Sentences with phrase «of global concerns»

Equally importantly, even though the COAG reforms coincided with the emergence of global concerns about climate change, the reform process took no account of the possibility of carbon pricing, and made no provision for renewable energy.

The wide date - range of the show allows for a diverse selection of global concerns to emerge, including protests against the Vietnam War, such as in the work of Nancy Spero and Edward Kleinholz, protests aimed at the governments» response to the AIDS crisis, such as in the work of AA Bronson, General Idea, and Felix Gonzalez - Torres.

Human Rights represent an integral part of global education, as they stand at the very core of global concerns.

A new study has revealed more about the mechanisms behind this process — knowledge that could prove useful in crop production in light of global concerns around food and water security.

One of Barton's pet phrases is «I worry about...,» and his list of global concerns is long.

An issue of global concern is the anticipated shortage of agricultural output to meet the steady rise in human population.

BTB is of global concern for multiple reasons — the economic impact on animal production, the potential spread to wildlife, and the risk of transmission to humans.

Antimicrobial resistance posed by superbugs has been a major public health issue of global concern.

Eight activity sheets linked to the Key Stage 2 national curriculum help teachers to structure interactive lessons on relevant topics of global concern.

Polar amplication is of global concern due to the potential effects of future warming on ice sheet stability and, therefore, global sea level (see Sections 5.6.1, 5.8.1 and Chapter 13) and carbon cycle feedbacks such as those linked with permafrost melting (see Chapter 6)... The magnitude of polar amplification depends on the relative strength and duration of different climate feedbacks, which determine the transient and equilibrium response to external forcings.

In the Guardian, Nafeez Ahmed has renewed his effort to mainstream the idea that methane outgassing from subsea permafrost is of global concern.

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].

But in post after post after post that appears here and all over the blogosphere, it is clear that a huge number of people in the developed world (read: the USA) believe that ANY attempt at global co-operation on issues of global concern is a Big Step Closer to World Domination by the UN.

Without advocacy, Novim assembles teams of the finest scientists and engineers from around the world to try and answer questions of global concern, using straightforward language to define options, risks and trade - offs.

For this reason, food safety has become a thing of global concern.

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Etsy chief executive Chad Dickerson and Paul Misener, Amazon's vice president of global public policy, both voiced concerns that the draft proposal would prohibit the FCC from using Section 706 to regulate service providers.

Weakness in the global economy and concern about the uneasiness of markets, as well as uncertainty about many lushly - priced private companies known as unicorns, drove the markdown, investment experts said.

«Thus, the risks of potential «trade wars» and the potential negative impact on the global economy and on oil demand if these risks do materialise should constitute a serious concern for OPEC,» the authors argue.

Investors» main concern is when the EPA and Volkswagen will come to a conclusion on the emissions scandal, says Arndt Ellinghorst, head of global automotive research at Evercore ISI Group.

Safety and privacy concerns are top of mind for many of those surveyed by Morgan Stanley on the global accommodation provider.

Chinese regulators have been on the forefront of a global push to rein in the frenzy surrounding cryptocurrencies amid concerns over excessive speculation, money laundering, tax evasion and fraud.

So, if there's a lot of global slack, that will make them less concerned about inflation pressures, but by then, if a lot of places are at relatively full employment and seeing target inflation, that will make them want to make sure that we're not going into an overheating kind of mode.

Global investors should not be concerned by a report that China is looking to curb its purchases of U.S. bonds, one economist told CNBC.

Ironically, the selloff of U.S. stocks began a few weeks ago because of weakness in the Chinese economy, the devaluation of the yuan, and stock market turmoil in the Asian nation, which led to serious concerns about a global economic slowdown.

The data underlined concerns that, after a long period of growth through globalization and reliance on global trade, governments are increasingly seeking to protect their own industries and promote domestic producers at the expense of foreign competitors.

According to the Global Well - Being Index, people say their most important concerns in life are community, finances, physical health, sense of purpose and a happening social life.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson tried to ease concerns the U.S. was gearing for war with North Korea, a day after President Donald Trump rattled global markets with his warning that he could unleash «fire and fury» against Kim Jong Un's regime.

NEW YORK, April 13 - Oil prices extended recent gains and a gauge of global stocks eased on Friday as concern over a broader conflict in Syria left investors nervous, while U.S. bank shares led Wall Street lower.

Before a possible global trade war became investors» biggest concerns, overheating inflation was seen as the most likely cause of a market meltdown.

Geopolitical concerns: Considerable geopolitics always plays a role in oil pricing, especially when they involve conflicts — like those in the Gulf Region, where roughly 60 percent of global oil is produced.

LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters)- Global investors trimmed equity holdings by 1.2 percentage points in January, concerned that markets have grown complacent after a thundering bull run and seeing risks of an inflation wake - up call.

The concerns got real enough for a U.S. national security review to thwart Li's bid to buy part of Global Crossing Ltd., which operated a fixed - line communications network in North America, in 2003.

LONDON, Jan 31 - Global investors trimmed equity holdings by 1.2 percentage points in January, concerned that markets have grown complacent after a thundering bull run and seeing risks of an inflation wake - up call.

Global CEOs often double as or retire to become board members, and many of the questions Charan fielded centered on their concerns.

One team's concern may spark another team's solution, and if different teams and departments aren't communicating regularly with one another, there are sure to be a number of missed growth opportunities,» says Rebecca Mahony, CMO atEbuzzing & Teads, a global video advertising group.

Most of us feel concern about certain global issues, but sometimes feel powerless to help.

Bonnie Gwin, Global CEO and Board of Directors Practice at the executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, agreed with the advice, adding that at this moment of rising activist pressure, mounting cyber security concerns, and a more constant media spotlight, being on a board is harder, higher - stakes and more demanding than ever.

What's also concerning is that there's been little regulation or technical research about defense techniques to combat the «global proliferation of weaponizable robots.»

«Although China will be switching over to renewables by 2039, concerns about unhealthy air will be so intense after two decades of respiratory diseases that they could likely pioneer buildings with filtered air, oxygen supplements and artificial light to replace lost sunlight,» said Jacques Gordon, LaSalle's head of global research and strategy.

Stocks fell across the board Wednesday as the year's final fiscal quarter opened to a market sell - off spurred by concerns over mounting global crises, including the first domestic case of Ebola, as well as the looming possibility of an interest rate hike.

DuPont Co. had to sell most of its global research and development operations to placate EU concerns over its merger with Dow Chemical Co. last year.

In March, equities were under pressure after concerns of tougher regulation on tech companies as well as over fears of a potential global trade war.

Credit Suisse recommends investing in global small and mid capitalisation European companies, saying that cheap valuations support a bullish outlook despite the headwind of regional outlook concerns.

Even though analysts have forecast continued momentum in global economic growth, concerns remain over how policy normalization might bring about changes after almost a decade of easy money.

The agency, according to the alert is «concerned that the rising use of virtual currencies in the global marketplace may entice fraudsters to lure investors into Ponzi and other schemes in which these currencies are used to facilitate fraudulent, or simply fabricated, investments and transactions.»

The threat of a global trade war, which has caught the attention of investors in a big way, is also a concern for the Federal Reserve.

«Putin expressed hope for joint work to restore Russian - American relations from their state of crisis, and also to address pressing international issues and search for effective responses to challenges concerning global security,» the Kremlin said in a statement.

Among Musk's concerns regarding AI are the idea that artificial intelligence could become dangerous if it evolves past the point of human intelligence, and that unregulated AI could potentially be used to start global conflicts by «manipulating information.»

Though talk of an all - out global trade war has dampened, some analysts still believe that protectionism is a cause for concern — especially when it comes to tech.

David Wright, a physicist and the codirector of the Union of Concerned Scientists» global security program, wrote recently that North Korea's latest missile could likely fly 8,100 miles on a normal trajectory, enough to reach anywhere in the continental US.