Yet if Gorshkov and Makarieva's theory proves correct, it would have massive implications
for global policy towards the world's forests, both tropical and temperate.
«The Long Time Scales of Human - Caused Climate Warming: Further Challenges
for the Global Policy Process.»
1) If I recall correctly, you think that a starting point
for global policy should be that emission charges are equalised across the globe.
Wang Tao of the Carnegie - Tsinghua Centre
for Global Policy, a think - tank in Beijing, calls the airport - construction frenzy «misguided».
History plays a large role, says Algernon Austin, senior research fellow at Washington, D.C. - based think tank Center
for Global Policy Solutions.
Several hundreds of companies have already taken action and made public announcements; 159 companies have signed the Trillion Tonne Communiqué calling
for global policies and actions to tackle climate change.
As the calculation of how much warming is locked in by a given amount of emissions, it is crucial
for global policies...
European Central Bank: We Can not Wait
for Global Policies, Cryptocurrencies Must Be Regulated Within EU NewsBTC
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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential
for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences
for business aircraft, including the effect of
global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of
global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals
for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand
for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price
for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate
for our additional capital needs or
for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions
for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government
policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
«These
policies are important first steps, but much bigger emission reductions will be needed
for Alberta to do its part to keep
global warming below two degrees Celsius.»
Sarah Herrlinger, director of
global accessibility
policy for Apple, said a key challenge with implants was fact that audiologists do not always prescribe a matched set of Cochlear implants.
«The successful candidate will have prior experience as GC or deputy GC of a multi-billion dollar public company responsible
for all legal matters (including corporate & other regulatory matters, board governance, legal aspects of M&A, legal aspects of commercial contracts, litigation & dispute resolution, privacy, employment contracts,
global public
policy, etc.).»
The question that should be on the mind of every political leader and
policy - maker in the country is: how do we prepare
for this evolutionary change to the
global economy?
The International Energy Agency, which says that
global oil demand could peak around 2020 if governments adopted particularly green
policies, predicts that even if it happened, oil still would account
for 23 % of total
global energy in 2040, down from 32 % in 2016.
That was in line with analysts» views that the economy, which has contracted
for the past three quarters, will grow moderately this year on the back of a
global economic recovery and the government's expansionary
policies.
Eight years after a devastating recession opened an era of loose U.S. monetary
policy, the Federal Reserve was set on Wednesday to raise rates
for the first time since 2006, in a sign the world's largest economy had overcome most of the wounds of the
global financial crisis.
Other countries have argued that discussions and decisions on this issue should be tackled at a
global level and with the help of the Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group that advises its 35 members on tax
policy.
«From time to time, I will get called by the director general of export controls at
Global Affairs Canada, asking
for my feedback regarding a
policy issue.
The 2016
Global Innovation Index, which is an annual ranking of the innovation capabilities and performance of economies around the world, focuses on national
policies, but it's individual leaders who can make a difference by driving innovation within organizations and creating a conducive environment
for innovation to thrive.
The term «G - Zero world,» coined by Bremmer and political scientist David F. Gordon, refers to a power - vacuum world in which «major powers set aside aspirations
for global leadership — alone, coordinated, or otherwise — and look primarily inward
for their
policy priorities.»
While the Fed has indicated it plans to raise short - term interest rates, the uncertain domestic and
global economies and the still - loosening monetary
policy of central bankers in other countries suggests that rates could remain very low
for a long time still.
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.
«Trade
policy developments are an important and growing source of uncertainty
for the
global and Canadian outlooks,» the bank said in a statement Wednesday that accompanied its latest rate decision.
What will happen over the next few months leading up to the election will have far - reaching effects, not just
for American public
policy but
for global leaders, business executives and foreign
policy throughout the world.
NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters)-
Global energy giants Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil have asked U.S. regulators
for exemptions to the nation's biofuels
policy that have historically been reserved
for small companies in financial distress, according to sources familiar with the matter.
«It's both defensive and offensive,» Devi Keller, director of
global policy for the Semiconductor Industry Association, said of the industry's position on the new talks.
Martin Moen, the director general at
Global Affairs Canada who oversees North American trade
policy, told a conference in Ottawa earlier this month that it would be «very difficult to see a path forward»
for NAFTA if the U.S. continued to insist on changes that would constrain cross-border commerce, such as a the suggestion that the value of U.S. government contracts won by Canadian and Mexican firms should match the value of contracts American companies secure in Canada and Mexico.
Associated with the hardline
policy of containment, Kennan was nevertheless a critic of democracy and a noninterventionist who said that American power was the source, not the solution, to
global disorder, and that America had much to apologize
for.
«The currency war is intensifying: the number of participants is rising, fresh
policy tools are being used to fight, and the scale of influence on the wider foreign exchange market is increasing,» wrote HSBC strategists, led by David Bloom, in a research note on Tuesday which ranks
global currencies» appetites
for war.
NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester participates in panel, «A Review of the Objectives
for Monetary
Policy» before the 2018 U.S. Monetary
Policy Forum sponsored by the Initiative on
Global Markets at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business - 1830 GMT.
Emerging markets also account
for over 50 % of world GDP, and have been responsible
for the lion's share of
global growth ever since the 2008 financial crisis, but capital has flooded out of them as the Federal Reserve has tightened its monetary
policy and the limits of China's economic model have become apparent.
Last week, the
Global Times, a subsidiary of the Chinese Communist Party's official People's Daily, published an op - ed praising Facebook's decision to temporarily suspend the account of exiled writer Liao Yiwu
for violating the sites»
policy against nudity.
For all the criticism, many
global companies have become much more rigorous in their compensation
policies.
As
for the
global economic slowdown, the big economies are now finally gaining steam (thanks to the hugely stimulative
policies of previous years).
The former union leader won
global admiration
for transformative social
policies that helped reduce stinging inequality in Latin America's biggest country.
The job also puts Gore in charge of Dell's
global policy initiatives, empowers her to advocate
for pro-entrepreneur regulations and has enabled her to reconnect with former colleagues at the U.N. «I've lived and worked in the humanitarian world
for my entire career,» she says.
Just this week, Will Carty, manager of public
policy for Twitter, wrote a blog post praising reclassification as «critical to American economic aspirations and our nation's
global competitiveness» with «important implications
for freedom of expression.»
The Fed raised its key overnight lending rate in December
for the first time in nearly a decade, but it has backed away from further monetary
policy tightening this year largely due to a
global economic slowdown and financial market volatility.
A report released by the
Global Public
Policy Institute and the Mercator Institute
for China Studies, both of which are based in Germany, said Europe's economic ties with China are more important than those it has with Russia, and the stakes associated with calling out Beijing are much higher.
As part of the firm's ongoing commitment to working families, we are pleased to announce a
global enhancement to our existing two - week parenting leave
policy for non-primary caregivers.
«In the presence of uncertainty and the absence of accelerating inflationary pressures, it would be unwise
for policy to foreclose on the possibility of making further gains in the labor market,» she said, adding that «disinflation pressure and weak demand from abroad will likely weigh on the U.S. outlook
for some time, and fragility in
global markets could again pose risks here at home.»
Obama and Zuckerberg will take the stage at the annual
Global Entrepreneurship Summit, «an event that will showcase the importance of empowering global entrepreneurs to make communities around the world more economically prosperous and secure,» Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Jason Zients wrote in a blog
Global Entrepreneurship Summit, «an event that will showcase the importance of empowering
global entrepreneurs to make communities around the world more economically prosperous and secure,» Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Jason Zients wrote in a blog
global entrepreneurs to make communities around the world more economically prosperous and secure,» Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President
for Economic
Policy Jason Zients wrote in a blog post.
Five years on, inflation is a millstone, and few can agree on whether quantitative easing is the right antidote
for the U.K. Moreover, one of his most immediate tasks will be whether to break up the Royal Bank of Scotland, and his decision in this area will be harbinger of the Bank's
policies toward the whole U.K. banking industry —
policies that will have
global reverberations.
The Moody's report is an important primer in how America's economic dominance provides a shield
for fiscal
policies that would ruin our
global competitors.
To help educate the masses and push
for regulatory acceptance, Airbnb recently hired Chris Lehane, a former White House crisis manager, as its
global policy chief.
He earned these accolades by guiding the country through the worst of the recession, building a reputation as an expert on complex financial reform, and snagging the top spot at the Financial Stability Board, an international body crafting new
policies for global finance.
«Veterans come to us with a sense of community and service
for one another that adds tremendous value to Starbucks,» said John Kelly, senior vice president,
Global Responsibility and Public
Policy.
Mark Lloyd, Professor of Communication, University of Southern California — Annenberg School Luther Lowe, VP of Public
Policy, Yelp Nancy Lublin, Founder / CEO, Crisis Text Line Kanyi Maqubela, Partner, Collaborative Fund Jonathan Matus, Founder / CEO, Zendrive Josh McFarland, Vice President of Product, Twitter Andrew McLaughlin, Head of New Business, Medium; Venture Partner, betaworks Shishir Mehrotra, Entrepreneur & former VP of Product & Engineering, YouTube Apoorva Mehta, Founder / CEO, Instacart Doug Merritt, CEO, Splunk Dinesh Moorjani, Founder / CEO, Hatch Labs; Co-Founder, Tinder Brit Morin, Founder / CEO, Brit + Co Dave Morin, Entrepreneur; Partner, Slow Ventures Dustin Moskovitz, Co-Founder, Asana; Co-Founder, Facebook Amanda Moskowitz, Founder / CEO, Stacklist Alex Nogales, President / CEO, National Hispanic Media Coalition Alexis Ohanian, Co-Founder, Reddit Mike Olson, Founder / Chairman / CSO, Cloudera Pierre Omidyar, Founder, eBay Felix W. Ortiz III, Founder / Chairman / CEO, Viridis; Board Member of The NYC Technology Development Corporation Jen Pahlka, Founder / Executive Director, Code
for America Barney Pell, Founder Powerset, MoonExpress, Locomobi; Founding Trustee, Singularity University Mark Pincus, Executive Chairman and Founder, Zynga Shervin Pishevar, Co - Founder / Managing Director, Sherpa Capital and Co - Founder / Executive Chairman of Hyperloop One Brandon Pollack, Director of
Global Affairs, 1776 Amy Rao, Founder / CEO, Integrated Archive Systems, Inc..
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin complained about persistent trade surpluses and stated that «We urge the IMF to speak out more forcefully on the issue of external imbalances, including by providing clear
policy recommendations
for countries with large surpluses, in support of more balanced
global growth.»
The IMF cites a number of risks to their optimistic outlook
for the next two years, risks that are more concerning
for the medium term (2020 and beyond), including geopolitical strains, a sudden and severe tightening of monetary
policies, waning popular support
for global economic integration, and a move toward protectionist trade
policies that would impact
global trade.