Sentences with phrase «face of a perfect storm»

LONDON / NEW YORK, November 25 — Fossil fuel companies risk wasting up to $ 2.2 trillion in the next decade, threatening substantially lower investor returns, by pursuing projects that could be uneconomic in the face of a perfect storm of factors including international action to limit climate change to 2 ˚C and rapid advances in clean technologies, think tank the Carbon Tracker Initiative warns today.

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The Russian forex has practically halved in benefit considering that the summer as it faces a «perfect storm» of lower oil rates, looming economic downturn and Western sanctions more than Ukraine.

David Stockman Says America is Facing the Perfect Financial Storm Feb 23, 2018 http://jaytaylormedia.com/media/DavidStockman20180223.mp3 David Stockman, who served under President Ronald Reagan, tells Jay Taylor why America is inevitably heading for the mother of all financial storms.

The British Army nearly «seized up» in 2006 as it faced a «perfect storm» of challenges, its former head has told the Iraq inquiry.

Based on the analysis of this latest Sunday Independent - Millward Brown poll and other polls covered in this post, Labour would be in serious trouble if their national support levels fall below ten percent as the party is also facing a «perfect storm» from electoral geography and changed competition levels.

Poloncarz told reporters Monday the county is facing a perfect storm of increased costs and declining revenues.

The health and care system is facing a perfect storm of rising demand and costs up against flat budgets.

«Corals are facing a perfect storm of warming and acidifying oceans, storms and invasive predators»

Corals face a perfect storm of threats including acidifying oceans, invasive predators and tropical storms.

A new study points to the risk that China and India will be facing severe water shortages by 2050 due to a perfect storm of economic growth, climate change, and fast growing populations.

NIH faces «a perfect storm,» he said, partly driven by a flood of more than 20,000 applications for stimulus - funded grants, that could bring record - low success rates if the agency's budget doesn't rise above the current $ 30.6 billion.

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He claimed the education system is facing a «perfect storm of both decreasing public confidence and increasing pressure in the system as the greater emphasis on end - of - term exams creates even more work for examiners over the summer».

The education secretary has in her grasp some key levers to head off the perfect storm that is beginning to gather: in seeking information, before the election, about the workload challenges facing schools, she knows that: Ofsted needs extensive reform, possibly replaced with validated peer - to - peer accountability and the incoherent sequencing and pace of curriculum changes need to be rethought with school leaders thinking about what will have a significant impact on children's learning.

To add fuel to the proverbial fire, public libraries are facing the perfect storm of record - breaking usage, heart - rending budget cuts, and an ear - splitting clamor for the digital services that OverDrive represents, with no human, technical or monetary support in sight.

In the short - term then, oil may be facing the perfect storm of bullish technicals, manipulation, sentiment, presidential / election year rhetoric... oh, and maybe even some actual newsflow from Iran and / or Israel.

Of course, that never stops market prices being marked down 20/30/50 % in the interim when faced with a perfect storm of bad news and sentiment.Of course, that never stops market prices being marked down 20/30/50 % in the interim when faced with a perfect storm of bad news and sentiment.of bad news and sentiment..!

An independent thinktank, the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI), says the industry faces «a perfect storm» of factors, including international action to limit global average temperatures to 2 ˚C above their pre-industrial level, and rapid advances in clean technologies.

Today, shale drillers face a perfect storm of economic challenges, environmental headaches, and stiff competition from the wind sector and other forms of renewable energy.

It shouldn't be a surprise that legal aid is facing «the perfect storm of financial scarcity.»

Looking ahead, some would suggest Edinburgh's commercial property market faces something of a perfect storm for 2017 as supply of Grade A office space nears a 10 - year low.

It's undeniable that we have a seen a drop off in the volume of property transactions; however, lack of supply coupled with the uncertainty facing the UK economy in the wake of the Brexit vote has created the perfect storm.

«Capital markets institutions have faced a perfect storm of regulatory - compliance costs and revenue pressures in recent years, prompting them to invest in emerging technologies as a lever to improve profitability,» said Richard Lumb, group chief executive of financial services for Accenture, in a

«Capital markets institutions have faced a perfect storm of regulatory - compliance costs and revenue pressures in recent years, prompting them to invest in emerging technologies as a lever to improve profitability,» said Richard Lumb, group chief executive of financial services for Accenture, in a statement.

A year ago, ride - hailing giant Uber faced a backlash over its repeated and flagrant abuses of trust and corporate malfeasance: a perfect storm of Uber engineer Susan Fowler's viral post about sexual harassment, to CEO Travis Kalanick's tarnished reputation, to a surge pricing episode in the midst of immigration protests at airports.

«Kentucky faces a perfect storm of attacks: A legislature that continues to pass ever more onerous restrictions on women seeking a abortion, a governor with a personal personal crusade to shut down every clinic in the state, and escalating protests that recently culminated in a blockade that prevented patients from entering the front door.

Citing a combination of factors — huge damage claims, faltering investments, natural disasters, environmental concerns, and terrorism — the insurance industry says it's facing the equivalent of a «perfect storm.»