Sentences with phrase «development of a green economy»

This activity report summarizes how the GEF has supported the sustainable development for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which includes the development of the green economy in the SIDS.

Barack Obama raised the development of a green economy to the top of America's agenda, calling on Congress to pass a law cutting the carbon emissions that cause global warming

«New York is a leader in the fight against climate change and the development of a green economy and at the heart of these efforts are the individuals across the state,» said Governor Cuomo.

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Economy: A key component of the Liberal Party's economic policies is the encouragement of a green economy through the development of environmentally - friendly industries anEconomy: A key component of the Liberal Party's economic policies is the encouragement of a green economy through the development of environmentally - friendly industries aneconomy through the development of environmentally - friendly industries and jobs.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Policies for a green economy are referred to as a means to achieve more sustainable development and poverty alleviation, as long as they are designed and tailored to fit the needs of individual countries.

As outlined in Erie County's Economic Development Plan, «Initiatives for a Smart Economy», the development of an inter-departmental Green Team focusing on energy reduction and resource conservation throughout Erie County operations is a priority in the revitalization of our community aDevelopment Plan, «Initiatives for a Smart Economy», the development of an inter-departmental Green Team focusing on energy reduction and resource conservation throughout Erie County operations is a priority in the revitalization of our community and eEconomy», the development of an inter-departmental Green Team focusing on energy reduction and resource conservation throughout Erie County operations is a priority in the revitalization of our community adevelopment of an inter-departmental Green Team focusing on energy reduction and resource conservation throughout Erie County operations is a priority in the revitalization of our community and economyeconomy.

«As the economy staggers through its worst downturn for nearly 30 years, much will be made of how the development of «green - collar jobs» will renew our manufacturing base and lead the economy to new fields of prosperity.

The focus of the Conference would include two themes, namely «a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and the institutional framework for sustainable development» (IV).

On the contrary, it ridiculed forty years of serious attempts to place the world on a sustainable development path and tried to change the direction established twenty years ago through Agenda 21; these attempts were made by redefining sustainable development from a narrow green economy perspective, by drowning the calls for equity, and by trying to slaughter the rights to sustainability.

Founder and President at GEC; UNEP Reform Project Leader at Tema at Linkoping University; SCO Project Leader at Vermont University; My mission is to contribute myself in global environmental and sustainable development governance and act to accelerate transitioning the society to green economy with sustainable development, and to join together with world visionary leaders to fight and combat the climate change that threaten life of all.

«Whether it's assisting in the renewable energy data collection, offering workshops on sustainable development, or leading public site tours, the Center provides a ladder of learning where youth can gain valuable skills that translate into career opportunities within the park and in our nation's fledgling green economy.»

The focus of the United Nations Rio +20 conference was, in a non-derogatory sense, largely technical — on a «green economy» and the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development.

But on the other hand, we here have to balance that fact against a compelling development argument: agriculture of high - margin organic produce is a potential economic boon for many people in developing countries — which also can diversify their economies and to do so in a (locally) green way.

It seems to me that green manufacturing workforce development programs are just one piece of what is needed; the green economy will not be driven by manufacturing workers alone.

According to a new study, we're poised for an unprecedented explosion of green jobs that will boost the US economy and create a revolution in clean tech development.

We Have Faith campaign statement «A green economy for sustainable development and poverty eradication in preparation for Rio +20 and beyond», from members of the faith communities of southern Africa

The «development first» approach to the green economy has been pushed by the African Union, said eminent African scientist Youba Sokona, the co-chair of the IPCC's Working Group III (mitigation issues).

It provides a closer look at resource use trends and at green growth strategies in response to the mounting challenges to sustainable development and in support of a transition towards green economies in the region.

The document also shows the development and implementation of an inclusive green economy strategy or framework for water resource management in the Basin under the Lake Victoria Basin Commission.

At the World Summit of States and Regions over 50 sub-national government leaders from around the world convened and confirmed their overall commitment to sustainable development and the Green Economy in the Declaration of Federated States and Regions of Rio de Janeiro.

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It aims to identify strategies related to skills development in Indonesia that may provide remedial measure of environmental degradation, climate change and global trends for green economies.

It aims to: explain major policy measures including general environmental strategy towards a green growth and skills development strategy; discuss the green structural change and its impact on the labour market and outline the plans that Korea has put in place for skills response; present case studies that show actual examples of skills response to green economy in various sectors; and discuss the current approach and suggest policy recommendations.

The authors review the evolution of Ecosystem Management in the past 40 years, and project its increasing role in improving the natural foundation for a Green Economy development in the next 60 years after Rio +20 towards 2070.

The report makes a compelling economic and social case for investing two per cent of global GDP in greening ten central sectors of the economy in order to shift development and unleash public and private capital flows onto a low - carbon, resource - efficient path.

The report attempts to identify strategic skills development responses of Bangladesh in the light of environmental degradation, climate change and the global call for greening economies.

This policy brief draws the attention of policy - makers and social partners in both developed and developing countries to the role of skills development in facilitating the transition to a greener economy and seizing the employment opportunities that the transition entails.

It makes a compelling economic and social case for investing two per cent of global GDP in greening ten central sectors of the economy in order to shift development and unleash public and private capital flows onto a low - carbon, resource - efficient path.

The Programme aims to promote green job creation and the greening of existing jobs, enterprises and economies, as they are an essential means of achieving sustainable development and providing decent work for all.

The Transform UK alliance is committed to supporting the development of the Green Investment Bank, Green Bonds and other solutions for accelerating investment into the low carbon economy.

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Dr. Tony Collins, President of Clarkson University and co-chair of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council said, «Clarkson University's commitment to advance research that drives healthy global solutions and the North Country REDC's vision to create the greenest energy economy in New York State are in complete alignment.

Greening rural development can stimulate rural economies, create jobs and help maintain critical ecosystem services and strengthen and strengthen climate resilience of the rural poor.

His recent work has focused on the development of provincial climate change strategies, the green economy in Canada and internationally, energy policy and the engagement of the private sector in international climate negotiations.

This manual is a state - of - the - art publication on capacity development for water and the green economy produced to bring the areas of «capacity development» and «water» together under the green economy umbrella.

-- tax carbon (simply a top - down government power grab, which achieves nothing regarding climate but hurts the most vulnerable plus the economy in general); — subsidize corn ethanol (not competitive, drives up the price of an essential food crop); — subsidize «green energy» development or manufacturing projects (too many Solyndras, too many political cronies getting taxpayer money to support basically uncompetitive projects).

The four main goals are to: (1) develop a 13 - acre block in the center of the city as a «Green Arts District» beyond the LEED Platinum level for neighborhood development and use that development to catalyze a prosperous city - wide economy; (2) develop a post-carbon energy system for both the city and the College based on efficiency and renewable energy; (3) develop a 20,000 acre greenbelt around the city to revive local agriculture and forestry; and (4) create the most exciting educational experiment in the U.S. by using the entire effort as an educational laboratory for all students in the Oberlin area.

The idea of «Green Economy» has been pushed to the fore of sustainable development discussions.

Twelve new eco-homes are in development, and the rebuilding of the Greensburg community is an inspiring example of the new green economy.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is pleased to present the ICC Green Economy Roadmap - a guide for business, policymakers and society to assist in the development and implementation of policies and actions towards a «green economy&raGreen Economy Roadmap - a guide for business, policymakers and society to assist in the development and implementation of policies and actions towards a «green economy&Economy Roadmap - a guide for business, policymakers and society to assist in the development and implementation of policies and actions towards a «green economy&ragreen economy&economy».

Green schools strengthen the local economy, advancing the development of new skills and improved technologies.

It describes possible solutions in the context of a wider transition to an inclusive Green Economy, which is vital to achieving the emerging post-2015 sustainable development agenda.

By establishing a network of businesses, academic institutions, workforce development agencies, and other key players, IESN hopes to make the region a research and innovation hub for a clean, green economy.

Janet Redman, director of the Institute for Policy Studies» Climate Policy Program, also in Songdo, noted that, «195 countries came together to create the Green Climate Fund in order to help finance the transition in developing countries from dirty energy development to clean energy, climate - resilient economies.»

The two - day event at the iconic Stade de France, organised by both Climate Action and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), was developed to help accelerate the development of a low carbon, green economy by showcasing innovative technology solutions, sharing pioneering thinking, and building cross-sector partnerships.

«For many Oklahoman communities, especially those located in rural parts of the state, wind has been a key pillar of economic development and, as a global investor, Enel Green Power is proud to call Oklahoma home and to play a significant role in the state's energy economy.»