Sentences with phrase «into low carbon economies»

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) board, which aims to assist developing nations adapt to the changing climate and transform into low carbon economies, said it seeks to raise as much as $ 15 billion by the end of this year and to soon start disbursing money for climate - related projects.
Transform UK works to build alliances to accelerate investment into the low carbon economy in the most socially just way.
This inspirational idea to set up a dedicated institution to leverage billions of private capital into the low carbon economy was agreed as the first campaign priority of the Transform UK alliance.
The Transform UK alliance is committed to supporting the development of the Green Investment Bank, Green Bonds and other solutions for accelerating investment into the low carbon economy.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated Friday during a tour of eastern Ontario that he wants climate change, reducing emissions and moving to a low - carbon economy to be written into the new NAFTA when Canada, the U.S. and Mexico begin renegotiating the deal later this month.
From a short - term perspective, one might argue with some persuasiveness that the low national carbon price is a way for the economy to ease into this nation - wide pricing regime and that the annual increases to 2022 and beyond are on track to converge with SCC estimates (presumably the central value, not the 95th percentile).
Firstly, we're creating the conditions for green growth, investing billions of pounds of public money into a low - carbon infrastructure and undertaking reforms designed to attract greater amounts of private investment into the green economy.
Depending on the value, opportunities may arise which offer the chance to make investments into the global emerging low carbon economy.......
All three are among more than 20 national and sub-national governmental agencies around the world that have incorporated voluntary climate - change solutions into their formal strategies — creating in the process a means of developing the tools and procedures that will be needed in a low - carbon economy.
The growing call to decarbonize the global economy by 80 % by 2050 could only foreseeably happen alongside large parts of the population plunging into poverty, destitution or starvation, as low - carbon energy sources do not produce enough energy to sustain society.
Second, Jon Huntsman is elected President in 2012 and pushes through the following policies: The U.S. signs new trade agreements with developing countries where (1) Bans on exporting U.S. natural gas is lifted to developing economies; (2) Developing countries are given «favored» status into U.S. Markets; (3) In exchange for these 2 benefits, Developing Countries agree to develop their economies to «low carbon standards» by purchasing U.S. high energy efficiency technology products.
WWF Climate Savers is WWF's flagship climate leadership programme that seeks to transform businesses into leaders of the low - carbon economy.
«IKEA Group investments into wind and solar energy generation contribute to the shift to a low carbon economy, and from a business perspective, help to secure our future as we become energy independent.
Third, diversify investments into opportunities positioned to succeed in a low - carbon economy.
The technical document focuses on the design of research into skills for the transition to the low carbon economy.
Climate Savers is a climate leadership programme that seeks to transform businesses into leaders of the low - carbon economy.
Subtitle H: Energy and Efficiency Centers and Research -(Sec. 171) Requires the Secretary to implement a program to establish Energy Innovation Hubs by: (1) leveraging the expertise and resources of the university and private research communities, industry, venture capital, national laboratories, and other participants in energy innovation to support cross-disciplinary research and development in areas not being served by the private sector in order to develop and transfer innovative clean energy technologies into the marketplace; (2) expanding the knowledge base and human capital necessary to transition to a low - carbon economy; and (3) promoting regional economic development by cultivating clusters of clean energy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businesses.
Climate Savers members aim to transform businesses into low - carbon economy leaders.
IKEA Group investments into wind and solar energy generation contribute to the shift to a low - carbon economy, and from a business perspective, help to secure our future as we become energy independent.»
While some versions of the carbon - pricing plan were found to be more efficient overall in terms of their impact on the economy, the study found that those impacts are actually quite modest — even without taking into account potential advantages such as better health due to lowered pollution levels.
Solar and wind in particular, along with several other clean energy generation systems do not «burn» any fuel to produce electricity, they do not «emit» anything into the air as a byproduct of electricity generation, and hence they help solve the problem and smooth the transition to a lower carbon economy.
As alternatives are exploited — bringing economies of scale into play, to make them less expensive per unit — demand for carbon - based fuels, solvents and components of processes that end up in the atmosphere drops, resulting in lower prices for carbon products and eventually resulting in a point of diminishing returns to further price level increases in the carbon cycle fee..
I'm not sure if you are convinced than carbon - o - geddon is really looming or if you have other financial interests or whatever, but enough people know that we face no real threat and we're not going to let you bamboozle the public into disastrous changes to the world's energy infrastructure or let you impose draconian «carbon reduction» schemes that would cripple the world's industrial economies, reduce our standard of living and condemn the people in developing countries to perpetual low energy poverty.
We already know we are moving to a low - carbon economy, so any new investment into expensive fossil - fuel extraction doesn't make much sense.
Entry into force of the Paris Agreement would send a clear signal to policymakers and industry that the world as a whole is making a move to a low - carbon economy, providing certainty and confidence to investors and governments alike.
While Brexit — the impending departure of the UK from the European Union — looms, bringing uncertainty into the country's economy and international relationships, the role energy storage will play in a decentralised, low (er) carbon and more flexible energy system at least seems a little more assured than it did before.
A new report published by The Climate Group entitled «SMART 2020: enabling the low carbon economy in the information age» goes into detail about how implementing this rapidly growing technology could help cut a significant portion of emissions, and even further, save global businesses a whopping $ 685 billion annually.
«As we come out of recession, the coalition is determined to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, which means a permanent shift to low carbon has to be locked into our economy in good times and bad,» he said.
The Global Commission on Economy and Climate found that if we focus heavily on low - carbon investments, it would add less than 5 % to the total cost — a cost that would be offset by the economic benefits of things like energy efficient buildings and cleaner air, without even taking into account the many future benefits of avoiding further climate change.
«Obviously as the Green Party [MLA], I'd prefer to keep it in the ground as much as possible and start to invest sooner than later into the low - carbon economy of tomorrow, but I'm pragmatic and I recognize at some point one may need to develop a compromise and a compromise solution is one that would actually give jobs in B.C.»
«Obviously as the Green Party [MLA], I'd prefer to keep it in the ground as much as possible and start to invest sooner than later into the low - carbon economy of tomorrow, but I'm pragmatic and I recognize at some point one may need to develop a compromise and a compromise solution is one that would actually give jobs in B.C.» [more]
The money will be invested into actions that directly reduce greenhouse gas pollution, create jobs and help people and businesses shift to a low - carbon economy.
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