Sentences with phrase «scale policy action»

It's not clear to everybody that this — or the current state of the climate models — provides a sufficient basis for large - scale policy action.

Success, however, will ultimately depend on environmental advocates joining with moderates and right - of - center leaders in pushing for a range of smaller scale policy actions across levels of government.

In combination with new approaches to grassroots advocacy and election campaigns, a complementary paradigm for climate advocacy is needed to shift our focus toward a broader portfolio of smaller scale policy actions and to the promotion of a more diverse array of technological options.

Not exact matches

Evangelicals of a social - justice bent have mounted like - minded projects on a smaller scale, such as the Crossroads Program sponsored by Evangelicals for Social Action (seeded by Pew Trust money in 1992) and its ongoing series of publications on faith and public policy.

Labour lost because they: a) broke manifold electoral promises b) lied shamelessly to the people and parliament c) engaged in industrial - scale corruption and lame cover - up d) wilfully enraged their newest supporters e) eschewed democracy at every opportunity f) treated the electorate like idiots g) alienated a vast constituency of voters with strong personal interest in the well - being of our servicemen h) inherited the most benign of economies and recklessly maxed out the public debt i) devoted inordinate time and effort to policies based on immature class war antics j) engaged in open internal dissent while being too cowardly to take any definitive action k) offered a wholly negative electoral campaign Unless confidence is restored in these areas, Labour will continue to be despised.

«The essence of crimes against humanity is a systematic policy or action of a certain scale and gravity directed against a civilian population.

«President Buhari and other world leaders and participants will make presentations under four sub-themes namely: Scaling - up Finance for Climate Action; Greening Finance for Sustainable Business; Accelerating Local and Regional Climate Action; Strengthening Policies for Ecological and Inclusive Transition.

Policy action has been taken, but not on a large enough scale.

Over the course of 2016, they travel the world attempting to solidify and «lock - in» policies that they believe will define their legacy, promote diplomacy over large - scale military action, and fundamentally alter how the US government confronts questions of war and peace, as they prepare to hand over the machinery of American power to a new administration.

Any larger - scale environmental changes can be achieved once the staff have the necessary knowledge and understanding to make informed judgements on the purchase of equipment and landscaping, if necessary over a period of several years, once a play policy has been agreed and a proper action plan has been devised.

State guidance, support and policy can promote action at scale across school districts.

At the Paris meeting, nearly 2,000 participants, from countries on all continents and at all levels of development, flowed through dozens of sessions examining an array of policies and actions at all scales that could limit our influence on the atmosphere and oceans and limit risks that changes in the climate will derail human progress.

Through supporting the Energy Transition Platform, Stiftung Mercator has helped to build a global network of government peers, facilitate the adoption of emerging innovative policy models by states and regions and demonstrate the need for up - scaled action at the national and international level.

The need for immediate short - term action in order to make any significant impact in the longer term has become apparent, as has the need to apply the whole spectrum of policy instruments, since no single instrument will enable a large - scale transition in energy - supply systems on a global basis.

But he once said he didn't want to lead a party that wasn't as committed to climate action as he was, and he also described the Coalition's current climate policy as a «a recipe for fiscal recklessness on a grand scale» and «a very expensive charge on the budget in the years ahead».

In response to direction from Congress under Section 211 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as well as Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite Energy - Related Projects, the DOE and the BLM (the Agencies) are evaluating how environmentally responsible utility - scale solar energy projects can be facilitated through developing and implementing agency - specific programs that would establish environmental policies and mitigation strategies for solar energy development.

This policy documents serves as a guiding instrument to scale - up the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)'s support for actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change within Latin - America and the Caribbean (LAC).

For the BLM, the proposed action in the Solar PEIS is to develop and implement a new Solar Energy Program that would facilitate environmentally responsible utility - scale solar energy development by establishing environmental policies and design features (i.e., mitigation requirements) related to utility - scale solar energy development in six southwestern states (Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah).

And that is exactly what the Coalition's Direct Action policy proposes through its geothermal towns and wave energy projects — taxpayers money to buy shares in green energy projects that the private sector will not support — but just not at anywhere near the scale of the CEFC.

And it was recognized those actions were a crap shoot (Where good science and policy goes bad: de-salinization plants in Oz rather than managing episodic flooding, drilling 20,000 ′ below a seafloor 5,000 ′ under a precious biosphere to seek oil that is abundantl available on dry land, for examples), but can anyone name a project of doubt on the scale of this one where unspeakable trillions are to be spent, redistributed, productivity disincentized, where people's lives across the world will be thrown into uncertainty, where this trans - generational mindset will, by design, crush the willful and spirited energy and creativity of human kind until it is finally overthrown democratically or otherwise?

Lisa Linowes is cofounder and executive director of the Industrial Wind Action Group (www.windaction.org), a national advocacy group focusing on the impacts and public policy associated with industrial - scale wind energy development.

The Phase 1 report examines current non-federal climate policies and actions and identifies promising areas to scale up action for non-federal actors to deepen and strengthen their role in meeting the US commitment to reduce emissions by 26 - 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.

The legislation echoes recommendations put forward by the Electrification Coalition, a nonpartisan, not - for - profit group of business leaders committed to promoting policies and actions that facilitate the deployment of electric vehicles on a mass scale in order to combat the economic, environmental, and national security dangers caused by our nation's dependence on petroleum.

Appropriate policies (design, scale, implementation schedule) were not universally apparent but that did not stop advocates (on all sides) from claiming clairvoyance and demanding action in line with their own interpretation.

Scale up enabling policies through the Global Climate Action Agenda and the Technical Exami - nation Process on mitigation to drive pre - 2020 mitigation ambition

Along with a programme of reforms to tackle the acknowledged shortcomings of the CDM mechanism (covering both operations and governance) the UN High Level Panel on the CDM Policy Dialogue urged governments to scale up their ambitions and set out some actions which could be taken meantime to tackle the imbalance of supply and demand.

To fully realize the private sector's potential to deliver emissions reduc - tions at scale, corporate action will need to be reinforced by sound national climate policies.

The report «identif [ies] the range of carbon prices that, together with other supportive policies, would deliver on the Paris climate targets agreed by nearly 200 countries in December 2015,» according to the council's press release, which was issued under the title, Leading Economists: A Strong Carbon Price Needed to Drive Large - Scale Climate Action.

Against the backdrop of this challenge, on 27 March 2017 the IEA brought together over 100 experts from 30 countries from governments, business, academia and the finance sector to share best practices and policy actions needed to scale up action to achieve SDG7.

We encourage governments to create the enabling policies that support companies to deliver bold climate action at scale.

While further policy action is required in order for low carbon investments to be brought to scale, these examples demonstrate that investors are already acting on climate change in a variety of ways.

Externalities may be addressed by either a tax / credit or some other public policy, public ownership and management of the commons, or privatization of the commons, or through court actions — each option may have it's own costs — for example, the large - scale privatization of the climate system may be impractical with given technology (analogy with toll roads), and even without that, it has at least an aesthetic cost (nature is supposed to be nature; and psychologically, humans may benifit from some amount of public space) and perhaps scientific (ie nature — in this context, nature as it is with relatively small impacts of humankind — is not nature if it is not being itself) costs; there may be inefficiencies in the court system that could be bypassed for issues that are easily addressed with legislation (unless we had a class - action lawsuit on behalf of all people now until the year).

In response to direction from Congress under several federal orders and mandates, including Section 211 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as well as Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite Energy - Related Projects, the Agencies have evaluated how environmentally responsible utility - scale solar energy projects can be facilitated through developing and implementing agency - specific programs or guidance establishing environmental policies and mitigation strategies for solar energy development.

Under the action alternatives, the BLM would implement new policies and design features (i.e., mitigation requirements) for utility - scale solar energy development on BLM - administered lands and identify lands available for right - of - way application.

They've had relatively little effect on most State and national policy decisions because a sufficiently large fraction of the electorate does not believe the case has been sufficiently well proven to warrant large - scale tax or regulatory action.

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Director of Human Resources / HR Consultant — Professional Duties & Responsibilities Oversee the planning, direction, and management of all HR - related activities including staff recruiting, candidate tracking, personnel screening and testing, and hiring processes in accordance with Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment regulations Support senior management to develop and maintain personnel policy and ensure compliance with all standards, authoring and implementing new policies and procedures as needed along with creating HR procedure manual Serve as lead analyst for compensation reviews, performance and pay - scale benchmarking, market studies, and salary structure decisions, also creating organizational / staff planning charts for all departments and all positions Create and deliver firm - wide staff new - hire orientation, training and development programs, and performance evaluations utilizing a competency - based appraisal system which leads to focused training and development programs based on common and individual areas of performance deficiency Manage all aspects of workers compensation and unemployment claims on behalf of employer, attending hearings and participating actively in all related meetings Hold responsibility for all benefit negotiations, administration, and plan reviews, promoting compliance with and effective execution of IRS / DOL regulations, ERISA, HIPPA, and all audit - related processes Implement and sustain safety programs while performing regular safety - policy trend analyses to identify critical issues, developing corrective action plans to ensure compliance with applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations including OSHA and other applicable laws Consult with management regarding employee - and labor - related issues to resolve conflicts in a professional manner, conducting grievance hearings and negotiation agreements with worker representatives within the provisions of any applicable contract Provide relevant guidance and administration to the development of human resources site on firm intranet, housing online - employment forms, manager resources, job postings, and HR - related forms and documents Develop valuable staff relationships to improve workplace morale as well as maintain positive business relationships with all related brokers and vAction and Equal Opportunity Employment regulations Support senior management to develop and maintain personnel policy and ensure compliance with all standards, authoring and implementing new policies and procedures as needed along with creating HR procedure manual Serve as lead analyst for compensation reviews, performance and pay - scale benchmarking, market studies, and salary structure decisions, also creating organizational / staff planning charts for all departments and all positions Create and deliver firm - wide staff new - hire orientation, training and development programs, and performance evaluations utilizing a competency - based appraisal system which leads to focused training and development programs based on common and individual areas of performance deficiency Manage all aspects of workers compensation and unemployment claims on behalf of employer, attending hearings and participating actively in all related meetings Hold responsibility for all benefit negotiations, administration, and plan reviews, promoting compliance with and effective execution of IRS / DOL regulations, ERISA, HIPPA, and all audit - related processes Implement and sustain safety programs while performing regular safety - policy trend analyses to identify critical issues, developing corrective action plans to ensure compliance with applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations including OSHA and other applicable laws Consult with management regarding employee - and labor - related issues to resolve conflicts in a professional manner, conducting grievance hearings and negotiation agreements with worker representatives within the provisions of any applicable contract Provide relevant guidance and administration to the development of human resources site on firm intranet, housing online - employment forms, manager resources, job postings, and HR - related forms and documents Develop valuable staff relationships to improve workplace morale as well as maintain positive business relationships with all related brokers and vaction plans to ensure compliance with applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations including OSHA and other applicable laws Consult with management regarding employee - and labor - related issues to resolve conflicts in a professional manner, conducting grievance hearings and negotiation agreements with worker representatives within the provisions of any applicable contract Provide relevant guidance and administration to the development of human resources site on firm intranet, housing online - employment forms, manager resources, job postings, and HR - related forms and documents Develop valuable staff relationships to improve workplace morale as well as maintain positive business relationships with all related brokers and vendors

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