Sentences with phrase «major economic consequences»

Predicting a global average of 2.5 degrees C rise expected by 2038 with «major economic consequences» and a 5 degree C rise by 2067 with «globally catastrophic effects,» the report concludes that there is «no leeway» regarding the «time for action.»

Finally, there are major economic consequences to hotter cities.

Studies document decreased reaction times, worsened managerial skills, less ability to concentrate, and an increased risk for injury even when alcohol can no longer be detected in the blood... all of which add up to major economic consequences.

While FMD is not transmissible to people, the disease has major economic consequences.

Not exact matches

While the consequences of a major conflict in the Korean peninsula do not bear thinking about, investors probably should prepare for the possibility that economic expansion in the emerging Asia universe has peaked and volatility could be on the rise from here.

As with the last great crisis of social democracy in the 1970s, today's stark choices are being posed as the result of a major economic shift within capitalism: the deep disruption of capital accumulation as a consequence of the crisis in global financial markets unleashed in 2008.

One is consistent and has a coherent case, albeit with potentially major deleterious economic consequences.

The committee called for improvements in the process of systematically envisioning and assessing plausible large - area, long - duration grid disruptions that could have major economic, social, and other adverse consequences.

Low back pain causes more disability than any other condition and has major social and economic consequences.

That order of sea level rise would result in the loss of hundreds of historical coastal cities worldwide with incalculable economic consequences, create hundreds of millions of global warming refugees from highly - populated low - lying areas, and thus likely cause major international conflicts.

(i) assessing the scientific information that is related to the various components of the climate change issue, such as emissions of major greenhouse gases and modification of the Earth's radiation balance resulting therefrom, and that needed to enable the environmental and socio - economic consequences of climate change to be evaluated,

Flooding also causes major human and economic consequences by inundating urban and agricultural land and by disrupting navigation in the region's roads, rivers, and reservoirs (see Ch.

- are passionate about the social and economic issues and the major consequences for people's lives this stuff could / does have.

That order of sea level rise would result in the loss of hundreds of historical coastal cities worldwide with incalculable economic consequences, create hundreds of millions of global warming refugees from highly - populated low - lying areas, and thus likely cause major international conflicts.

It also states changes would impact «the human environment, future living standards and food supplies, and could have major social, economic and political consequences.»

Because natural variability is so great relative to global change, and the time horizon on capital replacement (e.g., ships and plants) is so short, impacts on fisheries can be easily overstated, and there will likely be relatively small economic and food supply consequences so long as no major fish stocks collapse

Already, the GEA has caused major price increases for large energy consumers, and we're anticipating additional hikes of 40 to 50 per cent over the next few years,» said Ross McKitrick, Fraser Institute senior fellow and author of «Environmental and Economic Consequences of Ontario's Green Energy Act».