Sentences with phrase «among developed countries»

Instead, its level of cognitive skills is only about average among the developed countries.

The idea has also gained currency among some developing countries.

When asked how American students rank among developed countries on international tests of student achievement, their responses are, on average, very close to our actual ranking.

If developed countries were to be subject to limitations on GHGs then there would be competition among developing countries to lower embedded emissions in their products as buying nations demanded lower emissions.

We believe that this discussion needs to be held primarily among the developing countries and a smaller group should be mandated to work further on this issue.

The level of gun violence in the United States places it as an outlier among developed countries.

The gap in achievement between 15 - year - old pupils in England in key subjects is one of the largest and most unequal among developed countries, a release of international test...

the United Kingdom is almost alone among developed countries in continuing to deprive embassy employees occupying subordinate positions of rights of redress in the event of any dispute arising in respect of their employment [47].

That is, there has been a reasonably high correlation in the timing of recessions and expansions among developed countries over the past few decades.

Actually, the US a very low percentage of population that are atheists among developed countries.

The UK has one of the highest obesity rates among developed countries, and it's getting worse.

We need to pay more attention to the CO2 emission transfers among developing countries because of the rapid development of south - south trade.»

A key concern among developed countries was that the body should «not become a huge bureaucracy,» says Nick Nuttall, a spokesman for the United Nations Environment Program.

As a result, FIC has set up a Listserv to facilitate communication among developing country postdocs.

Global demands on agriculture are certain to increase in tandem with in - creasing world population, living standards and longevity, particularly among developing countries.

One of many factors in the 4 - decade slide of the health status indicators propelling the US to the bottom among developed countries.

It might also be related to a study I recently saw that said Americans rate us as being the best in the world in math, when we are really 23rth — last among developed countries.

The United States has one of the highest percentages of single - parent families among developed countries

Graduates in the UK have among the lowest rates of unemployment among developed countries - only New Zealand has a lower proportion of unemployed graduates.

It's typically suggested that because US stocks are expensive, then investors should consider the cheapest international stocks, which among developed countries, are in the European markets.

This is from a country that already has the second - smallest debt burden among developed countries, according to Bloomberg.

Proposal from Japan: Target setting of energy use in a cross-sectoral manner for steel, cement and aluminum industries plus reduction target for ground transportation and power generation benefit fair target setting of emission reduction by countries among developed countries and enable technology transfer for developing countries.

He said the targets were in line with a long - term trajectory for emissions that scientists had defined as avoiding the worst risks, but only if all countries — including emerging economic powers among developing countries — did their part, as well.

For some, and especially among developing countries, the outlook is not as simple: Energy poverty must be addressed alongside economic growth and environmental stewardship.

China's role as a promoter of renewable energy development in Africa can offer it valuable recognition as a contributor to global efforts towards the mitigation of climate change and can serve to reaffirm its position as a lead nation among developing countries, protecting vulnerable countries from the impacts of global warming and fostering their economic growth and development in the process.12

China's chief climate negotiator, Xie seemed to confirm the fear of a conspiracy, saying «The rich nations were completely trying to make conflict among developing countries.»

During Sierra's Q&A, she called Turkey one of the leaders among developing countries creating clean power and energy efficiency projects, and said the region is acting aggressively on climate change in order to help it meet requirements to join the European Union.

This study analyses trends and opportunities for trade among developing countries (i.e. South - South trade) in selected environmental goods, in order to assess the contribution such trade can make to a green economy transition.

Speaking of which, it's worth noting that the US has some of the highest installed PV costs among developed countries:

The World Bank has estimated the cost of adapting to climate chance among developing countries at between $ 10 billion and $ 40 billion annually.

In a statement Saturday, moreover, the White House said it had «serious concerns» about how future talks would «differentiate among developing countries» in terms of demanding cuts.

We have heard from Ambassador Yu Qingtai and from the Chinese UN Mission Climate Advisor Liu Yuyin that China's demand for a robust financial structure to an agreement is informed by China's sense of responsibility in taking a leadership role among developing countries (see previous posts «China in Copenhagen Day 3: It's getting hot in here — Tuvalu raises the bar, China reacts» and «A Stern Warning?

A 2013 study by NERA Economic Consulting found that the UK has the highest liability costs (as a percentage of GDP) in Europe, and is trailed only by the United States and Canada globally among developed countries.

The ratio of woman managers in workplace in Japan remains around 11 %, the lowest among the developed countries.

Express Wi - Fi has been another attempt from Facebook to bring internet to underserved regions in developing countries, an effort that's partly fueled by the tech company's need to grow beyond an already saturated market among developed countries.

The gap in achievement between 15 - year - old pupils in England in key subjects is one of the largest and most unequal among developed countries, a release of international test data showed.

We can then observe that Australia stands out among developed countries in terms both of the extent of the rise in our terms of trade, and the strength of growth of domestic demand over the past few years.

Among developed countries, Estonia leads the way with 87 weeks of paid leave for new parents — that's more than a year and a half.

UBS tried to show that this was not applicable to China and did a study several years ago showing that among developing countries this relationship didn't hold.

At the insistence of the EU (among the developed countries the region that is struggling the most to return to growth) Labour Ministers were invited to the G20 negotiations for the first time.