Sentences with phrase «largest global concerns»

Atmospheric carbon dioxide is one of the largest global concerns we have.

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And the world's largest economy is not doing «very much to actually dispel those concerns,» Moritz Kraemer, chief sovereign rating officer at S&P global ratings told CNBC on Wednesday.

Problems in China, the world's second largest economy, can crimp global growth, a big concern at a time when weak oil prices and geopolitical concerns are also clouding the outlook.

Sentiment indicators may have picked up across much of the world, but large parts of the global economy continue to rely on substantial monetary stimulus, and political risk remains a significant concern for investors, in both Europe and the United States.

While neither is overly occupied with the policy concerns of the larger environmental movement ¯ global climate, carbon capture, alternative energy, the future of nuclear power, and so on ¯ they help illuminate a common narrative that places nature above human need.

Although global warming may now be a serious concern, it is likely that long - term climate cycles will cause large ice sheets to return at some time in the distant future, and cataclysmic outburst floods will probably recur in this region.»

«Dairy producers and processors in our states are deeply concerned that this market concentration provides New Zealand, the world's largest dairy exporter, with a tremendous advantage in global markets and are insistent on seeing it effectively addressed as a necessary precursor to any expansion of US - New Zealand dairy trade in TPP.»

As the extent of the devastation becomes clearer, many are offering to assist, including large companies with a global reach and concern.

As a direct result of extensive customer feedback concerning the lack of bottle choice in the global wine industry supply chain, leading glass packaging company, Croxsons, has recently taken over a glass furnace at one of the largest glass manufactures in China to produce antique - green wine bottles.

However, any MPA acquisition now seems to be back in limbo — despite the worries over Russian resurgence, continuing global instability and Britain's obvious concern about monitoring and protecting a large expanse of open water.

Beyond wildlife concerns, Canada's boreal forest, which stretches from coast to coast, comprises perhaps the world's largest terrestrial storehouse of carbon dioxide, so it is critical to keep it intact to help mitigate global warming.

There is a much more complicated set of issues concerning how Iraq fits into global strategies, but there is no time for a public discourse about those larger issues.

In large part, what made Joe and Andrew Russo's Captain America: The Winter Soldier such a successful and somewhat transcendent superhero movie was that its going concern wasn't a global or even galactic catastrophe, but a personal one.

The artist painted a large wooden sign with a selection from the Book of Revelations and placed it on the melting ice of rural Canada as a portent of the oil and natural gas concerns that will descend once global warming makes the region's resources easier to reach.

For this global viewpoint is part of a larger change in thinking, a change that broadened analytic concerns beyond formalism to include in a fundamental way the institutional, social and political circumstances within which art is produced and valued.

He is best known for large scale abstractions that express concerns about the destruction of the global ecological balance — from painterly musings on the destruction of the Mesoamerican Olmec, Maya...

Unorthodox Presents Work by 55 Contemporary Artists Global, Multigenerational Exhibition Opens November 6 at the Jewish Museum New York, NY - This November, the Jewish Museum will present Unorthodox, a large - scale group exhibition featuring 55 contemporary artists from around the world whose practices mix forms and genres without concern for artistic -LSB-...]

``... the company [Exxon Mobil], the world's largest oil and gas concern, has increased donations to Washington - based policy groups that, like Exxon itself, question the human role in global warming and argue that proposed government policies to limit carbon dioxide emissions associated with global warming are too heavy handed.

Global climate change risks are high to very high with global mean temperature increase of 4 °C or more above preindustrial levels in all reasons for concern (Assessment Box SPM.1), and include severe and widespread impacts on unique and threatened systems, substantial species extinction, large risks to global and regional food security, and the combination of high temperature and humidity compromising normal human activities, including growing food or working outdoors in some areas for parts of the year (high confidGlobal climate change risks are high to very high with global mean temperature increase of 4 °C or more above preindustrial levels in all reasons for concern (Assessment Box SPM.1), and include severe and widespread impacts on unique and threatened systems, substantial species extinction, large risks to global and regional food security, and the combination of high temperature and humidity compromising normal human activities, including growing food or working outdoors in some areas for parts of the year (high confidglobal mean temperature increase of 4 °C or more above preindustrial levels in all reasons for concern (Assessment Box SPM.1), and include severe and widespread impacts on unique and threatened systems, substantial species extinction, large risks to global and regional food security, and the combination of high temperature and humidity compromising normal human activities, including growing food or working outdoors in some areas for parts of the year (high confidglobal and regional food security, and the combination of high temperature and humidity compromising normal human activities, including growing food or working outdoors in some areas for parts of the year (high confidence).

Subject of some specific concern about global warming because of large temperature rises predicted for the arctic, and because of some arctic - specific feedback effects (e.g. the albedo feedback following loss of arctic sea ice).

The amplification factors would of course also amplify large reductions in solar activity, which is important, for those who are concerned about the possibility of sudden, sever and rapid global cooling.

By and large, global warming ranks extremely low among voter priorities and energy prices are of utmost and growing concern.

Further, emissions from deforestation account for 20 % of global carbon emissions, and there is concern that there would never be enough REDD projects to have a meaningful impact on the large magnitude of emissions from deforestation.

That's particularly important for those concerned about the impacts the global coal industry has on our health and environment because Germany is currently the third largest source of international public financing for coal.

Scidevnet: The lack of rains in large, monsoon - dependent, agricultural areas of South Asia has compounded concerns expressed in a recent report about an impending global water crisis and its detrimental impact on agriculture.

The number of governments, private corporations, organizations, scientists and technologies concerned with meeting the challenge of climate change and global warming have increased beyond expectations in the past decade and continues to create an army of «green fighters,» like Green Peace, but the impact on large numbers of people have not reached a critical mass to reverse the present warming trends.

If the United States is successful in maintaining the viability of coal as a cost - competitive power source while addressing climate concerns, our leadership position would enable U.S. industries to capture critical export opportunities to the very nations facing the largest challenges from global warming.

Not an outrageous sum in global terms, but large enough that we need to be concerned about corruption.

One more bit on the Ross Gelbspan / James McCarthy situation, to drive home a larger point concerning the problem of critical information missing from mainstream media news discussions of the global warming issue.

If the discussion of risk focuses on the local risks rather than the larger global risks, I am concerned that we may become paralyzed and make the difficult transition away from fossil fuels even more difficult than it already is.

«The world's greatest natural icon and largest living structure needs our help more than ever, and unless we act as a concerned global population, nothing will be done,» he concluded.

It is 3 % in this century according to the economic alarmist Lomborg, during which time GDP grows 300 - 700 %, while climate change would have large impacts in poor countries that don't account for much of the global GDP, so that is where the concern about poverty should be.

And, although the Union of Concerned Scientists receives most of their funding from member donations and fees, they also receive funds and grants from several large foundations (Web archive) that explicitly regard reducing the effects of man - made global warming as top priorities.

One of the most concerning aspects of global warming is the potential for rising seas to damage infrastructure and property and displace a large proportion of our planet's population.

Another concern within the oil and gas industry is the wasting, flaring, leaking and venting of methane gas, a large contributor to global warming.

At the same time, the company, the world's largest oil and gas concern, has increased donations to Washington - based policy groups that, like Exxon itself, question the human role in global warming and argue that proposed government policies to limit carbon dioxide emissions associated with global warming are too heavy handed.

Rachel Smolker of Biofuelwatch and the Global Forest Coalition further elaborates: «The IPCC's position on bioenergy is confused: They acknowledge concerns that large - scale bioenergy can increase emissions, destroy livelihoods and damage the environment.

Presidents from 319 + Universities and Colleges We, the undersigned presidents and chancellors of colleges and universities, are deeply concerned about the unprecedented scale and speed of global warming and its potential for large - scale, adverse health, social, economic and ecological effects.

Experts have laid the blame for the increased desertification alternately at the feet of deforestation and overfarming, though some are now concerned that global warming could play a larger role in the near future — a consequence of the melting Tibetan glaciers.

Very large proportions of the Alarmed and the Concerned are currently or intend to begin rewarding or punishing companies that are either enacting or opposing steps to reduce global warming.

Citing concerns about rising global grain prices, as well as potential land - grabs by large energy firms, a groups of Indian ministers has quietly shelved the National Mission on Biodiesel, The Economic Times reports.

The NRDC is concerned about destruction of Canada's boreal forest — a vital ecosystem that's home to hundreds of species, including songbirds and large carnivores like wolves and bears, and is also a massive storehouse for carbon dioxide (the forest keeps the CO2 out of the atmosphere, where it would contribute to global warming).

Despite making China a focus of global concern because it became the single largest energy user and carbon emitter, China's 2010 per capita energy use (1.85 metric tons of oil equivalent, toe) was actually still below the world average (1.87 toe)[87,88].

I am aware of people making the argument that the big push by the nuclear industry for enormous government subsidies to find a massive expansion of nuclear power on the basis that nuclear power is «THE ANSWER» to global warming is a fraud that dishonestly and cynically takes advantage of growing concern about the very real problem of global warming, and I make that argument myself (because even a quite large expansion of nuclear electricity generation would have little effect on overall GHG emissions, at great cost, taking too long to achieve even that little effect, while misdirecting resources that could more effectively be applied elsewhere).

Gross points out that the program reflects a number of important trends, including (1) A Touch of Conscience (where most companies pay lip service to concerns like global warming or poverty); (2) The New Guilded Age (where fat and happy law firms think nothing of the absurdity of giving students a $ 60 allowance for lunch); (3) Defining Public Service Down (a situation where most people claim interest in community service but don't want the lower incomes that go with it, so they find a win - win situation like doing pro bono at a large firm); and (4) It's Good To Be the King (describing how partners set priorities and realize that the $ 15 lunch is quicker and gets associates back to billing more quickly and spares partners from socializing).

Despite the environmental concerns arising from the referendum result, there is widespread acknowledgement from a large number of global organisations that the implementation of energy saving measures and a reduction in energy use is essential to future success.

«With safety concerns playing a large role in Americans» traveling decisions, it's important for everyone to protect themselves with travel insurance,» said Daniel Durazo, director of communications at Allianz Global Assistance USA.

Going global for the best talent Poor quality recruitment and retention of staff quality would be an issue for any business, but when you're suffering from external brand issues, and striving for large scale change to address this, it becomes an even more complex concern.