Sentences with phrase «at subnational»

The statement emphasized that 50 — 80 per cent of the actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to keep global temperatures below 2 degrees centigrade will happen at the subnational level, and called on world leaders to formally recognize this significant role of subnational governments.

If 2017 was any indication, we are also poised to see rapid action at the subnational level.

At the subnational level, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) announced a partnership with the World Bank to mobilize US$ 4.5 billion as loans to support 150 of its committed cities and launched Global Urbis — a partnership with the European Union, European Investment Bank (EIB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-- to accelerate financing to cities in developing countries with US$ 1.5 billion.

«In the absence of strong national leadership, climate policy in North America is increasingly being driven by action at the subnational level, including Ontario's neighbor Québec,» says IETA President and CEO Dirk Forrister.

The United States and China made headlines last year with their Climate Pact, but significant collaboration had already occurred at the subnational levels.

That combined with emission reductions that have not yet been paid for (nearly US$ 26 billion if all of Brazil's emissions reductions could be paid for), opens a window of opportunity to mobilize REDD + funding at the subnational level.

A methodical next step for governments — at the subnational, national, regional and international level — is to set long - term decarbonization pathways for aviation that are compatible with the Paris Agreement and a roadmap to adhere to these pathways.

Los Angeles County Doing Business with Us Graphic Version: County Home Home About this Site About this Site Online Services E-mail FAQ Public Info The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 190 economies and selected cities at the subnational level.

Making science policy explicit at the subnational level can also aid in leveraging federal support for science.

Lead author Dr Robert Holland, also from the University's Centre for Biological Sciences, said: «Based on mapping patterns of freshwater consumption associated with energy sectors at subnational scales, our analysis also reveals that pressure on freshwater resources associated with energy production happens in a number of freshwater scarce river basins globally.

Some countries without a presidential system at the national level use a form of this system at a subnational or local level.

The sheer numbers of foreign personnel and agencies operating at the subnational level — all responding to a higher - level focus on «burn rates» — further fueled the disparate character of aid distribution.

«In conclusion, the NGF Economist regretted that the picture is not all rosy for governance at the subnational level.

The commendation was however attributed to their reforms at the subnational level, adding that there is a 69 % success in Public Expenditure Reforms being implemented by governments at the subnational level.

Not exact matches

«Ontario is the largest subnational debtor in the world,» Oliver proclaimed from the comment pages of the Financial Post at the end of December, as if that (unsupported) fact carried profound meaning.

A study conducted by the Department of Finance in 2001 examined fiscal rules in a number of countries at the national and subnational level and concluded that legislative fiscal rules are not necessary for achieving a balanced budget.

Governments (at national and subnational levels) and companies should quantify and report on their food loss and waste in order to develop a base - year inventory and then monitor progress over time through 2030.

The development of legitimate state institutions at both national and subnational levels is critical, but often leaders of fragile states and international donors lack information about what the public want from those institutions.

Building on the New York Declaration on Forests launched during the Climate Summit in September 2014, it will showcase transformational examples at national and subnational level to make forests and their protection a core element of -LSB-...]

«What California's resolve shows is that even if progress on climate change and clean energy is stymied at the level of global governance or the nation - state, the subnationals can still move ahead to build a critical mass from below,» he wrote.

«These are important places that have a lot of people, property, and local economies that are going to struggle,» said Jessica Grannis, the adaptation program manager at Georgetown's Climate Center, at a recent Wilson Center event on the role of subnational decision - makers in achieving international goals.

A new report «Mapping REDD + and Land Use Financial Flows in Brazil» by research organizations Forest Trends and IDESAM shows how over US$ 2.2 billion in REDD + funds have been used by Brazil to implement deforestation policies, and highlights new ways to make these investments more effective at reducing emissions, including by making payments directly available to the stakeholders who are implementing the deforestation policies such as subnational governments, farmers, local communities and indigenous Peoples of the Amazon.

Adaptation plans are being developed and documented at the national, subnational, and community levels and by the private sector; however, these is still limited evidence of adaptation implementation.

The term climate finance broadly designates all financial instruments used by the public and private sectors for climate action at the international, national and subnational level.

Ecoterrorism.Eco - terrorism is defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as «the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against people or property by an environmentally oriented, subnational group for environmental - political reasons, or aimed at an audience beyond the target, often of a symbolic nature.»

As international and national REDD + frameworks evolve, these subnational activities will need to be brought under broader accounting frameworks to ensure that any carbon credits issued to projects or programs «add up» — maintaining environmental integrity while catalyzing action at multiple scales of implementation.

This is an essential part of building an implementation architecture that fosters innovation and science - driven policymaking at the local and subnational level.

At this climate conference, local and subnational governments further positioned themselves as vital partners in shaping and implementing the international architecture and the coordinated efforts of committed non-Party actors.

U.S. subnationals — states, cities, companies and colleges — spoke out Saturday at COP23 in open rebellion against Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

At the most recent climate negotiations at COP22 in Marrakech, non-state and subnational actors took the stage alongside government leaders through.At the most recent climate negotiations at COP22 in Marrakech, non-state and subnational actors took the stage alongside government leaders through.at COP22 in Marrakech, non-state and subnational actors took the stage alongside government leaders through...

Participants looked specifically at how states could partner further with businesses in order to accelerate the deployment of key low carbon technologies, as well as looking ahead to what new commitments can be developed on a subnational level for Cancun.