Sentences with phrase «for dramatic reductions»

At the same time, the council makes clear that there is «no substitute for dramatic reductions in the emissions» of greenhouse gases to slow global warming and acidifying oceans.

Andrew Revkin says «The panels» overarching bottom line is straightforward: There is no substitute for dramatic reductions in the emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases to mitigate the negative consequences of climate change, and concurrently to reduce ocean acidification.»

I've always thought that you could make a strong case for dramatic reductions in emissions (somewhat indirectly) without ever appealing to the parameter estimates churned out by global climate change models.

«there is no substitute for dramatic reductions in the emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases to mitigate the negative consequences of climate change, and concurrently to reduce ocean acidification.»

There is no substitute for dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the negative consequences of climate change, a National Research Council committee concluded in a two - volume evaluation of proposed climate - intervention techniques.

This measure is valid only for the period in which the military is in service, so it is recommended that the papers are done immediately after enrollment for dramatic reductions.

Australia's sheep and cattle farmers should prepare for a dramatic reduction in the live export trade, Western Australia's agriculture minister has said, as the state prepares to mount an animal cruelty case that could render the trade unprofitable.

The new standards, developed by the Institute of Medicine, call for a dramatic reduction in sodium to be phased in.

2016's Shaw Review of detention conditions, commissioned by Theresa May when she was home secretary and to which we submitted detailed evidence, echoed many of our concerns and called for a dramatic reduction in the use of detention.

Ms Chakrabarti will call for a dramatic reduction in police targets set by Whitehall and a parliamentary examination of the role and constitutional function of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo).

The most important scientific studies point to the need for a dramatic reduction in the release of greenhouse gases in the next three decades.

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Though the arrival of the robot car promised a dramatic reduction in the 1.25 million road traffic deaths that occur around the globe each year, there was also the sneaking suspicion that someday, for some reason, a self - driving vehicle would cause a collision — perhaps because of a string of bad code, an unexpected equipment failure, or an impossible decision.

Since we introduced our Payment Protocol requirement for BitPay invoices, we have seen a dramatic reduction in payment errors to BitPay merchants.

Another factor fueling earnings growth is a dramatic reduction in the reserves banks have set aside for future loan losses, as fewer U.S. borrowers default.

The letter also includes a plea for refugees, saying that «we are troubled by the dramatic reduction in arrivals of refugees to the United States, which declined from 96,874 in 2016 to just 33,368 in 2017.»

(3) A study by the United Nations (UNFPA) and Guttmacher Institute estimated that investing in both family planning and maternal and newborn health services together can achieve the same dramatic reductions in mortality for US$ 1.5 billion less than investing in maternal and newborn health services alone.

The dramatic reduction in donors coincided with the development of disclosure rules for lobbyists from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which ultimately backed a relatively narrow look - back period.

New York Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton's testimony today at the New York City Council was his first since taking office in January when he resumed the job he held for two years in the 1990s and helped lead the city's dramatic crime reduction that endured during his absence.

The legislative session ended with a thud earlier this month, as lawmakers settled on a budget plan that didn't have the dramatic policy changes and spending reductions Paterson was looking for to put the state on a more sound fiscal footing after he leaves office — and presumably politics — at the end of this year.

However they warn that further education for 16 - to 19 - year - olds and early years learning, two areas that were invested in heavily under the previous government, will face a dramatic reduction in their funding.

Without the right to freedom of movement, the government and the companies who rely on such workers will be burdened by new and expansive layers of red - tape while the voters who have been encouraged to expect a dramatic reduction in immigration will find themselves paying for a labour shortage that they probably won't even notice.

«When half the children in our major upstate cities are living in poverty, how can the Governor possibly justify giving more than half of his projected $ 2 billion surplus to the state's millionaire and billionaires through dramatic reductions in the estate tax and tax breaks for big Wall Street banks,» said Ron Deutsch, Executive Director for Fiscal Fairness.

In addition, compared to mice on a regular diet, brain cells from animals in the olive oil group showed a dramatic increase in nerve cell autophagy activation, which was ultimately responsible for the reduction in levels of amyloid plaques and phosphorylated tau.

Since the Andes is the principal source of sediments to the Amazon river system, the consequences of this massive reduction will be dramatic: river channels will become deeper, reducing seasonal floods which are necessary to bring fluvial sediments and nutrients to floodplain environments and provide connectivity between environments for both migrant fish and people.

Indeed, when Cutler and Stewart calculate in their paper how much the average life span would decrease if their trend line reached back only 5 years, they found less - dramatic results: a reduction of 0.10 years (37 days) and 0.17 quality - adjusted years (62 days) by 2020 for an average 18 - year - old.

A recent dramatic reduction in research funding for weed management in crops is a trend she and other scientists find disturbing.

Normally a total gastrectomy (removal of the stomach) is employed in these cases, with a subsequent dramatic reduction in the quality of life for patients.

«Our results clearly demonstrate, for the first time, that optogenetic stimulation of inhibitory neurons in ACC leads to decreased neuronal activity and a dramatic reduction of pain behavior,» Mohanty said.

Diabetes is a risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, but using metformin is associated with a dramatic reduction in their incidence.

Knowing that Notch governs vessel permeability makes it a candidate for new drugs to treat cardiovascular diseases as well, and the team is also investigating the TMD as a potential therapeutic agent itself, as cell models that were exposed to leak - inducing inflammation displayed a dramatic reduction in leakage when they were engineered to express the TMD.

Added Supekar, «The year - on - year emission reduction rate in such dramatic technology turnovers will exceed 5 percent after about 2020, which makes the 70 - percent target infeasible for all practical purposes.»

The authors found that adjusting breast cancer expression data for this cell proliferation signature causes a dramatic reduction in outcome association of most published breast cancer signatures (Venet et al., 2011).

Perhaps the most immediate and dramatic benefit of ketogenic eating is the opportunity for quick and efficient reduction of excess body fat.

Most recently, a team of Swedish researchers who placed 10 people with NAFLD on a low - carb, high - protein diet for 2 weeks reported rapid and dramatic reduction in liver fat, improvement in gut bacteria composition, and other beneficial changes.

But my point was that many people claim it's a similar dramatic reduction in calories, * and nothing else * (no different metabolic effect) that's behind low - carb dieters» success, even though the evidence for calorie - cutting is poor, as evidenced by this study, and also the high rebound rate for conventional calorie - cutting low - fat oriented diets like Weight Watchers.

Although these reductions in risk might seem modest, they could have potentially dramatic implications for public health if spread out over the tens of millions of coffee drinkers in the United States, says Susan Fisher, Ph.D., chair of community and preventive medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, in Rochester, N.Y.

Having higher BDNF stimulates the growth of new brain cells in the brain's memory center and is associated with a dramatic reduction in the risk for Alzheimer's disease as was recently reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Although the research showed a reduction in expenditure in furniture of -3.9 per cent in primary and 4 per cent in secondary schools, the projected reduction appears to be less dramatic for 2012/13.

For the lottery analysis, the grade reductions are even more dramatic, with drops of 7 points in math, 8 in science, and 4 in social studies.

Resources for schools and communities • NJDOE guidance on reporting and calculating chronic absenteeism • Toolkits from Attendance Works, a national organization committed to improving student attendance • Video on Hedgepeth - Williams Middle School in Trenton dramatic reduction of its chronic absenteeism rate

According to the International Institute for Restorative Practices, schools implementing restorative practices are seeing dramatic reductions in misbehavior, violence, suspensions, and expulsions as well as improvements in student learning.

For example, one school saw a dramatic improvement in five high - priority metrics included in the culture plan, including a 59 % reduction in the amount of out - of - school suspensions between the 2012 - 13 and 2013 - 14 school years, a 56 % reduction in classroom off - task / disruptive behaviors across nine grade levels, and an increase from 57.2 % to 59 % in Academic Performance Index in just one school year, with a Value Added grade of C for the first time in more than five yeaFor example, one school saw a dramatic improvement in five high - priority metrics included in the culture plan, including a 59 % reduction in the amount of out - of - school suspensions between the 2012 - 13 and 2013 - 14 school years, a 56 % reduction in classroom off - task / disruptive behaviors across nine grade levels, and an increase from 57.2 % to 59 % in Academic Performance Index in just one school year, with a Value Added grade of C for the first time in more than five yeafor the first time in more than five years.

Last year, GCI drew attention to the approximately $ 70 million to $ 80 million annual loss in tax revenue resulting from dramatic reductions in DOR staff as discussed in the policy paper Enhanced Revenue Enforcement Creates Fairness, Raises Millions in Revenue, authored by former Arizona DoR Director Elliott Hibbs for the Grand Canyon Institute.

When restorative discipline is implemented consistently, schools see «improved relationships on campus, increased student accountability for misbehavior, and dramatic reductions in rates of suspension, expulsion, and criminal referrals.»

In some cases the reductions in insurance claims for neck injuries are dramatic,» says Institute chief operating officer Adrian Lund, an author of the research report.

This may be a good time for prospective homeowners to consider buying a home as the rates will not be making any further dramatic reductions, and over time they will begin to rise.

Meanwhile other shelters have achieved dramatic reductions in kill rates for cats and dogs.

Obviously, simply ignoring unwanted behavior will not cause it to be eliminated entirely, but you will see a speedy and dramatic reduction in the frequency of undesirable behavior because the dog now allocates most of his time for good behaviors, which are successful in soliciting the owner's attention and affection, and so there is simply no time for bad behavior.

Surely, such a dramatic reduction warrants a second look — especially when it's being used in an attempt to shape sheltering policy for all of Los Angeles.

Once a flourishing industrial center for textile manufacturing (dubbed «Cottonopolis» at the turn of the 19th century), Manchester suffered under the economic policies of Margaret Thatcher in the late 1970s and throughout the»80s, resulting in a significant reduction of its labor force and dramatic shift in the social landscape and identity of the city.