Sentences with phrase «change uncertainties facing»

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Sunrun Chief Executive Lynn Jurich would not comment on her company's third - quarter performance but said in an emailed statement that the industry «does face some headwinds from time to time that can include anything from seasonality to uncertainty created in consumers» minds when we go through regulatory change.»

I generally like how they are making decisions in the face of change and uncertainty.

Many supporters of delay also argued that the President's Memorandum has rendered the ultimate fate of the Fiduciary Rule and PTEs uncertain and that proceeding with the April 10, 2017 applicability date in the face of this uncertainty would impose unnecessary costs and burdens on the financial services industry and result in unnecessary confusion to investors inasmuch as products, services, and advisory practices could change after completion of the examination.

I define financial planning as continually preparing how to use limited resources to fund ever - changing goals in the face of unrelenting uncertainty.

Ambitious cost cutting is also seen as necessary to make the deal pay, and the uncertainties facing an enlarged group would spell a big change in the investment case for holding Takeda.

He insists on the need for honest debate as we struggle toward «new foundations and new rules» in the face of the institutional changes and the uncertainties that have swept our nation over the past generation.

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli warns of a «problematic» budget season, as the state faces a structural deficit, changes to the federal tax code, and uncertainty over continued funding from Washington.

«Young companies trying to get into pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine are facing daunting challenges because of uncertainties with FDA and just the inherent difficulties of trying to change the paradigm to something where side effects are unacceptable,» says Galas.

But given the uncertainties involved in climate change, the widespread and heartfelt mistrust of the research backing it, and the IPCC's delicate role at the crossing point of science and politics, many reckon that the communications chief will face a difficult task.

Climate science still faces the dilemma articulated by the late Steve Schneider and misrepresented by his adversaries — how do we best ensure that the public arrives at an accurate understanding of climate change, when the «sound bite» limits on our speaking time to the media force us to choose between making a few points with all the appropriate caveats, vs presenting details of all the points we believe important but without acknowledging uncertainties?

«In the face of natural variability and complexity, the consequences of change in any single factor, for example greenhouse gas emissions, can not readily be isolated, and prediction becomes difficult... Scientific uncertainties continue to limit our ability to make objective, quantitative determinations regarding the human role in recent climate change, or the degree and consequence of future change.»

Indeed, the main quandary faced by climate scientists is how to estimate climate sensitivity from the Little Ice Age or Medieval Warm Period, at all, given the relative small forcings over the past 1000 years, and the substantial uncertainties in both the forcings and the temperature changes.

Climate change and forests of the future: managing in the face of uncertainty.

The big takeaway from this study: While there is uncertainty in projections for changes in the climate indices reviewed here (especially El Niño and La Niña), this study serves to alert us to the fact that the climate impacts that our local coastal communities face are based in large part on changes that occur on both a large, global scale and over the long, decadal term.

Learning to appreciate individual peculiarities, they help one another face the fears and uncertainties of their changing world and ride out the rising tides in Ice Age: The Meltdown.

Uncertainty and conflicts are spreading across the world; political and economic systems are facing newer and complex challenges; and reductionist science is rapidly changing human civilization.

The predictability has the potential to make TEL environments ideal for pupils on the autism spectrum who typically experience discomfort at unexpected change and the uncertainty of face - to - face communication.

Teachers will still need to find ways to have their own time and their own space in the face of change, complexity, uncertainty and rising expectations.

In this interactive keynote address, Dr. Douglas Reeves will consider the two of the central challenges that educational leaders face in 2017 - uncertainty and change.

The challenge for FHA is creating home loan programs that mirror the changing economy and meet the needs of borrowers facing increasing levels of financial uncertainty.

Over the long term, you face a lot of uncertainty as to how your rate will change.

Its fragmentary dissonance aptly evokes the uncertainty of a world facing great change in both technological and natural spheres.

When faced with durable uncertainty on many fronts — in the modeling of the atmosphere, in data delineating past climate changes, and more — pushing ever harder to boost clarity may be scientifically important but is not likely to be very relevant outside a small circle of theorists.

Indeed, the main quandary faced by climate scientists is how to estimate climate sensitivity from the Little Ice Age or Medieval Warm Period, at all, given the relative small forcings over the past 1000 years, and the substantial uncertainties in both the forcings and the temperature changes.

Overall, the story captured the same situation that scientists are still trying to describe now: a world poised for momentous changes that would be hard to reverse; the need for adaptation to inevitable changes and changes in energy choices to cut the chances of utter calamity; and the need to act in the face of uncertainty.

In the face of uncertainty about future policies to address climate change, companies are using internal carbon pricing in their strategic planning to manage regulatory risk and explore future scenarios for potential investments.

Finally, I don't see why if I'm concerned with making investment decisions in the face of uncertainty I should be spending so much more effort on climate change than the possibility of nuclear war, mass - casualty terrorism, supervolcanos, or mega-earthquakes.

Some of the gaps in Chapter 3 on ethical issues raised by climate change policy - making include: (1) ethics of decision - making in the face of scientific uncertainty, (2) whether action or non-action of other nations affects a nation's responsibility for climate change, (3) how to spend limited funds on climate change adaptation, (4) when politicians may rely on their own uninformed opinion about climate change science, and (5) who is responsible to for climate refugees and what are their responsibilities.

(c) Whether the victims of climate change have a right to participate in decisions that must be made in the face of uncertainty?

Because climate change is likely to cause death to many, if not millions of people, through heat stroke, vector borne disease, and flooding, annihilate many island nations by rising seas, cause billions of dollars in property damage in intense storms, and destroy the ability of hundreds of millions to feed themselves in hotter drier climates, the duty to refrain from activities which could cause global warming is extraordinarily strong even in the face of scientific uncertainty about consequences.

Carbon capture and storage and nuclear energy have significant risks and trade - offs — and face a great deal of uncertainty in their development, cost and eventual deployment, leading many environmentalists to argue that they should be left out of the conversation when debating steps forward on climate change.

And just like policies aimed at limiting potentially dangerous climate change, adaptation policies will be implemented in the face of uncertainty, both in climate impacts and variance in extreme weather.

Private and public sector organizations face significant obstacles to adaptation: uncertainty regarding future climate change at regional and local scales; uncertainty regarding the future frequency of extreme weather events; and uncertainty regarding the ecological, economic and other impacts of climate change.

Climate change assessments and the development of response strategies face multiple uncertainties and unknowns (see Fourth Assessment Working Group II Chapter 2 and Working Group III Chapter 2).

Moreover, climate communication faces new challenges as assessments of climate - related changes confront uncertainty more explicitly and adopt risk - based approaches to evaluating impacts.

Against this backdrop of unprecedented change and uncertainty, one of the challenges compliance professionals say they continue to face is lack of resource.

«The Government's changes will have a profound impact on our criminal legal aid members who face uncertainty and very difficult challenges in changing their businesses to meet the Government's new requirements.

As the economy continues to churn forward after the recession, partners increasingly face a stressful amount of uncertainty — not knowing whether their industry will change, whether their firm will merge and whether their clients will still be there the next day.

Attorneys face many challenges and uncertainties when returning to the workforce after an absence as well as while making a career move, change or transition.

The most common challenges that foreign investors and clients face when setting up a business in my country are: qualifying for the complex bidding processes for major projects; finding reliable partners to form partnerships or consortiums; and cultural nuance and legal uncertainty & insecurity caused by changing its regulatory environment and not having legal advisors with the capacity to offer them comprehensive and trustable legal services.

Forward - looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward - looking information, including but not limited to: risks related to changes in cryptocurrency prices; the estimation of personnel and operating costs; general global markets and economic conditions; risks associated with uninsurable risks; risks associated with currency fluctuations; competition faced in securing experienced personnel with appropriate industry experience and expertise; risks associated with changes in the financial auditing and corporate governance standards applicable to cryptocurrencies and ICO's; risks related to potential conflicts of interest; the reliance on key personnel; financing, capitalization and liquidity risks including the risk that the financing necessary to fund continued development of the Company's business plan may not be available on satisfactory terms, or at all; the risk of potential dilution through the issuance of additional common shares of the Company; the risk of litigation.

Whether you are looking to change your current job or facing the uncertainty of unemployment, rejections can hit hard.

And I know that my clients face the same lack of certainty.Job uncertainty is a way of life these days, and that shows no sign of changing.

Between a pull for independence, an abundance of choices, and a changing definition of marriage, there is no doubt that millennials are facing a whole new set of uncertainties about what «happily ever after» should be like.

Kinship caregivers often face legal and financial changes and uncertainty when they begin to provide care for a relative's child.

The healthcare industry is still facing challenges in the form of uncertainty, financial scrutiny and changes to Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Many of the chain's stores anchor suburban neighborhood centers, mostly owned by private developers, which face uncertainty as the chain changes ownership.