Sentences with phrase «of low carbon economies»

Effective environmental markets will be critical to developing carbon pricing mechanisms and consequently the development of low carbon economies.

Nick Molho says, «It is vital to de-carbonise our entire system, and this will demonstrate the viability of low carbon economies all over the globe.»

«New green laws are the key to unlocking the enormous potential of a low carbon economy.

Research in primary care and the study of environmental influences on health, including the potential effects of climate change and the health co-benefits of the low carbon economy.

Students, faculty, and school administrators are increasingly raising their voices in support of a low carbon economy.

Carbon trading affects the price you pay for your energy, the effectiveness of efforts to fight climate change and the ongoing development of a low carbon economy.

Graham ended his commentary on the subject on this note: «I do believe the environmental benefit of a low carbon economy is worth the Republican party's time and attention.

The UK urgently needs clear, stable and strong policies that will unlock the potential of the low carbon economy.»

And in the meantime, our hopes of a low carbon economy are slipping further away.

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«The direction of travel is that both in the UK and globally we are already moving towards a low carbon economy.

Generation Investment has been investing since 2004 in companies it considers part of a transition to a low - carbon economy.

A transition to a low - carbon economy is now inevitable, but this transition comes at a cost, and many of the countries and companies under the greatest threat from climate change lack the means to pay for it.

If lower oil prices are as bad for Canada's economy as rate - cutting Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz insists, the central bank might consider assessing the risks to the economy in a world where constraining carbon emissions becomes less of an abstract notion and more of a daily reality.

Lloyd's of London, the world's oldest insurance exchange, will stop investing in coal «to help the world transition to a low - carbon economy,» CEO Inga...

For example, Recommendation 5 states «That the federal government reaffirm is already strong commitment to keep taxes low and not impose on Canadians any form of carbon tax that would harm key sectors of the economy, while passing the costs on to Canadian families».

MABC is focused on keeping the interests of its members and the value of mining forefront in the minds of British Columbians, especially regarding society's transition to a lower carbon economy.

The low - carbon advantage can be British Columbia's calling card to the world, something that all our industries can leverage — something that will attract more jobs and investment and provide a consistent message across all sectors of the economy.

«Growing concern about climate change — from society in general, and from long - term shareholders in particular — has forced oil companies to think about the implications of a transition to a low - carbon economy.

Despite efforts from the likes of Shell, BP and Exxon to reassure investors their business models are compatible with a low - carbon economy, some 71 per cent of fund managers said they have not yet decided whether they think oil companies can make a successful transition to a low carbon economy, and 41 per cent do not have a strategy for engaging with oil companies on the issue.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated Friday during a tour of eastern Ontario that he wants climate change, reducing emissions and moving to a low - carbon economy to be written into the new NAFTA when Canada, the U.S. and Mexico begin renegotiating the deal later this month.

CHINA EMBRACES THE LOW CARBON ECONOMY China needs energy and lots of it, but it has realized that it can't continue with business as usual.

As Scotland's resource efficiency and circular economy experts, their work supports the delivery of the Scottish Government's circular economy and low carbon policy priorities.

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That our future economy must be low carbon with a high proportion of skilled green jobs.

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«As we move to a low carbon economy, it is imperative that the UK chemical industry is at the forefront of innovation and has a skilled workforce adaptable to changing technologies.

New low - carbon products and services are a fast - growing part of the economy.

In part, this may be due to a realisation that the transition to a low - carbon economy is inevitable, even though the pace of it is uncertain.

Published today, the draft bill has been hailed as the first of its kind in any country and legally commits the government to a low carbon economy and addressing climate change.

Public awareness and engagement will be crucial part of the transition to a secure and affordable low carbon economy.

However, in May 2010, the new Coalition government announced that, as part of a programme of measures to tackle climate change and promote a low carbon economy, the third runway would now be cancelled and permission also refused for additional runways at Gatwick and Stansted.

Firstly, we're creating the conditions for green growth, investing billions of pounds of public money into a low - carbon infrastructure and undertaking reforms designed to attract greater amounts of private investment into the green economy.

Carbon - neutral planning and design needs to be embedded in infrastructure decisions now if we are to achieve a low carbon economy within 30 years, argues Keith Clarke CBE, former CEO of Atkins Global and Chairman of the Forum for the Future.

It's this construction of low - carbon generation that will bring vast potential to the UK economy in the form of green jobs.

We contacted Melissa Everett, executive director of Sustainable Hudson Valley, a non-profit with the goal of working collaboratively to «speed up the shift to a low - carbon economy.»

«If the UK is to reap the huge financial benefits of developing a low - carbon economy, bold policies to achieve this must be at the forefront of government thinking, not consigned to the margins.»

«Our forests are a much loved part of our national natural heritage, and will play a pivotal role in the green economy and our low carbon future,» shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh said.

The release of the Energy Bill, however, which proposed a potential increase in household energy bills in order to create a sustainable low - carbon economy, barely stirred critics.

A group of senior figures from the business world have called on politicians to seek «transformational change» in delivering a low - carbon economy.

The level of support for investment incentives for renewables will remain as planned and as published because these are essential for investor confidence in the renewables sector and our commitments to a low - carbon economy.

Mr Huhne told MPs yesterday that there were potentially 20 billion barrels of oil in the UK continental shelf and that «the low carbon economy must happen but it will not happen tomorrow».

DiNapoli said investments in the New York State Common Retirement Fund may also be threatened by these efforts, and the order will make it more difficult for difficult for U.S. companies and workers to «benefit and profit at the forefront of the rapidly developing global low carbon economy.»

He has also worked on housing and regeneration issues, analysing the direct and indirect impacts and drivers of city housing markets across the country, and led research evaluating how cities can foster relations between universities and high growth firms, and capitalise on opportunities in the low carbon economy.

Writing in the Observer newspaper on Sunday, Gordon Brown said creating a new low - carbon economy would provide the route out of recession.

The news comes as a new report by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on the security of energy, highlights the need for the UK to «move as quickly as reasonably possible towards a low - carbon economy.»

Mr Noon called for a widespread review of the skills required to transfer the UK to a low - carbon economy.

Thousands of those jobs are now in the low carbon economy.

The parties agree to implement a full programme of measures to fulfil our joint ambitions for a low carbon and eco-friendly economy, including:

She says she's pleased about the additional funding for the new rail and bus center here in downtown Rochester, «I think the more we can get people out of their privately owned vehicles and the more we can depend on mass transportation is better for the ecology and for the economy and any lowering of the carbon footprint, quote unquote is a good thing.»

With energy part of his remit, it might please climate change activists to know that among the achievements he boasts about on his personal website are «landmark policy papers» connected to Britain in the low carbon economy.