Sentences with phrase «change secretary also»

The former Energy and Climate Change Secretary also gave his backing to handing Scottish ministers limited tax powers but opposed the «full fiscal autonomy» demanded by Alex Salmond.»

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Also an energy secretary, Rick Perry, who wrote a book in which he referred to climate - change science as a «contrived phony mess.»

Energy Secretary Rick Perry has also said that human activity is not the main driver of climate change.

The economic secretary to the Treasury, who is also Gordon Brown's closest aide, attacked the Conservatives for promising to be the greenest party but rejecting the international cooperation that tackling climate change needed.

Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary, also asked if asked if the prime minister would have «have the moral backbone to tell [Trump] he is wrong on climate change» when she visits him in Washington.

«For me this has been a phenomenal experience, I made history as the first Latino (in serving as Secretary of State) and we have reaped many successes because I've had a phenomenal employees but things change, the governor decided not to stand for election and me that was very important,» said Cortes - Vazquez, who also noted that his new job is but a continuation of their work to community service.

The changes, announced by Finance Secretary John Swinney in the Scottish Parliament today, mean that the tax, which will apply from 1 April 2015, will be lower for those buying properties at average Scottish prices than initially proposed in the Draft Budget 2015 - 16 and also lower than in the rest of the UK.

Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has also publicly called on the government to use Daesh but it is understood that Downing Street was wary that the name change could confuse the public.

Shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher, shadow Northern Ireland secretary Vernon Coaker and shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle are also considered vulnerable if Corbyn makes changes.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to allay fears of a military confrontation with North Korea, defending Trump's comments but also saying there's no sign that the threat level from North Korea had changed and that Americans should «sleep well at night.»

Dr Peter Carter, the RCN's general secretary, expressed some support for the principle of the decentralising agenda - but also deep concerns about the timing and scale of planned changes.

The home secretary also introduced important changes to the extradition treaty, which many critics say is unbalanced in the US» favour.

Her about - turn will bring to mind the actions of education secretary Nicky Morgan, who also voted against equal marriage and then indicated she had changed her mind after being given the equalities portfolio last year.

On Sunday, the Lib Dem delegates flouted party history and voted in favour of building more nuclear power stations — energy secretary Ed Davey having told them this is vital to fight climate change — and also voted to support fracking, albeit with an amendment to ensure pollution levels were closely monitored and those local to fracking sites were properly consulted.

At the Wednesday meeting, Steyer will also sit down with former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulsen and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros to confer on a forthcoming report assessing the economic effects of climate change.

The government is also under pressure over the possible impact on family budgets of changes to welfare, following reports that Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, is looking at plans to cut child benefit.

The paper has been speaking to GMB General Secretary Paul Kenny - a vocal supporter of Ed Miliband, whose union has also made a contribution to the shadow energy and climate change secretary's leadership Secretary Paul Kenny - a vocal supporter of Ed Miliband, whose union has also made a contribution to the shadow energy and climate change secretary's leadership secretary's leadership campaign.

President - elect Donald Trump's choice as Energy secretary also told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee considering his nomination that he has changed his view on climate change, now viewing human activity as a contributing factor while not stating that it is the primary driver.

Obama also is planning to speak Tuesday at the United Nations during a special summit on climate change as diplomats look to kick - start talks that U.N. Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon said this week are stalled.

Moreover, in conversations with reporters, Secretary Bell publicly acknowledged — for the first time since February 1981 when he withdrew the proposed Lau rules — that the policy change also applies to about 500 school districts that had negotiated compliance agreements requiring native - language instruction based on the «Lau remedies.»

The Education Secretary also set out a revised timeline for introducing the new Curriculum for Wales, with statutory roll out to schools now set to begin in 2022 to give the teaching profession and schools more time to help develop, and prepare for, the changes.

The new education secretary also pointed to the importance of helping adults to retrain for a changing jobs market.

The shift may also lead shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt to change his position on free schools.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday pledged support for magnet schools in a bid to repair ties with proponents of public education in the wake of a bruising confirmation battle, but also slammed her critics for rejecting innovation and change.

The Officers also acknowledge their duty to inform the kennel club of any changes of Secretary of The Club which may occur during the course of the year.

Also on tap are Dan Reicher, the former assistant secretary of energy for efficiency and renewables and now climate change and energy initiatives director with Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the global search giant, as well as state and local leaders including Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York and Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona.

Your input is indispensable to frame a deal that is not only effective in terms of emission reductions, but also makes economic sense,» said Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Bali Global Business Day.

Underscoring President Obama's commitment to American leadership on clean energy and combating climate change, the White House also announced today that a host of Cabinet secretaries and other top officials from across the Administration will travel to Copenhagen for the conference.

On 2013/10/23, during the disastrous NSW fires, Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, said that the NSW bushfires were proof that the world «is already paying the price of carbon», and also criticised the government's direct action policy (reported in news.com.au and elsewhere).

But it will also make history as marking a new era of climate change reality with record high greenhouse gas concentrations,» said WMO Secretary - General Petteri Taalas.

«Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, said the NSW bushfires were proof that the world «is already paying the price of carbon», and also criticised the government's direct action policy.»

He is also a freelance writer and researcher specializing in new media, politics, climate change and clean energy, incorporated as At Ya Communications LLC, registered with Washington's Secretary of State on December 8, 2009 to provide «Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.»

A number of observers also criticized Sanchez last May for offering a Vatican platform to known proponents of abortion and population control like Jeffrey Sachs and UN General Secretary Ban Ki - moon, whom Sanchez had invited to speak at the Vatican in an earlier conference on climate change.

Figueres, the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), presided over the Doha summit (also known in UN-speak as COP18, for the 18th Conference Of Parties) which was scheduled to run from November 26 - December 8.

The roundtable was convened by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, the ranking member of the committee, and also included remarks from Christiana Figueres, former head of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, David O'Sullivan, the EU Ambassador to the United States, and Jonathan Elkind, former assistant secretary for international affairs at the U.S. Energy Department.

The White House last week also rolled out changes at DOE, including changes to the under secretary structure and replacing the Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis with an Office of Policy.

And it also led to a prolonged back - and - forth between White House press secretary Josh Earnest and ABC News» Jonathan Karl at Tuesday's briefing, during which Earnest fleshed out Obama's position like so: «The point that the president is making is that there are many more people on an annual basis who have to confront the impact, the direct impact on their lives of climate change or on the spread of a disease than on terrorism.»

Also addressing the event, were Peter Thomson, President of the General Assembly, and Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

He also said that Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, was «talking through her hat» when she pointed out earlier this week that there was a link between bushfires and human - caused emissions of greenhouse gases.

This analytical report presents the efforts of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) Working Group on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction and shows that they are soundly aligned with the United Nations» Secretary - General's messages on climate change: they also contribute to UN efforts for a coordinated, systemwide approach to tackling climate cChange and Disaster Risk Reduction and shows that they are soundly aligned with the United Nations» Secretary - General's messages on climate change: they also contribute to UN efforts for a coordinated, systemwide approach to tackling climate cchange: they also contribute to UN efforts for a coordinated, systemwide approach to tackling climate changechange.

But don't just take it from us: UN Secretary General Ban Ki - moon also was less than thrilled with the commitment of the G8 to tackle climate change.

Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, one of U.N. Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon's three new special envoys on climate change, also headed up the 1987 U.N. World Commission on Environment and Development where the concept of sustainable development was first floated.

The Supreme Court also declared the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to be incompatible with the ECHR in so far as it imposes a lifelong duty on persons sentenced to 30 months or more to inform the police about a change of address and their foreign travel plans (R (F) v Home Secretary [2010] UKHL 17).

When First Treasury Counsel he also advised HM Treasury on the extent of its powers of intervention in banks and building societies under the Banking Act 2009; and the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the scheme for renewable energy tariffs.

HUD Secretary Julian Castro attended the summit as well and said FHA is also looking at change.