Sentences with phrase «especially on developing nations»

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Long a source of irritation for developing nations, especially China, which was the one country most affected by it, the quota regime for the most part came to an end on Jan. 1, and will be fully dismantled by 2008.

Over the next three years, it will focus on continuing to grow its massive user base, especially in developed nations, and over the next 10 years it will look to build new technology to get more people online and using Facebook through internet - beaming drones.

It is important to know that in developing nations, where many women are living on less than $ 1 or $ 2 per day, the systemic challenges of extreme poverty create obstacles for good health, especially among women and children.

Both systems are beset by ballooning costs and, especially with a presidential election on the horizon, calls for reform, but a recent study could put ammunition in the hands of people who believe it is time the U.S. ceased to be the only developed nation without universal health coverage.

The entire globe is very dependent on each other, especially the more developed nations.

For example, rising meat consumption (especially pork) in developing nations puts pressure on grain prices through the use of grain for animal feed; it takes an average of five kilograms of grain to produce one kilogram of meat.

On the reasoning that NOT to mitigate GW is good to developing nations, brought up especially by Steve Reynolds.

We must also energize our efforts to put other developing nations, especially the poorest and most vulnerable, on a path to sustainable growth.

With strong economic growth and continued heavy reliance on fossil fuels expected, much of the increase in carbon dioxide emissions is projected to occur among the developing nations of the world, especially in Asia...

It is reasonable to assume that human CO2 emissions will continue to grow at a slightly higher level than population, despite the fact that there is considerable pressure on fossil fuels (economic as well as environmental) and the carbon efficiency of all nations is continuously improving (especially in the developed nations).

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

But hurdles remain: Growing economies like India and Brazil still haven't submitted pledges to cut emissions, casting doubt on developing nations» willingness to reining in their carbon footprints — especially since many rely on cheap but emissions - heavy coal for growth.

Making a substantial dent in emissions without seriously limiting energy requirements (especially for developing nations) requires that we focus on efficiencies.

These policies raise energy costs, kill jobs, impose especially heavy burdens on poor families, and make it hard for still impoverished nations to develop, provide affordable energy, create jobs, and improve lives and living standards.

I have never said that we all, especially the developed nations, don't have to simplify and live sustainably, and unlike you, I am working on what I preach.

Marine biodiversity supports ecosystem function and the services it provides (Worm et al., 2006) with over 1 billion people relying on fish as their main animal protein source, especially in developing nations (Pauly et al., 2005).

The negative impact of poverty on parents» involvement in extracurricular activities may be especially strong in the United States, which has higher levels of extreme poverty than other developed nations, suggests Virginia Rutter, a sociologist at Framingham State University and a Senior Scholar at the Council on Contemporary Families.