Sentences with phrase «from global powers»

This drew widespread attention from global powers, who look to exploit that for personal gain.

In the process, GE plans to cut 12,000 jobs from its global power business.

Prime Ministers Turnbull and Abe hope to shield their unconventional nations from the global power shifts threatening the foundations of six decades of shared prosperity.

Unfortunately, coal combustion is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions as well, accounting for 30 % of total anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions worldwide, and 72 % of CO2 emissions from global power generation.

Not exact matches

A staggering amount of wholesale change is happening — from unprecedented and widespread aging to rampant urbanization and growth in a global middle class to an eastward shift in economic power and a growing number of disruptive technologies.»

In March 2018, Eisen was named co-anchor of CNBC's «Power Lunch» (M - F, 1PM - 3PM ET), which broadcasts from CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

While global powers and financial markets have long been accustomed to over-the-top rhetoric from North Korea, the U.S. has traditionally taken a more diplomatic stance.

OTS shifted some power from local buyers to Whole Foods» corporate headquarters in Austin, which the company calls its global office, employees said.

Frederick W. Buckman, a PhD in nuclear engineering from MIT, is a veteran energy executive and CEO of Powerlink Transmission Co.; Jacques Besnainou is the former president and CEO of Areva Group North America, a global player in nuclear power.

Over 54 gigawatts (GW) of wind power were installed globally in 2016 and cumulative capacity grew by more than 12 percent to hit 486.8 GW, according to an April 2017 report from global trade association the Global Wind Energy Coglobal trade association the Global Wind Energy CoGlobal Wind Energy Council.

«Coal - fired power plants produce almost 40 per cent of global electricity today, making carbon pollution from coal a leading contributor to climate change,» said the declaration issued by the alliance on Thursday.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

This London - based startup is applying blockchain (the same tech that powers bitcoin) to global supply chains — along with physical tags for consumers to see where their products come from.

The opportunity from Global Opportunity Report 2017, Business of Power, showcases how decentralised, peer - to - peer platforms and innovative energy storage technologies are disrupting the conventional concept of utility delivery and better preparing cities and residents for energy and climate resilience.

Few senior executives have realized the importance of a diverse workforce powered with voices of people from different backgrounds, personalities and thinking styles across the global workplace.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute, issued the following statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's issuance of an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking addressing carbon emissions from power plants:

Several other administration policies are likely to have a greater impact on global greenhouse - gas emissions, including the Environmental Protection Agency's rule to limit carbon emissions from new power plants and its first - ever carbon limits on cars and light trucks.

As the USD is the largest component in the basket of global currencies against which other currencies» purchasing power are measured, and the ruble lost 58 % in valuation versus the USD just from June 2014 to January 2016, I would dare claim that a 58 % devaluation qualifies as a crash.

CNN: Texas pastor behind blind Chinese activist freedom It has been a busy week for Pastor «Bob» Xiqiu Fu, a pastor from Midland, Texas, who has spent considerable time on the international stage working for the release of Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese activist who arrived in the United States on Saturday after weeks of diplomatic back and forth between two global super powers.

If we continue to move from a national economy to a global one, then we must either develop much stronger concentrations of international political power or else accept a world governed by naked economic power.

The power of the global corporations is derived from their unique capacity to use finance, technology, and advanced marketing skills to integrate production on a global scale in order to form the world into one economic unit and a «global shopping centre.»

The symbiotic centers of such power nexus have substantially shifted from the nation state structures to the global corporate entities.

Let us suppose that liberation from the global capitalist system and resistance to American imperialism leads to a world of large regional blocks within which nations have recovered a good deal of the power of self - government.

In a March 2012 appearance on AFA spokesman Bryan Fischer's radio show, Lively explained that he first went to Uganda in 2002 as a keynote speaker in order to stave off a threat from what he called «the globalists who use the se.xual revolution and the Planned Parenthood Federation and the global hom.ose.xual movement» to accu.mulate power and control population.

The symbiotic centers of the power nexus have shifted substantially from the nation state structures to the global corporate entities, deeply affecting the life of the people, and their communities.

Power has progressively shifted from the United Nations, especially the General Assembly, to the global economic institutions.

But whereas this economistic idealism once fueled the move to this global economy, today the economistic system is sustained chiefly by the economic and political power of those who benefit from it.

And so, during the half - century since the Second World War, two global changes were taking place simultaneously: power was shifting from the European nations to the United States; and the third - world nations were asserting their political independence.

Media is used to impose the culture and power of the wealthy nations from the global North.

The global system — economic, regulatory, and philanthropic — operates at a great distance from any form of natural solidarity capable of challenging its power.

«Wind Power Market, Update 2017 — Global Market Size, Average Price, Turbine Market Share, and Key Country Analysis to 2025» is the latest market analysis report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive inform...

Global Water Engineering has partnered with Chokyuenyong Industrial in Thailand to cut effluent COD pollution levels at its cassava production plant by more than 95 percent while extracting gas from its wastewater to power its boilers and generate electricity for its own use and to sell back to the provincial grid.

The other 8 submissions posted since 21 July were from eBay, Global Shippers» Forum, NSW Taxi Council, Recruitment and Consulting Services Association, Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd, The Industry Group, The Infrastructure Group and the United States Federal Trade Commission (focus on misuse of market power, price signaling, and merger notification and review procedures).

The prominence of coffeehouse - style coffee from the West, especially among younger generations in Asia — crowd which includes 60 % of the global youth population — indicates the demand for Arabica coffee could grow exponentially along with the purchasing power of this demographic.

Results achieved over hundreds of plants globally have achieved removal of organic waste from discharge water of between 70 - 99 per cent, with many of the plants installed by Global Water Engineering also capturing the organic waste converted to methane and using it to power boilers and electricity generators.

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The WWWF likely becomes just another failed territory after breaking away from the NWA... But Bruno gave them credibility and drawing power, resulting in financial success... A viability that, without him, there's a pretty decent chance that VKM doesn't buy his father's business, eventually turning it in to the global empire we know today

Bringing Fathers In: helping global activists embrace «dad power» Almost 10,000 people have already downloaded our Bringing Fathers In #bringingfathersin materials, designed to help professionals from a range of disciplines work in ways that embrace and build on fathers» vital role in improving children's outcomes.

I love the idea that we can harness the power of social media and combine it with a grassroots, community - based distribution model, including a network of home - based Ambassadors as well as retailers and schools, to create a global lifestyle brand around the concept of living Barefoot, and bringing art and story to children from all walks of life.

Although the UN Global Compact Office has powers to exclude companies, it stated: «Of course, abuses of the 10 Principles do occur; however we believe that such abuses only indicate that it is important for the company to remain in the Compact and learn from its mistakes.»

First, the serious side: the new CARMA.org site (Carbon Monitoring for Action) defaults to showing you the worst power plants in the world from a global warming perspective, but it'll also let you find your own power provider and take a look at their plants» emissions.

The consolidation of Asia as the new engine of economic growth; the rise of new economic powers such as the BRICS; the negotiations of extensive Free Trade Agreements in an attempt to benefit from access to growing markets and to US to maintain an upper hand in setting global standards (among the others the EU and South Korea FTA and the on - going negotiations between EU and Canada, and the EU and the USA).

That President Xi has accumulated so much personal power is partly a reflection of his political acumen, and partly a recognition by the Party that China needs a single strong leader at the moment as it transitions from a weak local power recovering from the disasters of Japanese occupation in the early 20th century followed the cultural revolution and the great leap forwards, and instead becomes a global power.

What does a European rocket launch from Guiana have to do with the rise of global people power?

«As a country whose long - term economic recovery relies on the health of our exports and our regulatory environment being attractive to global investors, it would be a colossal surrender of power to walk away from our largest trading partner, increase uncertainty, erect trade barriers and diminish our influence.»

He has pledged to undo American efforts to prevent a global warming catastrophe, including retreat from the Paris Agreement on Climate, Clean Power Plan, and new EPA

And when Tudor England was starting to ramp up its fleet, on its way to becoming a global naval power, its navy drew its food supply from far and wide, a new study shows.

Like fossil fuel development or not, the Kemper plant is at the center of U.S. EPA's plans to regulate carbon dioxide from new power plants and at the center of global emissions, considering that «low - rank» coals like Mississippi lignite constitute half the world's coal supply.

Does the world really need the ability to trap carbon dioxide before it invisibly billows from power plant smokestacks or out car tailpipes and bury it permanently to slow global warming?