Sentences with phrase «for global efforts»

«The growth in energy - related carbon dioxide emissions in 2017 is a strong warning for global efforts to combat climate change, and demonstrates that current efforts are insufficient to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement,» said the IEA.

The study highlights the need for global efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (as in the initiative known as REDD +) to take into account carbon emissions lost through changing land - use practices and the challenges of reforesting and restoring degraded tropical peatlands.

This is a pivotal moment for global efforts to combat climate change.

We explore the problematic intersection between these dynamic processes, their impacts on forests in Lao PDR and Cambodia, and implications for global efforts to manage forest resources and reduce emissions.

The growth in energy - related carbon dioxide emissions in 2017 is a strong warning for global efforts to combat climate change, and demonstrates that current efforts are insufficient to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Marine scientists from Australia and the USA today called for global efforts to protect deeper coral reefs as insurance against the widespread destruction of shallow reefs and their fish stocks now taking place around the world.

Tu, who helped develop the groundbreaking antimalaria drug artemisinin, was part of a trio of scientists who won the prize in physiology or medicine for their global efforts on communicable diseases.

New efforts to track and quantify greenhouse gas emission reductions could prove a model for global efforts.

While there are obvious implications for global efforts to combat climate change, there will also be consequences for investors.

In October 2015, a diverse group of scientists in the United States and abroad called for a global effort to better understand microbiomes, or communities of microorganisms.

Earth in Brackets led a workshop on linking grassroots movements for a global effort.

This is the only way to regain its positive and constructive role for the global effort to tackle climate change.

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Putting together a galactic - scale blockbuster is a global effort, involving not only this visual effects shop — Shore estimates his team is responsible for 250 of the shots cinema - goers will see once Star Wars Episode VII opens on Dec. 18 — but also ILM's head office in San Francisco, as well as branches in London and Singapore.

Russ Meyer, a branding expert at Siegel + Gale who has worked with many large, global companies such as CVS and Hewlett - Packard on their recent rebranding efforts, says the process for larger corporations can be quite time - consuming and complex.

To give one example, Climate Mayors is a group of U.S. mayors committed to working with one another to boost local efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and support aims for «binding federal and global - level policymaking.»

Burns has over 10 years of experience leading marketing efforts for startups, not - for - profits and global enterprises.

The efforts of Internet.org, Google's «Loon For All» and other groups can now accomplish a similar task on a global level. Internet.org may be just a lot of talk at this stage, but the promise it holds is real.

In an effort to spread the beneficial impact of having a canine companion at work, in May video marketing startup Wistia conducted a global competition for the best startup office dog.

Airbnb is contributing to the effort by working with the NGO Vital Voices Global Partnership and the nonprofit Global Fund for Women to provide travel and free Airbnb accommodations to 160 women who are small business owners and activists.

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.

She previously served as vice president of global partnerships for the group and launched grassroots efforts such as Nothing But Nets, a campaign to fight malaria, and the Shot@Life global vaccines campaign.

She's a member of the Citi North American Corporate and Investment Bank Management Committee, Global Banking Diversity Steering Committee, Nextgen Recruiting Steering Committee, and Team Captain for Georgetown University recruiting efforts.

The agreement aims to hold global warming to «well below» two degrees Celsius from the levels of the Industrial Revolution, and puts in place a system for tracking efforts to cut carbon emissions and report on progress every five years.

Advocates for efforts against global warming expressed relief that the other countries had remained unanimous in support of the Paris accords.

Gore says that over the next year, she will continue to advocate for entrepreneurship on a global scale, extending and amplifying the Entrepreneurs UNite effort.

Michael Dell serves as the U.N. Foundation's global advocate for entrepreneurship, and Gore worked closely with him to conceptualize the effort.

But with the disease still killing a child in Africa every few minutes, those eager to finish the job are worried that the presidency of the United States — a crucial funding source for international malaria control efforts — is now passing to a man whose commitment to global health projects is uncertain.

Conversely, we have found that a global «Thanks for a good job done» email to a wide range of people across the organization actually generates a negative response from most team members, given its impersonal nature and perceived minimal effort to complete.

US Vice President Mike Pence told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he hopes to usher in a «new era» of Middle East peace talks, while the Palestinians have scorned US efforts and are turning to other global leaders for support.

«Our decision to suspend nuclear tests is part of the world's important steps for nuclear disarmament and our republic will join global efforts to completely suspend nuclear tests,» Kim said.

Uniqlo City Tokyo: Global Innovation Center, which opened in March, serves as the central location for the company's current and future creative R&D efforts, Jay says.

My colleagues at the McKinsey Global Institute, our firm's business and economics research arm, have analyzed previous downturns and found that when individuals and governments focus on paying down debt, these efforts curb economic growth for three to five years.

«They don't have the money to support us, and the pressure to continue [growing coca] is fierce,» a community leader in the isolated southwest municipality of Tumaco — a global hub for coca — said in late 2016, after a deadly clash between state security forces and farmers protesting efforts to destroy their coca.

Conjuring up meat without livestock — whose emissions are responsible for 14.5 % of global greenhouse gases — is core to that effort.

Historically, negative real interest rates (the inflationary rate is greater than the current interest rate) combined with global stimulative money supply efforts has been an especially powerful combination for gold prices.

The report is the most comprehensive effort to provide cross-industry external benchmarks for corporate venture capital (CVC) compensation levels and structures at Global 2000 companies.

She is responsible for invigorating the company brand and expanding the effectiveness of global marketing efforts.

A look at Wal - Mart's previous efforts at global expansion provides good context for this latest foray.

A performing arts program for teens in foster care, service dogs for children with disabilities and a global effort to help children in extreme poverty are among the 27 charities that will receive a $ 25,000 grant as winners of the Upstanders Challenge.

Remote workers also help recruitment efforts by enabling companies to conduct national or even global searches for talent instead of being limited to the local applicant pool or to those prospects willing to relocate to your city.»

Last week: The Stoneman Douglas survivors» March for Our Lives brought out over 2 million protesters and became a global effort.

Murphy, who is a right - wing ideologue, also writes a turgid column for the pro-business National Post, where he rails against environmentalists on global warming, champions the oil sands and pipelines, and protests any effort to fight climate change.

Her pioneering efforts in biotechnology have drawn global recognition for both the Indian industry and Biocon.

It outlines new reporting requirements for French asset managers on their contribution to national and international efforts to limit global warming.

How the Message of Diversity & Inclusion is Starting to Change the Conversation Learn how State Street Global Advisors «Fearless Girl» installation came to life and subsequent efforts to spotlight the need for greater gender diversity on boards and corporate leadership.

The US oil - rig count plateaued near the highest level in three years and showed signs of declining in late March (to 797), though it still stood 50 rigs above the year - end 2017 total.2 This contributed to expectations for a further increase in American crude production, which has topped 10 mb / d each week since early February, when WTI prices began to recede from their intra-quarterly high of US$ 66.14 a barrel.3 The amount of crude in US storage occasionally exceeded weekly estimates given the higher domestic output and fluctuating net import figures, reigniting fears that US production may thwart OPEC's efforts to clear global oversupply.

We contribute to employees» charitable giving efforts and support wellness initiatives in the U.S.. For our over 2,600 global employees, we provide ongoing career development training and in 2015 we launched a global employee engagement initiative, Success @ MSCI.

Today, he leads digital strategy and implementation efforts for clients at a global consultancy, serving as both a business strategist and solution architect.

Executive Director meets with Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Discussions focus on developments in global energy markets and efforts to achieve universal access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy services 6 April 2018

Furthermore, efforts at oil giant Royal Dutch Shell RDS.A, +0.62 % to move beyond fossil fuels into low - carbon energy is as much driven by the growth potential of alternative energy markets as a concern for global warming.