Sentences with phrase «green economy which»

Of the expectations of COP22 and Sustainable Innovation Forum this year, Climate Action CEO, Nick Henry commented: «Climate change is not just the single largest threat to this planet; it also presents a new $ 3 trillion green economy which is creating millions of green jobs enabling us to transition to a low carbon economy.

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The most recent Global Green Economy Index (GGEI), produced by the US consulting firm Dual Citizen, looked at 60 countries and 70 cities and ranked them based on their overall green economic performance, which includes energy efficiency, climate leadership, and investment in clean technologies like recycling, renewable energy, and green chemiGreen Economy Index (GGEI), produced by the US consulting firm Dual Citizen, looked at 60 countries and 70 cities and ranked them based on their overall green economic performance, which includes energy efficiency, climate leadership, and investment in clean technologies like recycling, renewable energy, and green chemigreen economic performance, which includes energy efficiency, climate leadership, and investment in clean technologies like recycling, renewable energy, and green chemigreen chemistry.

In today's eco-conscious economy, companies that develop and market green tech are revered for their work, which is actually quite profitable.

«What Ramsey and Pam [Khalidi's wife] are doing is not only a model for historic preservation but also for urban renewal and poverty reduction,» says Albert George, founder of the Georgia Green Economy Summit, which honored Khalidi at a recent event.

A portion of the first months book sales were donated to Green America, which describes itself as the nations leading green economy organization, helping people and businesses everywhere make the shift to a socially just and environmentally sustainable ecoGreen America, which describes itself as the nations leading green economy organization, helping people and businesses everywhere make the shift to a socially just and environmentally sustainable ecogreen economy organization, helping people and businesses everywhere make the shift to a socially just and environmentally sustainable economy.

And the key to this development, in turn, is to increase agricultural production — mostly through Green Revolution — style technologies — so that «as food production per farmer rises, an economy needs fewer and fewer farmers to feed the overall population,» a situation which ends up «inducing farmers and especially their children to seek employment in nonfarm activities.»

Unlike the last, which was all electric, the Mazda 3i is a greener choice because it has great fuel economy.

Officials said the study, which was done in - house by Council staff, was green - lighted because Mark - Viverito wanted to see how the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's policies would affect the local economy.

In the next image you can see the proportions between the private and the public sector in Venezuela, in green the private sector which represents 93.23 % of the economy, and in white the public sector.

They say the state needs to «make a concerted effort to fully invest in clean tech, green energy production, retrofitting and infrastructure, which helps the environment, people and the economy.»

That is according to a report from the Alliance for a Green Economy, which opposes the nuclear subsidies.

Gagarin said he would want to concentrate on bringing green jobs to Queens and the city, which he said will play a crucial role in rebuilding the city's economy that has been slammed by the recession.

With the party divided between social and economic liberals, debates on nuclear power, the economy, tuition fees, green policy and taxation are unlikely to yield unanimous responses, resulting in internal division which may hinder the party's ability to project a clear and consistent message in the run up to 2015.

The lone Green MP, Caroline Lucas, is highly unlikely to vote with the Tories, given her party's commitment to provide «a real voice speaking out against the cuts to public services, for equality and for a greener and more sustainable economy» - which hardly fits with the Tory platform.

Labour have to offer a proper alternative to the Tories like the SNP / Green which should revolve around investing in the economy and building social housing.

Hawkins will address the theme of his campaign, A Green New Deal for New York, which aims to restart the upstate economy by guaranteeing economic human rights to meaningful work, living wages, health care, education, affordable housing and mobility.

«It's not that these are some projections of some crazy green group; these are the utilities» own data,» said Malcolm Woolf, senior vice president of policy at Advanced Energy Economy, which runs AEEI as its educational affiliate.

Greening the Recovery identifies innovation, infrastructure and information as the key areas in which policies are needed to support a green economy, in addition to arguing for environmental fiscal reform and specific policies at UK and EU level to support resource efficiency.

«We are standing in front of a fire hose of business,» said Sandy Wiggins, president of E3 Bank, which aims to redirect capital to the green economy and expects to make its first loan in July.

COMPETES authorizes ongoing support for ARPA - E, the novel energy - research program modeled after the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency which promises to give rise to «leapfrog» technologies that will reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources and stimulate a green economy while producing steady, high - quality jobs of the future.

The sectors which Richard Green refers to contribute around # 500 billion to the GB economy.

Recycling is high on the agenda for the schools - which both belong to Focus - Trust, a charitable multi-academy trust based in the North West of England — with Thornhill receiving a shout out from local MP Paula Sherriff during Prime Minister's Question Time after she received a letter from students concerned about the UK's reliance on Fossil Fuels; an issue the MP said that, if tackled, would support the sustainable future of the green economy.

A full hybrid version follows later, but until then the green flag will be waved by the ML250 Bluetec, which boasts the combination of 201 and 368 lb ft of torque, along with fuel economy of 47mpg on the official combined cycle.

In an effort to go green, many tire manufacturers are introducing new products to the market that provide less rolling resistance, which helps boost fuel economy.

Unlike most of today's fuel - economy stars, which never stop reminding you how green your right foot is, the older Honda goes about its task subtly — it's a good car first and a green car second.

The navigation system includes the ability to compute «green» routes, which are designed to avoid hills and maximize fuel economy.

In the US, typically little hatchbacks means economy, which means «green.»

While many other cars» eco setting typically scale back throttle response, the Mini takes it a step further and detunes the climate control in Green mode, which should more significantly improve fuel economy in warm environments.

To be called the Aura Green Line, it is expected to have 25 percent better fuel economy than the base Aura, which is 20 miles per gallon in the city and 30 on the highway.

The Vue Green Line's HVAC controls are basic but usable, and get a special addition in the form of a green «economy mode» button, which switches the A / C to a reduced power setting to minimize fuel consumpGreen Line's HVAC controls are basic but usable, and get a special addition in the form of a green «economy mode» button, which switches the A / C to a reduced power setting to minimize fuel consumpgreen «economy mode» button, which switches the A / C to a reduced power setting to minimize fuel consumption.

But car makers are busy building plug - in hybrids like the Passat GTE because governments have been so fixated by CO2 emissions they've skewed the tax costs hugely in favour of those cars which seem to be green, and the useless official economy tests, which proclaim the Passat GTE will emit just 39g / km and do 166mpg.

I am considering more stocks in the green zone, which has more stable defensive stocks, than the red zone, which has stocks that will do well if the economy has a strong recovery.

It is heavily overweight in the Industrials (56.65 %) and Information Technology (21.48 %) sectors, which makes sense because so much of the action in the green economy comes from construction, engineering, smart grids, and technology.

The Houston Airport System also operates ecopark, the city's economy lot, which provides parking at the corner of Greens Road and John F. Kennedy Blvd., with free shuttle service to the terminals.

The faltering economy - not the fragile environment - is the biggest motivator for frequent travelers who have become «more conscious of waste» according to a survey commissioned by Element Hotels, which is launching The Element Eco-Travel Index, an annual index of green travel habits among frequent travelers.

Because tourism is an important mainstay of the economy, many people in Belize divide the calendar year into the high season and the low season which roughly correspond to the greener and drier months.

But on the other hand, we here have to balance that fact against a compelling development argument: agriculture of high - margin organic produce is a potential economic boon for many people in developing countries — which also can diversify their economies and to do so in a (locally) green way.

Alexander, certainly you are right, but the question that troubles you, does not solve our problem which is to know who is responsible of the present day climate changes; I fear that changing our Hydrocarbon based economy to a Hydrogene based economy, would send a much bigger green house gas in the atmosphere, I mean water vapor

According to The Guardian, British Airways has seen a drop in economy class sales to European destinations, though the airline sees the shift as a result of increased hand baggage restrictions, rather than any move to be greener: Walsh added that economy class sales to European destinations such as Brussels, Paris and Amsterdam also fell in January, on top of weak premium bookings to those destinations, which emerged towards the end of last year.

The perception that high legislative standards for the green performance of organisations and companies is bad for the economy is one which has dogged the environmental agenda.

South Korea, which is credited with coining the term «green growth» in 2008, when the global economy began to slow down, is still trying to fine - tune the concept.

A major internet search engine shows more than 29 million hits on «green economy», which is considerable for a phrase that only came into regular use five years ago.

This activity report summarizes how the GEF has supported the sustainable development for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which includes the development of the green economy in the SIDS.

It features chapters on: the year in review, which highlights environmental extremes, including record extreme weather and climate events and increasing degradation of marine ecosystems, but notes progress towards new investments in renewable energy and towards a green economy; the benefits of soil carbon; the closing and decommissioning of nuclear power reactors; and on key environmental indicators, which underscores the need to address mounting challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and land and soil degradation.

This brochure describes the Women's Green Business Initiative, which is a global programme that is turning climate change challenges into economic opportunities for women, by promoting women's employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in the green economy and in emerging climate change adaptation and mitigation industGreen Business Initiative, which is a global programme that is turning climate change challenges into economic opportunities for women, by promoting women's employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in the green economy and in emerging climate change adaptation and mitigation industgreen economy and in emerging climate change adaptation and mitigation industries.

Nearly 200 nations, finally agreeing to keep the world from burning up, began writing the rulebook by which the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement could be achieved, while seeking the trillions needed to move quickly away from fossil fuels to a green - energy economy.

Within a decade consumers will be able to see which companies cause the most amount of damage to the environment if plans suggested by the man in charge of the UN's Green Economy Initiative are approved.

My favorite this week, though, was Sofia Ribeiro's contribution from The Green Economy Post, which discusses green consumer trends, and the rising marketplace power of EcoGreen Economy Post, which discusses green consumer trends, and the rising marketplace power of Ecogreen consumer trends, and the rising marketplace power of EcoMoms.

The company does this through a form of renewable energy certificates, which, while a bit complicated, means that it's not just energy neutral, i's actually helping fuel the green energy economy.

The report calls for synergies between social protection and environmental policies which support both workers» incomes and the transition to a greener economy.