Sentences with phrase «international commitments»

A close reading of national policies shows that many countries are taking action on climate not because they have made legally binding international commitments, but because they want to.

Public opinion demanded a new international commitment to human rights.

Raise the profile of city and business contributions in accelerating sustainable development, resilience, and climate action to help implement international commitments.

To satisfy its duty of care, the Dutch government had to act on its own international commitment, and to reduce emissions by 25 % below 1990 levels.

The Court first basically repeated its case - law in PreussenElektra, noting that a reduction of greenhouse - gas emissions protects the environment, the health and life of humans, animals and plants (in line with article 36 TFEU) and is in line with international commitments of the EU (paras 77 - 82).

While BC has pulled up its grade in seven of the nine key areas this year, the report card still shows a serious need for improvement in order to fulfill international commitments on women's human rights.

This standard can be testified by an «adequacy decision» of the European Commission or, alternatively, by international commitments in place between non-EU countries and the EU — as the one examined by the ECJ in this Opinion.

The latter saw it losing face internationally because of its unwillingness to be bound by international commitments, and by its reticence to accept Monitoring Reporting and Verification measures.

The «Water for Life» Decade aims to promote efforts to fulfill international commitments made on water and water - related issues by 2015.

«We've vastly increased fuel efficiency standards for vehicles, set standards to limit carbon pollution under the Clean Power Plan, and brought China and other countries together around firm international commitments for action.»

Alexis Sanchez isn't with the Arsenal squad because of international commitments over the summer.

In this regard, ROAM will also enable countries to define and implement national or subnational contributions to the Bonn Challenge and concurrently allow nations to meet existing international commitments under the Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the United Nations Framework to Combat Climate Change.

However, while shying away from international commitment in this form, the US simultaneously makes «the peaceful use of outer space,» a key principle in its National Space Policy.

The World Coal Association welcomes the publication of the report «An International Commitment to CCS: Policies and Incentives to Enable a Low - Carbon Energy Future» by the Coal Industry Advisory...

In a fashion reminiscent of its ruling in Keck & Mithouard, issued in the same year, where the ECJ excluded «certain selling arrangements» from the scope of application of the freedom of movement principles, the Court in Opinion 2/91 excluded from the scope of the ERTA principle those Member State international commitments which provided for a higher level of protection than that provided for in pre-existing common EU rules.

Climate funds are found to be more vulnerable to systemic forces identified by neoclassical realism because they are largely drawn from existing official development assistance budgets despite international commitments that funds are «new and additional».

The whole point of an article 218 (11) reference, moreover, was «to forestall the legal complications caused by situations in which the Member States enter into international commitments without the requisite authorisation when, under EU law, they no longer have the necessary legislative competence to put those commitments into effect» (para 47).

HELE reconciles international commitments to reduce carbon with the economic priorities of generating affordable and reliable electricity.

Caption: Schematic shows the 1.5 °C gap of unavoided impacts likely to result from current international commitments to adaptation funding and mitigation, as laid out in the Copenhagen Accord.

But it would be in keeping for this government to downplay international commitments and coordination in favour of its own domestic policy agenda.

There some reports about Arsenal in the football press this week talking about Alexis Sanchez and how Arsene Wenger was keen to give the Chile international star a winter break like he used to have at his former clubs Udinese and Barcelona, because with his recent international commitments it has been over three years since the striker had a proper summer break.

Final training session of the week FC Barcelona The quintet were the only representatives of the first team training in the final session of the week, whilst the remainder of the squad were unavailable through international commitments.

And third, ensuring that Somali efforts to create a representative government are backed by real international commitment.

«With some 68 million children missing out on access to primary education, now is the time for a renewed international commitment in this area.»

Obama's remarks came before the start of a high - level summit he convened yesterday to boost international commitments to address the refugee crisis.

At the heart of Qualifi's commitment to the creation and awarding of respected qualifications is a rigorous focus on high standards and consistency, beginning with recognition as an Awarding Organisation (AO) by the qualification regulators for England (Ofqual) as well as QiW and the CCEA, and as signatory to BIS international commitments of quality.

In keeping with the longstanding Marriott International commitment to talent development, the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai is set to become the official host of John Mattone's first ever public appearance in the UAE.

From «Harlem Artists» 69» — 100 works selected and hung by the artists themselves — the museum moved into a more international commitment with «Impact Africa,» a major exhibition showing the debt that white Western artists and musicians like Picasso, Matisse and Stravinsky owe to African culture; and «Afro - Haitian Images and Sounds,» a visual and vocal tribute to Harlem's ties with Haiti.

Now there are signs that the themes and conclusions developed in those sessions are helping to shape Pope Francis's planned push for serious international commitments in 2015 to curb greenhouse gases and gird communities, particularly the poorest, against climate - related hazards.

A solid international commitment underpinned by clever policy could create many new opportunities for economic growth.

Given that the US has barely begun to think about and plan for its own adaptation challenges, that thus far it has no strategy or funding for its own preparedness, it is not clear what kind of international commitment US domestic politics will support.

Remarkably, all 13 authors agree with the core principle of the book — that a common international commitment to carbon pricing can reduce the free - rider problem and help protect nations that cooperate.

«There is just too much international commitment and too many governments, businesses and mayors shifting to a low carbon economy,» he said.

Hobley explained that the Paris climate agreement and the subsequent international commitments to reduce greenhouse gas have been crucial for boosting divestment from fossil fuels.

Though the Paris Agreement boasts an unprecedented international commitment to sustainability, its implications for carbon markets so far have simply recycled a lexicon of deceptive semantics — which means the Paris Agreement could well be the prologue to yet another generation of policy abuse.

He added that «Slovak energy policy now faces new challenges»: Despite its commendable progress, Slovakia's energy and carbon intensities are higher than in other EU / OECD countries, high import dependency weakens energy security, and EU and international commitments call for more sustained multi-sectoral and coordinated policies.

Kadyszewski presented ACR's Climate Leadership award to Todd Stern, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change from 2009 to 2016 in recognition of his leadership, insight and singular determination to secure international commitments to combat climate change.

If he decides to leave the landmark international commitment designed to combat global warming, the United States will break ranks with more than 190 other nations.

The decision demonstrates how international commitments, instruments, and international environmental law principles, even if not directly enforceable, can be used by courts in conjunction with constitutional rights and private law obligations to give shape to the state's obligation to take decisive action against climate change.

Jurisdictions all over the world — onshore and offshore — have to implement beneficial ownership registers as part of a wider international commitment to improve transparency.

The commission has further stated that if Quebec enacts this Charter of Values, it would contravene international commitments to which the province adheres.

Canada's obligations toward Aboriginal women flow not only from domestic laws, but also from Canada's many international commitments.

This section has explored the various international commitments, such as the ICCPR, the Convention, and the Declaration that are invoked in the protection of Aboriginal women from violence.

Canada's new government has said that it can not finalize a new international commitment until it has sat down with the provinces to develop a new national framework on climate change.

Gender - specific approach • To comply with international commitments to gender equality, three key areas are: training of judges and other actors in the criminal justice system on gender issues (particularly those set out in the Bangkok and Tokyo Rules); reducing the criminalisation of women subject to exploitation, abuse and coercion; and changing sentencing.

One final concern is centre back, where we be missing koscielny and Gabriel for sure, on the opening day, whilst chambers, mustafi and Holding could all be absent due to international commitments over the summer along with bellerin.

The proposed Regulation is unambitious and must be strengthened in several ways to ensure that the LULUCF sectors sufficiently contribute to achieving the European Union's international commitments under the Paris Agreement.