«We have
real political difficulties,» he is reported to have told his opposite number, «real difficulties, more than you might realise».
Not exact matches
«The Commission is concerned that over-reliance on international offsets — given the practical
difficulty of assuring that emissions reductions claimed in other countries are
real, permanent, additional, and verifiable — could undermine program goals and
political support, especially if substantial U.S. funds are leaving the country to support abatement efforts abroad rather than at home,» it states.
I'm not inclined to agree, given the
difficulty of knowing what constitutes higher standards, the
political challenge associated with adopting and maintaining standards, and the limitations of testing when it comes to measuring
real, as opposed to manipulated or overly narrow, progress.