Sentences with phrase «global policy initiatives»

And this is the thread of evidence on which hangs the most fundmental styilised fact underpinning the theory of AGW and hence the increasingly intrusive (and potentially costly) global policy initiatives.

Also, major global policy initiatives now hang in the equilibrium as a result of the recent uproar: for example, the EU - Canada (CETA) and EU - US trade deals (TTIP may soon fall victim to extensive campaigning by transnational anti-globalization movements, which has resulted in mass urban demonstrations in numerous countries participating in the deal.

The job also puts Gore in charge of Dell's global policy initiatives, empowers her to advocate for pro-entrepreneur regulations and has enabled her to reconnect with former colleagues at the U.N. «I've lived and worked in the humanitarian world for my entire career,» she says.

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In essence, it has assumed a leadership role in Washington's largest foreign - policy initiative of the 21st century: the «Global War on Terror.»

«Like many of our social impact initiatives, the innovation and inspiration comes from our partners who are volunteering in and contributing to their communities,» said John Kelly, senior vice president, Starbucks Global Responsibility, Community and Public Policy.

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While domestic policy frameworks emerge as low - carbon / green - economy initiatives take shape, global markets for clean technology goods (excluding services) nearly doubled in eight years from C$ 550B in 2005 to C$ 970B in 2013.

We strive to make it easier for our staff to get involved in their communities by offering a volunteer paid time off (VPTO) policy, a global Matching Gifts and Donations for Doers program, as well as a community grants initiative.

Additionally, she led a variety of Global Procurement initiatives with focus on policies, procedures, technology and certification.

The Environmental Markets Group, which resides within the Executive Office, is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Environmental Policy Framework as well as furthering, coordinating and communicating the firm's global environmental initiatives.

This study addresses the Atlantic Gateway initiative, and how it relates to Canada's global trading position as a national policy priority.

ISI says that over the past 9 months, global short rates have declined -50 bp, and 158 stimulative policy initiatives have been announced around the world.

In addition, we highlight global best practices such as policies, programs and breakthrough initiatives that jumpstart the growth of high - impact female entrepreneurs.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

This annual conference allows students, academic researchers, industry professionals and government agents to network, share ideas and brainstorm new initiatives for improving global food security policies.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support.

To broaden the understanding on the persistent barriers that despite various global policy and advocacy initiatives over the past 30 years, continue to impede improvement in exclusive breastfeeding rates and violate the human rights of those affected;...

global policy and advocacy initiatives over the past 30 years, continue to impede improvement in exclusive breastfeeding rates and violate the human rights of those affected;

In 2005, the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) launched the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi): a collaborative initiative to assess and monitor key breastfeeding policies and programmes (shown below), all drawn from the WHO Global Strategy and the Innocenti Declaration.

The World Breastfeeding Trends initiative is a collaborative effort, bringing together all the key stakeholders in the country to evaluate breastfeeding policies and practices and how well they conform to the Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding.

The World Breastfeeding Trends initiative (WBTi) assesses countries on their progress in implementing 10 key policy areas set out in the Global Strategy.

Post-Brexit, British trade policy ought to be centred on efforts to bridge regulatory divides by championing global initiatives (like UNECE's Single Window) in regulatory forums and international conventions covering sectors we have significant expertise and clout in.

Through its global quantitative and qualitative research, The Marist Poll offers a wide variety of services which, in turn, allow its clients to build efficient and effective policies, programs, communication strategies, and marketing initiatives.

She currently implements a landmark science cooperation agreement between AAAS and the Cuban Academy of Sciences, develops the Center's global science diplomacy education and capacity building initiatives, leads a research project analyzing science - policy connections around the world, and serves as an associate editor of the open - access policy journal Science & Diplomacy.

The solution to gridlock on global warming solutions is not grand policies such as the Kyoto Protocol, but smaller initiatives aligned with what each individual nation can honor.

The authors — Ralph W. Muller, CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, vice provost for global initiatives and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, Andrew Steinmetz, research assistant to Dr. Emanuel, and Steven M. Altschuler, MD, president and CEO of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — surveyed 74 senior executives from large hospitals and health systems across the United States.

«Global efforts to stay well below 2 degrees [Celsius of warming], and especially 1.5 degrees, will be severely compromised if international aviation and shipping emissions continue to increase,» Mark Lutes, senior global climate policy adviser at the World Wide Fund for Nature's global climate and energy initiative, said by Global efforts to stay well below 2 degrees [Celsius of warming], and especially 1.5 degrees, will be severely compromised if international aviation and shipping emissions continue to increase,» Mark Lutes, senior global climate policy adviser at the World Wide Fund for Nature's global climate and energy initiative, said by global climate policy adviser at the World Wide Fund for Nature's global climate and energy initiative, said by global climate and energy initiative, said by email.

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It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

Prior to joining IDRI, Erik was Associate General Counsel at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he was the second attorney on staff and worked for over seven years exclusively within the Foundation's Global Health Program, where he led the development and implementation of the foundation's Global Access policy through the review of grant proposals and assistance in structuring strategic initiatives.

The initiative, launched March 2 by the Northrop Grumman Corporation, aims to unite higher education and the private sector to accelerate the application of thought leadership to global public health informatics, policy development, strategic planning, programmatic implementation and evaluation.

Civic Enterprises is partnering with numerous organizations and programs, such as the Earth Conservation Corps, EARTH University, and the 21st Century Conservation Service Corp, to strengthen environmental policies and initiatives on a national and global scale.

OverDrive is joining a global community of purpose - driven companies to demonstrate and celebrate what we stand for every day: Empowering communities with our digital reading services, supporting literacy and creating reading happiness; supporting initiatives that offer work - life balance for our employees; and incorporating work practices and business policies that strengthen and preserve our environment for future generations.

The landscape of environmental protection initiatives has continued to evolve, now ranging from global policy and corporate campaigns to local recycling and energy efficiency programs.

We strive to make it easier for our staff to get involved in their communities by offering a volunteer paid time off (VPTO) policy, a global Matching Gifts and Donations for Doers program, as well as a community grants initiative.

Achieving these goals requires a multi-pronged approach that recognizes unique challenges and opportunities from the local level all the way up to US federal policy and global initiatives.

At those talks, in Milan in 2003, Mr. Watson listed a variety of initiatives begun by states and communities, which he said were like «laboratories where new and creative ideas and methods can be applied and shared with others and inform federal policy — a truly bottom - up approach to addressing global climate change.»

In contrast to RealClimate and Skeptical Science, which are focused tightly on science questions, this initiative appears to be trying to both clarify the state of the science on global warming and, in the same breath, promote policies that could curb emissions of greenhouse gases.

A strengthening tide of industry initiatives and policy support pushes our projection for the global electric car fleet up to 280 million by 2040, from 2 million today.

Two policy initiatives that can together significantly reduce oil use by 2030, and help launch a new global industry in the process — difficult to achieve solely with new plug - in vehicles — are:

While emission reductions under Inslee's plan would be relatively small in global terms, it would outline a path for broader action, said Noah Kaufman, who leads the carbon tax research initiative at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Pglobal terms, it would outline a path for broader action, said Noah Kaufman, who leads the carbon tax research initiative at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy PGlobal Energy Policy.

Learn more about EDF's policy initiative to create «A Home for All: Architecture of a Future Global Framework for Mitigation,»

This technical document presents the latest estimates of the emissions gap in 2020 and provides plentiful information, including about current (2010) and projected (2020) levels of global greenhouse gas emissions, both in the absence of additional policies and consistent with national pledge implementation; the implications of starting decided emission reductions now or in the coming decades; agricultural development policies that can help increase yields, reduce fertilizer usage and bring about other benefits, while reducing emissions of greenhouse gases; and, international cooperative initiatives that, while potentially overlapping with pledges, can complement them and help bridge the emissions gap.

It targets adaptation practitioners and decision - makers at all levels (from community to global) who are designing new adaptation initiatives and / or developing new climate change - related policies.

Moderator: Lisa Jacobson, President, Business Council for Sustainable Energy Speakers: Josh Sawislak, Global Director of Resilience, AECOM; Jeff Moe, Global Director, Energy Policy & Product Advocacy, Ingersoll Rand; Clay Nesler, Vice President, Global Sustainability and Industry Initiatives, Johnson Controls; Irving Mintzer, Consultant, Jupiter Oxygen Corporation; Melissa Lavinson, Vice President, Federal Affairs and Policy, Chief Sustainability Officer, PG&E Corporation

It also highlights how domestic policy initiatives and seismic energy market shifts can quickly conspire to derail a once flourishing business model, even without a global climate deal, or federal carbon price.

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In its statement, the Global Climate Coalition said its reorganization was «part of a long - term initiative to refocus the public debate on climate policy to the issues at hand - namely, a policy contest between the unworkable Kyoto Protocol versus a more pragmatic and viable solution to the climate issue that relies on technology, innovation and American ingenuity.»

EDITION 12.45 Against formidable odds, Barack Obama won re-election to a second four - year term as U.S. President, which could bode well for important policy initiatives to address global warming.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed him Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency and later Cabinet Secretary, the Chief Policy Advisor to the Governor, where Terry was the architect of many groundbreaking sustainability policies, including California's landmark Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, the Hydrogen Highway Network, and the Million Solar Roofs initiative.