Sentences with phrase «of humanity on»

The right to sustainable development is not asserted to shame or assign guilt to those in economies that have grown rapidly through use of fossil fuels — it simply seeks to restore some balance, and efficient direction of resources to put all of humanity on a sustainable footing.

The motivation behind the concept is sound — we must account for, and quantify, the impacts of humanity on Earth's ecosystems if we are to manage the planet sustainably for the benefit of both human well - being and our natural heritage.

According to many authorities the impact of humanity on the earth is already overshooting the earth's capacity to supply humanity's needs.

For social movements and climate justice campaigners, the US abandonment of the agreement is disappointing, but there is also a unity in understanding that the future of humanity on this planet does not rest on leaders alone.

Advocates of continued usage of fossil fuels in the 21st century seem to be interested only in the early demise of humanity on this planet.

Paul R. Ehrlich, co-author of Humanity on a Tightrope

All three spell doom for the future of humanity on this planet, but there is good news, we don't need any fossil fuels.

So the question is: Why are you so willing to bet the future of humanity on a 20:1 longshot?

Right now, there's no balance to the force of humanity on the planet, and it is our nature that we organize as a group economically.

You seem awfully willing to bet the future of humanity on a 20:1 longshot.

Cultural influences from one part of the world become trends elsewhere — we should all welcome these conversations because they influence a deeper understanding between all of humanity on a multitude of levels.

It's one of the Wii U's most visually impressive games, and the story, which focuses on nothing less than the survival of humanity on an alien world, appears equally gripping.

He is looking to save what remains of humanity on a distant planet called Zircon V from the forces of an evil dictator.

The player creates and evolves their own custom plague and your ultimate goal is the extinction of humanity on Earth.

Mars Horizon is our love - letter to the race into space and the challenges and triumphs of humanity on the way to becoming a multiplanetary species».

Laudato Si, in short, is Pope Francis» appeal to the faithful to take a closer look at how we are shaping the future of our planet, the effect of humanity on global issues such as climate change and poverty, and the protection and care for what Francis calls «our common home.»

From «Planet of the Apes» to «The Matrix,» Hollywood has long enjoyed exploring the idea of humanity on its last legs.

To iterate for emphasis, Titus wants to marry the woman who is genetically identical to his mother, and if no one seems stunned by the planned mass murder of humanity on Earth, you'd better believe nobody bats an eye at Titus» proposal.

But, far too much of Three Billboards trumps its humanity and empathy with vicious cynicism, which makes its goal of at least partially redeeming a handful of characters feel like little more than a hollow stab at stamping some sense of humanity on a film that otherwise wallows in the worst of it.

The story begins when explorers journey on the spaceship Prometheus through the universe in search of aliens who may be the source of humanity on Earth.

«The impact of humanity on these creatures does not end when they go out of sight.»

«There are several missions planned to put religious and spiritual icons on the moon and also to preserve some trace of humanity on it,» she says.

So either the referees ruled the ball was pried loose well after the whistle, or they blanked the rookie's rise from the stack of humanity on the field.

It meant, for example, that segregated and exploited Blacks were threatened even more by this assault of humanity on nature than by direct human oppression.

Only such Herculean responses can actually rescue people from the threat and make possible the continuation of humanity on the other side.

Although, that epistle was addresses specifically to the Thessalonians, there was nothing to indicate whether the meaning behind for those of us who remain meant to just the Thessalonians, or to those who are living now on earth as a whole will be there at Christ's return, or even if he actually referred to those of us remaining to mean those of us who remain of all humanity on Earth in general, which could mean that Paul didn't give any specific time frame as to when Christ will; only that his return will happen.

To the authors: This is actually not the largest gathering of humanity on the planet.

«The reality is that those who are risking arrest have a much broader interest: the survival of humanity on Earth in the face of rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions.»

Not exact matches

And I think they're just of a different generation, a different segment of humanity,» he said, mentioning that he felt Sacca and Mark Cuban understood the products better than others on the panel.

He has described GM methods, which are employed on around 10 % of the world's arable farmland, as a «gigantic experiment with nature and the whole of humanity which has gone seriously wrong».

Capturing client feedback on mind maps takes advantage of the benefits of technology while still ensuring the humanity of business.

«There is no room for equivocation here: the evil on display by these perpetrators of hate should be condemned and has no place in a country that draws strength from our diversity and humanity,» Dimon added.

There is no room for equivocation here: the evil on display by these perpetrators of hate should be condemned and has no place in a country that draws strength from our diversity and humanity.»

«I was just lying on the bed thinking and came up with all this bizarre imagery... I think also the idea that because I was in a foreign city by myself and I felt very dissociated from humanity in general, it was very easy to project myself into these two characters from the future who were out of sync, out of time, out of place.»

Effective altruism has been called «altruism for nerds,» and revolves around the idea that quantitative approaches can be used to determine the best possible use of resources — time and money in particular — to maximize the good those resources can do for humanity on a global scale.

Cooper, one of the first journalists on the ground after the massive earthquake that reduced much of Haiti's capital of Port - Au - Prince to rubble, on Thursday night detailed harrowing feats of humanity and strength he witnessed there.

Elon Musk has emerged as a leading voice in speaking out on the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, going so far as to call it the «biggest existential threat» to humanity.

«Artemis» takes place on the moon in the 2080s at humanity's first and only lunar city of the same name.

«Early on in my thinking about our mission, I traveled to India and was inspired by the humanity, spirit and values of the people.

It is all well and good to note that, at least in the early phases of the Great War, some soldiers were still willing to let their humanity show on Christmas.

The report concludes on a note of optimism: «At the end of the day, we believe that the greatest opportunity of our time is to leverage the power and scale of business to serve humanity, and harness the best of our humanity to reimagine the way we do business.

Zimmer explained that when motivating employees of Lyft to work hard against Uber — which has six times the funding of Lyft, and is the highest - valued private startup in the world — he focuses on the company's «humanity:» the fact that it values person - to - person interaction.

Social entrepreneur Melinda Gates spoke about the importance of making ethical choices and leaving a mark on humanity during her 2013 commencement speech at Duke University.

That bad news for reefs is also bad news for the rest of the ocean and for humanity, since we depend on the planet's seas.

Though we are still in the infancy of space travel, he says, «At our current rate of technological growth, humanity is on a path to be godlike in its capabilities.»

«Cybercriminals are opportunists and, sadly, a crisis like Hurricane Harvey is a prime example of their preying on humanity's empathy and trust,» he wrote in an email to Fortune.

Success stories like Harrison's are few and far between for social entrepreneurs, defined as «someone who targets an unfortunate but stable equilibrium that causes the neglect, marginalization, or suffering of a segment of humanity; who brings to bear on this situation his or her inspiration, direct action, creativity, courage, and fortitude; and who aims for and ultimately affects the establishment of a new stable equilibrium that secures permanent benefit for the targeted group and society at large,» by Roger L. Martin and Sally Osberg in a 2007 Stanford University report titled «Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.»

Four out of every five dollars of wealth generated in 2017 ended up in the pockets of the richest 1 %, while the poorest half of humanity got nothing, a report published by Oxfam found on Monday.

His entire speech hinged on the simple observation that the addition of carbon to the atmosphere was effectively a worldwide subsidy that had contributed to global warming and prevented humanity from freeing itself from the fossil - fuel era.

What critics said: «It's a sublime tale of the value of humanity, and the horrors we often have to suffer through to hold on to that.»