Sentences with phrase «of global agreement»

In absence of a Global agreement many Chinese investors simply began to trade on foreign exchanges, rendering the whole exercise pointless.

Less than two weeks have passed since the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC / COP21) led to an adoption of a global agreement to fight climate change.

Like Indonesia and several other emerging countries, Mexico isn't using a baseline year, but instead proposes to reduce its emissions to a level 22 % below a «business as usual» scenario by 2030, with that target nearly doubling to 40 % below business as usual if it receives technical and financial support within the context of a global agreement.

The circumstances were, of course, that we were heading to the Paris COP21 in search of a global agreement.

This global warming, climate change, climate variability farce has been going on for over 30 yrs and is no closer now to any form of a global agreement than when it first started.

The likelihood of a global agreement to reduce CO2 emissions has diminished after the failure at Doha.

We need agreements to embrace a clean, renewable energy future as part of a global agreement due to be signed in Paris in 2015 to replace the Kyoto Protocol.

«If you say to them look, we've had this growth model for 50 years or whatever it is but now we've discovered it's a real problem and you can't carry on growing, there's no way to can persuade them to be part of a global agreement,» he said.

The plenary was filled with applause and excitement for what many media broadcasted as «the adoption of global agreement to save the world.»

I think it is unlikely that developing countries will accept emission reductions for Australia of 25 % by 2020 as part of a global agreement that stabilises at 450 ppm.

Thus, I am one who would argue that the chances of a global agreement for a 25 per cent cut in 2000 emissions by 2020 is a forlorn hope.

With all its imperfections, the currently proposed ETS (including a 25 per cent cut in emissions as part of a global agreement) is consistent with this position and therefore should be supported unless and until something better can be put in its place.

The chances of a global agreement are Buckley's to none.

Given the lack of a global agreement, the trillion dollar efforts of the United States will result in significant economic dislocations with no measurable benefits for climate change.

However, the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme can not be regarded as consistent with the government's expressed goal of a global agreement to stabilize the climate.

This is yet another example of state governments standing up for the environment following Trump's intention to take America out of the global agreement.

(B) promotes the successful negotiation of a global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; and

Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, said pulling out of the global agreement would be a «reckless and foolish mistake» and described the Paris deal as a «triumph of American leadership.»

The Bulletin panel found that despite hopes of global agreements about nuclear weapons, nuclear power and climate change in 2010, little progress has been made.

But that dearth of courage better explains the phenomenon of supranational institution building, of global agreements, and of political and public individual's championing of climate change than it explains the failure of those policies as they meet political and technical reality.

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13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 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and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

«Even if the Paris Agreement were implemented in full, with total compliance from all nations, it is estimated it would only produce a two - tenths of one degree — think of that, this much — Celsius reduction in global temperature by the year 2100,» he said.

Fresh sanctions on Iran could result in a reduction of the country's oil exports, which would strain global supplies even more, especially given the discipline of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their partners in sticking to an agreement to limit output.

Furthermore, it is important that we not get too distracted by the stimulus debate and work together to promote an agenda for long - term economic growth for the country, which should include reform of a tax system that has grown out of control, finalizing trade agreements, kickstart a lagging regulatory harmonization agenda and ensuring young Canadians have the skills to compete in a global market place.

He suggested a global agreement that would allow companies with annual sales of less than $ 1 million to ship their goods around the world free of duty.

Whereas, the U.K.'s priorities are protecting the trade agreements and the trade relationships that the U.K. can take advantage of,» Nandini Ramakrishnan, global market strategist at JP Morgan, told CNBC on Wednesday.

Morneau's comments came after he met with private sector economists in Toronto to get their input on everything from the North American Free Trade Agreement to global economic uncertainty ahead of the federal budget on Feb. 27.

Citation Resources» 40 per cent - owned subsidiary Pearl Global has struck a heads of agreement with a Singaporean renewable energy company to fund the development of up to 50 tyre recycling plants across Asia.

MGC Global, which is currently the takeover target of Perth - based Erin Resources, has signed a $ 60 million agreement to sell its cosmetic cannabis product to a European cosmetic production company.

Subiaco - based explorer TNG has taken the next step towards formal agreements with South Korean steel giant POSCO over its Mount Peake vanadium project by signing a letter of intent with Global - Pacific Partners.

The recent agreement between oil - and - gas giants BP and Rosneft to explore and develop the hydrocarbons of the Russian Arctic brought the long - term potential of northern development back into the global spotlight.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Aside from the new premises, a foundation of Pressure Dynamics ambitious growth strategy is a recent distribution agreement with global engineering company Parker Hannifin Corporation.

Canada's ambassador to the United States, David MacNaughton, warned that a positive finding of material harm to Boeing by the ITC could represent a possible violation of World Trade Organization agreements and prompt a more formal complaint with the global trade group.

Scientists say such an achievement could be crucial to the goal laid out in last year's Paris Agreement of holding global temperature rise below 2 °C (3.6 °F) by 2100.

Some big American coal companies have advised President Donald Trump's administration to break his promise to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement — arguing that the accord could provide their best forum for protecting their global interests.

That agreement bound signatories to a commitment to keep the rise of global temperature well below 2 degrees Celsius.

McDonald's has also joined the We Are Still In coalition of U.S. firms that want to help meet the Paris Agreement targets, even though the country has a whole has pulled out of that global accord.

Likewise, Mexico has a total of 10 free trade agreements involving 44 countries outside of NAFTA and Canadian and American companies can find ways to benefit from Mexican global market access in this time of uncertainty with the U.S.

The TPP will mean moving beyond the rules established under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to set the new rules for the next era of global trade.

The agreement aims to hold global warming to «well below» two degrees Celsius from the levels of the Industrial Revolution, and puts in place a system for tracking efforts to cut carbon emissions and report on progress every five years.

John Kirton, co-director of the G - 20 Research Group at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, called the summit a «very solid success,» pointing to broad agreement on the agenda, much of it focusing on less controversial issues such as women's empowerment and promoting digitalization.

«The U.S. has obviously been clear about where it stands with the Paris Agreement, but it is heartening that 19 other countries reaffirmed their commitment to the agreement,» said Thoriq Ibrahim, minister of energy and environment for the Maldives and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, a group of countries vulnerable to the effects of globalAgreement, but it is heartening that 19 other countries reaffirmed their commitment to the agreement,» said Thoriq Ibrahim, minister of energy and environment for the Maldives and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, a group of countries vulnerable to the effects of globalagreement,» said Thoriq Ibrahim, minister of energy and environment for the Maldives and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, a group of countries vulnerable to the effects of global warming.

Abe will seek to secure that exemption, and urge Trump to ensure the stability of the global economy through clear policies and more multilateral agreements.

Some of Uber's largest rivals Friday announced a global ride - sharing agreement that they say will cover nearly 50 percent of the world's population.

Third, governments worldwide forged an historic climate agreement in Paris that will drive the global phase - out of fossil fuel generation over decades — and increase the demand for the technologies that can replace it.

«We are willing to work with all sides to jointly protect the Paris agreement process, promote the actual rules and regulations of the agreement in follow - up talks and effectively enact them, and promote global green, low carbon, sustainable development.»

The Paris Agreement is much more explicit, seeking to phase out net greenhouse gas emissions by the second half of the century and limit global warming to «well below» 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times.

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The company has been a global marketing partner of the NBA since 1992 and expands its rights over eight years under the new agreement, where NIKE will become the first NBA apparel partner to have its logo appear on NBA uniforms.