Sentences with phrase «on low carbon economies»

For example India's Environment Ministry will be organizing a separate side event with Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)- India with the presence of its Minister of State on the equity and effective climate agreement by presenting detailed case studies on low carbon economies.

James is one of the UK's leading commentators on the low carbon economy.

Climate action simply demands our collective action, and coalitions like RE100 send a clear message that the global business community knows our future success depends on a low carbon economy and that we will use our combined influence to shift the market.»

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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».

On Easter Monday, Suncor Energy Inc. quietly released a 15 - page report that laid out several plausible climate futures and how it plans to stay «climate resilient» in a low - carbon economy.

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.

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.

From a short - term perspective, one might argue with some persuasiveness that the low national carbon price is a way for the economy to ease into this nation - wide pricing regime and that the annual increases to 2022 and beyond are on track to converge with SCC estimates (presumably the central value, not the 95th percentile).

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If delivered in full and on time, the strategy will support deeper emissions cuts and the shift towards a low - carbon economy.

Miliband wants to get on with the transition to a low carbon economy as quickly as possible.

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

It could contribute significantly to our energy security, reducing our reliance on imported gas, as we move to a 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.»

It could contribute significantly to our energy security, reducing our reliance on imported gas, as we move to a low - carbon economy.

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.

There is currently a window of opportunity to put the UK economy decisively on a trajectory towards low - carbon prosperity, resource security and environmental quality: resource costs are low, the added benefits of stimulating directed investment are large, and structural reform is required in any case;

It participated in the formation of a group called the Cartagena Dialogue, an informal space for countries committed to a low - carbon economy to work on a legally binding regime in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

On climate policy, Moniz said he sees creating «a low carbon economy as absolutely critical.»

$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.

But at the same time we have to keep our focus on 2014 as the year when most of the work needs to be done, and when we build people's confidence that we can move to a low - carbon economy.

«JCAP's work to produce fuels from sunlight and carbon dioxide holds the promise of a potentially revolutionary technology that would put America on the path to a low - carbon economy,» said Lynn Orr, undersecretary for science and energy.

The Evoque will be the first Range Rover to offer customers a choice between the standard, full - time, intelligent, four - wheel - drive system, which delivers outstanding performance and traction on all surfaces, and a low - carbon, front - wheel - drive option for further enhanced fuel economy.

The Evoque will be the first Range Rover to offer customers a choice between a full - time four - wheel - drive system, which delivers outstanding performance and traction on all surfaces, and an even lower carbon, front - wheel - drive option for further enhanced fuel economy.

With an international transition to a lower - carbon economy underway, many teams at Wellington are focused on helping clients understand the potential effects of climate change on their inves...

If industrial countries want to stop China and India depending on fossil fuel, they should supply them clean energy technoligies, let them directly go to low carbon, green economy developement not same way of west countries.

Depending on the value, opportunities may arise which offer the chance to make investments into the global emerging low carbon economy.......

To build on this progress, the Obama Administration is putting in place tough new rules to cut carbon pollution — just like we have for other toxins like mercury and arsenic — so we protect the health of our children and move our economy toward American - made clean energy sources that will create good jobs and lower home energy bills.

«As business leaders, it is our belief that the benefits of strong, early action on climate change outweigh the costs of not acting... a sufficiently ambitious, international and comprehensive legally - binding United Nations agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will provide business with the certainty it needs to scale up global investment in low - carbon technologies... the shift to a low - carbon economy will create significant business opportunities».

Declare our determination, as low - emitting countries that are acutely vulnerable to climate change, to show moral leadership on climate change through actions as well as words, by acting now to commence greening our economies as our contribution towards achieving carbon neutrality,

Toward this end, both countries intend to transition to a low - carbon economy, carry out policy dialogue and cooperate on capacity building and research, development and deployment of climate - friendly technology.

This is the time for business and government leaders to take bold climate action, and build strong economies that rely primarily on renewable energy and low carbon technology.

The event highlighted the proven solutions from exiting fossil fuel - based economies and transitioning to low - carbon societies based on Green to Scale.

It is not too late for the transition to a lower - carbon economy to be an orderly one, with fossil fuel companies steadily shrinking overall but delivering the best results for their shareholders by focusing on value rather than volume.

The study published this week found that all 197 countries, nations and territories that have signed or ratified the Paris Agreement have at least one policy or law on climate change or «the transition to a low - carbon economy.»

On the flip side, steel is essential to building the infrastructure required in a low - carbon economy - everything from wind turbines and electric vehicles to mass transit systems.

The European Union is a global leader in transitioning towards a low - carbon economy: Europe's unprecedented renewable energy boom, its action on energy efficiency and the economic downturn have all contributed to a drop in greenhouse gas emissions.

G20 economies must work together in the transition to a low - carbon future, said Dr Fatih Birol in opening the G20 Energy Ministers Meeting in Beijing on Thursday.

Second, Jon Huntsman is elected President in 2012 and pushes through the following policies: The U.S. signs new trade agreements with developing countries where (1) Bans on exporting U.S. natural gas is lifted to developing economies; (2) Developing countries are given «favored» status into U.S. Markets; (3) In exchange for these 2 benefits, Developing Countries agree to develop their economies to «low carbon standards» by purchasing U.S. high energy efficiency technology products.

New wind energy procurement in Alberta and Saskatchewan in 2017, coupled with a renewed focus in Canada on actions to transition to a low carbon economy, mean that wind energy's growth prospects will remain strong in Canada for many years to come.

Citing the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the ASEAN for a Fair, Ambitious and Binding Global Climate Deal (A-FAB) coalition said typhoons and other extreme weather events would become more intense and frequent unless governments took immediate steps to move toward a low - carbon economy.

There's a structural transition going on right now in the global economy — a move toward low - carbon energy sources, energy efficiency, waste and pollution reduction, and electrification of transportation.

Die - hard environmentalists say a green economy relies completely on renewable energies with «zero» greenhouse gas emissions, and they do not regard a «low - carbon» economy as «green» because it still releases harmful emissions.

Republicans generally argue that a carbon tax would hurt the economy by boosting energy prices on fossil fuels, but some conservatives have supported the idea as a way to offset lower personal taxes.

Investors should pressure executive teams to divert cash flow away from capital expenditures on developing fossil fuels and toward more productive uses in the context of a transition to a low carbon economy.

All this leads Stephen Tindale, former director of Greenpeace UK, to argue in a recent report that international climate negotiations should be focused less on setting national emissions targets and more on fixing these perverse financial incentives against a low - carbon economy.

The technical document focuses on the design of research into skills for the transition to the low carbon economy.