Sentences with phrase «adoption of global agreement»

Less than two weeks have passed since the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC / COP21) led to an adoption of a global agreement to fight climate change.

The plenary was filled with applause and excitement for what many media broadcasted as «the adoption of global agreement to save the world.»

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The agreement follows the adoption of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development in New York last month.

Nicholson also discusses the paper's recommendation for the adoption of three governance mechanisms: a transparency mechanism, a global forum to facilitate public engagement, and the evaluation of SRM technologies within the global stocktake process under the Paris Agreement.

Accelerating adoption of Energy Efficiency (EE) technologies, and LED lighting in particular, have been identified as key elements in achieving the ambitious commitments under the Paris Agreement and transitioning to a low carbon global economy.

With a combined global revenue of over $ 95 billion, these companies are sending a strong signal to governments meeting tomorrow in Paris for the One Planet Summit: two years on from the adoption of the historic Paris Agreement, businesses are stepping up their contribution to its implementation.

On harmful substances and hazardous waste, the report spotlights the historic adoption of the Minamata Convention on Mercury — a global, legally binding agreement to reduce mercury emissions and the first new global convention on environment and health for close to a decade — which was widely viewed as a major step forward in the global phase - out of the deadly heavy metal.

With the subsequent adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 and the Paris Agreement in 2015, Parties to these three agreements have progressively reaffirmed the secretariat's role as the United Nations entity tasked with supporting the global response to the threat of climate change.

While the adoption of the Paris Agreement and the commitments submitted by countries represent a significant step in the fight against climate change, the amount of ambition is still insufficient to keep global warming at a level that is safe for the most vulnerable communities and critical ecosystems on the planet.

The Paris Agreement represents a major landmark, not only because of its significance as the first truly global climate treaty, but also because of the unprecedented mobilization of state and non-state actors in creating the right conditions to facilitate the adoption of a text that was agreed to by over 190 countries.

Following the adoption of the Dubai Pathway on HFCs, Parties to the Montreal Protocol are set to negotiate and adopt an HFC amendment in 2016, the first major test of the Paris Climate Agreement and global commitment to «pursue efforts to limit the [average global] temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.»

Progress in Bitcoin scaling discussion, miners agreement on SegWit adoption, rising global awareness of Bitcoin and the increase in the interest of institutional investors all drive Bitcoin Price to all - time highs.

«This agreement further expands our strategic relationship, and we look forward to working even more closely with Yingli to deliver superior - quality solar panels that will continue to accelerate the adoption of solar energy to meet the growing global demand for energy,» David B. Miller, president, DuPont Electronics and Communications, said in a statement.