Sentences with phrase «prime driver of change»

Owen Gaffney says the age of the Anthropocene is now, with humanity now being a prime driver of change in...

Owen Gaffney says the age of the Anthropocene is now, with humanity now being a prime driver of change in Earth's system (22 April, p 24).

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In fact the prime driver for the Association's name change from HVCA to B&ES in 2012 was that most members no longer described themselves as «h & v contractors» but providers of a wide range of integrated building and engineering services and renewable technologies to the education, healthcare and local government sectors, amongst many others.

There was an air of confidence within the Corvette camp that it had taken the right direction with setup and so the focus switched to race strategy and ensuring it was primed and prepped for the driver changes, which could prove critical in determining the outcome of the race, with overtaking opportunities at such a premium.

Indeed, out of the three prime drivers, the only one that has seen major changes in the past few decades is the chemistry of the atmosphere, as a consequence of the emissions from burning fossil fuels.

One of the prime drivers of my scepticism is that so many of the champions of the AGW theory feel free to grossly exagerate the science and the likely impacts and have agendas that have little to do with addressing climate change.

The latter is a politico -(pseudo) scientific construct, developed since the late - 1980s, in which the human emission of «greenhouse gases», such as carbon dioxide and methane, is unquestioningly taken as the prime - driver of a new and dramatic type of climate change that will inexorably result in a significant warming during the next 100 years and which will inevitably lead to catastrophe for both humanity and the Earth.

Forest degradation and deforestation is one of the prime drivers of climate change, accounting for nearly 20 % of global greenhouse gas emissions, as the stored carbon is released into the atmosphere.

Real estate is no exception to the rule, but rather a prime example of an industry in which the consumer has changed dramatically in just a few short years and is now more in the driver's seat than ever.

Real estate is no exception to the rule, rather a prime example of an industry in which the consumer has changed dramatically in just a few short years and is now more in the driver's seat than ever.