Sentences with phrase «several developing countries»

Global carbon emissions have spiked dramatically in the last twenty years, with several developing countries springing forward into affluence and mass power consumption.

Published by Helen Picot, Kiran Sura and Christopher Webb, it takes stock of efforts already underway in several developing countries including India that together account for 9 % of global greenhouse gas emissions.

At the same time several developed countries in the world have been trying to inter-relate trade policy with human rights policy.

«Testing of new rice varieties that have the SPIKE gene is under way in multilocation trials across several developing countries in Asia, including Indonesia.

But unexpected opposition from the United States and several developing countries at a meeting here last week torpedoed the proposal until at least 2002.

«Several developing countries require a lot of energy, though we may not have access to batteries or power outlets in such settings,» Podila said.

Although such an improvement should be applauded, the fact is that about 1 in 5 students still fail to graduate high school in four years, the U.S. still lags behind several developed countries in high school completion, and certain groups of students are far more likely than others to drop out of high school.

Industrial countries want a transparent way to verify that developing countries are following through on promises, but several developing countries say such oversight would be a threat to national sovereignty.

Anger has also mounted over the perceived closeness of governments to industrial lobbies, and because several developed countries have reneged on their commitments to cut emissions.

In order to ensure environmental integrity, ECO agrees with several developed country Parties that greater clarity on the assumptions behind business - as - usual baselines would help to bridge the trust deficit between countries.

Food price riots have been seen in several developing countries following sudden rises of less than 10 % in food prices in recent years, demonstrating the vulnerability of the poor to grain prices.

The TNCs which have gained strength in the post-globalization era is the main actor in several developed countries in formulating new foreign policies to shape a new global order.

In addition to working with governments to more accurately capture data that will reflect the current situation, GPE has programs in several developing countries that are helping to make learning inclusive for all.

At this final plenary, there were several developing countries with mandates from their capitals to block the passing of the final text — empty, weak and harmful as it was.

More than $ 110 million of the total amount pledged comes from developing countries, and several developed countries may contribute a portion of the funds in the form of loans instead of grants.

Several developed countries will press for phasing out a set of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the main refrigerants used in refrigeration, air - conditioning, cold - chains, fire extinguishers, defence equipment and some modes of medical treatment.

Instead, all that has happened is that several developed countries have now put their electricity supply systems on a knife edge.