans rated the likelihood of government action at three or lower, while just 10 % rated their confidence level above seven.

First, the report also tracks action at the provincial level, and several provinces that had marketed themselves as beacons of virtue in contrast to Harper — Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba under its former NDP government — turn out to have underperformed, too.

On a basic level, however, the experiment seeks to address what founder Rob Hopkins sees as a source of frustration in the environmental movement: Personal action feels like a drop in the bucket, while governments often move at a glacial pace.

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.

However, Belgium is in many ways a «little Europe» as its regional governments need to authorize federal action at the international level in a number of fields, including trade.

«It's incredibly troubling to see how long the situation persisted, and to see how long government officials at every level were aware of the problem before any meaningful action was taken,» says Dimple Chaudhary, a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council.

French - language citizens outside Quebec had to wait until 1969 for the Official Languages Act to have Canadian government service in French guaranteed, and until 1982 for the Charter of Rights to open court action at the provincial level to obtain with difficulty French education or health services.

The Summits of the Americas are institutionalized gatherings of the 35 Heads of State and Government of the members of the Organization of American States (OAS) where leaders discuss common policy issues, affirm shared values and commit to concerted actions at the national and regional level to address continuing and new challenges faced in the Americas.

Lee was recently quoted as saying, «Regulation (for virtual currencies) is appropriate because it is regarded as a commodity, not at the level of legal currency,» during the government audit conducted by the country's legislative body National Assembly.He also added that, «It is not a situation for the Bank of Korea to take such an action at the present.»

They address the underlying causes of human rights abuse, they help to bring change at the highest levels of society, by compelling government and international institutions to take action.

It is clear, however, that action on broader intersectoral issues also requires a commitment to undertake activity consistent with the overall vision of this National Strategic Framework from government ministers in other portfolios at the Commonwealth and state / territory level.167

While departments individually identify their activities in Indigenous affairs in their accountability documentation, there is little in the way of performance information at the aggregate level to assess and inform progress in terms of the... identified priority areas for action in whole of government Indigenous service delivery.

This includes at the national level as a regional vice president, vice president and liaison to Government Affairs, and chair of the Realtors ® Political Action Committee Fundraising Goal Policies presidential advisory group, Public Policy Coordinating, RPAC Trustees and Strategic Planning Committees.