Sentences with phrase «stronger national action»

It's a good thing that cities aspire to lead the way in acting on climate change in the absence of stronger national action.

We need strong national action, through measures like Justice Targets under Closing the Gap, and an end to the piecemeal approach that now prevails across the different jurisdictions.

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Additionally, as a heart disease survivor and National Volunteer for the American Heart Association, Star uses her international public platform to positively impact the lives of all women by empowering them to take action, stand stronger and join the fight against heart disease.

Since Wycliff had now lost the support of highly placed personages, the new Archbishop of Canterbury took strong action against his doctrine in a special national synod in l382.

The UK's leading fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA), which is this week launching its Warm Homes Campaign with energy company E.ON, will be publishing a report illustrating «The Many Faces of Fuel Poverty», showing the range of people that are impacted by living in cold homes, and offering strong practical information at a community and neighbourhood level on where households can get advice and help, including how to access grants for free home insulation, reduced energy tariffs and special payments.

The American Action Network is a 501 (c)(4) that describes itself as encouraging and promoting «center - right policies based on the principles of freedom, limited government, American exceptionalism and strong national security.»

As noted above, Walrond heads the ministers division of Sharpton's National Action Network and the two appear to have a strong relationship.

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In a communique issued at the end of its meeting, yesterday, in Abuja, the governors in very strong terms, described the action as unfortunate, regrettable, adding that the governors will meet soon to get a new national chairman.

Sponsors include 32BJ SEIU, ALIGN New York, Black Lives Matter Greater New York, Center for Popular Democracy, Desis Rising Up & Moving, Labor for Palestine, Make the Road New York, Muslim Democratic Club, National Lawyers Guild Labor and Employment Law Committee, New York Communities for Change, New York Immigration Fund, New York Immigration Coalition, New York Progressive Action Committee, New York Taxi Workers Alliance, New York Worker Center Federation, New York Working Families Party and Strong Economy for All.

In a speech calling for stronger laws to protect voting rights, President Barack Obama endorsed the activism of Rev. Al Sharpton, encouraging a crowd in Midtown to form a national network for action on the issue.

Further analyses showed that the link between environmental concern and support for environmental action was associated with national - level individualism: The more individualistic a society, the stronger the link.

«Changing climate conditions are already happening,» says Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, which today released a report on regional impacts in the U.S. «It is clear that there is an immediate need for strong national and international policy action.»

It has a national board overseeing state affiliates, a strong donor base, both 501 (c)(3) and 501 (c)(4) structures, and a political action committee (PAC) called Democrats for Education Reform (DFER), with a separate board but shared staff with its related organizations.

To reach these ambitious and important goals, appropriate financial flows will be put in place, thus making stronger action by developing countries and the most vulnerable possible, in line with their own national objectives.

The union gave $ 200,000 to Al Sharpton's National Action Network even though the civil rights leader is a strong supporter of charter schools.

The $ 300,000 NEA and AFT gave to Al Sharpton's National Action Network in 2014 - 2015, for example, hasn't stopped the controversial civil rights activist from being a strong supporter for expanding public charter schools, while outfits such as the Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights have sparred with the Big Two over federal accountability rules contained over the now - abolished No Child Left Behind Act.

This national action will help shift the public debate and build a national movement for strong public schools for every child.

A successful outcome of Paris would be a treaty with five - year reviews — ensuring countries consistently revisit and raise ambition; strong national contributions supported by realistic financing; and an action agenda, not only from governments but also from players outside of government, such as business, city governments and civil society.

In a sharp change from its cautious approach in the past, the National Academy of Sciences on Wednesday called for taxes on carbon emissions, a cap - and - trade program for such emissions or some other strong action to curb runaway global warming.Such actions, which would increase the cost of using coal and petroleum — at least in the immediate future — are necessary because «climate change is occurring, the Earth is warming... concentrations of carbon dioxide are increasing, and there are very clear fingerprints that link [those effects] to humans,» said Pamela A. Matson of Stanford University, who chaired one of five panels organized by the academy at the request of Congress to look at the science of climate change and how the nation should respond.

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This is in strong contrast with the current position of the US National Academy of Sciences:»... there is now strong evidence that significant global warming is occurring... It is likely that most of the warming in recent decades can be attributed to human activities... The scientific understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action.»

Marrakech, Morocco, 9 November, 2016 — Private sector leaders have come together at the COP 22 Business & Industry day to call for countries to fully implement their national climate action plans (the NDCs) through strong domestic legislation so that the many climate commitments of the private sector can be speedily implemented.

«In the absence of strong national leadership, climate policy in North America is increasingly being driven by action at the subnational level, including Ontario's neighbor Québec,» says IETA President and CEO Dirk Forrister.

PCM's participation in and around the Global Climate Action Summit, being held this September in San Francisco, will communicate to global leaders and the rest of the world that there is a strong climate movement in this country; lift up PCM's message in the national dialogue; and help to center our State Collaboration Work.

If there's anything that will break the deadlock between negotiators from developed and developing nations at this point, it's genuinely strong, even provocative, action from national leaders.

In fact it's gives even more weight to grassroots action: More than ever pressure needs to be put on governments (wherever you happen to live) to enact strong national emissions targets, based in science not political expediency.

Such action would also address Australia's international obligations to develop and report on national climate change adaptation strategies, and to achieve strong greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

«Meeting our national food waste reduction goal depends on the entrepreneurial spirit of innovators, action across the food system, and the strong commitment of funders like The Rockefeller Foundation and Walmart Foundation, and many others.

A greater focus on technology and strong leadership from the judiciary are both key to improving access to civil justice, according to a series of reports released yesterday by the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters.

Most right - minded people think it's wrong that overseas nationals should ever have been able to use our legal aid fund anyway, and when it comes to challenging the action of our troops feelings are particularly strong... But why should you pay the legal bill of people who have never even been to Britain?

CCLA has a strong history of research and action on national security issues.

Cohen Milstein has been called a «class - action powerhouse» and «the most effective law firm in the U.S. for lawsuits with a strong social and political component» by the national business and legal media.

CONFLICT BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND EC LAW As seen in previous monthly rants, the ECJ has handed down judgments in industrial action cases giving strong preference to basic rules of EC law where they are threatened by action taken by trade unions to protect wage rates in higher - wage economies from competition from organisations from lower - wage economies using their own national labour.

Robert Runcie, Broward County Schools Superintendent had touching words for his students, «I'm so proud to see our students channel their grief into action that has led to unprecedented legislation in Florida and a national movement,» «I truly believe we're going to come out better and stronger than we've ever been.»

It must build on the recommendations of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory, with a strong focus on keeping children out of prison with a view to developing national minimum benchmarks for laws and policies to underpin this National Plan ofnational minimum benchmarks for laws and policies to underpin this National Plan ofNational Plan of Action.

Strong and immediate action is needed such as a national inquiry.

National actions must have a strong combined focus, we need to keep to task and ensure our Aboriginal people will remain on their homelands.

The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation's national strategy to overcome Indigenous disadvantage has as an objective «Building stronger communities and equal partnerships» and includes the following actions:

The Pre-Conference also has a strong Australian focus, and will release a national action plan and promote greater awareness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and young people.

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