Sentences with phrase «current policy works»

The current policy works to achieve a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 from 1990 levels.

The topics, which are critical to state and local decision - makers, also provided the foundation for some of SEDL's current policy work.

Not exact matches

Most of the CEOs believe Canada's foreign ownership policies are uncoordinated and need to be re-examined, although 29 % of the respondents say the country's rules tend to work well in their current form.

The current shift of the Baby Boomer bulge from work to retirement presents a huge challenge to the world's policy markers and the world needs to build its own financial seawall - a retirement seawall — to manage this issue.

With the experience of the past to draw upon and a large and growing set of studies on how different forms of employee share ownership and profit sharing work in modern settings, it is time to examine how ownership and profit - sharing policies can help make U.S. capitalism more efficient and equitable in the current economic environment.

In social policy, the Party is committed to breaking the cycle of poverty by developing a «living wage» policy that is sufficient to allow workers to support their families; make changes to the welfare system to encourage people on social assistance to move beyond poverty, such as allowing some benefits to remain until they are firmly established in the workplace; and reviewing the housing component of Alberta Works social assistance to bring it in line with the current reality of the Alberta housing market.

One of his current priorities is working with like - minded organizations across the country to advocate for a more coherent national approach to energy and resource policy.

The OPEC / non-OPEC deal is working, and the current underlying key assumption of Russia's economic policies — oil prices at US$ 40 — can allow it to live forever at that price or below, Russia's Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin told Bloomberg in an interview on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday.

More to the point, the current government is using the Charter, not to reveal its own limits so as to work within them, but to limit citizens» freedom to differ from the government's debatable policy positions.

Indeed, foreign - policy issues for the moment aside, it is not too much to say that the Democrats» current electoral dilemma boils down to this: their old economic issues no longer work, and on cultural issues they lose.

We turn now to some current issues of science in national policy in which there may be significant opportunities to work for a better society.

Labeling the current «government regulation of political speech» by religious organizations as «untenable,» the 60 - page document submitted to Sen. Charles Grassley — who has been investigating televangelists» finances since 2007 — is the work of the Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations (CAPRO).

Current Job: His working knowledge of the coconut industry allows him to manage the company's operations by directing and coordinating activities consistent with established goals, objectives, and policies.

No coach or football manager will work under the current policy situation and manager can thrive under it except Wenger mind you.

In her current role as senior child nutrition policy analyst, she works with a diverse group of national and state partners to expand the use of the School Breakfast Program among low - income children and increase the number of schools offering breakfast in the classroom free to all students in target states, school districts and schools.

Thus current policies enabling low income or working mothers to formula - feed their babies are irrational, and should be challenged.

In my current work with the Centre on Migration, Policy, and Society (COMPAS), I focus on the ways that British newspapers talk about migration issues and relate these narratives to public perceptions and migration policy chPolicy, and Society (COMPAS), I focus on the ways that British newspapers talk about migration issues and relate these narratives to public perceptions and migration policy chpolicy changes.

One might argue that the Democrats (in both houses) have more to lose, with several of their members who are running for Congress perhaps enjoying the insurance policy that two primaries brings — the option to run for their current seats if a bid for higher office doesn't work out.

During a recent conference on addiction held in Tehran, Saeed Sefatian, a prominent Iranian official and head of the working group on drug demand reduction in the Council for the Discernment of the Expediency of the State (also known as the Expediency Council), illustrated what could become a potential alternative to Iran's current drug policy — including a move which that could include measures towards legalisation of cannabis and opium.

The Home Office poured cold water on the report, saying its current drugs policy was working and a royal commission was not necessary.

I worked directly with then - Sheriff James Kralik, with the current Sheriff Lou Falco, as well as the chiefs of police of all county police departments, members of the State Police and the FBI and many other leading law enforcement personnel to put together a comprehensive and ground - breaking report that lead to new policies and public awareness designed to improve safety in the county.

Following the ballot delivery, Obama for America New York State Director Robert Diamond said, «The election in November represents a clear choice for the American people, between continuing the progress the Obama Administration has begun creating jobs and restoring economic security for hard working Americans or the Republican candidates who continue to fight to protect tax breaks for only the wealthiest corporations and individuals, and propose returning to the same failed policies that created the current economic recession in the first place.

Established in 1920, The Barrow Cadbury Trust aims to close the gaps in current policy and practice by supporting work in local communities and acting as a bridge to national and international policymakers.

Current drugs policy is not working and needs to be radically restructured, a commission on illegal drugs has recommended.

if the current republican tax bill is passed into law, it may prove difficult for them to argue trickle down policy works as we currently have a growing economy.

«This is further evidence that the state's current policy for dealing with juvenile offenders not only isn't working, it's putting staff at risk» said CSEA President Danny Donohue.

We remain committed to improve the current approach, and are working with the community to revise the current policy.»

In a statement, Klein said that while the current Majority Coalition had worked well for New York, «core Democratic policy initiatives that the IDC championed remain unfinished.»

On January 18, AAAS reaffirmed its support for the current public access policy of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), stating that it does not endorse the Research Works Act, which would prevent NIH from requiring its grantees to make biomedical research findings freely available via the National Library of Medicine's Web site.

He worked with researchers at the FJC to investigate current policy issues confronting federal courts in addressing patent litigation.

The first plenary session featured a panel of scientists and policy - makers who discussed their current work and how it relates to the internationally recognized right to safe, accessible, and affordable water.

It would also be important to lay out forecasts and policy responses for the already current reality of AI displacing not just «mundane» blue - collar labor but also highly skilled professional work, such as medical diagnoses or legal research.

Therefore Allen and his colleagues set out to review all current work done and, in the process, enlighten researchers, practitioners and policy makers on such benefits..

The EPA ethics rules that bar scientists with grants from serving on these committees also prohibit panel members from industry from working on issues affecting their companies, says the current chair of the BOSC, Deborah Swackhamer, a University of Minnesota professor of science, technology and public policy.

«To learn about the working environment of the lab that I'd be joining, I had numerous conversations with my prospective mentor, with other researchers who'd had previous interactions with him, and with current and former graduate students and postdocs who were working or had worked in his lab,» AAAS science policy fellow Graber remembers.

Inman plots Hubbert's work and short - lived impact on US energy policy, until the geologist's death in 1989, but his uncritical approach relegates any attempt to find current relevance for Hubbert to a 20 - page epilogue.

Despite the roadblocks, those shaping science policy and those working at the bench clearly recognize the problems with China's current research culture: It wastes resources, corrupts the spirit, and stymies innovation.

ECONOMICS: Edmund S. Phelps of Columbia University, for his work in the 1960s elucidating the relation among unemployment, inflation and expectations, thereby better connecting current policy and future economic goals.

At the same time, we will also issue a compliance policy that, with the exception of outliers potentially harming public health in a significant way right now, will give current product developers a very reasonable period of time to interact with the FDA in order to determine if they need to submit an application for marketing authorization and to come into the agency and work on a path toward approval.

Geoff began working at ASBMB in 2010 as the society's Science Policy Fellow, working in the Office of Public Affairs, before transitioning to his current position at the beginning of 2012.

His current work as an AAAS S&T Policy fellow at the National Institute of Justice has focused on strategic planning and developing effective science communitcation strategies.

Both the Heldrich Center and Kessler believe that current public policy can be greatly strengthened by learning from the real - world successes of practitioners working in the field.

Stacey Goodman, a Senior Policy Analyst working closely with Senator Alex Mooney on the matter, told Parrotte that regardless of how the current Bill is interpreted the intent of the Bill's sponsors is to «restrict or even prevent communication between American men and foreign women for the purposes of dating and / or marriage».

Not only do current policies in many organizations actively discourage workplace romance (thus eliminating what may be, for many individuals, the single largest pool in which they might seek partners), but older adults may also have less time for socializing outside of work hours than do younger adults who have not yet entered the workforce full - time (Brym & Lenton, 2001).

Her current work involves policy - writing, staff management, budget oversight, and ongoing engagement in the doctoral admissions process.

Since then, Fennell has worked to increase the influence over education policies of the National Network of State Teachers of the Year, whose membership comprises current and former honorees.

Over the course of this grant, FOI: (1) is producing professional development materials to help staff representing multiple state agencies better understand the basic science of child development generally and the promotion of executive function and self - regulation skills more specifically; (2) is supporting the creation of small learning communities, building on existing relationships at the site and policy level and connecting to other learning communities across North America; (3) is supporting the Washington cross-agency working group to sustain its current gains and momentum during the upcoming executive branch transition in January and to share lessons learned with the broader national FOI community of states and Canadian provinces; and (4) is beginning conversations with stakeholders at the community level to explore mutual interests and is beginning to chart a path toward enhanced collaboration within the state.

Based on a sample of of approximately 14,000 current full time students, the 2017 Student Academic Experience Survey asks how hard students are working, how satisfied they are with their lives and what they think of recent government policies.

To this end, our current work plan is focused on three core objectives: (1) To build a dynamic «Frontiers of Innovation» community composed of scientists, scholars, policymakers, policy analysts, practitioners, and other creative individuals who are motivated to engage in the kind of transformational thinking that is needed to break down disciplinary barriers and catalyze significant change in early childhood policy and practice.

Mining the most current science to continuously search for ideas that can inform advances in policy and practice is critical to this work, and is a foundational piece of our knowledge pipeline.