Sentences with phrase «ambitious global accord»
The leaders of the world's two largest greenhouse - gas - emitting nations touted two previous joint emissions deals, gave nearly back - to - back speeches on the urgency of tackling the climate threat and together issued a statement of support for an ambitious global accord.
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Even if the ambitious targets of the world's biggest economies are met, and internal combustion engines give way to electric or other zero - emission vehicles by 2040, the total impact on global carbon dioxide emissions will be minimal, according to a new study released Tuesday.
According to the 85 - year - old pontiff, after considerable prayer and reflection on his physical stamina and mental acuity, he concluded that his declining faculties left him unable to helm the Church's ambitious regressive agenda and guide the faith's one billion global followers on their steady march away from modernity and cultural advancement.
In a water management scenario the scientists call ambitious, global kilocalorie production could rise by 40 percent, while according to UN estimates roughly 80 percent would be needed to eradicate hunger by the middle of this century.
The government's new aviation strategy should set out an ambitious plan for improving international connectivity from UK airports as part of its vision for a new global Britain, according to MAG.
Globally, it's less in the form of ambitious mega-projects like the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi (now scheduled for completion in 2017) and more through networks and networking, like the Guggenheim's UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, whose next focus is Latin America, and the Met's recent accord with India.
At its firs global supply - chain summit in Beijing, Walmart, the world's largest retailer, launched an ambitious program dubbed the «Global Sourcing Responsibility Initiative» that will require its Chinese suppliers (which may number up to 20,000 according to China Daily) to abide to potentially costly energy efficiency targets, to be verified by third party audits, among other environmental and social global supply - chain summit in Beijing, Walmart, the world's largest retailer, launched an ambitious program dubbed the «Global Sourcing Responsibility Initiative» that will require its Chinese suppliers (which may number up to 20,000 according to China Daily) to abide to potentially costly energy efficiency targets, to be verified by third party audits, among other environmental and social Global Sourcing Responsibility Initiative» that will require its Chinese suppliers (which may number up to 20,000 according to China Daily) to abide to potentially costly energy efficiency targets, to be verified by third party audits, among other environmental and social goals.
It's still possible to hit the more ambitious of the two Paris global warming goals, according to a new estimate of the global carbon budget.
At a U.N. summit in September to kick off the drafting of an international climate change accord, Obama spoke bluntly of American responsibility for global warming and pledged to unveil ambitious steps over the next year to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Ambitious energy efficiency policies can keep global energy demand and energy - related carbon - dioxide (CO ₂) emissions steady until 2050, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency.
Mr. Obama's plan, part of a formal written submission to the United Nations ahead of efforts to forge a global climate change accord in Paris in December, detailed the United States» part of an ambitious joint pledge made by Mr. Obama and President Xi Jinping of China in November.
The word «uncontentious» in Revkin's article is a hyperlink to a 1998 NY Times article, alleging «Industry opponents of a treaty to fight global warming have drafted an ambitious proposal to spend millions of dollars to convince the public that the environmental accord is based on shaky science».
While many scientists and climate change activists hailed December's Paris agreement as a historic step forward for international efforts to limit global warming, the landmark accord rests on a highly dubious assumption: to achieve the goal of limiting the rise in global average temperature to less than 2 °C (much less the more ambitious goal of 1.5 °C), we don't just need to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide to essentially zero by the end of this century.
Apple is facing an uphill struggle in its attempts to wean Chinese smartphone users off cheaper rival devices in a saturated mobile market, according to a new Bloomberg report.With Apple gearing up to sell its most ambitious but most expensive iPhone yet, local competitors like Huawei, Oppo, and Xiaomi are already poised to compete by launching their own less expensive feature - packed devices around Apple's September 12 «iPhone 8» launch date.Unofficial «iPhone 8» poster spotted in Chinese store (via Slashleaks) While it sticks to a global template that's served it well, local vendors have become adept at technology design while tailoring phones to local tastes, such as with dual SIM capability.
Women in the UAE have shown themselves to be more ambitious than a large number of those in Europe, according to the Hays 2016 Global Gender Diversity Report, published by recruiting experts Hays.