Sentences with phrase «planning by all levels of government»

The Canadian Global Cities Council, a coalition of Canada's eight largest urban regional chambers of commerce, is calling for airport policy reform to align Canada with global best practices, and for our international airports to be factored into transit infrastructure planning by all levels of government.

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Be it the Conservatives» call to cut $ 11 billion in government expenditures or the Liberals» plan to raise corporate taxes by 1.5 percentage points back to 2010 levels, these are issues of substance.

Although billions of dollars are being expended annually on family planning services in less - developed countries, and such programs have been promoted by various governments at the national level for four decades, there are only a few studies that have attempted to measure the demographic and health impact of family planning against a «control group» — a similar area which lacks the service.

The historical data [11] listed in Table 2 shows that, in the face of nationally falling abortions, down to 92 \ % in 2009 versus 2000 levels, Planned Parenthood succeeded in growing its abortions by 68 \ %, government funding by 79 \ % and contraception distribution by 38 \ % over roughly the same period.

The proposal contained in Cuomo's budget plan would require local government leaders on the county level to convene a review of ways to share services on the municipal level, with a plan that would be voted on in a public referendum by November.

Whilst all four countries are experiencing high levels of fuel poverty the Monitor identifies a number of particular difficulties being faced by vulnerable households in the individual countries calling on the need for Government to provide a more concise and effective plan to tackle the problem.

New York's state government pension costs could be nearly $ 1.6 billion above previously projected levels over the next four years, according to the Mid-Year Financial Plan Update that was finally issued today — 11 days behind schedule, and nearly a week after Election Day — by Governor Andrew Cuomo's Division of the Budget (DOB).

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has released his shared services plan for the country, part of the push by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reduce property taxes on the local government level.

Governor Cuomo directed the State to engage community members, environmental advocates, and government partners at all levels to create the New York Offshore Wind Master Plan.2 Then, as part of his 2017 State of the State Address, Governor Cuomo set a nation - leading offshore wind energy development goal of 2,400 MW by 2030, enough to power up to 1.2 million New York households.

On Tuesday, the governments of California and six other western states as well as four Canadian provinces proposed a new plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 using a similar cap - and - trade market — and would expand such regulations to encompass not just CO2 from power plants but also cars and trucks as well as other greenhouse gases, such as potent methane.

By Alister Doyle and Nina Chestney OSLO / LONDON (Reuters)- World governments are likely to recoil from plans for an ambitious 2015 climate change deal at talks next week, concern over economic growth at least partially eclipsing scientists» warnings of rising temperatures and water levels.

Making coastal development less attractive «Governments can make development in coastal areas less attractive by requiring development projects to internalize the risks of sea level rise and storms in coastal development planning and decision making,» the task force argues.

The government now offers two kinds of benefits: a dependent - care tax credit — equal to 20 to 30 percent of expenses, depending on parents» income level — that limits expenses to $ 2,400 for one child or $ 4,800 for two or more children; and so - called «salary reduction plans» that permit parents to have day - care costs withheld from their salary and reimbursed by employers without being taxed.

The letter laid out a plan «to remold the entire American system» into a centralized one run by «a system of labor - market boards at the local, state and federal levels» where curriculum and «job matching» will be handled by government functionaries.

The government's inquiry has found that none of the other key stage 1 tests were affected by the leak, so they are expected to go ahead as planned, as are new key stage 2 tests, despite complaints from parents and teachers over their difficulty level.

Up to $ 35 million in TIGER II planning grants and up to $ 40 million in HUD Sustainable Community Challenge Grants were sought by approximately 900 applicants at all levels of government across the country.

«Built on an all - new platform, the redesigned Sorento utilizes Kia's advanced safety equipment and technologies to provide a high level of occupant protection for drivers and their families as measured by the U.S. government,» said Orth Hedrick, executive director, product planning, Kia Motors America.

In a recent announcement, the government announced its plan to digitize school textbooks throughout the country in all grade levels and subjects by 2015, a plan made possible by its broadband speeds in terms of digital downloading and cloud - based storage.

Note that while a travel protection plan, including travel insurance plan, is not required by Adventure Life, some government and some of our third - party suppliers who operate in remote areas such as the polar regions or safari parks may require proof of emergency medical benefits and emergency evacuation coverage at certain levels before you travel.

These experiences include different implementation level, methodologies and approaches that can be used by governments and other actors interested in the design and planning of education, training and awareness raising on climate change.

Carbon traders; dodgy academics; vulture capitalists pecking on the bloated carcass of renewable energy; environmental NGOs; environmental consultancies who specialise in giving «expert» testimony at planning appeals, arguing on the most spurious grounds that no the bats and birds in this area aren't going to be affected by this new wind turbine they're going to be happier than ever no really; sustainability officers at every level of local government; advisers attached to every business who advise them how to reduce their CO2 count; PR companies that specialise in green awareness; dog - on - a-rope wind turbine scamsters; environmental lawyers.

Some of his suggestions for local planning initiatives include: Preserve wetlands by passing local wetlands protection laws; maintain biodiversity in the Hudson Valley by protecting sensitive lands through land acquisition; refrain from building in flood plains; require all new building to be «green» and sustainable and, ideally, change local building codes to require LEED certification; switch all public and government buildings to energy suppliers that provide wind and solar options as alternatives; implement smart growth communities by keeping construction in areas that are already developed thus preserving green corridors; and support cap - and - trade laws to decrease CO2 levels.

97) India plans to reduce the ratio of emissions to production by 20 - 25 percent compared with 2005 levels by 2020, but all Government officials insist that since India has to grow for its development and poverty alleviation, it has to emit, because the economy is driven by carbon.

Even though the Dutch government already had a reasonably ambitious GHG emissions reduction plan in place, the court held that it was insufficient given international recognition at COP16 in 2010 that developed countries need to reduce their emissions 25 to 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020 in order to avoid 2 C of warming.

As part of its climate action plan, Sullivan County set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from government operations by 50 percent by 2020 from 2011 levels.

In August, twenty - one young people, with the help of OCT, filed a landmark constitutional climate change lawsuit against the federal government, seeking a court order requiring the President to immediately implement a national plan to decrease atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide to a safe level: 350 ppm by the year 2100.

On Tuesday, the governments of California and six other western states as well as four Canadian provinces proposed a new plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 using a similar cap - and - trade market — and would expand such regulations to encompass not just CO2 from power plants but also cars and trucks as well as other greenhouse gases, such as potent methane.

By adopting the concept found in the government's broader Indigenous policy, of integrated planning at the local and regional level, the traditional owner structures can be integrated into the community and regional tiers of governance.

Governments» responses to the National Inquiry's recommendations may be significantly aided by the existing and planned framework for Indigenous health care, particularly at the federal and intergovernmental level, but also at the individual level of some States and Territories.