Sentences with phrase «pragmatic policy»

«This alliance brings together mayoral political leadership and the pragmatic policy expertise of C2ES to advance climate change action and sustainable development, including by working with states to implement the Clean Power Plan» said Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of The U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Yes, let's admit that limiting to 2ºC is already very difficult but that does not mean that the pragmatic policy is to give up on 2ºC.

More of a problem than a pragmatic policy option.

My blog — to which I am slowly adding — is about rational and pragmatic policy responses framed around the post 2015 MDG.

My blog — to which I am slowly adding to — is about rational and pragmatic policy responses framed around the post 2015 MDG.

His area of expertise is in getting people back to work using pragmatic policy solutions form both the left and right side of the political spectrum.

Just an opinion: it would appear «repeal» was a better campaigning slogan for their target demographic, but «repair» is simply a more pragmatic policy.

«But, when it comes time to govern, [presidents] frequently implement much more pragmatic policies that attempt to level the playing field rather than rewrite history.»

Speaking at the inauguration of Board on Tuesday the Deputy Finance Minister, Kweku Kwarteng charged them to pursue pragmatic policies and programs to boost Ghana's competitiveness on the international market.

«We can not afford to lose your pragmatic policies, particularly the One - District - One - Factory and others that will create jobs for our teeming unemployed youth in our various electoral areas,» the statement added.

We can not afford to lose your pragmatic policies, particularly the One - District - One - Factory and others that will create jobs for our teeming unemployed youth in our various electoral areas.

Where efforts to address climate change have for the last 20 years focused on reducing national emissions through sweeping policies, like cap and trade or carbon taxes, climate policy today has shifted decisively toward smaller bore, pragmatic policies that don't promise to eliminate the climate crisis in one fell swoop but do help us move our economy toward greater «decarbonization,» sector by sector and technology by technology.

Not exact matches

In more pragmatic vein, Brent Saunders, CEO of U.S. drugmaker Allergan, tweeted: «Oppose any policy that puts limitations on our ability to attract the best & diverse talent.»

Many politicians have described Rafsanjani as «a pillar of the revolution», while his pragmatic economic and foreign policies have always appealed to many Iranians.

On the international stage, Deng also pursued a pragmatic foreign policy that served only one objective: supporting China's economic growth.

Conservatives are often closer to pragmatic, irrational and authoritarian policies — which was one reason the late great free - market economist Friedrich Hayek wrote «Why I am not a conservative» as a postscript to his book The Constitution of Liberty.

Both the findings from the poll and a series of anecdotal interviews conducted with Vancouver - area youth alongside the survey reveal that younger millennials in particular take a very pragmatic approach to engaging Asia, which may mean taking a step back from the values - driven foreign policy of previous eras and toward a recognition of the practical economic necessity of trading with countries such as China.

A far more pragmatic solution would be to strip the Fed of any regulatory role and let it get back to its Congressional mandate of setting monetary policy.

Decisions finally become a matter of pragmatic choice about the impact of specific policies.

President Obama has promoted pragmatic and compassionate immigration policies, including support for the DREAM Act that would provide a path to citizenship through higher education or military service for young people who came to America as children.

The document then avoids any further reference to «ridding the world of evil» and proceeds generally in somewhat less emotive and more pragmatic (but nevertheless grandiose) terms to discuss and project foreign - policy objectives.

It seems to me that, so far as public policy is concerned, some version of pragmatic pluralism is indeed the only live academic option.

Even where the desire to help exists, the pragmatic question is how to translate compassion into policy, particularly policy effective in a context that often includes war and widespread destabilization.

The time is ripe for an exceptionally broad political coalition to work for a new federal housing policy reflecting what the bishops call «the American pragmatic tradition of reform.»

b) People believe politicians should be economists because more pragmatic economics policy means less chance for corruption.

While there may be double - dealings in Pakistan's counter-terrorism policies towards in the region — some of which may be justifiable in pragmatic or relative terms — but the prevalence of the same within Pakistan's domestic sphere is hardly acknowledged by outside observers.

Undoubtedly influenced by the experience of the Iraq war and occupation but also influenced by the «war on terror» he inherited, Obama pursued an eclectic mix of «pragmatic» rather than «principled» foreign policies.

They could be unemployed due to globalization dislocations, religious conservatives, anti-abortion proponents, rich (e.g. Bill Gates is a college dropout, so he shows up in the no college degree statistics), former coal miners, believers in a stronger military, pragmatic foreign policy, or just supporters of law enforcement.

Faso, a veteran of the state senate, won election as a pragmatic, policy - oriented Republican.

1.30 pm ToryDiary: «Today's vote certainly points to a welcome degree of pragmatism among many of the delegates (memorably, one of the rebel speakers actually criticised the idea that policies should be pragmatic) but it is not final proof that the Lib Dems are willing to make all of the tough decisions involved in being in government.»

He said: «We at the grassroots are very happy with the pragmatic steps taken by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to positively impact on the rural populace with meaningful economic policies and Deltans will benefit immensely.

Candidates on the Independence line do not have to take marching orders from political party bosses or follow tooth and nail a restrictive party platform insofar as policy positions and social issues are concerned, instead they are free to make conscious and pragmatic decisions as to what is best for their constituency.

This is what Pragmatic Radicalism offers Labour members and last night it hosted the first event of Labour's defence policy review with Labour Friends of the Forces.

Pragmatic Radicalism's defence «top of the policies» evening showed that we in Labour have the ideas, experience and commitment to ensure our national security, and support our servicemen and women.»

James Scott, press & policy officer for BASC Scotland said: «We are pleased at the pragmatic approach being taken by the Scottish Government.

Last week Amanda Ramsay won the «top of the policies» vote at Pragmatic Radicalism's top of the policies event in Bristol, chaired by Maria Eagle MP, shadow transport secretary.

Bioethicists have said that they expect the new commission to be more policy - oriented and pragmatic than its predecessor, which focused largely on philosophical and moral issues involved in biomedical research.

President Barack Obama has announced the members of his bioethics commission, which is expected to be more «policy - oriented and pragmatic» than its predecessor.

«Being pragmatic in whale conservation policy does not mean selling out on conservationist principles.»

Our local presence in multiple locations allows us to provide pragmatic solutions that take account of the local market and the needs of our clients, unconstrained by any overriding corporate policy.

Can't quite agree with your characterization of Lincoln - or Obama for that matter - as being impatient or divisive (unless I'm misreading you on that point); in both cases, I think they did about the best they could with recalcitrant opposition (obviously more severe in Lincoln's case) and that they correctly read their respective times in pushing certain policies through (and both were, in large part a mixture of idealism and pragmatism - too pragmatic for a lot of other idealists).

I tried to leave a few times, but I quickly realized that there are a lot of policy and research organizations out there but few that are really doing path - breaking, nonpartisan, and really pragmatic work.

She believes that through working and strengthening relationships with families, legislators, educators, and community leaders in a pragmatic and efficient way it is possible to ensure that policies and practices that are put into law benefit all communities, especially those that are marginalized.

The city council has taken a pragmatic view of recent government policy assuming any new school should be opened as a free school.

Michele takes a pragmatic approach to education policy transformation — using her political experience and policy knowledge to advance viable initiatives, and advising members to redirect resources to higher leverage opportunities.

A study released yesterday by Mathematica Policy Research (and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education) titled «Teachers with High «Value Added» Can Boost Test Scores in Low - Performing Schools» implies that, yet again, value - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teaPolicy Research (and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education) titled «Teachers with High «Value Added» Can Boost Test Scores in Low - Performing Schools» implies that, yet again, value - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teapolicy decisions about America's public school teachers.

Taken together, these goals and policies represent the ASPCA's desire to chart a pragmatic path that holds shelters appropriately accountable for the substantial responsibilities that come with the job of sheltering animals.

Such a technocratic narrative will also tend to encourage technocratic solutions: geoengineering as a quick - fix for climate change, say, or the Anthropocene imagined as a pragmatic problem to be managed, such that «Anthropocene science» is translated smoothly into «Anthropocene policy» within existing structures of governance.

That is why pragmatic forward progress towards a global policy should be viewed as an unequivocal positive.

Over all, Obama's choices reflect his longstanding pattern of charting a pragmatic path reflecting the need for strong regulation, including of greenhouse gases (embodied in McCarthy), and the simultaneous need to advance responsible use of cleaner fossil fuels while also using policies and investments to advance non-polluting energy technologies for the long haul.