Sentences with phrase «for public policy decision»

When 73 out of 73 [climate models] miss the point and predict temperatures that are significantly above the real world, they can not be used as scientific tools, and definitely not for public policy decision - making.»

Green, Kesten C and Armstrong, J. Scott and Soon, Willie (2009): Validity of Climate Change Forecasting for Public Policy Decision Making.

Green, K.C., J.S. Armstrong, and W. Soon, 2009: Validity of climate change forecasting for public policy decision making, International Journal of Forecasting 25: 826 — 832.

Researchers from the programme will be on hand to discuss their research and its implications for public policy decision making.

Not exact matches

In an interview, Tal agrees the data that is made public, such as home sales, starts, prices and household debt is useful, but says is not sufficient for Canadians or policy - makers to make decisions that are fully - informed.

The court's decision will allow more room for innovation, and consumers will have more choices to determine for themselves how they access and experience the internet,» Verizon's general counsel of public policy, law and security, Randal Milch, said after the ruling was handed down.

It is important for the FOMC to continue on this journey because when the public has a better understanding of how monetary policy decisions are made, not only will the public have the information it needs to hold us accountable for our decisions but monetary policy itself will be more effective.»

Meanwhile, the decision to end Yahoo's work - from - home policy was a bit of a public - relations nightmare for the brand.

The Chief Economist for Canada's Charitable and Nonprofit Sector is responsible for measuring the impact of the sector and bringing its economic issues forward to public policy decision makers.

As Chief Economist for Canada's Charitable and Nonprofit Sector, Brian Emmett is tasked with measuring the impact of the sector and bringing economic issues facing charities and nonprofits to the forefront of public policy decision makers.

Among the many ramifications from the decision will be the need for the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to revisit some of its policy decisions aimed at achie...

The Bank makes a public announcement of any policy decision, giving detailed reasoning for it.

VICTORIA — A plan to cut chemotherapy services for cancer patients in Nanaimo that was reversed only after public outcry shows B.C. Liberal cuts are leading to bad policy decisions that will hurt patients, say New Democrats.

Two days after the Obergefell decision, New York Times columnist Mark Oppenheimer suggested that it is now time to rethink the idea of tax - exempt status for religious institutions: «Rather than try to rescue tax - exempt status for organizations that dissent from settled public policy on matters of....

Two days after the Obergefell decision, New York Times columnist Mark Oppenheimer suggested that it is now time to rethink the idea of tax - exempt status for religious institutions: «Rather than try to rescue tax - exempt status for organizations that dissent from settled public policy on matters of race or sexuality, we need to take a more radical step.

Hence, the use of technology for good purposes runs into three tough problems at once: (1) balancing private wants and social needs; (2) harmonizing the plans made by individual experts with the decisions of the public as a whole; and (3) devising long - range policies in a political system which responds best to immediately felt needs, fears, and wants and which has a generally ill - informed electorate.

Policy - making in media regulation, particularly in the U.S. and to a large extent also in Australia, proceeds generally by forming, or at least undergirding, political decisions on the same «objective» and «scientific» basis developed for less ambiguous areas such as public engineering, economics, and regulation of public safety.

There is abundant evidence that Catholics in this country do sincerely believe in democracy and practice this belief, but I do not see how they themselves can deny that their polity poses a problem for democracy that is not posed by churches which make their decisions in regard to public policy by processes of open discussion in which both clergy and laymen share.

Additionally, although I don't at all doubt that nutrition policy makers are qualified to make decisions on the majority of guidelines regarding public health, I do question whether it is fair for them to decide what is and isn't achievable for the public in terms of food related behaviour, and to set the guidelines pertaining to this accordingly.

A statement from Conflicts of Interest Coalition, endorsed by 145 national, regional and international organizations, calls for the development of a Code of Conduct in public policy decision - making to safeguard against conflicts of interest.

«Comcast is a leader in providing parents the tools and the knowledge they need to make the right decisions about what members of their family should be able to see on their TV and online,» said Joe Waz, Senior Vice President for External Affairs and Public Policy Counsel at Comcast and FOSI board member.

The plan establishes a set of six fundamental principles for the region, which include: transportation and other infrastructure upgrades; new commercial and residential growth; land use and transportation decisions based on policies like the Global Warming Solutions Act and the Clean Energy and Climate Plan; creation and preservation of workforce housing that matches new job rates; creation and maintenance of an effective public transit system; and coordinated planning and implementation efforts.

Cuomo's counsel, Alphonso David, said the Rensselaer County sheriff's decision to participate in a federal program designed to catch undocumented immigrants in county jails — a first for New York occurring right in the governor's back yard — is «contrary to the public policy and values of our state.»

«Beyond radicalism and resignation: the competing logics for public participation in policy decisions» Policy & Politics (early online policy decisions» Policy & Politics (early online Policy & Politics (early online view).

Before making any major decisions / policy / law for the public the Indian government should pass a bill.

This episode features Empire Center for Public Policy analyst Ken Girardin laying out his critique of the recently enacted Clean Energy Standard and the decision to subsidize nuclear power plants in upstate New York.

We've seen this sort of criticism of policy and political decisions coming from pundits and bloggers for years, but now a large enough group of online political professionals is writing in public that the degree and level of discussion of online strategy is astonishing this far in advance of anything resembling an election.

The fact is that the European Union issue is more important than any of that, because it's about the decision of whether you want your laws made in Brussels and that march towards ever - closer union, or whether you want our country to make its own laws, our politicians to make the laws in this country, for us to be able to determine our immigration policy, to decide how we're spending our public money.

«Policy decisions are made for short - term reasons, little reflecting the longer - term interests of the nation,» MPs on the commons public administration select committee will say.

The two men have for months engaged in a bruising public rivalry that has had an effect on policy decisions ranging from education to managing two public health crises.

Emotion is seen by many as a less - reliable basis for creating public policy (and decision - making in general) than reason because...

Public and media opinion, fuelled by recent data leaks, may not have caught up with this fundamental change but that is not a good reason for policy decisions to be made disregarding it.

The bill puts off major policy decisions, including whether the exchange will actively purchase and negotiate benefits for consumers and whether public health programs like Medicaid will be part of the exchange.

• Elected representatives and politicians should recognise a need for continuous dialogue between decision - makers and different sections of the public over detailed policy choices.

For the British public to make an informed decision, they need to see arguments debated aggressively — with policy proposals harshly scrutinised, supporters» motives questioned and promises evaluated sceptically.

The decision on the replacement of I - 81 will be one of the most important public policy junctures for the Syracuse region in a generation.

As he probed News International's extensive dealings with leading politicians over five premierships, extensive and sometimes cosy (Labour slumber parties, Tory country suppers and borrowed police horses), the judge detected «patterns of behaviour» suggesting that public policy decisions were also sometimes traded for favourable treatment in Fleet Street.

«To base a public policy decision on a frivolous lawsuit is kind of surprising to me and we've actually been praised by the FBI and by the U.S. Attorney's Office for our level of cooperation,» Hoemann commented.

Ken Girardin, an analyst with the Empire Center for Public Policy, an Albany think tank that advocates for lower taxes and restrained government spending, said, «These higher pay figures reflect bad decisions by both local officials, who signed off on costly deals with the PBA, and state officials, who refuse to fix the state's binding arbitration system that's rigged» to benefit unions.

Soon after the delay to the decision was announced by Hoon last Christmas, the Miliband and Benn camps both contacted the Institute for Public Policy Research, over a pamphlet by Simon Retallack, the IPPR's head of climate change, arguing that the third runway should not go ahead unless the government required aircraft using it to meet the aviation industry's own targets to cut carbon dioxide emissions and noise in new aircraft by 50 % and nitrogen oxides by 80 % by 2020.

Before the election, Holt also joined Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and others in calling on the new administration to appoint a top - level science adviser to assist in the development of science related recommendations and contribute to the administration's decision - making process.

Argentina's Ministry of Science has launched an ambitious effort to place scientists throughout that nation's public policy arena to ensure scientific knowledge informs government decision - making and becomes a proving ground for similar programs across the globe.

He was awarded a Fulbright and numerous other awards for his research, and participates actively in public policy decisions in Chile.

Published in BMC Medicine, the study underscores the need for effective substance use policies and public health interventions, and provides key principles to guide policy decisions.

For the public to be able to evaluate policy decisions that are based on scientific information, this information must first be accessible to the public.

«If you advocate for inclusion in science, if you believe scientists should be engaged with the public and decision makers in policy, then you should walk the walk and share your data,» she said.

Gathering Storm goes so far as to state that «public - policy decisions about the supply of scientists and engineers should not be guided by an attempt to provide a guaranteed high level of income for every recipient of an advanced degree.»

Such efforts to take the public's pulse on geoengineering may be crucial for understanding how to involve citizens in future policy making, says David Goldston, director of government affairs for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C. «This is something that is going to require a lot of public engagement before decisions are made,» he says.

«This type of collaborative research focused on specific management and conservation objectives provides important information for resource managers and policy decision - makers who manage public resources,» said Eric Forsman, a coauthor on the study at the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.

The collision of water, energy and climate change will reverberate through public policy decisions for decades to come, with unintended consequences at each step.