Sentences with phrase «cent reduction by»

However, it commits the Government to a 60 per cent reduction by 2050.

A fifty per cent reduction by 2120 is probably easily achievable — if we need to achieve it.

For example, in setting its emission goals, the European Union devised not one, but two separate targets: A 20 per cent reduction by 2020 if they continued to go it alone, and a 30 per cent reduction if countries like China and the U.S. also got serious about emissions.

Longer term, deeper reductions will be needed to reach the UK's Climate Change Act target of 80 per cent reduction by 2050 from a 1990 baseline.

Not exact matches

An Environmental Defense Fund - commissioned study by consultancy ICF International found that Canada's oil and gas industry could achieve a 45 per cent methane emission reduction at an average cost of $ 2.76 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent.

An agreement recognized the province had already met Canada's target of a 30 per cent reduction in emissions from 2005 by 2030.

Despite this reduction, the company increased sales revenue 3.8 per cent to $ 323.6 million.Conversely the number of franchise stores increased from 73 to 97, and as a result franchise revenue increased by 28.3 per cent to $ 6.6 million.

The expansion of the industry also runs counter to B.C.'s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, a commitment to reduce carbon pollution 33 per cent below 2007 levels by 2020, he said.

What the report to the UN actually says is that Canada will miss its 2030 target by 66 megatonnes of carbon, which is about 22 per cent of needed reductions.

In terms of debt reduction, we are very encouraged to see that B.C.'s direct operating debt is forecast to be $ 1.1 billion by the end of the current fiscal plan period, which marks a 90 per cent reduction since 2013 - 14.

Importantly, none of these groups could point to federal government dysfunction on climate policy to defend their own inaction, he said, because the wild rhetoric of government dissidents like Craig Kelly does not reflect mainstream government policy for the nation to meet its Paris commitments for a 26 - 28 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.

Governing Council decided to incorporate in the base case projection a 0.2 per cent reduction in the level of global GDP by the end of 2018.

So you'd conclude that the January 1, 2012 reduction in the CIT rate from 16.5 % to 15 % would reduce revenues by about $ 3b, and increasing the federal rate from 16.5 % back to (say) 24 % would increase CIT revenues by some $ 15b - almost one per cent of GDP.

Household sector financial assets increased by 1.7 per cent in the March quarter, a somewhat slower rate than in previous quarters, as a reduction in the value of direct equity holdings partially offset strong gains in the value of funds held in superannuation.

Third, the tax giveaway includes a $ 120 billion reduction in Social Security contributions by labor — reducing the FICA wage withholding from 6.2 per cent to 4.2 per cent.

If the amount of debt available reduces by 30 - 40 per cent, it either must be replaced by more equity or by a reduction of demand (i.e. the price a purchaser is willing / able to pay).

The employee premium rate could be reduced in 2015 by a minimum of 5 cents, with a decline of at least 7 cents for employers, with larger reductions in 2017.

The headline rate could drop below half of one per cent by the second half of 1997, before moving back towards the underlying figure as the interest rate reductions pass out of the calculation.

In Latin America, Brazil reduced its policy rate by a further 2.5 percentage points to 16.5 per cent over November and December, taking the cumulative reduction since June 2003 to 10 percentage points.

The B.C. Climate Leadership Team appointed by Christy Clark highlighted that increases to the carbon tax are necessary if B.C. is going to have a good shot at achieving its 2050 emissions reduction target (80 per cent below 2007 levels by 2050).

Mr Cousins believes the best performer this profit season will be Harvey Norman, which is forecast to report a 21.3 per cent surge in net profit to $ 262 million, fuelled by strong demand for furniture, appliances and homewares and a reduction in tactical support for franchisees.

Indonesian profits jumped 46 per cent and New Zealand and Fiji earnings by 10 per cent, countering a 6 per cent slide in Australia, where margins fell 110 points due to price reductions and channel mix changes.

While the bilateral deal falls short of the EU's commitment to a 40 per cent reduction in harmful greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, experts have said it will «inject a jolt of momentum» in advance of climate talks to be held in Paris next year.

But Deutsche Bank has estimated that every 1 per cent reduction in price will reduce Metcash's food and grocery earnings by about $ 122 million.

However, the price of CCA's Mt Franklin 1.5 - litre water has fallen by 18.5 per cent at Coles and the price of 750 ml Pump water is flat compared with a month ago, indicating a 6 per cent price reduction.

The Swiss company plans a 10 per cent average salt reduction across Maggi's range by 2020, while adding more vegetables and other nutrient - rich ingredients.

«We estimate CCL's volumes at Woolworths fell about 6 per cent over the year, and based on the recent reductions in front of supermarket shelf space, we believe this customer will continue to impact CCL's volumes through most of 2012,» said Commonwealth Bank «sretail analyst team lead by Andrew McLennan.

In total, at least 11 per cent of IFAD expenditure approved since 2013 has been allocated to post-harvest infrastructure and equipment, accompanied by training for farmers, farmer groups and value chain operators on post-harvest techniques and the operation, maintenance and management of equipment to ensure sustainable food loss reduction.

A new climate change report is forecasting an almost 50 per cent reduction in rain by 2090, but one farmer in southern NSW says he has already seen things change over the past 30 years.

The Senate is said to commenced work with eleven economic bills in creating over 7.5 million jobs and poverty reduction by 16.4 per cent with 2017 national budget.

The role of now regular surveillance, screening and monitoring processes as recorded by the Health Protection Agency has also contributed greatly to a significant reduction in key infection rates of MRSA bacteraemia, a 75 per cent reduction since 2003/04, when more patients were dying from what are largely avoidable infections.

Departments whose administrative spending occurred mainly in the central Whitehall departments, and were correspondingly less affected by reclassifications, showed rather smaller proportional changes (11 per cent reduction on average, compared to 32 per cent among the four departments with the largest administration costs).

A spokesperson from Bis said:» We are committed to a 27 per cent reduction in our resources and, as recognised by the NAO, we are working hard to ensure we have the skills and capacity to manage this challenging, but achievable target.»

On that generous assumption, the Coalition government achieved a reduction in net administration costs of 27 per cent in real terms between 2011 - 12 and 2014 - 15, which is much better than we observed over comparable periods in the three decades covered by our earlier analysis.

The previous government had planned to increase employer national insurance contributions by one per cent as part of its deficit reduction strategy (Alistair Darling, the then chancellor, has subsequently stated that he would have preferred to have increased VAT instead), and after taking office the coalition government only partially reversed this decision.

Such a use of the Reconciliation procedure would be immensely consequential: the Tax Policy Center estimates that the result of Trump's proposed tax changes would be a reduction of annual federal tax revenue by 4 per cent of GDP.

We've already made inroads in Europe, and have built support to increase the EU's reduction target to a 30 per cent cut by 2020.

The government needs to carefully consider how consortia can be supported to be effective commissioners, particularly in light of a 45 per cent reduction in expenditure on management by 2014.

A two - thirds reduction in immigration would shrink the size of the economy by nine per cent by 2065.

Its cationic Q - functional chemistry reduces host cell DNA by 4 Log Reduction Value (LRV) or greater and Host Cell Protein (HCP) load by 25 - 35 per cent, while also exhibiting very low non-specific protein binding for high yield of therapeutic proteins.

These include: • One of the most technically advanced and cleanest smelters in the world which captures 99.9 per cent of sulphur emissions and generates two thirds of the plant's electrical power • A US$ 10m combined heat and power system that will reduce emissions by 90 per cent compared with separate heat and power systems • A vehicle idling reduction programme that now covers 360 vehicles and has resulted in the avoidance of more than two million gallons of fuel and emissions • New, more efficient trucks with fewer emissions

«We are on target to reduce the volume of guidance from Defra and its agencies by 80 per cent by May 2015, and our reductions in domestic regulation will save businesses # 300 million a year by the end of this Parliament.

Initial good progress saw a seven per cent reduction in delays by March 31st 2004, while the acquirement of funding worth # 22 billion over a five - year period enabled it to begin improving the network.

Central government funding for the police will be reduced by 20 per cent over four years, and once likely council tax precepts are factored in, the reduction is 14 per cent.

They have not been included in the Bill's target of an 80 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, however.

He added that 10 independent students, who benefited from the 70 per cent reduction in tuition fee approved by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, were also part of the matriculating students.

Unison is calling on the government to impose a target of an 80 per cent cut in carbon emissions, warning a 60 per cent reduction will still see global temperatures rise by as much as five degrees.

Treasury spokesperson Vince Cable said the government had not provided the «boost» needed by the economy through the 13 - month VAT reduction from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent.

Specifically, they were proposing reductions to the payroll mobility tax, which was established in 2009 to help shore up the authority's teetering finances by levying a 34 - cent tax on every $ 100 of payroll for employees in the 12 counties served by the M.T.A.

The police budget will be cut by 20 per cent, with similar reductions for the Justice and Transport Departments and the Foreign Office — although International Development is one of the winners, with a 35 per cent rise.