Sentences with phrase «issue of policy options»

In the March 2008 issue of Policy Options, Queen's University professors Thomas J. Courchene and John R. Allan make a persuasive case that a carbon tariff could «ensure that our efforts do not subject Canadian firms to unfair competition in domestic and external markets from firms located in non-participating countries.»

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To help inform lawmakers, CBO periodically issues a compendium of policy options that would help to reduce the deficit.

The latest issue of the Competition and Consumer Law Journal is out now with a couple of competition items of interest: Rhonda L Smith, «Market definition and substitution options» and George Raitt, «Misuse of market power: Why policy objectives matter».

The guidelines contain an overview of international policy, goals and guidelines; background on HIV and infant feeding; current recommendations for HIV - positive women and considerations relating to different feeding options; an overview of the process of developing or revising a national policy on infant and young child feeding incorporating HIV concerns; considerations for countries considering the provision of free or low - cost infant formula; suggestions for protecting, promoting and supporting appropriate infant feeding in the general population; key issues in supporting HIV - positive women in their infant feeding decisions; and considerations on monitoring and evaluation.

His paper «Banning the Use of Lead Shot: Options for the International Olympic Committee» appears in the current issue of the journal Environmental Policy and Law.

James A. Edmonds • Member, IPCC Steering Committee on «New Integrated Scenarios» (2006 - present) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Framing Issues,» IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Global, Regional, and National Costs and Ancillary Benefits of Mitigation,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Decision - Making Frameworks,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group III, Summary for Policy Makers, IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group II, «Energy Supply Mitigation Options,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group II, «Mitigation: Cross-Sectoral and Other Issues,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Estimating the Costs of Mitigating Greenhouse Gases,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «A Review of Mitigation Cost Studies,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Integrated Assessment of Climate Change: An Overview and Comparison of Approaches and Results,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, IPCC Special Report, Climate Change 1994: Radiative Forcing of Climate Change and An Evaluation of the IPCC IS92 Emission Scenarios (1994) • Lead Author, IPCC Special Report, Climate Change 1992: The Supplementary Report to the IPCC Scientific Assessment (1992) • Major contributor, IPCC First Assessment Report, Working Group III, Response Strategies Working Group (1991).

Published in Nature, this review looks into the values of different pollinators on issues including food secutiry and biodiversity, their status and trends, risks from environmental pressures and the consequent management and policy response options to safeguard pollinators.

The ethical issues identified were explored in a series of background papers that provided detailed ethical analyses and policy options, and a panel of experts using a systematic process developed a consensus statement.

(LA JOLLA, CA)-- October 29, 2015 — The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) policy group today released a new report titled, «DNA Synthesis and Biosecurity: Lessons Learned and Options for the Future,» which reviews how well the Department of Health and Human Services guidance for synthetic biology providers has worked since it was issued in 2010.

Not providing training, especially on critical Health & Safety and business protection issues, is not an option (unless you want to end up in court explaining a breach of policy, or worse a serious accident and injury).

Unlike the libertarian form of freedom, opportunity is mostly an empirical issue, as it requires not only that families be unfettered by government policies in selecting schools for their children, but also that they are able to choose from among accessible, high - quality options.

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, Volume V — Implementation of the 1 Percent Rule and 2 Percent Interim Policy Options (2009) presents findings about the implementation of regulations and guidelines issued under the No Child Left Behind Act that provide flexibility for the treatment of certain students with disabilities in state assessment and accountability systems.

This is the second part of Research - Based Options for Education Policymaking, a multipart brief that takes up a number of important policy issues and identifies policies supported by research.

The Division monitors fundamental changes in the industry, analyzes industry trends, and evaluates policy options on a wide range of issues.

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CBO periodically issues a compendium of policy options (called Options for Reducing the Deficit) covering a broad range of issues, as well as separate reports that include options for changing federal tax and spending policies in particularoptions (called Options for Reducing the Deficit) covering a broad range of issues, as well as separate reports that include options for changing federal tax and spending policies in particularOptions for Reducing the Deficit) covering a broad range of issues, as well as separate reports that include options for changing federal tax and spending policies in particularoptions for changing federal tax and spending policies in particular areas.

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The entire issue is devoted to the topic of climate change science and policy options.

Lets abandon the scientific consensus seeking approach in favor of open debate and discussion of a broad range of policy options that stimulate local and regional solutions to the multifaceted and interrelated issues surrounding climate change.

The roles of Science Arbiter and Honest Broker of Policy Options are ways for scientists to engage with the public and in the policy process without being an Issue AdvPolicy Options are ways for scientists to engage with the public and in the policy process without being an Issue Advpolicy process without being an Issue Advocate.

(2007) • Contribution of Renewables to Energy Security (2007) • Modelling Investment Risks and Uncertainties with Real Options Approach (2007) • Financing Energy Efficient Homes Existing Policy Responses to Financial Barriers (2007) • CO2 Allowance and Electricity Price Interaction - Impact on Industry's Electricity Purchasing Strategies in Europe (2007) • CO2 Capture Ready Plants (2007) • Fuel - Efficient Road Vehicle Non-Engine Components (2007) • Impact of Climate Change Policy Uncertainty on Power Generation Investments (2006) • Raising the Profile of Energy Efficiency in China — Case Study of Standby Power Efficiency (2006) • Barriers to the Diffusion of Solar Thermal Technologies (2006) • Barriers to Technology Diffusion: The Case of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (2006) • Certainty versus Ambition — Economic Efficiency in Mitigating Climate Change (2006) • Sectoral Crediting Mechanisms for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Institutional and Operational Issues (2006) • Sectoral Approaches to GHG Mitigation: Scenarios for Integration (2006) • Energy Efficiency in the Refurbishment of High - Rise Residential Buildings (2006) • Can Energy - Efficient Electrical Appliances Be Considered «Environmental Goods»?

For the May / June issue of Canada's Policy Options magazine, I contributed an article adapted from my Spring 2013 Shorenstein Center paper examining the career of environmental writer and activist Bill McKibben...

It addressed, through presentations, subsequent question and answer sessions and a general discussion, the following issues: clarification of the nature and level of the targets communicated by developed country Parties; assumptions and conditions associated with the targets; commonalities and differences of approach in measuring the progress towards the targets; comparability of emission reduction efforts by developed country Parties, and options and ways to increase the level of ambition of the pledges; relevant policies and measures to support the targets, and experience with low - emission development strategies; and possible ways forward.

In my forthcoming dmuu series, the issue of research funding is discussed, and the feedback between politics, science, and funding, which in this instance is a positive feedback that is accelerating the science towards a policy option that codified in 1992.

Zajko, one of my main objectives in bringing this up is that we don't need anything close to complete certainty to ponder policy options on this issue.

To ensure that this issue continues to receive the highest level of attention, I direct: (1) relevant U.S. delegations attending meetings with Icelandic officials and senior Administration officials visiting Iceland to raise U.S. concerns regarding commercial whaling by Icelandic companies and seek ways to halt such action; (2) Cabinet secretaries to evaluate the appropriateness of visits to Iceland depending on continuation of the current suspension of fin whaling; (3) the Department of State to examine Arctic cooperation projects, and where appropriate, link U.S. cooperation to the Icelandic government changing its whaling policy and abiding by the IWC moratorium on commercial whaling; (4) the Departments of Commerce and State to consult with other international actors on efforts to end Icelandic commercial whaling and have Iceland abide by the IWC moratorium on commercial whaling; (5) the Department of State to inform the Government of Iceland that the United States will continue to monitor the activities of Icelandic companies that engage in commercial whaling; and (6) relevant U.S. agencies to continue to examine other options for responding to continued whaling by Iceland.

According to a press release, the commission is charged with «advising state entities on environmental justice; analyzing the impact of state and local laws and policies on environmental justice and sustainable communities; developing criteria to assess whether communities in the state may be experiencing environmental issues and recommending options to the Governor's office and legislators for addressing these issues.»

This CICERO working paper focuses on policy issues associated with carbon sinks and provides a good overview of the potential and costs involved in implementing the land use, land use change and forestry options under the Kyoto Protocol.

Procurement strategies of gas utilities, addressing issues such as load forecasts, reliability criteria, contracting options, price projections, procurement practices, portfolio policy, and risk management

It consists of 11 chapters covering the scope of the analysis, decision making under uncertainty, equity issues, intertemporal equity and discounting, applicability of cost and benefit assessments to climate change, social costs of climate change, response options, conceptual issues related to estimating mitigation costs, review of mitigation cost studies, integrated assessment of climate change, and an economic assessment of policy options to address climate change.

«Net metering is an important policy issue and there has been quite a lot of work done on it,» Fox - Penner said, «but the purpose of this report is to look at the aggregate total costs of two solar options.»

However, much of the emphasis seems to be on transport (admittedly one of the largest culprits) and housing policy (with also a good chapter on micro-gen options and uptake patterns), and OPT won't be happy that there is no discussion of population levels as an issue.

The profound implications of research and potential deployment of climate geoengineering approaches compel urgent attention to public participation at all stages of decision - making, from framing issues to evaluating options and scenarios, setting priorities, codifying decisions, and implementing policies and programs.

Politicians, activists, media stimulating an «availability cascade» — call it what yer will, «grand narrative», «self re-enforcing process of collective belief formation,» — it's «propaganda» - «a deliberate act ter narrow the viewpoints and policy options that we are willing to consider in dealing with complex issues such as public health, weather disasters and national security.»

The framing of the climate change problem by the UNFCCC / IPCC and the early articulation of a preferred policy option by the UNFCCC has arguably marginalized research on broader issues surrounding climate variability and change, resulting in an overconfident assessment of the importance of greenhouse gases in future climate change and stifling the development of a broader range of policy options.

Moreover, I would suggest that those of us in «the electorate» who are well - informed about this issue are well aware that changes in public policy — including putting a price on carbon pollution, directly regulating GHG emissions, and providing effective support for the development and deployment of efficiency and renewable energy technologies on a scale at least comparable to the subsidies that fossil fuels have received for a century — are far more effective than the options that any individual can currently choose, and are in fact crucial to making more such options available to all of us.

Externalities may be addressed by either a tax / credit or some other public policy, public ownership and management of the commons, or privatization of the commons, or through court actions — each option may have it's own costs — for example, the large - scale privatization of the climate system may be impractical with given technology (analogy with toll roads), and even without that, it has at least an aesthetic cost (nature is supposed to be nature; and psychologically, humans may benifit from some amount of public space) and perhaps scientific (ie nature — in this context, nature as it is with relatively small impacts of humankind — is not nature if it is not being itself) costs; there may be inefficiencies in the court system that could be bypassed for issues that are easily addressed with legislation (unless we had a class - action lawsuit on behalf of all people now until the year).

Quantitative estimates of costs and benefits associated with particular policy options can inform responses, but such valuations face a myriad of issues, including the choice of which impacts to «internalize» within the economic valuation, the value of future versus present risk, and how to compare different types of impacts on a common scale (e.g. (Arrow et al. 2013; European Commission 1995; Johnson and Hope 2012; Muller et al. 2011; National Research Council 2010, hereafter NRC2010; Nordhaus and Boyer 2000)-RRB-.

The February 2007 issue of the IRPP journal, Policy Options, has a special section on the anniversary of the Charter.

In addition she has handled: • Corporate governance policies including indigenous community relations, social and training programmes; • Company secretarial: drafting board documentation, running board meetings, and incorporating subsidiaries; • Investor relations including the delisting of company from AIM, warrant and option issue; performance bonds, preparation of annual reports; • Government relations; • Supplier contracts, PSC's, JOA's, joint venture agreements, farm out agreements, employment; • Equipment licensing including offshore drilling rigs and an FPSO; • Defending an arbitration claim; • Crisis management when her company's oil rig workers were kidnapped three times.

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