Sentences with phrase «if major developing countries»

; c) what is the legitimacy of the U.S. insistence that it re-joins the Kyoto Protocol only if major developing countries join?

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So if the recoveries of other major developed countries lag the US, will the eventual rebound in those countries stock markets also lag?

Even if scientists in developing countries have access to a reasonably fast Internet connection, costs are usually a major issue.

If that is the case, then he might have traveled to Indonesia even more enthusiastic and buoyant about the potential prospects for cooperation in Indonesia, another major developing country, than was warranted.

At a briefing for reporters after the close of the latest meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Climate and Energy, he described how the United States is only willing to go forward on legally binding steps to limit greenhouse gases if fast - growing developing countries — aka India and China — are similarly bound.

Think of it this way: even if emissions from industrialized countries were suddenly and magically halted, the dramatic emissions reductions demanded by the climate crisis would still require developing countries to urgently decarbonize their economies, and to do while major fractions of their populations are still mired in poverty.

If just a fraction of the oil, gas and coal from these major climate disrupters was developed, the resulting carbon pollution would cancel out our country's greatest accomplishments in the fight against climate disruption — efforts like the Obama administrations new fuel economy standards.

If that is the case, the additional carbon dioxide being emitted by China, India and other developing countries could bring a major additional benefit: helping to protect wildlife habitats, enhance oceanic biota and preserve crop yields under sub-optimal climatic conditions.»

The other major issue for me, is that there are over a billion vehicle on the planet's roads that will need to be replaced over a number of decades, and the way second hand vehicle from the developed world end upon the roads of developing countries where emissions standards are either not in place or, if in place, enforced.

[1] According to the IPCC, we have a reasonable chance of meeting this objective if developed countries as a whole cut their emissions by 25 - 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 and by 80 - 95 percent below 1990 levels by 2050; within this time frame, major developing countries also must act.

If just a fraction of the oil, gas and coal from these major climate disrupters was developed, the resulting carbon pollution would cancel out our country's greatest accomplishments in the fight against climate disruption — efforts like the Obama administrations new fuel economy standards (as demonstrated in the chart at the top of this column).

For example, if you're volunteering in central Africa, this coverage could make the difference between being transported to a hospital in a major population center of your volunteer - site country, being transported to a hospital in a more developed nearby country such as South Africa, or being transported back to a hospital in your home country.