Sentences with phrase «against future generations»

«The commitment to build a pipeline in 2018 when we are in climate crisis is a crime against future generations and I will not be part of it,» she said.

2007/04/20: CBC: Suzuki delivering environmental petition to Baird Calling it a crime against future generations to ignore warnings about global warming, environmentalist David Suzuki was to present a petition to Environment Minister John Baird on Friday.

The repealing of the Carbon Tax, which the graph indicates was highly effective at reducing emissions from the Australian energy sector, was a crime against the younger people of Australia and the world, and a crime against future generations.

Ideally, it can also be a great weapon in the fight against future generations of fleas, not to mention other critters.

Citizens of Japan today are borrowing against future generations» earnings power.

Not exact matches

Though he hit his target against a relatively weak opponent, it remains an impressive personal feat for Ibra, and one that provides inspiration to future generations of strikers.

Oral Questions - Culture, Media and Sport, including Topical Questions; Women and Equalities Business Statement - Leader of the House Backbench Business -(i) Protecting future generations from violence against women and girls (ii) Preventing sexual violence in conflict Adjournment - Coventry and Warwickshire city deal - Chris White

We can show the world that two important Western countries can fight side by side against terrorism, monitor global security and natural resources, and leave a better legacy for future generations.

«As an institution committed to the Rule of Law, we are prepared to lend our support to this renewed fight against illegal mining to stamp out the menace and thereby protect the country's natural resources, particularly our water bodies, for the current and future generations,» the statement said.

The latter has set itself against the development of any new nuclear capacity, but trying to work out how far that will dictate the future of electricity generation draws us into a complex area of the current devolution settlement.

The letter reads in part: «SERAP is concerned that years of systemic corruption within the NNPC and looting of Nigeria's natural resources have had uneven consequences against the vulnerable groups of the society, including the poor, women and children, perpetrating and institutionalizing discrimination, and jeopardizing the needs and well - being of future generations.

«The purpose of our work has been, against the background of perhaps the greatest political media scandal of a generation, to look at the future of investigative journalism in the light of the problems currently facing the media and the technological revolution unfolding in this area.»

«SERAP is concerned that years of systemic corruption within the NNPC and looting of Nigeria's natural resources have had uneven consequences against the vulnerable groups of the society, including the poor, women and children, perpetrating and institutionalizing discrimination, and jeopardizing the needs and well - being of future generations.

Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), an Ghanaian NGO advocating the eradication of domestic violence against women and children has tasked the government, stakeholders, the general public and the media fraternity to join hand deal with domestic violence in the country.

We know that violence breeds violence, so we need to tackle the problem at source while immunising future generations against it.

I've focused during my time in the legislature to deliver mandate relief for local governments that should help local property taxpayers, voting against budgets that contained tax and fee increases, and I still believe there is more to do to get our state back on the right track for ourselves and future generations.»

But he dismissed these fears, saying: «We believe that insuring ourselves and future generations against this devastating potential threat is worth this level of investment.»

Can't let down future generations voting against poor excuse of a bill».

«For the sake of future generations who could be harmed by irreversible climate change, I urge New Yorkers to reject this fear mongering and uphold science against ideology,» he said in a statement.

Saraki said that the fight against corruption must continue in order to bequeath a better future to both present and upcoming generations.

Yet, the budget - balancing path on which the nation has embarkedas a means, ironically, of protecting future generations against the burden of a growing national debtmay well have the unintended effect of weakening U.S. science and technology.

Yet the continuing limits on discretionary spending, (which are intended, paradoxically, to serve the very worthwhile purpose of protecting future generations against the burden of a growing national debt) may well have the unintended effect of weakening U.S. science and technology and thus diminishing the prospects for those generations.

An international team of scientists have designed a new generation of universal flu vaccines to protect against future global pandemics that could kill millions.

Set against a backdrop of London torn apart by violence, the film follows one of the champions of Earth's survival: Theo (Academy Award nominee Clive Owen), a disillusioned ex-activist turned bureaucrat, who faces his own demons and must protect the planet's last remaining hope for a future generation.

Instead of setting aside money for future retirees, political leaders opted to defer their responsibilities, borrowing against the next generation of public school students and taxpayers.

... Those who will live forever in the minds of future generations are the ones who stood up against the powerful on behalf of children.

Environmentalists have banded together over the years, campaigning against the government to ensure our natural environment including the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest are totally protected for future generations with a recognised «World Heritage» status from UNESCO.

- Generation IV Pokemon are currently in development for Pokemon GO - the PVP system is still in the works as well - Niantic is trying to make maps more «raid - friendly» - the level cap in Pokemon GO will be increased in the future - PokeStop submissions are coming in the future - these will be a Pokemon GO Fest 2.0 - Niantic is going to start taking more serious actions against spoofers

I remember last generation and it was the exact opposite, they were biased against PS3 lol Gamespot gave Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 7.5 as a review score when the Metacritic score was about 9/10 lol, everyone was upset over that

Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward - looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales of Blizzard Entertainment's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Blizzard Entertainment's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms (including next - generation hardware), declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Blizzard Entertainment's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Blizzard Entertainment, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and third - party developers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates, integration of recent acquisitions and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, Activision Blizzard's success in integrating the operations of Activision Publishing and Vivendi Games in a timely manner, or at all, and the combined company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the transaction to the extent, or in the timeframe, anticipated.

Back in 1993, Atari released the Atari Jaguar video game system and was competing against both the fourth and future - fifth generation consoles.

Just wanted to let you know that I have filed a class action lawsuit on global warming in the International Criminal Court in the Hague, against all current leaders on all nations on Earth, in behalf of all future generations not born yet, forever and ever, as long as this human species shall last...... and for US$ 1 billion in damages, to be donated if case is accepted and won to groups fighting global warming now!

China and India, like Chinese old word:» We have to think about over one hundres years ago future», for next generation still have Yanzi river, Gangizu river, please take action for frighting against global warming.

«I believe that future generations will point to this day and say «This is when the tide began to turn against the dirty, dangerous and destructive fossil fuel industry,»» — Earthjustice Managing Attorney Deborah Goldberg, Dec. 17, 2014

«That's how we can win the fight against dangerous climate change that threatens our health and the lives of future generations.»

We are fighting the battle against those of our generation who threaten our liberties as our ancestors have in the past and our descendants shall in the future.

Hedging against the risk to future generations of potential unanticipated impacts from global warming is a legitimate job for the U.S. government.

One objection that has been raised against this analysis is that the discount rate embedded in these calculations is immoral because we shouldn't privilege our welfare at the expense of future generations.

And remind everyone who represents you at every level of government that sheltering future generations against the ravages of climate change is a prerequisite for your vote.

Arguing for or against what causes global warming isn't particularly useful, let's focus on how to improve the human condition and standards of living, indeed living for future generations and work cooperatively with nature and each other, not mindlessly pollute and degrade or diminish what we have, often to gratify wants, not just needs.

Finally, as you've noted in comments before — when what is left is spent using «sustainable development» to save these people's lives there is an inevitable compromise for those threatened today against some notional future generation.

He is standing in the way of the fight against climate change and is therefore condemning future generations to a much inferior planet.

Intergenerational ethics argue against us leaving massive, intractable problems for future generations, forcing them to deal in perpetuity with nuclear waste, carbon sequestration sites, and geo - engineering systems — all subject to human error and to failures that would be deadly.

«The remarkable story of the transition of Port Augusta from coal to renewable energy — which won a competitive tender against fossil fuel — is also a preview of the future of power generation around the world.»

Closer to home, a lawsuit filed by 21 youth plaintiffs (including Kelsey Juliana) and world - renowned climate scientist James Hansen on behalf of future generations against the U.S. government cleared an important hurdle in November 2016 when federal judge Ann Aiken rejected the government and fossil fuel industries» motion to dismiss the case.

That is, present - day decision makers should not endorse policies that inevitably disadvantage future generations, who have no power to resist or retaliate against present - day decisions.

There will always be those who do not believe in science, but most of those who speak out against global warming do so for monetary benefit and don't care what happens to future generations.

But in putting humans at the centre of our moral universe, do we imperil future generations; is a call to «human» rights also an imperious claim against our place in the natural order?

One such critic is James Hansen, the NASA climate - scientist - turned - amateur - dramatist who suggests that future generations will find the GWPF «guilty of crimes against humanity and nature».

The worldwide celebration of Gore Day is an enduring reminder of those dark days; a warning to future generations to be on one's guard against end - is - nigh merchants, especially those with expensive haircuts and silver tongues.»