Sentences with phrase «international environmental initiatives»

But the Finns» more lasting effect was to create a series of international environmental initiatives in the Arctic that have since been known as the «Rovaniemi Process.»

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Political scientist Keith Brownsey of Mount Royal University argues the Liberals paid close attention to the many fumbles made by Harper's Tories on the energy file: failing to build solid relationships with First Nations, allowing environmental groups to seize the public - relations initiative, not asserting federal authority and handing provinces like B.C. and Quebec control of the political agenda, keeping Canada outside of the international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms of the federal review process.

CCN is embarking on an environmental initiative that will see it use technology from international green energy leader Global Water Engineering to harvest biogas (methane) energy from waste water to replace fossil fuels and provide reliable base load energy while simultaneously achieving much cleaner effluent.

Tahi Estate is carbon neutral, reduces, recycles and reuses where possible, GMO free and have won several national and international awards for their environmental initiatives.

,» which outlines our commitment to responsibly source raw materials; reduce the environmental impact of our manufacturing processes and support community initiatives within the international markets in which we operate.

Our participation in Origin Green is one important element of Kerry's Group - wide sustainability program «Towards 2020,» which outlines our commitment to responsibly source raw materials; reduce the environmental impact of our manufacturing processes and support community initiatives within the international markets in which we operate.

For the purposes of this initiative the social sciences are defined as inclusive of the subjects of economics, economic and social history, political science, socio - legal studies, education, psychology, cognitive studies, linguistics, management and business studies, human geography, environmental planning, international studies, area and development studies, social statistics, demography, social science computing, sociology, social anthropology, social policy and social work.

NIVAs broad scope of scientific competence, research expertise and long - term environmental data series are important to Norwegian business and industry, public administration on municipal, regional and national levels; and our initiatives help promote Norway's interests in international fora.

Managing and developing NanoMalaysia Centre and other approved Strategic Infrastructure and Facilities for the NND [National Nanotechnology Directorate Division] Pre-commercialisation and commercialisation of nanotechnology products Education and public awareness programmes Bringing in venture funds and international investments in nanotechnology Building capacity and R&D facilities Health, safety and environmental initiatives International linkages ainternational investments in nanotechnology Building capacity and R&D facilities Health, safety and environmental initiatives International linkages aInternational linkages and networking

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Formulates and leads policy with regard to energy and environmental initiatives, domestic and international, from within or outside the Department.

She is currently focused on FAA's reauthorization efforts, corporate management of international engagement through the FAA's Global Leadership Initiative, and overseeing the agency's environmental activities and initiatives in NextGen and ICAO.

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Some international groups are helping to foster synergies, including the World Health Organization's recent conference on Climate and Health, the Convention on Biological Diversity's initiative on Health and Biodiversity, the Lancet - Rockefeller Commission on Planetary Health, and the DIVERSITAS - Future Earth ecoHEALTH project, which brings together public and animal health, development, ecology, economics, and other sectors to investigate connections between health and environmental change to generate science and policy outputs that can inform sustainability solutions.

Mr. Bush's initiative was criticized by some countries and environmental groups as kind of an end run around international climate - treaty negotiations that involved all countries, small and large.

Friends of the Earth Latvia supports local environmental initiatives, alongside national and international activities.

; a co-founder of the U.S. based Environmental Justice Climate Change initiative and a member of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change that operates as the indigenous caucus within the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Highlights of the year include the emergence of green growth initiatives around the world, the innovative approaches to address climate change and ecosystem loss, and the renewed efforts to strengthen international environmental governance.

Recognizing these needs, in 2010 the Royal Society, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences) launched the SRM Governance Initiative (SRMGI), an international NGO - driven initiative, to explore how SRM research could be governed.

The Science Based Targets initiative is a strong signal to the international community that business is taking its environmental responsibilities seriously.

Other countries «are watching this closely as one of, if not the, greatest indicators of the ambitions the U.S. has,» said David Waskow, director of the international climate action initiative at the environmental research group World Resources Institute.

GlobCover is a European Space Agency (ESA) initiative which began in 2005 in partnership with the Joint Research Center, European Environmental Agency, UN Food and Agricultural Organization, UN Environment Programme, Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Cover Dynamics, and International Geosphere - Biosphere Programme.

Building on current developments in international initiatives such as the Research Data Alliance (RDA), the Belmont Forum (BF) and the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), the workshop entitled Research Data infrastructures for Environmental related Societal Challenges will be an opportunity to discuss trends of the current global landscape of e-Infrastructures for environmental data management and exploitation to enhance collaboration on a global level in support of sharing research and publicEnvironmental related Societal Challenges will be an opportunity to discuss trends of the current global landscape of e-Infrastructures for environmental data management and exploitation to enhance collaboration on a global level in support of sharing research and publicenvironmental data management and exploitation to enhance collaboration on a global level in support of sharing research and public sector data.

Various international and regional initiatives, such as United Nation's Kyoto Protocol, have sought to reduce emissions in light of growing environmental concerns.

Michael Totten, senior director for climate and water initiatives at the environmental group Conservation International, said humans have made it more difficult for animal and plant species to adapt to the shifting climate by fragmenting natural habitat.

GEF unites 176 member governments — in partnership with international institutions, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector — to address global environmental issues while supporting national sustainable development initiatives.

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) unites 183 countries in partnership with international institutions, civil society organizations (CSOs), and the private sector to address global environmental issues while supporting national sustainable development initiatives.

Probably, the major issue that forces us as individuals to take action is health and in so far, no socio - environmental issue like climate change has given rise to such international political and institutional movement, and societal initiatives, including governmental and non-governmental ones, devising strategies in sectors like Energy and so on — for instance, biodiversity maintenance does not have that power!

Eventually, the International Resource Panel's (IRP) regularly publishes scientific assessments covering economic decoupling initiatives in relation with Cities, environmental impacts, water, metals, land and soils, food,... 21 More...

ICLEI is the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives; hundreds of cities and towns are members.

If Beijing doesn't continue down it's hyper environmental path, as Jeremy pondered here, the city may not be the only one that deserves blame.Greenpeace says the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) didn't make its various environmental initiatives binding, a choice that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) didn't require either.

Environmental advocacy organizations will be battling to stave off any Trump administration efforts to pull back from the Clean Power Plan and other U.S. and international initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.