Sentences with phrase «global commitments like»

On the eve of the 2017 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, Oil Change International and E3G have launched briefings showing that while some multilateral development banks are making good progress on climate action, many are still financing billions of dollars in fossil fuel projects despite mounting climate impacts and global commitments like the Paris Agreement reached in December 2015.

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We remain focused on the recent launch of Firefox Quantum and our commitment to protecting the internet as a global public resource, especially at a time when user rights like net neutrality and privacy are under attack.»

L'Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics company, and Switzerland - based Barry Callebaut, the global leading supplier of high - quality chocolate and cocoa products, have joined existing POIG members like Ferrero and Danone in their commitments to drive truly responsible palm oil production.

Working with Worms to Fight Climate Change Global studies show that water scarcity and water stress are increasing, and as much as 15 % to 35 % of human withdrawals of water for agriculture are considered unsustainable.1 Achievement of climate change - related commitments like those made at last year's Paris Climate Conference («COP21») will require that businesses strategically manage their water footprints for maximum efficacy while mitigating negative impacts.

It's apparent to me that we have very different views inside the government about what our commitments to global health and foreign assistance should look like and how they should be structured and organized.

On behalf of the whole team I'd like to say a huge thank you to the judges who recognised our passion and commitment to our industry, our customers for their continued trust and support, and our team for working so hard to make Cova Security Gates one of the global leaders in the manufacture of quality perimeter security equipment.»

«HTC prides itself on creating unique solutions that meet the needs of different customers, and with features like a full keyboard and global 3G roaming, the HTC Merge smartphone is the perfect example of this commitment,» said Jason Mackenzie, president, HTC Americas.

On Level 2, «Between Object and Architecture» looks at the way post-1960s artists employed geometric shapes and ordinary building materials like bricks or cubes, and includes artists from Latin America and China as well as Europe, emphasizing the museum's commitment to what Frances Morris, the director of the Tate Modern, called «a more global story of art.»

In what seems like a new era, when Latin American artists might finally be gaining some of the prominence that they deserve in the written, exhibition and institutional histories alongside their European, US and indeed global contemporaries, it is perhaps to be hoped that some of the idiosyncratic, inventive and extraordinary nature of precursor projects and initiatives, and the personal commitment that they all entailed, can continue, as any new achievements are undoubtedly founded on those that preceded them.

The global carbon accounting system that the Paris Agreement operates under counts emissions where they occur, so fossil fuel exporters like Australia can increase production with impunity, knowing the combustion emissions count elsewhere, and are not subject to their national commitments.

Like all nations, Australia has declared its commitment to limiting global warming to no more than 2 °C.

Alternatives like engineered porous liquids could offer better options for carbon capture, a technology which may be essential to bridge the gap between increasing emissions of global warming gases and commitments to adopt alternative energy solutions to reduce these climate changing emissions.

If that sounds like having to jump in the deep water before we're sure we can swim it still looks better than the absolute certainty of irrevocable global climate disaster that delaying our commitment and keeping on as we are.

We remain focused on the recent launch of Firefox Quantum and our commitment to protecting the internet as a global public resource, especially at a time when user rights like net neutrality and privacy are under attack.»

PHAA would like to see a commitment to prioritising health initiatives that focus on Prevention, Protection and Promotion as set out in the Global Charter for the Public's Health.

Whether it's a convenient local event (like an expat meetup, or a special program at a cultural community center)-- or a larger commitment (such as participating in a trade mission, or attending an overseas real estate trade show)-- commit to at least one new activity that could open the door to additional global opportunities.