Sentences with phrase «based change in economy»

One of the major limits to climate change adaptation is the context in which it needs to take place and efforts to slow or reverse negative impacts need to engage the long - term place based change in economy, nature, and society.

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«By getting active in communities, we can raise our voices to defend policies and regulations that will protect wild places and wildlife, reduce carbon emissions, build a modern energy economy based on investment in renewables, and, most crucially, ensure the United States remains fully committed to the vital goals set forth in the Paris Agreement on climate change.»

Lori Becker, founder and CEO of Boston - based education publishing firm Publishing Solutions Group, says she is a fan of the five - year goal, but the current economy and some major changes in her industry have forced her to reevaluate.

«The U.S. economy has changed dramatically from 2008 to the present, and there has been no immigration reform to accommodate new start - ups and businesses,» says Zach Haller, founder and chief executive of Seattle - based Found in Town.

Virginia has been ranked among the top 10 states best prepared to navigate the changing economy in terms of being knowledge - based, globalized, entrepreneurial, IT - driven, and innovation - based.

Virginia has been ranked among the top 10 states best prepared to navigate the changing economy in terms of being knowledge - based, globalized, entrepreneurial, IT - driven and innovation based.

The Federal Reserve has lowered short - term interest rates by 100 basis points in a month — an action they describe as a «rapid and forceful response» of monetary policy both to the changing circumstances and the changing behaviour of the US economy.

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The index is a dynamic measure of personal wealth based on changes in markets, the economy and Bloomberg reporting.

«We are in a labor market where more and more emphasis is placed on cognitive skills and education - based skills, the changing economy,» explains Harry Holzer, a labor economist who is a professor of public policy at Georgetown University.

China's boom fed a surge in commodities prices, but its industrial - and construction - based economy is changing and it is seeking to foster more growth in domestic consumption.

The Leading Economic Index is a monthly publication from the Conference Board that attempts to predict future movements in the economy based on a composite of 10 economic indicators whose changes tend to precede changes in the overall economy.

In contrast, base metals prices have ebbed and flowed with changes in sentiment about the global economy, but have edged up in the past three monthIn contrast, base metals prices have ebbed and flowed with changes in sentiment about the global economy, but have edged up in the past three monthin sentiment about the global economy, but have edged up in the past three monthin the past three months.

This includes designing policy programs to provide detailed information about the changing Chinese economy, to develop platforms for sharing experiences and expertise among investing firms, and to mobilize the knowledge bases of transnational immigrant communities in Canada.

There are serious consequences to changed life styles in an economy based in the short range on heavy consumption.

But because President Muhammadu Buhari came with the CHANGE agenda and the need to diversify the productive base on the economy and revive various other national institutions including but not limited to NIPOST; that was what informed the decision first and foremost important to put things in proper perspective.

On Europe, crime, welfare reform, the economy and immigration, Labour's embrace of its working base has all too often turned into a curt nod and a fumbled attempt to change the conversation to cuts in manufacturing or the health service.

«technology - driven, market - based solutions that will decrease emissions, reduce excess greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, increase energy efficiency, mitigate the impact of climate change where it occurs, and maximize any ancillary benefits climate change might offer for the economy.»

You know, another point is that even if you put aside those kinds of consequences, the fact is that you are always investing in your energy infrastructure anyway; so for example there are very expensive things you could do that would be involved in trying to change how electricity is distributed across the country to help along, you know, [a] hydrogen based economy.

Climate change scenarios are based on projections of future greenhouse gas (particularly carbon dioxide) emissions and resulting atmospheric concentrations given various plausible but imagined combinations of how governments, societies, economies, and technologies will change in the future.

Whether it be through AP / IB, dual enrollment, work - based learning, internships, or innovation challenges — preparing students for the business of tomorrow must be rooted in building skills for a changing economy.»

But a look at the broad changes wrought by technology and the advance of the knowledge - based economy more than prove the ridiculousness of the assertions made by Gardner (and pushed by folks such as Harvard's Ronald Ferguson and Robert Schwartz in their Pathways to Prosperity report released earlier this year) shows that this is not anything close to reality.

In response to an increasingly complex society and a rapidly changing, technology - based economy, schools are being asked to educate the most diverse student body in our history with higher academic standards than ever beforIn response to an increasingly complex society and a rapidly changing, technology - based economy, schools are being asked to educate the most diverse student body in our history with higher academic standards than ever beforin our history with higher academic standards than ever before.

With MIT professors Frank Levy and David Autor, he has examined how computer - based technological change has affected skill demands in the United States» economy, and the effectiveness of educational policies in responding to changing skill demands.

In order to help our students succeed in an global economy driven by dramatic, rapid and powerful changes in technology, we need to harness new approaches and new possibilities to provide students with innovative, project - based, experiential learning opportunities that better prepare them to be global citizens and lifelong learners.&raquIn order to help our students succeed in an global economy driven by dramatic, rapid and powerful changes in technology, we need to harness new approaches and new possibilities to provide students with innovative, project - based, experiential learning opportunities that better prepare them to be global citizens and lifelong learners.&raquin an global economy driven by dramatic, rapid and powerful changes in technology, we need to harness new approaches and new possibilities to provide students with innovative, project - based, experiential learning opportunities that better prepare them to be global citizens and lifelong learners.&raquin technology, we need to harness new approaches and new possibilities to provide students with innovative, project - based, experiential learning opportunities that better prepare them to be global citizens and lifelong learners.»

The National Center on Education and the Economy was created in 1988 to analyze the implications of changes in the international economy for American education, formulate an agenda for American education based on that analysis and seek wherever possible to accomplish that agenda through policy change and development of the resources educators would need to carry Economy was created in 1988 to analyze the implications of changes in the international economy for American education, formulate an agenda for American education based on that analysis and seek wherever possible to accomplish that agenda through policy change and development of the resources educators would need to carry economy for American education, formulate an agenda for American education based on that analysis and seek wherever possible to accomplish that agenda through policy change and development of the resources educators would need to carry it out.

Far from being a nefarious plot to create a «low - wage economy,» ending furloughs based on seniority alone keeps the focus on kids so they are prepared for well - paying jobs in our rapidly changing economy.

Based around the forthcoming Real Driving Emissions phase 2 (RDE2) regulations that aim to measure «real world» economy and emissions, the change will see the «First Year [tax] Rate» currently applied to new diesel cars rise by one band if they can not meet the Euro 6 emissions standards in the RDE2 «real world» tests.

It achieves better fuel economy than a conventional automatic transmission by constantly changing ratios to keep the engine running in its most efficient rpm range based on driver demands.

The kit provides changes in the cold start cranking compensation, changes to the maximum target boost, changes in the ignition timing, changes to target airflow, changes in cam timing, and changes in the fuel economy gauge reading all based solely on ethanol content in the gas tank.

The monetary base increase is direct evidence that the money supply was growing during the 1930's as a result of policy decisions rather than political events in Europe or changes in the economy because of the recovery itself.

The Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund will be the first broad - based market - cap - weighted index fund to include both all - cap exposure and China A - shares.2 The changes will move the fund closer to market - cap weightings and provide investors with more complete and diversified exposure to a key emerging economy and the second - largest stock market in the world by market cap.3

The characteristics of what are in favor change from time to time based on the economy and earnings outlooks and so forth.

Though a 2 percent neutral real rate is assumed in the model, most economists agree that this number changes through time, based on productivity trends and exogenous shocks to the economy.

That said, expect rates to be volatile on a day - to - day and week - to - week basis in the year ahead as financial markets anticipate the timing of additional Fed policy changes as well as how the global and U.S. economies are performing.

Its always good to invest in diversified fund where fund manager has mandate to select or change the theme of fund based on outlook of economy.

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Mileage Bargains are discounted awards between the U.S. and Europe that change on a regular basis and cost only 30,000 miles for round - trip travel in economy class.

Frequent travelers based in the UK that fly Economy will be happy with this change.

It's obvious that many car companies, tech companies, homebuilders, architects, city planners, airline companies, and many other industry leaders could do more, and we could (and often do) offer plenty of unsolicited advice to them, based on our own perspective, but considering how slowly the wheels of change turn, and how consumers and manufacturers alike are complicit in the creation of our current petro - based economy, the move to a more sustainable economy is more likely to be one full of baby steps, and not giant leaps.

Based on the president's work on climate change over the past 10 months — in the Major Economies Forum, the G20, bilateral discussions and multilateral consultations — and based on progress made in recent, constructive discussions with China and India's Leaders, the president believes it is possible to reach a meaningful agreement in CopenhBased on the president's work on climate change over the past 10 months — in the Major Economies Forum, the G20, bilateral discussions and multilateral consultations — and based on progress made in recent, constructive discussions with China and India's Leaders, the president believes it is possible to reach a meaningful agreement in Copenhbased on progress made in recent, constructive discussions with China and India's Leaders, the president believes it is possible to reach a meaningful agreement in Copenhagen.

Alexander, certainly you are right, but the question that troubles you, does not solve our problem which is to know who is responsible of the present day climate changes; I fear that changing our Hydrocarbon based economy to a Hydrogene based economy, would send a much bigger green house gas in the atmosphere, I mean water vapor

But to force massive change in the economy based on such a fear is to get lost in the hothouse world of single - issue advocates, and become myopic about risk.

If we introduce new constants of length and time for weather forecast and economy with base other than speed of light all waves in economy and air will change.

Beginning to use plant - based products will certainly help the company achieve its sustainability goals, though LEGO is just doing their part in a global economy still dominated by fossil fuels — finite resources that are the primary contributor to human - caused climate change.

Today when discussing the challenge of climate change, politicians in Warsaw are saying that the Polish coal - based economy is under ruthless attack.

In summary, a strong case can be made that the US emissions reduction commitment for 2025 of 26 % to 28 % clearly fails to pass minimum ethical scrutiny when one considers: (a) the 2007 IPCC report on which the US likely relied upon to establish a 80 % reduction target by 2050 also called for 25 % to 40 % reduction by developed countries by 2020, and (b) although reasonable people may disagree with what «equity» means under the UNFCCC, the US commitments can't be reconciled with any reasonable interpretation of what «equity» requires, (c) the United States has expressly acknowledged that its commitments are based upon what can be achieved under existing US law not on what is required of it as a mater of justice, (d) it is clear that more ambitious US commitments have been blocked by arguments that alleged unacceptable costs to the US economy, arguments which have ignored US responsibilities to those most vulnerable to climate change, and (e) it is virtually certain that the US commitments can not be construed to be a fair allocation of the remaining carbon budget that is available for the entire world to limit warming to 2 °C.

This kind of argument has taken several different forms such as, climate policies simply cost too much, will destroy jobs, harm the economy, or are not justified by cost - benefit analyses just to name a few cost - based arguments made frequently in opposition to climate change policies..

AAAS joined the leaders of 17 other leading organizations in signing a letter sent 21 October 2009 to the U.S. Senate, emphasizing based upon rigorous research that human - induced climate change is ongoing and will have broad impacts on society — including the global economy and the environment.

In light of this the following questions should be asked of those who oppose national action on climate change on the basis of excessive costs to the national economy or scientific uncertainty.