Sentences with phrase «future economic climate»

Not exact matches

The Great Stagnation: In «Why the global economy may be doomed to lower growth — maybe forever,» Simone Foxman gives four reasons why economic growth may be much slower in the future: scarce resources, an aging labour force, stagnant technology growth and externalities from climate change.

The appeal of the 401 (k) financing strategy is pretty obvious in this economic climate - a bad small business - lending environment, lots of people with business skills in the unemployment line, a way to seize control of your retirement funds without penalty - but it truly is a matter of betting your future on the present.

This global point of view extends to action on climate change and the economic potential inherent in pursuing a clean energy, low - carbon future for our children.

German business confidence jumps The Ifo Business Climate Index hit a record high this week, reflecting confidence that Europe's economic recovery will extend into the future.

In their development of this initiative, the three founders recruited additional members to forge the Project's Risk Committee, a group of dedicated individuals concerned about the economic future of America under the threat of global climate change.

In truth, the vision provided for the future was great for the economic climate but nevertheless grim for the community finances — a long time of cuts in community investing with no the scope for tax reductions.

New survey from AmCham Canada assesses future trends in employment and perceptions of the economic climate among other issues.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

Whoever's in charge come May 8th, unless they put climate change at the heart of their programme for office the UK will be building up huge economic and ecological problems for the future.

New York City will go to $ 15 per hour within three years, while upstate has until 2021 to get to $ 12.50, with future increases based on the economic climate.

«In order to understand coastal impacts under current and future climate and socio - economic conditions, we do not only need robust projections of mean sea level rise but also a profound knowledge of present - day and future extreme sea levels, because these events drive the impacts,» Wahl said.

Researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) now analyzed the magnitude of future hurricane losses in relation to economic growth.

It's about climate change and sea level rise, but it's also about the way that our economic system doesn't allow us to afford a decent future.

The State of the World Population 2009 report says that population levels will affect countries» abilities to adapt to the immediate effects of climate change, although the longer - term influence of population growth on climate change will depend on future economic, technological and consumption trends.

The uncertainty associated with future climate projections linked to economic possibilities of what people will do is far larger than the uncertainty associated with physical climate models.

In predicting how climate will affect irrigated crop yields in the future, the researchers also consider factors such as population and economic growth, as well as competing demands for water from various socioeconomic sectors, which are themselves projected to change as the climate warms.

The aim is to better understand economic flows and to thereby induce a transformation of our supply chains into a stable, climate - smart network that renders our societies less vulnerable to future climate impacts.

A new integrated climate model developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and other institutions is designed to reduce uncertainties in future climate predictions as it bridges Earth systems with energy and economic models and large - scale human impact data.

A new integrated computational climate model developed to reduce uncertainties in future climate predictions marks the first successful attempt to bridge Earth systems with energy and economic models and large - scale human impact data.

The impact of these events on historical societal development emphasizes the potential economic and social consequences of a future rise in sea levels due to global climate change, the researchers write in the study recently published in the journal Scientific Reports.

The legislation rebukes a recommendation by the state Coastal Resources Commission, which stirred economic development concerns and skepticism about climate change in 2010 with a report warning of future threats along the state's coastline.

These tests can be conducted with the help of computer models that depict future demographic and economic development and that examine the interplay between industry and the climate and other essential natural systems.

«So we should probably be using [these economic and climate] models to examine the impact of future climate change on various migrant - employing sectors of the southwestern U.S. economy.»

Malte Meinshausen, director of the Climate & Energy College at the University of Melbourne, said «Regions that make way for future - proof renewable energy and storage investments will turn a zero - emissions future into an economic opportunity.

Decisions made today are made in the context of confident projections of future warming with continued emissions, but clearly there is more to do to better characterize the human and economic consequences of delaying action on climate change and how to frame these issues in the context of other concerns.

The optimal climate policy also depends on the future of economic development.

IIASA researchers have been involved in greenhouse gas emission projections since the beginning of climate change research in the 1970s, including research on both historical emissions as well as projections for future emissions based on multiple scenarios of economic and population growth and technological change.

However, if we choose a different path — if we act aggressively to both adapt to the changing climate and to mitigate future impacts by reducing carbon emissions — we can significantly reduce our exposure to the worst economic risks from climate change, and also demonstrate global leadership on climate.

New statistical innovations use cross-country variability in short - term responses to different levels of exposure to estimate how vulnerability will evolve under future socio - economic and climate scenarios.

Future impacts of climate change on marine fisheries have the potential to negatively influence a wide range of socio - economic factors, including food security, livelihoods and public health, -LSB-...]

The motivation for the MCA arose from citizens and organizations in Montana who have expressed interest in receiving timely and pertinent information about climate change, including information about historical variability, past trends, and projections of future impacts as they relate to topics of economic concern.

«Dealing with the increasing damage from climate extremes and, just as important, the growing economic potential in activities to overcome it will increasingly dominate entrepreneurial efforts in future decades.

Just how this can be delivered with exceptional flair and skill will be demonstrated in September by the winners of this year's awards, who, regardless of the economic climate, have shown successful customer - based business strategies for a profitable future,» he added.

The online Facebook campaign will focus on attracting working holiday makers to Australia, highlighting the benefits of working abroad in terms of future employability in the current economic climate.

Offering a visual metaphor of empowered young women coming of age and representing the future of Cuba, he juxtaposes them against the shifting social and economic climate of the city.

We can't do a very good job at estimating the future trajectory of technology for instance, or economic development, and so regardless of how well we understand climate, our ability to predict exactly what will happen is limited.

When the climate model output is fed into ecosystem models, and these in turn are coupled to socio - economic analysis tools, the potential future scenarios that come out, assuming the world continues its business as usual, appear rather grim, see e.g. the very interesting final report of the European ATEAM project.

Meanwhile, the opposition Labour Party has pledged to factor the cost of climate change into all future economic projections, should the party be voted back into office.

Available strategies and actions can increase resilience across a range of possible future climates while helping to improve human livelihoods, social and economic well - being, and environmental quality.

Climate scientists are perhaps under the most serious threat, however, because their findings carry with them grave implications for the future of our social and economic order.

Then there's that economic factor called the discount rate, which has been front and center in the debate over how much to invest now to limit future climate - related risk.

We can predict climate with modest certainty, but we can't predict future economies and technologies at all (note the unpredicted nature of both the recent economic meltdown and the digital revolution).

If we prepare for climate extremes by employing high cost / inefficient technologies immediately and lower cost / more efficient technologies emerge in the near future, we risk a significant economic setback — which will appear more pronounced if climate extremes do not materialize.

Whereas, if left unaddressed, the consequences of a changing climate have the potential to adversely impact all Americans, hitting vulnerable populations hardest, harming productivity in key economic sectors such as construction, agriculture, and tourism, saddling future generations with costly economic and environmental burdens, and imposing additional costs on State and Federal budgets that will further add to the long - term fiscal challenges that we face as a Nation;

Thus, climate scientists and energy - economic modelers have developed hundreds of plausible scenarios of future emissions and used them to identify emissions pathways that might achieve climate policy goals.

However, in order to understand coastal impacts under current and future climate and socio - economic conditions, not only robust SLR projections are required but also a profound knowledge of the drivers and occurrence of present - day and future extreme sea levels (ESL), as ESL drive the impacts (Bindoff et al 2007).

Less than one - third of assessments of future climate vulnerability account for the dynamics of both socio - economic and spatial aspects of climate risks, says Alexandra Jurgilevich

The Copernicus programme, the first integrated network of its kind - built on cooperation between agencies across the globe — is bringing evidence to the climate debate to inform policy and secure our economic future.

For every nation, this coerced energy and economic deprivation will make it increasingly difficult to adapt to future climate changes that nature inevitably will bring our way.

> It has been argued recently that the combination of risk aversion and an uncertainty distribution of future temperature change with a heavy upper tail invalidates mainstream economic analyses of climate change policy.