Sentences with phrase «among developed nations»

That seemed to leave the United States almost alone among developed nations in rejecting Kyoto in favor of voluntary targets.

Disappointment in Brazil Brazil was seen by many in Copenhagen as a pioneer among developing nations for its ambitious pledges to reduce CO2 emissions, and for so effectively reducing the rate of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

«Zeihan examines how the hard rules of geography are eroding the American commitment to free trade; how much of the planet is aging into a mass retirement that will enervate markets and capital supplies; and how, against all odds, it is the ever - ravenous American economy that — alone among the developed nations — is rapidly approaching energy independence.»

While gun violence and homicides have generally declined over the past couple of decades, America is still a big outlier among developed nations when it comes to both.

For all of the talk about «raising standards» and implementing «high stakes testing,» the United States is an outlier among developed nations when it comes to holding students themselves to account, and linking real - world consequences to academic achievement or the lack thereof.

The U.S. also has the third - worst mortality rate from nutritional deficiencies, and the highest absolute age - adjusted mortality rate among all developed nations!

As the first nation to get adaptation money from the Least Developed Countries Fund, Bhutan is something of a pioneer among developing nations in their quest to adapt to a warmer future, and the struggles at Thorthormi glacier illustrate the enormous obstacles that adaptation efforts still face.

«Today, the United States» high school graduation rate ranks near the bottom among developed nations belonging to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

And yet, as painful as such events are, and as much as they seem to increasingly define America's uniquely violent profile among developed nations, they account for just 1 - 2 % of all gun - related deaths in the U.S. «We lose upwards of 90 people a day on average to firearm violence, to suicide and homicide,» says Wintemute.

Despite benefiting from high per - capita income, stable financial institutions, low inflation, and low unemployment, the U.S. also has one of the highest levels of income inequality among developed nations and a growing ratio of retirees to employment - age adults, which means there are fewer workers to support programs such as Social Security and Medicare.

The economic picture is strong: We've had 2 back - to - back quarters of around 3 % GDP growth, and for the first time in a long while we're seeing synchronous growth among developed nations.

While most recent buyers of bitcoin are investors, there are also those who believe in using it as a way to facilitate the decentralization of money, create a more private way of spending money and limit transaction costs among developing nations.

The U.S. has one of the most unequal income distributions among developed nations — even after taxes and transfer payments are taken into account.

The United States has some of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in the world among developed nations, and when you look at the rates of exclusive breastfeeding it becomes especially dismal.

I read recently that the United States has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding among developed nations, and that's really unfortunate.

It also will be a leader among developing nations taking concrete steps to rein in explosive carbon growth.

Mexico has pledged to unilaterally peak its greenhouse gas emissions by 2026 in a detailed climate change plan that is the first of its kind among developing nations.

Australia is perhaps CC's first big victim among developed nations.

The U.S. ranks dead last among developed nations on this measure of affordability, as illustrated in the subsequent figure for a single parent earning half the average wage.

According to a recent UNICEF study, teens in the US rank in the bottom twenty five percent among developed nations in measures of well - being, life satisfaction and relationship quality.

This brief look at several widely recognized assessments demonstrates that none of these tests are useful for comparing the quality of schools or teachers — especially in the United States, with its diverse population, high poverty rates (by far the highest among developed nations), and wide variety of pedagogical philosophies.

The World Bank has already feted the Zambian education system which it has christened as the most improved among the developing nations.

While the U.S. is still a bright spot among developed nations — the IMF is expecting 3.2 % GDP growth this year, better than Canada and Europe — it's not the no - brainer nation that it once was, says Colin Wong, co-manager of Mawer Investment Management's five - star Morningstar rated U.S. Equity Fund.

Start with a government with little debt; end with a government that is the most indebted among developed nations.

This year's Adventure Tourism Development Index (ATDI), published by The George Washington University, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and Vital Wave Consulting reveals that Switzerland and New Zealand topped the rankings on sustainable adventure tourism for developed nations while Chile ranked first in the category among developing nations for the first time.

The fact that Australia is about the greatest greenhouse gas polluters among the developed nations in per - capita terms apparently is on no concern to Senator Edwards.

that specify the minimum common treatments afforded anyone anywhere among developed nations.

When it comes to the health of a pregnant mother or her child, the U.S. has the highest mortality rate among all developed nations.

During COP15 earlier this month, Brazil stood out among developing nations for its bold commitments to curbing carbon emissions and reducing deforestation of the Amazon rainforest — and was perhaps the most vocal in its

Among developed nations, Slovenia, Denmark and Norway are the most equal, with Gini Co-efficients under 0.25 after taxes and government programs are taken into account.

Among developed nations, Switzerland and the UK appear most likely to accelerate from here.

Among developed nations, the U.S. ranks 16th for adult reading skills.

Among the developed nations, the US is the only one led by people who either deny climate change exists or feel that bringing it up will lose them too many votes.