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Also at the conference Tuesday, a major alliance of science, research and United Nations bodies launched a 10 - year initiative — Future Earth Research for Global Sustainability — to commence next year to coordinate scientific research into the major social and environmental challenges from climate change as they emerge over coming years.

We can buy solutions to our energy and environmental challenges from others.

Not exact matches

Doing business in less - developed country is always going to pose a range of challenges, from corrupt officials to bad infrastructure to non-existent environmental regulations and shoddy labour conditions.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Substantial work has not yet begun, however, thanks to protests from environmental groups and court challenges that aim to prevent construction.

The administration should focus on the real science of reducing our carbon output to address the challenges communities already face from sea - level rise, extreme storms, longer droughts, longer wildfire seasons, and other environmental disasters.

They're generally highly educated, they've had strong awareness of social and environmental issues from an early age and are keenly aware of the challenges faced by climate change.

Achieving 100 percent ethical sourcing can be challenging because coffee procurement, from bean to cup, relies on a complex supply chain and farms in remote areas that may not emphasize environmental or social considerations.

While many other ecofeminists are deeply skeptical about the environmental fallout from the Christian economy of creation and salvation, Grey sees in that economy the prophetic challenge and the inspiration to remedy the ecological crisis.

Rather, it's descent from a common ancestor (the scientific phrase in use currently is «descent with modification» meaning they share similar underlying foundation, but when they migrate (those that survive) they evolve based on environmental triggers (challenges), which give rise to mutations; that make future generations better suited to live in the new environment.

For many individuals there immune system gets so overworked from gluten sensitivity and other environmental challenges such as toxins, parasites, vitamin D3 deficiencies and trauma that they can have severe immune reactions that last months after one provoked exposure.

From fighting deforestation and climate change to building economic opportunities and better working conditions for rural people, the Rainforest Alliance is working to solve urgent environmental and social challenges.

Today's children have unprecedented challenges from depleted soil, fast food, chemical food preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, GMO foods, environmental toxins and hi - tech electronic disturbances to a sedentary and indoor lifestyle.

In the last year, Schneiderman's profile has risen as his office has sought to flex its legal muscle in filing court challenges to various policies pursued by President Donald Trump's administration, ranging from environmental issues to immigration.

They point to issues ranging from environmental policy to the deportation of undocumented immigrants as areas that New York can provide an alternative and potential challenge to federal policies.

«New York State is facing unprecedented environmental challenges — from climate change, to poisoned water, to failing infrastructure, the list goes on and on,» Krueger said.

«By bringing together legislators from across the state with a variety of expertise, we will deepen our common understanding of the environmental challenges we face and our commitment to addressing them.»

New York will move to file a legal challenge against the federal Environmental Protection Agency if it determines the project to remove PCB - laden muck from the Hudson River is completed, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced.

At the heart of the legal challenge to the loan is an effort from environmental groups to «invalidate» the state's plan.

In the face of a court challenge from a broad coalition of environmental and community groups and massive community opposition, the DEC today halted Global Companies» proposed expansion of its massive Albany oil train facility to handle tar sands oil.

A coalition of environmental groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to challenge the state's efforts to gain access to more than $ 500 million from a clean - water revolving fund to help pay for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement.

Cahill, an environmental lawyer from Yonkers who served in Gov, George Pataki's administration, is challenging Democratic Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who is seeking a second four - year term.

«The challenge of feeding growing populations healthily while minimising environmental damage - particularly as food and fuel prices continue to rise - should remind governments that this is not a time to step away from tackling our food system,» he said.

Schneiderman remains a prominent thorn in the side of Trump and his office has challenged the administration on a variety of regulatory matters ranging from environmental policy to immigration since the president first took office in 2017.

Law said that was because an Orange County casino would have taken too much revenue from existing gambling operations closer to the city — and because many of the contenders faced financial uncertainties and environmental challenges.

... Mr Bloomberg told the Financial Times his event would be more focused on getting private and public sector leaders from developed and emerging economies to work together on finding «actionable solutions» to challenges from economic inclusion to environmental sustainability.»

As it is with other mega cities in the world, such as New York, New Delhi and Jakarta, the population growth in Lagos brings with it challenges, ranging from environmental to transportation and provision of a good road network, among others.

The Constitution Pipeline Company said it will challenge the state rejection and said the denial letter from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation includes «flagrant misstatements and inaccurate allegations» and is driven by politics rather than science.

Pan: Well, there hasn't been a lot of discussion of it really in the Chinese media, but this is another example of the weakness of the one - party political system, you know, they have shown that the one - party system can deliver economic growth, but it's an open question whether they can deliver other public goods for clean environment, as they discuss, has been a real challenge for them and because local officials are so addicted to economic growth, they are not willing to, addicted because they profit from it personally, they haven't been willing to really enforce environmental laws about, you know, good health care system, and education system.

From increased greenhouse gas emissions to water contamination, hydraulic fracturing to free natural gas poses a range of environmental challenges

In fact, recycling, reusing and using raw materials from the waste we generate are some of the environmental challenge that we face today.

MOFs are used to detect, purify and store gases, and could help solve some of the world's most challenging energy, environmental and pharmaceutical challenges — they can even pull water molecules straight from the air to provide relief from drought.

Like any new industry, biofuels face their own share of challenges — from environmental to cost to infrastructure compatibility.

One big challenge to U.S. efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions comes this week, as a federal circuit court hears arguments over a challenge to the White House's major climate change initiative, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulations targeting emissions from power plants.

The research highlights the important role that big data, including streams from social media and environmental sensors, could play in addressing health challenges, Ram said.

Seeds from the same plant germinate at different times to hedge against environmental challenges that plants have faced through history.

To get around these challenges, the Columbia University team created indices derived from environmental conditions such as wind shear, temperature and moisture.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the second most powerful court in the country behind the Supreme Court, heard two cases challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's first rules to crack down on mercury from the country's fleet of electric generating units.

Through iGEM, interdisciplinary teams of supervised students or community lab members throughout the world engineer genetic systems, using standardized biological parts, to tackle a broad variety of global synthetic biology challenges, from producing sustainable chemicals to detecting environmental contaminants.

Whilst PET does show brown fat activity, it is subject to a number of limitations including the challenge of signal variability from a changing environmental temperature.

Spearheaded by researchers at Florida Atlantic University, findings from this study are published in the April 4 issue of Current Biology, which establishes that translin is an essential integrator of sleep and metabolic state, with important implications for understanding the neural mechanism underlying sleep deprivation in response to environmental challenges.

The Special Issue Section of the current Technology and Innovation — Journal of the National Academy of Inventors focuses on challenges to fresh water from environmental changes and from the human population.

A number of suits challenge the nascent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) effort to reduce greenhouse emissions, but the agency has actually been prodded into action by lawyers from states and environmental groups from thEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) effort to reduce greenhouse emissions, but the agency has actually been prodded into action by lawyers from states and environmental groups from thenvironmental groups from the other side.

In a linked Comment accompanying the article, James Milner and Paul Wilkinson from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK, write that, «China now faces the challenge of achieving further prosperity in a way that prioritises population health and environmental sustainability.

«Our findings suggest that large - brained animals might be better prepared to cope with environmental challenges such as climate change and habitat destruction,» said Dr Szekely, who worked with researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain), Pannon University (Hungary) and McGill University (Canada) on the project.

Their proposed research projects address scientific challenges central to Office of Science mission areas from nuclear physics to environmental systems.

A promiscuous female stands to gain direct benefits — such as extra paternal care, food in the form of nuptial gifts and access to a territory, or protection from other males — as well as indirect benefits for her offspring, such as better genes or greater genetic diversity to fortify her brood against unpredictable environmental challenges.

As if cancer wasn't challenging to begin with, secondary attacks on the immune system from environmental pathogenic influences, such as viruses and bacteria, make the immune system particularly vulnerable in those already experiencing oncological issues.

If we're going to cure disease, solve environmental challenges, or heal the wounds from wars, we need to do that as the human race,» she says.

Environmental management and the challenge of achieving sustainable development is a global problem that requires looking at the political, economic, cultural, and educational phenomenas of the current paradigm, from a poly - logic phenomenology that perceive different levels of Reality which form the world and cosmos humanly known.