Sentences with phrase «national commitments on»

While there have been negotiations under way on the new agreement, there has also been an attempt to increase national commitments on greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions reductions in the short - term because mainstream science is telling nations that much greater reductions in emissions are necessary in the next few years to maintain any hope of keeping warming below 20 C, a warming limit that all nations have agreed should not be exceeded to give some hope of preventing catastrophic warming.

The research agenda outlined below seeks to develop information and analyses that could be helpful in ensuring that nations take equity and justice seriously when making national commitments on climate change.

Not exact matches

The IMF, Royal Bank, and National Bank are three of the non-partisan voices that have called on the Trudeau government to put in writing its verbal commitment to contain debt at current levels.

Hammond's commitment to find the funds for Brexit preparations stands in sharp contrast to promises made by the Leave campaign before last year's referendum, which had assured Britons that leaving the EU would leave the country with hundreds of millions of pounds more a week to spend on other priorities such as its rickety National Health Service.

Calgary based Enbridge, the company behind Northern Gateway, has emphasized its commitment to safety and the environment, saying the National Energy Board Joint Review Panel, which held two years of hearings on the project, had made many of the company's voluntary commitments a mandatory part of the conditions for approval.

«As a patriotic American, I am reluctant to leave my post as director of the National Economic Council because I feel a duty to fulfil my commitment to work on behalf of the American people.

Salesforce tops this year's list, thanks to its efforts to create a Great Place to Work For All, its commitment to philanthropy (employees get paid 56 hours per year to volunteer, for example), and for creating a globally - cohesive culture (in addition to this list, it also ranks on each of our national best workplaces lists in Australia, India, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, and the U.K.)

«This is a strong commitment which will eventually be unaffordable,» Bell said, in one of six academic papers raising doubts about Salmond's economic strategy post-independence released on Friday by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESA).

«Building on Ottawa's earlier commitments to set a national carbon price, establish a clean fuel standard and to phase out traditional coal power, these measures will help Canada make the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.

While we are pleased to receive recognition on a national level, we are steadfast in our commitment to meet or exceed our clients» expectations in achieving their goals and securing their financial future.

Water Minister Mia Davies today welcomed an Australian Government commitment of $ 1 million through the National Water Infrustructure Development Fund to undertake full feasibility work on an ambitious plan to address salinity in Wellington Dam.

In September 2016, Stephen received the National Venture Capital Association's (NVCA) first Industry Impact Award in recognition of his outstanding service and commitment to the VC industry through his work on the NVCA CFO Task Force.

The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) honored Richard A. Hughes, Chief Purchasing Officer for The Procter & Gamble Company, on May 21 for his outstanding commitment to supplier diversity and minority supplier development.

This is consistent with national survey reports from the General Social Survey where employee owners report that they have greater job security and lower likelihoods of being laid off in the previous year compared to other employees.29 When faced with recessionary pressures, employee ownership firms may retain workers to sustain a workplace culture based on cooperation, information - sharing, and commitment to long - term performance.

The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) honored Joan N. Kerr, director of Supplier Diversity and Sustainability at Pacific Gas & Electric Company, on May 21 for her outstanding commitment to supplier diversity and minority supplier development.

Because there is only a small amount of academic literature on religious freedom (including virtually no mention of it in the four major academic human rights journals) the State Department should make a short - term commitment to provide seed funds to better understand the linkages between religious freedom, national economics, political development, and other fundamental liberties.

This perspective unmistakably reveals the unwholesomeness, not to put it more strongly, of our way of life: our obsession with sex, violence, and the pornography of «making it;» our addictive dependence on drugs, «entertainment,» and the evening news; our impatience with anything that limits our sovereign freedom of choice, especially with the constraints of marital and familial ties; our preference for «nonbinding commitments;» our third - rate educational system; our third - rate morality; our refusal to draw a distinction between right and wrong, lest we «impose» their morality on us; our reluctance to judge or be judged; our indifference to the needs of future generations, as evidence by our willingness to saddle them with a huge national debt, an overgrown arsenal of destruction, and a deteriorating environment; our unsated assumption, which underlies so much of the propaganda for unlimited abortion, that only those children born for success ought to be allowed to be born at all.

As impressive as the churches» work is, its long - term success depends on commitments and policies at the state and national levels.

And because the underlying commitment is philosophical, the flimsiest facts are counted as evidence - as when the president of the National Academy of Sciences recently published an article arguing that evolution is confirmed by differences in the size of finch beaks, as though the sprawling evolutionary drama from biochemicals to the human brain could rest on instances of trivial, limited variation.

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.

This National Waste Policy builds on earlier commitments and responds to the new waste environment, the policy covers wastes, including hazardous wastes and substances, in the municipal, commercial and industrial, construction and demolition waste streams and covers gaseous, liquid and solid wastes.

We have already delivered on our commitment to change the beverage landscape in schools with our national School Beverage Guidelines, which have removed full - calorie soft drinks and replaced them with more lower - calorie, nutritious, smaller - portion beverage options.

Fluer Anderson, «Morrison back Nationals over Productivity Commission on farm red tape» (AFR, 21 July 2016)(post-election - commitment to effects test)

«Supporting viable farm businesses is firmly in our national interest, which is why the government is delivering on its commitment to establish the Regional Investment Corporation in the 2017 — 18 Budget.

The Recycling Partnership, a national nonprofit that applies corporate funding to improve recycling efforts in communities across the country, is pleased to announce that Berry Global Inc. has joined on as its newest funding partner, as recycling is a core component of Berry's commitment to sustainability.

But we don't yet have a national emissions reduction target that any credible expert believes is capable of delivering on our Paris commitments for the machinery to deliver.

The national farming unions of Scotland and Wales, alongside Farmers For Action (FFA), this week called on dairy companies and cooperatives to show commitment to dairy farmers, amid speculation that farm gate prices are under threat.

Notwithstanding these draft conclusions, Nationals Senator Fiona Nash has reinforced the Nationals» commitment to the introduction of (amongst other things) an effects test: see «The bold new face of the National Party», RN Breakfast, 21 July 2016 and Jared Owens, «Fiona Nash rejects Productivity Commission on foreign investment, regulations» (The Australian, 21 July 2016).

With many top recruits in attendance, including national No. 2 Reuben Foster, an Auburn commitment, it was important to make the impression, and LSU delivered on and off the field.

Bradley Robbins, the top punter in the 2017 class, flipped his commitment from Nevada to Michigan on National Signing Day.

Arsenal will be keen to tie Alexis up to a new deal because although Juventus may have been rebuffed in their approach for the Chilean, who has just returned to England following on from his impressive campaign with his national side in the Copa America, there are still concerns surrounding Alexis» long term commitment to the club.

Michigan picked up its third commitment on National Signing Day in the form of four - star DE Shelton Johnson.

Michigan supporters justifiably celebrated Gary's commitment on National Signing Day 2016, but that decision didn't pay major dividends right away, as Gary took a backseat to seniors Taco Charlton and Chris Wormley last season.

On National Signing Day, when head coaches wait by the fax machine to receive Letters of Intent from their commitments, some Texas Tech fans decided to send something else to new Cincinnati Head Coach Tommy Tuberville.

Nico Collins, a four - star WR out of Pinson, Alabama, announced his commitment to Michigan on National Signing Day.

The National Governing Body (NGB) that has demonstrated innovation and commitment to women's sport with a clear impact on participation, engagement and profile.

«Sometimes, what looks good on paper doesn't work on the ground,» said Katherine Shek, a legislative analyst for the National School Boards Association, which praised Obama's commitment to school nutrition but joined two other national education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legiNational School Boards Association, which praised Obama's commitment to school nutrition but joined two other national education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the leginational education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legislation.

We urge organizations in Maryland to sign on to this letter reaffirming our collective commitment to a strong and effective national nutrition safety net for vulnerable, low - income individuals and families.

Further building on the cable industry's commitment to children's online safety, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) today announced that it has joined the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), the preeminent global non-profit dedicated to enhancing online safety for children and families around the world.

Global sales of milk formula (including infant formula and follow - on milks) have increased from a value of about US$ 2 billion in 1987 to about US$ 40 billion in 2014... Political commitment, investment, and effective international, national, and local leadership are needed to end promotion of products that compete with breastfeeding.»

The requirements for a submitted video included a brief description of athletic trainers, a focus on athletic trainers being experts in the evaluation and management of concussions, PATS commitment to concussion education, and a vocus on National Athletic Trainers Month (NATM).

Last year, Shedd Aquarium announced its commitment to helping reduce the public's use of single - use plastics as a founder of the Aquarium Conservation Project, a coalition made up of 19 accredited aquariums across the United States banning together to tackle the problem on a national scale.

Commenting on the provisional Project Merlin figures which have been issued today showing that the banks loaned # 37.4 billion to small firms — just short of their commitment to lend # 38 billion, John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: «While it looks like the banks are on course to meet their full year lending commitment, targets do not address the underlying problems in the banking sector where only a handful of banks control the majority of the market.

Our commitment to ring - fence the budget of the Department for International Development, and meet the target of spending 0.7 % of Gross National Income by 2013 on foreign aid, are founded on our conviction that the issues of development, security and trade are intertwined.

Despite this, their detailed tax policies are a net giveaway of 0.1 % of national income, their detailed social security measures would only provide a tenth of the cuts that they have said they want to deliver, and their commitments on aid, the NHS and schools would (relative to a real freeze) increase spending on these areas by 0.3 % of national income.

It doesn't feature on the «scorecard» of spending commitments because the amount is relatively low, but it promises to bump local politicians» income by exempting them from having to pay income tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) on their costs getting to the local authority.

The prime minister confined his remarks in the White House press conference on the issue to general commitments to pursuing «Britain's national interest», but had earlier fired a broadside at malcontents within his party.

Commenting on the Deputy Prime Minister's commitment to provide funding for intensive catch up classes, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said:

• Tax Incentives for Young Entrepreneurs: As a further commitment to creating a supportive ecosystem for young Ghanaian entrepreneurs of age 35 years and below who start their own businesses, government will, through the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP), grant tax holidays based on the number of persons employed by a start - up or early - stage business.

[76] At the conference, Miliband pledged to focus on six national goals for Britain until 2025, including boosting pay, apprenticeships and housing; a mansion tax and levy on tobacco companies to fund # 2.5 billion a year «time to care» fund for the NHS; a commitment to raise the minimum wage to # 8 or more by 2020; and a promise to lower the voting age to 16 ready for elections in 2016.