Sentences with phrase «set of policy measures»

«As you are aware, a set of policy measures that have caused strong public reactions in Brazil are making their way to Congress,» he added.

An ambitious set of policy measures, including the rapid phase out of fossil fuel subsidies, CO2 prices rising to unprecedented levels, extensive energy market reforms, and stringent low - carbon and energy efficiency mandates would be needed to achieve this transition.

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As the economy continues its rocky recovery, policy - makers are quick to point out that core inflation, the key measure upon which the Bank of Canada depends to set monetary policy and stave off destabilizing devaluations of currency, remains in check.

China on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 vowed to take measures of the «same strength» in response to a proposed U.S. tariff hike on $ 50 billion worth of Chinese goods in a spiraling dispute over technology policy that has fueled fears it might set back a global economic recovery.

The broad set of Trump's fiscal measures and Republican legislative priorities should be supportive of a strong U.S. dollar, either by boosting growth and tighter monetary policy — or by contributing to an improved trade balance (through looser regulation in the energy sector and / or border adjustments).

Relying upon further macroprudential policy tools to contain housing risks in a timely manner is set against the mixed success of such measures to date.

Setting aside the conceptual question of whether sound money is a form of freedom, an institution, or simply good macroeconomic policy, we come to the second major problem with the Fraser and Heritage price stability measures.

Alignment of government policy is particularly crucial, as inconsistency between government policies inhibits investment and raises the cost of capital.235 Once the overall strategic direction is set, a range of methods and instruments are available to mainstream climate at the project level.236 This needs to happen at the technical assessment stage, where technological and process options and alternatives are considered that will achieve the project aim; at the economic assessment stage, which involves measuring net impacts of the project on welfare; and at the financial assessment stage, where costs and revenues of the project are assessed.237

I do not presume to have a set of policy prescriptions or legal briefs for bringing some ideal type or measure of religion into public life.

«Vermont's mandatory GMO labeling law — Act 120 — is a costly and misguided measure that will set the nation on a path toward a 50 - state patchwork of GMO labeling policies that do nothing to advance the health and safety of consumers,» the Grocery Manufacturers Association said in a statement about the lawsuit.

(1) nutrition guidelines for all foods sold on school campus during the school day; (2) setting school goals for nutrition education and physical activity; (3) establishing community participation in creating local wellness policies; and (4) creating a plan for measuring implementation of these wellness policies.

The tax returns bill has been derided by Senate Republicans as a «P.R. stunt» but Stewart - Cousins insisted the measure was part of a consistent set of policy proposals (a different, but similar bill that would link releasing tax returns to ballot access, was defeated as a hostile amendment on the Senate floor).

The home secretary confirmed she would implement the reports suggestions in full, including cancelling all existing suspension measures featured in the report, introducing an operating policy on secure ID checks, establishing a minimum level of mandatory checks for all passengers and setting standards for record keeping.

The report also recommends a set of evidence - based policy measures to address this issue.

Evidence shows that the most effective policies to reduce alcohol harms, including harms to others, are: - Raising the price of the cheapest alcohol, through taxation and minimum unit pricing - Regulating the density of outlets that can serve alcohol and restricting the permitted hours of sale - drink driving laws, including a lower legal blood alcohol limit and random roadside breath tests - Screening and brief advice for people who are at risk of drinking to a level that is harmful to themselves and others However, the most effective approach is a comprehensive, multi-sectorial set of measures that work together to reduce levels of harmful drinking.

After several years of more progressive policies, typified by David Cameron's famous «hug a hoodie» comments, the party's home affairs team unveiled a tough set of measures to designed to prioritise public safety over criminal's rights.

The Board of Regents, which sets education policy, has also asked the Legislature for $ 2.1 million for other anticheating measures, including an analysis of erasures on answer sheets, and steps toward computer - based testing.

The state Board of Regents, a semi-independent entity charged with setting education policy in the state, last year set its funding aspirations at $ 2 billion, twice as much as what Cuomo has proposed with policy measures approved.

A periodically administered survey of the postdoc population can provide accurate information that would help policy - makers establish priorities and also set a baseline against which changes in science postdocs» conditions can be measured.

Third, governments must accept that real leverage on emissions will require a combination of market - based climate policies (such as carbon taxes and smarter trading schemes) and a set of measures to support indirect, but effective and economical pressure to cut carbon and adopt new technologies.

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Using these measures, a near - consensus of the «gold standard» studies — those that employ random assignment to determine the causal impact of a policy — have found that students in a school choice program benefit academically from the new setting.

For the first time in the history of American public education, federal education policy set clear goals for improving student achievement in reading and mathematics, and finally focused attention on using data in measuring teacher quality.

However, policy documents reveal that the scrapping of the key stage 1 SATs depends on the success of the new baseline measure, set to be first deployed in 2020, and could happen later than envisaged by the education secretary.

Raising the stakes considerably, Gov. Bobby Jindal pushed through a set of measures this spring forcing local school districts to rewrite policy with these new evaluations in mind.

We achieved this sign - on rate even though all participating LEAs will have to implement a bold set of policy and practice changes, including using student growth as one of multiple measures in evaluating and compensating teachers and leaders; denying tenure to teachers who are deemed ineffective as gauged partly by student growth; relinquishing control over their persistently lowest - achieving schools; increasing the number of students who are taught by effective teachers; and, in many cases, opening their doors to more charter schools.

Information and Resources on Developing State Policy on Kindergarten Entry Assessments (KEA) provides information about KEA measures used by other states, the processes states have used to develop their KEA state policy, and how states are supporting the training and professional development of practitioners and administrators in various setPolicy on Kindergarten Entry Assessments (KEA) provides information about KEA measures used by other states, the processes states have used to develop their KEA state policy, and how states are supporting the training and professional development of practitioners and administrators in various setpolicy, and how states are supporting the training and professional development of practitioners and administrators in various settings.

The legislation is an initiative of the Vision 20/20 policy agenda, a set of proposed legislative measures developed by a coalition of educator - driven professional associations seeking to improve learning outcomes in Illinois.

His work interests include assessment and accountability technical and policy issues, assessment and accountability design and implementation, measures of student growth, standard setting, educator accountability systems, and impact evaluation of policy and programs.

In short, the NCLB Act materially but imperfectly galvanized a focus on meaningful accountability measures associated with high standards expectations, setting the stage for what is, by any estimation, a pivotal moment of transition and transformation in education policy and practice.

Most teachers» classroom grading policies are compensatory: They summarize students» scores on several achievement measures, usually either by calculating an average or by reviewing the whole set of measures with a rubric.

The plan will set Wisconsin K - 12 education policy for years and cover such things as how to measure the performance of schools, students and teachers and what to do about those not meeting the standards.

Level of Service (LOS) project to assess how Federal policy influences and is connected to the use of automobile LOS measures in transportation decision making, and to support the shift to a broader set of performance metrics.

Also, policies and limitations that state a maximum percentage of assets that may be invested in a security or other asset, or that set forth a quality standard, shall be measured immediately after and as a result of a fund's acquisition of such security or asset unless otherwise noted.

But it seems to me that he's assuming that in America, at least, policy about this can simply be set a bit more like the Soviets would have set it, via authoritarian measures taken by the few, and a bit less like what seems to me to be the only option for progress: the hard slog of civic debate, inherently involving the citizenry, even in cases when most citizens already agree on the basic facts.

Action of emerging economies could take several forms, such as sustainable development policies and measures, an improved and strengthened clean development mechanism, the setting up of plans for the sectors that generate most pollution so as to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions compared with a business as usual scenario.

Unlike the scenarios developed by the IPCC and reported in Nakicenovic et al. (2000), which examined possible global futures and associated greenhouse - related emissions in the absence of measures designed to limit anthropogenic climate change, RCP4.5 is a stabilization scenario and assumes that climate policies, in this instance the introduction of a set of global greenhouse gas emissions prices, are invoked to achieve the goal of limiting emissions and radiative forcing.

While current policy measures set by governments are a step forward to addressing aviation's runaway emissions, they are woefully insufficient to achieve necessary levels of deep decarbonization within the sector.

This plan consists of a basic package of measures, a reserve package that will be phased in if the basic package does not yield the required results, and a long - term package that sets climate policy for the period after 2010.

Mr. Bush set a policy that until 2012 would rely on voluntary measures by industries to slow growth in emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat - trapping gases.

• Provide a clear, evidence - based explanation of the role played by different parts of the energy sector in causing air pollution • Present detailed projections of the energy sector and related air quality pathways in different countries and sectors, based on known energy, climate and air quality policies, and the key implications for policymakers • Identify additional policy measures that can materially improve the outlook for energy - related air pollution, examining both the co-benefits and trade - offs with other energy and climate objectives • Based on analysis of different policy options, distil the key findings of the report into a clear set of implications and recommendations for policymakers

The climate wars will no doubt continue between extremes on both sides, but that should not delay a far - larger set of pragmatic Americans from embracing policies and measures that attract widespread agreement, are adjustable over time, incremental in their implementation, and provide positive feedbacks for further action.

Decisions around mitigation measures will have long - ranging effects: A recently published study in Nature Climate Change looks into the «deep time» implications of carbon dioxide impacts and found that government policies today that are being set to mitigate (or not) carbon dioxide impacts will have implications spanning at least the next 10,000 years.

Patrick Michaels helped The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition develop a set of «five guiding scientific principles» aimed at «offering federal and state government a yardstick against which to measure science in public policy.»

The NAMA focuses on a set of interventions and measures related to policy development, technical assistance, and access to finance that will be integrated within sustainable commercial oriented investment activities that contribute to enhanced agriculture productivity, climate change mitigation and adaptation, improved food security, and increased incomes.

The study sets out a series of policy recommendations for both countries, and concludes that governments should not limit fuel subsidy reforms to technical measures.

Since the TAR, a wealth of new literature has pointed out that capturing synergies and avoiding trade - offs when addressing the two problems simultaneously through a single set of technologies or policy measures offers potentially large cost reductions and additional benefits.

The standard of «indirect expropriation» incorporates detailed language setting out legitimate public policy measures, and requiring an investor to prove substantial deprivation of its investment.

On March 1, 2017 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Consultation Paper, CP17 / 5, setting out a number of possible policy measures to improve the availability of information in the UK equity IPO process..

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