Sentences with phrase «environmental challenges of»

Carbon credits trading (also known as «cap and trade») as a means to help mitigate the effects of global climate change has long been advocated by environmentalists fighting one of the most intransigent environmental challenges of the...

And the environmental challenges of digging and shipping coal from north of the Arctic Circle are simply mind - boggling.

Focus Earth with Bob Woodruff looks at US environmental challenges of the past and what we can hope for in the future.

Australia now stands ready to assume its responsibility... Climate change is the defining challenge of our generation... one of the greatest moral, economic and environmental challenges of our age.

All do an excellent job of examining real - world solutions to the environmental challenges of our day, usually by focusing on specific subcategories such as finance or deforestation.

Through vast architectural projects to modest one - off pieces of salvaged furniture, the book shows how the design world is responding to the environmental challenges of this century.

The global environmental challenges of the 21st century are matched only by the growing social, technological, and economic capacities of human societies to combat them.

PENN TODAY — KCEP Senior Fellow Steve Viscelli talks safety, economic implications, and environmental challenges of driverless trucks.

We need more strong members in Congress standing shoulder to shoulder with the growing grassroots movement across the country that is fighting for real changes — ones that rise to meet the greatest environmental challenges of our time.

Science has a tremendously important role to play in guiding environmental management, not as a decider, but as a resource for deliberative, evidence - based decision making by the public, policy makers, and interest groups on the challenges, trade - offs and possible courses of action in negotiating the environmental challenges of societal development (DeFries et al 2012).

We've long believed that addressing consumerism is a key tenet of living sustainably and addressing the environmental challenges of our times.

The education, skills and learning sectors must adapt and refocus to the major economic, ecosystem and social challenges of this century and demonstrate to young people the links between their skills and talents, their future jobs and careers, and the environmental challenges of the 21st century.

The Ministry of the Environment, Ecology and Forest celebrated the World Day by holding a conference on the 15 June, focusing the environmental challenges of land degradation and desertification.

During the event Anna Shiweda, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Water and Forestry, called for collaborative efforts to fight climate change and Kiki Gbeho, UN Resident Representative in Namibia, reconfirmed UN Namibia's commitment to finding answers to the environmental challenges of the country.

So is birth control policy and access the answer to the environmental challenges of our time?

Determining the differences between short and normal period clocks in spiders may help researchers find out why and how different circadian clocks are suited to the particular environmental challenges of each species, Moore said.

Hon. Abubakar Hassan Fulata representing Birniwa / Guri / Kiri - Kasamma federal constituency of Jigawa State has explained that the environmental challenges of desertification, flooding and typher grass which has...

Hon. Abubakar Hassan Fulata representing Birniwa / Guri / Kiri - Kasamma federal constituency of Jigawa State has explained that the environmental challenges of desertification, flooding and typher grass which has been threatening the State in the last sixteen years was receiving federal government's attention for the first time.

The OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) involves 30 leading industrialised economies (note 2)(not including China or Russia) that «work together to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of globalisation.»

Part co-working space, part accelerator and part social lab, its mission is to foster and accelerate the impact of an ambitious community of business people and citizens whose vision is to solve together the economic, social and environmental challenges of today.

Climate change is the environmental challenge of this generation and it's...

The sooner it is upheld by the courts, the quicker we can meet and overcome the greatest environmental challenge of our time.

Climate change is the most pressing environmental challenge of our time, and it is already taking a heavy toll on our communities and our economy.

British Conservatives value climate science and finding market solutions to address the biggest environmental challenge of our era.

Three Decades Of SOTU Climate Remarks: Bill Clinton in 2000: «The greatest environmental challenge of the new century is global warming» — George W. Bush in 2007: «These technologies will help us be better stewards of the environment, and they will help us to confront the serious challenge of global climate change»

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.

Until then, Earth Angel faces a big challenge in convincing more of the $ 40 billion film industry to care about its environmental impact, especially when the potential savings aren't huge.

He appointed Scott Pruitt, who has opposed the EPA and has filed numerous lawsuits challenging environmental regulations, as head of the EPA, and has rolled back many of Obama's regulations.

And while Boeing's managing director of environmental strategy, Billy Glover, anticipates an eventual portfolio of various plant types — particularly algaes — that will be used to make high - quality fuels, ramping up production will be a daunting short - term challenge for a biofuelled future.

So although the air travel industry faces two huge challenges — the rising price of oil, and the environmental impact of the roughly 1.5 billion barrels of jet fuel that the airline industry burns through each year — the solutions are likely to be all but invisible.

That last step is the most important, but also one of the most challenging because «when you try to sample a large population of people who you already know have a certain disease, like cancer, it's really difficult to pinpoint all the different biomarkers that will make you fairly sure of the person's illness is detected regardless of environmental conditions,» he says.

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.

«Business schools must equip the next generation of leaders with the knowledge, skills and perspective they need to meet the global economic, environmental, humanitarian and policy challenges of the future.»

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

The legal challenge comes as Democrats and environmental advocates vow to aggressively challenge the Trump administration's plans to weaken the vehicle rules touted by the Obama administration as one of its biggest climate actions.

The president of the world's largest alumina producer has challenged accountants to help the resources industry come to grips with the concept of the environmental balance sheet.

Friday also capped what was a particularly dismal week for Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX), one of the world's biggest producers, after an environmental challenge in Chile halted one of its major projects.

The 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's decision in April to declare U.S. vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency rules through 2025 «not appropriate.»

Six environmental groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in a federal court in Montana to challenge its decision to approve construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

Clean Harbors understands these challenges and provides a host of services to overcome them, including disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous chemicals (such as mercury), laboratory chemical packing, on - site environmental cleaning services and emergency response.

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.

These questions — trade, energy and managing the environmental challenges — will be the themes of an upcoming conference, Pacific Northwest Gateway to Asia, being organized and hosted by the Victoria Branch of the Canadian International Council on Oct. 28.

Canada can provide a significant amount of that supply, but there are huge infrastructure and environmental challenges in getting these products across the Pacific.

The coalition against the pipeline is already challenging the first permit granted to ETP by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources with a case filed by the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, with a court date set for Jan. 4, 2018.

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.

Despite high - profile deals in the sector, the industrial meat industry faces a rising tide of challenges, in the form of interrelated business, ethical, and environmental concerns.

As excitement has grown, so have forecasts of blockchain solutions to identification and migration, supply chain - transparency, land registration, lending to the poor, and a host of other social and environmental challenges.

Through process - driven research on financial and impact outcomes of investing and grant - making, Align enables its clients to use their resources to move the needle on the world's greatest environmental and social challenges by building investing and giving strategies that are aligned with its clients personal values.

Ian Simmons is Co-Founder and Principal of Blue Haven Initiative, where he oversees a portfolio focused on investments that generate competitive financial returns and address social and environmental challenges.

Its mission is to nurture, collect and propel an ambitious community of entrepreneurs and citizens to tackle social, environmental and economic challenges.