Sentences with phrase «environmental challenges of our age»

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.

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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.

Examples of challenges that judges would expect to be addressed by applicants include climate change, water conservation, environmental improvement and an ageing population.

Professor Sir Robert Lechler, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences says: «We can not ignore the significant health challenges facing our society as a result of an aging and growing population, rising obesity levels and environmental and economic change.

Despite the protection offered by the cellular environment, the integrity of DNA is continuously challenged by a variety of endogenous and exogenous agents (e.g. ultraviolet light, cigarette smoke, environmental pollution, oxidative damage, etc...) that cause DNA lesions, interfering with proper cellular functions, such as transcription, inducing premature cellular death and finally premature ageing and organs dysfunctions.

That's a tall order, but is essential learning for students coming of age at a time of daunting challenges — social, political, economic, and environmental — and also remarkable opportunities.

challenges society's apathy towards the political, environmental and economic crises of our age inviting audiences at the collaborative action.

Breaking New Ground: A Personal History (W.W. Norton & Co., NY: 2013) Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity (W.W. Norton & Co., NY: 2012) World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse (W.W. Norton & Co., NY: 2011) Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (W.W. Norton & Co., NY: 2009) Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (W.W. Norton & Co., NY: 2008) Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble (W.W. Norton & Co., NY: 2006) Outgrowing the Earth: The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures (W.W. Norton & Co., NY: 2005) Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble (W.W. Norton & Co., NY: 2003) The Earth Policy Reader (W.W. Norton & Co., NY: 2002) with Janet Larsen and Bernie Fischlowitz - Roberts Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth (W.W. Norton & Co., NY: 2001) Plan B Updates:

We are reminded every day of the economic and social implications associated with technological advancements, an aging demographic, reduced birthrates, environmental challenges and organizational trends.