Sentences with phrase «key policy sectors»

A synthesis of research for key policy sectors on impacts and adaptation under high - end climate change.

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In addition to stimulating this sector — key to many small - town economies — the province's Wood First Act aimed to assist climate policy by substituting carbon - emitting materials for carbon - sequestering ones.

These include forward guidance on the future path of its policy rate, stimulating the economy through large - scale asset purchases (commonly referred to as quantitative easing), funding to ensure that credit is available to key economic sectors, and moving its policy rate below zero to encourage spending.

While NAFTA functions well for manufacturing and resource businesses, it leaves our policy makers believing that opening more international markets is the key to success for all sectors — even as that strategy fails to provide equitable results for Canadian companies competing to scale up their ideas globally.

The speech starts by setting out three key themes of the Bank's recent communication about Australia's transition from the resources sector boom to more normal economic conditions: that the sheer scale of the boom means that this transition is challenging, and that the broader global environment compounds the challenge; that a reasonably successful transition is possible given our economy's positive fundamentals and flexibility; and that monetary policy is doing what it can to help the transition, but that the chances of success would be boosted by a lift in productivity growth and an increase in the expected risk - adjusted rate of return on investment.

The Organic Confluences Summit brings together farmers, scientists, extension agents, industry members and key policy influencers to address large - scale challenges that the organic sector is facing.

We call on governments at all levels to come together as a matter of urgency to develop in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities, health and community sector peak bodies and other key stakeholders, a policy framework, funding commitments and national action plan for food sovereignty and food security.

Institute launches manifesto outlining five key policy proposals to support construction sector

Mr. Speaker, the 2018 - 2021 Budget is informed by the President's Coordinated Programme for Economic and Social Development Policies which aims at creating a conducive environment for the private sector to thrive, propel growth and create employment opportunies, especially for the youth.In this regard, Government's policy objectives for the medium term will aim at: • Stabilizing the economy and setting it on a path of sustained, diversified and resilient growth; • Optimizing the key sources of growth in the economy on sustainable basis; • Enhancing a competitive and enabling business environment for private sector - led growth; • Formalizing the informal sector; • Building a strong and resilient economy able to withstand internal and external shocks; • Promoting agro-industrial enterprises as the basis for the «One District, One Factory» initiative; and • Creating entrepreneurial and employment opportunities, especially for the youth.

The latest National Policy Forum consultation document on «Early Years, Education and Skills» recognises there is much work to be done within the education sector yet seems to miss some key points.

Before an election, all interest groups, both in the private and public sector, want to understand the policies and the key figures of the party likely to form the government.

He also spoke about some key sector deliverables in 2017 and provided key policy initiatives for 2017 and other highlights in the budget.

While environmental concerns remain a key component of LCV policy, the potential of the sector to revitalise the domestic automotive industry has become a major focus for legislators.

«Worryingly, [Jon] Lansman and [John] McDonnell are now actively using new policy «workshops» to widen their support to bring in powerful key single issue campaign and powerful voices in key sector like the arts, creative industries, disabilities, mental health and housing.»

Pension reform is a key plank of the coalition's economic policy, it has tasked Labour peer Lord Hutton with bringing about a new system for public sector schemes that is sustainable.

Ghana's potential to industrialize via the gas sector rests in the ability for gas sector policy - making to provide clarity on key issues.

«The key here will be to combine limited public funds with smart policies and instruments to leverage significant private - sector investment in clean energy and infrastructure in developing countries,» Stern said.

«The transition to a low carbon energy sector is affordable and represents tremendous business opportunities, but investor confidence remains low due to policy frameworks that do not provide certainty and address key barriers to technology deployment,» says the IEA report, called «Tracking Clean Energy Progress,» that was presented to the ministers.

These two documents, addressed to researchers as well as to employers and funders in both the public and private sectors, are key elements in the European Union's policy to make research an attractive career, which is a vital feature of its strategy to stimulate economic and employment growth.

In other cases, it has involved turning elements of civil society and the private economy into arms of government policy — by requiring compliance with policy goals that are foreign to many civil - society institutions or consolidating key sectors of the economy and offering protection to large corporations willing to act as public utilities or to advance policymakers» priorities.

Beyond grammar schools, several other key policies hang on the response, including expectations on private schools and universities to support the state school sector, and a plan to lift caps on faith - based admissions in free schools.

Since its launch, NCSECS has been actively reviewing and commenting on policy, writing papers, building key partnerships linking the special education and charter school communities and engaging in targeted assistance in the charter sector in select regions.

January's DPI report would seem to confirm parts of a key 2015 study co-authored by Helen Ladd, a Duke University professor of public policy, who detailed growing racial divisions in North Carolina's charter sector.

She will work to facilitate broader research efforts and act as a key resource for the firm's Fixed Income Policy Committee, which provides policy views on sectors, markets and currePolicy Committee, which provides policy views on sectors, markets and currepolicy views on sectors, markets and currencies.

The information ranges from an analysis of key sector performance in Belize's economy, the nation's foreign trade policy as well as first - hand data on Belize's investment regime.

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It presents overall policy recommendations in low - carbon city development and highlights specific experiences across key sectors, including energy, transport, solid waste, and water.

This flyer highlights that migration policies and measures to address displacement need to be part of adaptation strategies, and briefly presents key UN system's activities aimed at making vulnerable people, places and sectors more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

It includes the results of the economic assessments of the impacts of climate change on the agricultural, coastal and marine, energy and transportation, health, freshwater resources and tourism sectors in the Caribbean subregion; and an examination of adaptation strategies and key policy recommendations for policymakers.

With most domestic appliances having electronic elements these days, Ethical Consumer expects all companies in this sector to have a policy on the sourcing of the conflict minerals (tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold) which are key components of electronic devices.

By engaging with below50, companies and organizations will be better able to work collaboratively across sectors to generate solutions and be connected with customers, suppliers, policy makers and other key stakeholders.

• Provide a clear, evidence - based explanation of the role played by different parts of the energy sector in causing air pollution • Present detailed projections of the energy sector and related air quality pathways in different countries and sectors, based on known energy, climate and air quality policies, and the key implications for policymakers • Identify additional policy measures that can materially improve the outlook for energy - related air pollution, examining both the co-benefits and trade - offs with other energy and climate objectives • Based on analysis of different policy options, distil the key findings of the report into a clear set of implications and recommendations for policymakers

A sweeping energy policy endorsed by Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull earlier this week could position hydropower as a key asset in the federal government's plan to overhaul the country's power sector.

This combination allowed the team to do a much more detailed assessment of the way different policies would affect decisions by the power producers and distributors — a key point, since the electricity sector has the most immediate potential for changes that could reduce emissions, and is the biggest contributor to emissions overall.

«Deployment of clean energy technologies, inclusive of those currently available and in the innovation pipeline, is pushed to its maximum practical limits across all key sectors... This pathway implies that all available policy levers are activated throughout the outlook period [2014 - 2060] in every sector worldwide.

The European Commission is currently investigating the merits of bringing intra-EU aviation into the existing EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) its key policy to reduce climate emissions from the sector.

All Parties have the opportunity to communicate new or updated NDCs by 2020, informed by the outcomes of a facilitative dialogue in 2018, and incorporating advances in renewable energy, technology and policy developments in key sectors...

A summary of some of the key policy targets and measures for different sectors by selected countries and regions for WEO - 2017 can be found in Annex B of the WEO - 2017.

The three key phrases, which managers must weigh in on, are whether or not there is a «clear and substantial impact,» and this impact has a «high probability of occurring», on «important public policies or private sector decision making.»

Projections of U.S. transportation energy use indicate that better vehicle efficiency and low - carbon fuels will not be sufficient to reach sectoral emissions reduction goals if travel demand grows at pre-recession rates, so managing demand will be a key ingredient of climate policy for the sector.

Our ears perked up near the end of Sunday night's presidential debate when an citizen questioner on the stage asked Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump how their respective energy policies would meet the country's energy needs while also protecting the environment and minimizing negative impacts on certain key job sectors.

The event brought in 200 peers, policy makers and key stakeholders with discussions focusing on the near - term opportunities for Canada's wind sector in Alberta and Saskatchewan and emerging opportunities in other areas of the country.

It assesses the World Bank experience with key win - win policies in the energy sector: removal of energy subsidies and promotion of end - use energy efficiency.

This policy document summarises the main findings of a major two - phase study on the financial services sector and climate change for corporate decision - makers at executive board level and for key government policy - makers.

This document brings report the key messages that emerged from the Third International Off - grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC 2016), including the importance of (1) mainstreaming off - grid renewable energy in national rural electrification strategies, (2) creating an ecosystem to accelerate deployment, (3) designing dedicated policies and regulations for the off - grid sector, (4) unlocking capital for energy access, (5) identifying the right business models for deploying off - grid renewables, (6) innovating to improve accessibility, reliability and range of electricity services, (7) strengthening the sustainability of energy access efforts and maximizing benefits and (8) harnessing the cross-sector development impact of off - grid renewables.

This analytical document is based on analysis between 2008 and 2015 within the framework of «The Economics of Climate Change in Central America Initiative», which aimed at demonstrating the impacts of climate variability and change and fostering a discussion on public policies in key sectors.

The conference will gather policy makers, practitioners, civil society and private sector to exchange of perspectives, experiences and topics of key importance for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries.

Here's a table to illustrate the key features of Religare Care Health Insurance Policy that has consistently been ranked alongside the most popular and most affordable health insurance plans available in the Indian insurance sector.

Insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is ready with the final guidelines on corporate governance for the sector focusing on key areas such as lock - in period for promoters, whistle blowing policy, governance...

The Office of Indigenous Policy Co-ordination (OIPC) is the key agency responsible for co-ordinating and driving the government's Indigenous policy at the national level; developing new ways of engaging with Indigenous people at the regional and local level; brokering relationships with other levels of government and the private sector; reporting on the performance of government programs and services for Indigenous people to inform policy review and development; managing and providing common services to the Indigenous Co-ordination Centre (ICC) network; and advising the Minister and Government on Indigenous iPolicy Co-ordination (OIPC) is the key agency responsible for co-ordinating and driving the government's Indigenous policy at the national level; developing new ways of engaging with Indigenous people at the regional and local level; brokering relationships with other levels of government and the private sector; reporting on the performance of government programs and services for Indigenous people to inform policy review and development; managing and providing common services to the Indigenous Co-ordination Centre (ICC) network; and advising the Minister and Government on Indigenous ipolicy at the national level; developing new ways of engaging with Indigenous people at the regional and local level; brokering relationships with other levels of government and the private sector; reporting on the performance of government programs and services for Indigenous people to inform policy review and development; managing and providing common services to the Indigenous Co-ordination Centre (ICC) network; and advising the Minister and Government on Indigenous ipolicy review and development; managing and providing common services to the Indigenous Co-ordination Centre (ICC) network; and advising the Minister and Government on Indigenous issues.