Yesterday's study suggests that total glacier volume across all the investigated basins will decrease by about 43 percent by the year 2100, even
if the world takes serious steps to mitigate climate change.
This wasn't written by Naomi Klein or Bill McKibben — this was written in a report by Deutsche Bank: «
If the world takes its climate change commitments seriously, then the dynamics of oil will be altered beyond recognition.
I wonder what would happen
if the world took a look at your comments here on CS?
The global fossil fuel industry faces a loss of $ 28 trillion in revenues over the next two decades,
if the world takes action to address climate change, cleans up pollution and moves to decarbonise the global energy system, according to European broking house Kepler Chevreux.
That's one trillion dollars each and every year — the loss in annual revenue for the coal industry
if the world takes serious action to prevent global warming, rather than just continuing on in business - as - usual.
Not exact matches
Someone can see what they feel is the greatest advertisement in the
world and be dead set on buying from that company, but
if a friend tells them good things about another company that offers the same goods or services, most of the time they will
take their friends advice and go with the alternative company.
When AMC began work on a massive 24 - screen multiplex at Walt Disney
World Resort's Pleasure Island in 1997 — now renamed Disney Springs — the park had one stipulation:
If AMC wanted the 24 screens, it also had to
take on the existing two - screen theater in Celebration.
«You need to
take every single interaction with every single consumer, every single time, as
if it is the entire
world.
If you are in the process of starting a new business or reworking your current business plan, really think about what it
takes to compete out there in today's
world.
Insisting the
world take you as you are and being uncompromising in your negotiating style (and
if you're the bada ** type that can stomach that, three cheers for you) is inspiring and righteous, but could also create professional roadblocks and certainly doesn't suit everyone.
«I thought, «What
if there was a wine brand that was nomadic in a way and
takes people on a wine journey around the
world?»»
If you asked the top salespeople in the
world what makes them so successful they'll give you their
take on it, but it will not be the right answer.
His question to them: «
If I'm completely stupid in a
world that is changing beyond recognition, in ways that we can not imagine at this point in time, and we do not
take account of it in our decision - making, what is the likelihood that I will end up with value at risk?»
But
if you're the son of the
world's second - richest person, you can
take it to a whole other level.
But «Governor Poloz indicated that
if the
world changes again (adversely for Canada) the Bank could
take out more insurance.
You have to give Trevorrow a lot of credit for
taking on «Jurassic
World»: This was a film meant to attract a huge audience that could have easily made a lot of people angry
if done incorrectly.
While investors will have to find stocks with higher yields, pay more for them and
take on more risk in bonds, the biggest change in a permanently low - rate
world is that people will need to set aside more of every paycheque
if they want to keep the same goal for retirement income.
Generally speaking, people actively share books
if: it makes them look smart, successful, or high status; they
took a lot of value from the book; in some way they associate the book with an identity they desire and want to broadcast to the
world.
«Thanks to the globalization and Googlization of the
world economy,» writes Economist correspondent Vaitheeswaran, «clever ideas from every corner of the
world now have the chance to be
taken seriously — even
if they come from people without fancy credentials.»
Let's be real: Every month, it feels as
if a new dating app launches on the promise that it is the «non-creepy» (or, at the very least, «less creepy») version of Tinder, the ubiquitous photo - based mobile - matchmaking service that's
taken the online dating
world by storm.
The question is
if people buy into the idea that (1) smartphones really do harm their ability to
take in the
world (or, at least, are more «harmful» than «entertaining»), and (2) that they don't have the willpower to keep their noses out of their notifications, and thus need a phone that is designed to preempt most apps altogether.
In the credit card
world, tokenization means
taking credit card account numbers out of merchants» hands, replacing them with strings of characters — essentially, digital tokens — that would, theoretically, be useless
if stolen by criminals.
Now, imagine
if you
took all the drama of the early days of a
world - changing company and added hamburgers.
If you live in a first
world country, you more than likely have a chance to
take advantage of these various high - tech services.
If you don't know where to start with bitcoin,
take a look at some of the existing business ideas that have already succeeded within the bitcoin
world:
Even
if you have all the conviction in the
world, there are few things more nerve wracking than trying to convince people who can help you
take your idea to great heights that they want to be in business with you.
«We think it would be very mild, and we think
if you compare the States with other advanced economies around the
world, we still think the States is going to be in quite a good position to
take the appropriate monetary action and cut interest rates,» he added.
Speaking on the BBC's
World At One, Crabb said: «
If they want to
take a position that is different from that of the official government line, then they should not be in the cabinet.
As important as the difference to the
world, that difference —
if you act according to your values, as Thoreau did by living nearly alone for two years, for going to jail to oppose slavery, for self - financing his risky book venture, for resiliently
taking on his next book — makes a difference to you, yourself.
In the highly repressive context, it's extremely difficult for people to even imagine
taking a collective stand against the government, and
if the outside
world looks better, a reasonable response is to try to get there.
Book review: Need, Speed, Greed: «Thanks to the globalization and Googlization of the
world economy,» writes Economist correspondent Vaitheeswaran, «clever ideas from every corner of the
world now have the chance to be
taken seriously — even
if they come from people without fancy credentials.»
As
world renowned cellist Yo - Yo Ma has said, «Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because
if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to
take risks.»
A Prime Minister who's looking to build a positive brand for Canada all around the
world — even
if it
takes a bunch of «accidental» shirtless photos.
If we can sign up the
world's citizens for that, well that might
take a while.
If enough of the money managers
take him up on the offer, it could usher in an era of radical disruption in the
world of angel investing.
If I'm getting started in the
world of online retail, and I am trying to find out what steps to
take as far as license, permits and so on.
Taking into into consideration how few alternatives are currently available to address this situation, not to mention the consequences of inaction being so dire
if left to continue unabated, it's hardly something that anyone can afford to dismiss too lightly, not just here in Australia, but every community the
world over, as well.
«In the Fortune 500
world, we speak to the chief diversity officer, and
if they feel we have what it
takes to do the job, we are introduced to the procurement department.»
Many people are wondering
if Martina could be the next Shake Shack - style chain to
take over the
world.
«Just to
take one example,» Lusk writes, «Londoners would use less energy and emit fewer emissions
if they bought lamb raised half a
world away, in New Zealand, rather than locally.»
Even though Branson is a celebrity CEO (
if he's not the most famous entrepreneur in the
world I wonder who is), he's fulfilling a traditional function that other great hoteliers - and with the launch of Virgin Hotels he is now firmly a hotelier, though he runs his hotel brand primarily via the brand leadership of hospitality veteran Raul Leal who is his Hotels President - also
take on: committing to be at the opening of every new hotel.
But the shortcomings of one game don't mean that augmented reality itself is a flop —
if anything, Pokémon Go has whetted audience hunger for a more developed
take on gaming that integrates real -
world movement and social interaction.
Capital raise after capital raise obviously signals an intense cash burn rate, but
if Tesla is going to change the
world and push electric cars to a point where they constitute more than 1 % of global auto sales, chilling out on the spending and letting the balance sheet
take a breather doesn't make much sense.
If they want to
take time off to travel the
world, then let them.
After all,
if you
take the time to create a strategy and schedule out your posts in advance of them being shared with your audience, you can keep an eye on what's going out into the
world, and stop offending posts before they ever get shared.
«Though you may be upset with all the cash they have,
if there is a challenge across the
world, or liquidity dries up, he's going to step in and
take advantage,» he added, referring to Buffett.
What
if there were a way you could
take off months, or even a year, and come back reenergized and ready to
take on the corporate
world?
I don't mind a provocative thought, and am aware that Summers» utterings have often been
taken out of context, but I wonder
if he'll be able to resist the temptation to shoot out verbal cannon balls when the
world is hanging from his lips.
Take a moment,
if you would, to check out these nearly three dozen change agents — the policy visionaries, the fierce disrupters, the corporate innovators, the courageous patient advocates, the discovers, and the risk - takers who put their acumen, money, and soul into bringing new med - tech businesses into the
world.
Me:
If you look at the world, and you look at languages, and you look at economies... if you were to try to target those parts of the world that in 15 years, 20 years will have taken a bigger step than other parts of the world, where would you g
If you look at the
world, and you look at languages, and you look at economies...
if you were to try to target those parts of the world that in 15 years, 20 years will have taken a bigger step than other parts of the world, where would you g
if you were to try to target those parts of the
world that in 15 years, 20 years will have
taken a bigger step than other parts of the
world, where would you go?