Sentences with phrase «from national governments»

From North to South, from national governments to the Commission: EU Institutions and Member States are in agreement that a reform of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is high on the political agenda.

The 2018 Global Climate Summit, held in San Francisco, will bring together leaders from state, tribal, and local governments, business, and citizens from around the world, to demonstrate how the tide has turned in the race against climate change, showcase climate action taking place around the world, and inspire deeper commitments from each other and from national governments — in support of the Paris Agreement.

A new report from WRI explains that «Clear and predictable policy signals from the international community, and from national governments implementing the agreement, provide essential direction for decision - making on assets, investments and business strategies.»

We are fast running out of time to act, but meaningful action from national governments has been slow at best.

Its stated goal is to showcase climate action taking place around the world, and inspire deeper commitments from each other and from national governments.

The audience of almost 120 experts from national governments and international institutions were actively engaged in the open discussion.

«In 2018, the Under2 Coalition is positioned to both contribute to direct emissions reductions and to support and inspire more ambitious climate goals from national governments,» says Tim Ash Vie, Director, Under2 Coalition Secretariat, The Climate Group.

When Passive House Plus told Prof Ürge - Vorsatz about a comment Passive House Institute director Prof Wolfgang Feist made in these pages a few years ago — that the most ambitious action on climate change was coming from city governments and the European Union, rather than from national governments — she agreed.

Acre intends to seek and implement support from The Amazon Fund, grants, money pledged from national governments after the Copenhagen Accord, the UN-REDD program, and the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility.

The purpose of CITYFOOD is to raise awareness on resilient city - region food systems and (intra - and peri --RRB- urban agriculture, create an advocacy platform for cities to gain political recognition and support from national governments and international support organizations, to provide information to cities around the world, stimulate exchange of experiences, identify and disseminate important lesson and good practices, and facilitate cooperation between cities worldwide and between local governments and civil society in this area.

These local governments are using resources transferred from their national governments to systematically assess climate risks, raise climate awareness among citizens, and build climate - resilient bridges, roads and other projects to reduce risks identified.

NCE's Global Commissioners delivered this narrative — which was important in getting buy - in from national governments and companies for an ambitious agreement — to more than 45 global decision - makers, including Heads of Government and Finance Ministers.

(NB — Summaries for Policy Makers have been historically attacked as vulnerable to politically - motivated spin from national governments, who must sign off on SPM wording, though they can not alter content per se.

The Center receives generous support from national governments, foundations, development banks and other public and private agencies.

In addition, 9.1 % of the indigenous territories included in the analysis currently lack official recognition from national governments.

Baroness Taylor, the chairman of the Lords committee, was leader of the Commons when the Blair government ratified the Amsterdam Treaty that transferred powers from national governments to the European Parliament

«Labour MP and former Minister Malcolm Wicks dies Main Leader of Tory MEPs condemns European Commission for demanding extra # 8billion funding from national governments»

Despite early indications from the Commission that negotiations on the trading agreement could not begin until the UK had exited the EU, there seems to be acceptance from national governments that negotiations on the withdrawal agreement and the future relations agreement will run in parallel.

The avowed and actual purpose of these organizations is to reduce barriers to investment and trade, thereby shifting power from national governments to TNCs.

Of course, this freedom from national governments would not have been achieved apart from the great power of their money to influence political leaders.

The only feasible financial base appears to be direct contributions, either from broadcasting organizations (national and regional) or from national governments.

If one asks, what are the possible roads to a world without war, that essential way - station on the way to freedom of information in anecologically organized world, Arthur Waskow answers that there are five: (a) Control of the nation - state system through stabilizing the balance of power and reducing international tensions but keeping the weapons; (b) Reform of the system through total disarmament without abandoning national sovereignty or the pursuit of national interest; (c) Extension of the system through the creation of a federal world government; (d) Fragmentation of the system through increases in the power of extra-national associations and Institutions across national boundaries, and corresponding decreases in state power as these occupational, industrial, scientific, and other groups gradually expropriate from the national governments the power to make decisions within their own fields; and (e) Abolition of the system through substituting love f or coercion.20.»

«The central banks» plans for printing money to buy bonds from national governments running huge deficits can not be considered a long - term solution to debt problems.»

One possibility would have been to require that corporations apply for charters from the national government instead of states.

The introduction of metro mayors, on the other hand, was part of the Conservative Party manifesto ahead of the 2015 general election, and part of their wider plan to devolve more powers from national government to city regions.

Madison notes the dangers and instabilities feared in a federal system, especially the concern that the national government could take too much power from the states or that the states might overthrow the national government, but argues that the federal system prevents this by being naturally harmonious and symbiotic; that the national government can not operate without the state governments, while the state governments gain major benefits from the national government.

If New York State loses that money from the national government, they would have to either find other money for programs like Meals on Wheels (raising taxes or cutting other programs) or would need to cut Meals on Wheels.

Italian scientists are up in arms over proposed budget cuts at over a dozen national research institutes as part of a spending review announced on 6 July that will strike $ 26 billion from the national government's budget.

Provincial administrations maintain online dating for young adults south africa major hospitals and receive subsidies from the national government.

The remaining students attended what might be called voucher schools, because the schools, while private, had been since 1981 heavily dependent on the subsidy that the schools received from the national government for each student they enrolled.

San Blas is Home to the Kuna, an autonomous indigenous group who run San Blas with minimal interference from the national government.»

Home to the Kuna people, who run the islands as an autonomous province with minimal interference from the national government, it's one of the best - preserved native cultures in the Americas.

Regional governments received their fiscal allocation from national government only if electrification targets were hit.

Imagine if a city's funding from the national government were calculated based on its Ecological Footprint and available resources.

We fought for this sort of thing, but making demands from the national government and telling the local government not to build dams can put NGOs and scholars in an awkward situation.

Formerly Canada Life's Ireland GC, Boyle supported the company's billion - dollar acquisition of Irish Life from the national government, and its subsequent rebrand.

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He said that part of his administration — over which he officially has no authority after it was taken over by the Spanish national government — will now function from Brussels, the centre of the European Union.

Expect nation - by - nation regulation of cryptocurrency, perhaps a requirement that national cryptocurrencies be decoupled from international systems, and maybe even a government issued cryptocurrency in the longer - term future.

And all small businesses that attend will interact with federal government officials, local elected leaders, representatives from national businesses and other small business experts.

Unfortunately, however, government resources are actually flowing the other way: according to a report from the U.S. - based National Resources Defense Council, since 2009, global subsidies for fossil fuels have almost tripled to an estimated US$ 775 billion this year.

«It is important that we achieve a two - year agreement that funds our troops and provides for our national security and other critical functions of the Federal government,» the statement from the White House, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said.

The National Farmers Federation warns that changing foreign investment rules in recent government decisions threatens the foreign capital needed to upgrade Australia's farm sector to supply rising food demand from Asia.

More than 240 bills were introduced in 42 states last year covering a range of security issues, from improving government practices to restricting public disclosure of confidential information, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

And because the majority of Eritrean youths were now conscripted in the National Service, any business requiring their labour had to effectively rent them from the government.

In September, the U.S. government moved to ban the use of Kaspersky products from government computers after it was revealed that Russian hackers managed to obtain U.S. National Security Agency information through the software two years ago.

As the House debated its legislation, starting in June, they had to do so without first fielding testimony from the U.S. government's leading transportation watchdog, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Not only did an entire delegation from the Turkish government, including high - profile diplomats, travel to the U.S. Small Business Administration's National Small Business Week event in Washington, D.C., last year; tech giant Dell chose to host its Women's Entrepreneur Network event in the nation's most populous city, Istanbul, this month.

In most cases, it's not even the best option — not for founders, not for investors and not for our national economy (especially since many early - stage Canadian companies benefit from generous government incentives issued with the assumption that they'll stick around).

NADC is coordinating Wednesday's third annual Small - Business Lending and Investment Summit, which will draw about 150 attendees, including leaders from International Franchise Association, National Small Business Association, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders and Small Business Investor Alliance.

The federal government has raised the National Terrorism Public Alert level from medium to high based on advice from security and intelligence agencies, but says it was not based on knowledge of a specific attack plan.