Sentences with phrase «over governments worldwide»

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The collapse raises fears for the jobs and pensions of the 43,000 people employed by the company worldwide as well as questions over what will become of the 450 projects the U.K. government has employed the company to carry out.

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.

Climate Action Network International: Climate Action Network International (CAN) is a worldwide network of over 850 Non-Governmental Organizations in more than 100 countries, working to promote government and individual action to limit human - induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.

According to the report, governments and organizations across Europe, Africa and the United States have taken a number of notable steps over the past year, but — considering the enormous scope of the food loss and waste challenge — much more is needed worldwide.

The campaign is reported to have over two million supporters worldwide and the WSPA believes that securing such a commitment at the UN would create the required pressure for governments to put in place firm laws and enforcement for animal welfare.

The UK government is among those criticised in a UN report over the downgrading of cannabis, use of which continues to rise worldwide.

Critics say the row is similar to that over Irish hunger striker Bobby Sands, whose death on hunger strike in 1981 caused worldwide protests against the British government.

AAAS has provided more than 185 Communicating Science workshops for over 6,000 scientist and engineer attendees at universities, science society meetings, and government agency labs worldwide as of March 2018.

Passing over the usual postdoc, she sought — and got — a position with RTI International, a worldwide institute that provides research and development information to commercial, industrial, academic, and government agencies.

Contrary to popular belief, over 80 percent of government jobs are located outside of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, in locations across the United States (largest concentrations include Baltimore, Philadelphia, Atlanta, San Diego, and New York City) and worldwide.

Based on the hugely popular Dead Rising video game franchise by Capcom, which has sold over 9.1 million copies worldwide, DEAD RISING: ENDGAME drops us into the zombie - infested quarantined zone of East Mission City where investigative reporter Chase Carter must stop a secret government conspiracy which, though seemingly aimed at ending the country's zombie epidemic, will also kill millions of innocent civilians.

Different levels of government — local, intermediate, and national — have varying degrees of control over school systems worldwide.

Gordon's paintings hang in over 500 public and private collections worldwide including the Government of Ontario Art Collection.

About CAN: The Climate Action Network (CAN) is a worldwide network of over 1100 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in more than 120 working to promote government and individual action to limit human induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.

154 Australian scientists demand climate policy that matches the science «While the Paris Agreement remains unbinding and global warming has received minimal attention in the recent elections, governments worldwide are presiding over a large - scale demise of the planetary ecosystems, which threatens to leave large parts of Earth uninhabitable.

The Climate Action Network (CAN) is a worldwide network of over 1100 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in over 120 countries working to promote government and individual action to limit human - induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.

In December 2000, the total wind energy capacity installed worldwide was just 17,300 MW óachieved with significant government subsidies and incentives at taxpayer expense over the past 20 years.

CAN is a worldwide network of over 950 organisations in more than 110 countries, working to promote government and individual action to limit human - induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.

According to Sandy Dechert over at Cleantechnica, the government fleet and taxi purchases already contracted make up 10 % -15 % of the vehicles in Bhutan, and the taxi fleet alone would represent 3.5 % of all the EVs Nissan has sold worldwide so far.

But a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and being highlighted by New Scientist, contends that at least in the case of tropical forests, those owned by local communities have been protected far better than those managed by government: The study, claimed to be the first of its kind, was done by Ashwini Chhatre and Arun Agrawal from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign and examined what's happened to 80 forests in 10 countries worldwide over the past 15 years — only 10 % of which were owned by forest communities themselves.

Reporting from Toronto — In a last - minute turn in global climate talks, international negotiators agreed over the weekend to adopt more ambitious plans than expected to trim government subsidies to oil companies worldwide, part of a broader effort to reduce greenhouse - gas emissions.

During the Forum, over 500 leaders from business, civil society, government, academia, the media, and more will gather to explore and share strategies for advancing the rule of law worldwide.

The company's worldwide client base now comprises over 1000 international organisations, including leading multinational companies and financial institutions; key government bodies and trade associations; and top universities, consultancies, and think tanks.