Sentences with phrase «subnational governments»

As the coordinating partner of the Sustainable Energy for All Building Efficiency Accelerator, we work directly with subnational governments to help them implement policies and projects to both improve buildings and save energy in their communities.

Nor is it clear (or maybe somewhere in the 120 pages it is...) whether the ratings take into account subnational governments as well as the national government.

For anyone who's has the time, there's the full report (Science Policy: Considerations for Subnational Governments report) and its recommendations on gender and diversity, researcher mobility, alignment with federal support and programmes, science advice and evidence - based policy, and more.

Implicit in this concept is the idea that governing is performed by a very large coalition of actors involved not only in a national government, but in subnational governments, in foreign governments, in markets, in non-governmental organisations, in the media, in think tanks and so on.

These ranged from greater reliance on subnational government action to a sharp pivot to wind and solar energy and electric cars.

By the time the Paris meeting came around in late 2015, nearly 80 other subnational governments had signed on.

Discussions focused on the specific work being done and the leadership being shown by subnational governments to tackle climate change.

This new report by Forest Trends and IDESAM (Instituto de Conservação e Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Amazônia) shows that over US$ 2.2 billion in REDD + funds have been used by Brazil to implement deforestation policies and recommends that more finance should go directly to the stakeholders who are implementing the deforestation policies, in particular subnational governments, indigenous peoples, farmers and local communities of the Amazon.

4) Local and subnational governments showed that the implementation architecture must support innovative thinking and ambitious goals in order to meet the 1.5 - degree Paris Agreement target.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted rules, mandated by the Dodd - Frank Act, requiring resource companies to disclose certain payments made to the U.S. government or foreign governments (including subnational governments).

Many subnational government workers function as de facto federal bureaucrats.

China is one of the most prominent cases where the central and subnational governments still intervene in nearly all economic sectors and processes.

Beyond formal science education, there are many avenues through which subnational governments can support public engagement in the sciences.

Subnational governments often support science centres, museums, and other forms of public science outreach.

The results presented here represent a collective intent of selected subnational governments, states and cities which may not necessarily happen.

The BEA partnership, currently comprised of over 35 companies and organizations, is committed to assisting subnational governments take action on building efficiency.

The UN Development Program estimates subnational governments» decisions can influence 50 - 80 % of greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation initiatives needed to address climate change.

We will get more subnational governments on track towards 100 percent renewable energy through coalitions like our 100 % Renewable Energy Cities and Regions Network.

At this climate conference, local and subnational governments further positioned themselves as vital partners in shaping and implementing the international architecture and the coordinated efforts of committed non-Party actors.

Local and subnational government representatives in the ICLEI Network engaged in the 100 % Renewable Energy for 1.5 °C event, helping make the case for 100 percent renewable energy as an ethical, feasible and financially sound approach for achieving global climate targets.

The day kicked off with a closed session of subnational government Ministers and representatives, meeting on behalf of the states and regions alliance and chaired by Climate Group CEO Steve Howard.

Some leaders are skeptical about the potential for subnational governments to lead the way on climate and energy, however.

So while Congressional Republicans vow to block any attempt to cap carbon dioxide emissions on a national level, Mr. Schwarzenegger has urged cities, states and other subnational governments to take up the initiative.

As a «champion» with Tubiana of the Global Climate Action Agenda, El Haite is also focused on finding ways to track commitments by subnational governments and private - sector investors and link those with the more formal, national pledges.

State joins Under2 Coalition of subnational governments committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and meeting the Paris Agreement

Subnational governments, usually states, may be structured as presidential systems.

«The role of subnational governments is more important than ever, and California has shown that state and regional governments can institute policies that will grow the green economy, create jobs and clean our environment.»

Workshop participants suggested that subnational governments have a role to play in supporting a strong science culture through education, public science outreach, engagement, and communication.

-- The New York Declaration on Forests, launched and supported by more than 150 partners, including 28 government, 8 subnational governments, 35 companies, 16 indigenous peoples groups, and 45 NGO and civil society groups, aims to halve the loss of natural forests globally by 2030.

National governments, subnational governments, the aviation industry, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society must do more to harness viable technological and policy solutions to sharply reduce the sector's emissions by 2050 and fully decarbonize within the second half of the century.

In order to achieve our goal of 7.8 billion trees, we will work with partners from all levels of society, integrate trees into all of our existing campaigns, and create coalitions with national and subnational governments, mayors, faith leaders, businesses, and civil society from all across the globe.

For example, global climate initiatives, such as the Under 2 Coalition, for which The Climate Group acts as Secretariat, and the organization's RE100 campaign have not yet been fully included in the study although they serve to support individual actors and subnational governments to take on more ambitious climate action, and report on progress.

Considering that increased cooperation with the US federal government is currently unlikely, US cities and states may share interest in collaborating with Canada, its subnational governments, and with Mexico.

Has your national government taken any position on or other wise encouraged individuals, businesses, organizations, subnational governments, or other entities that they have some ethical duty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The subnational governments also committed in the Under 2 MOU to working on adaptation and resilience, and to carrying out strategies to implement and achieve their goals and targets.

With these subnational governments working together and building on their existing agreements, the agreement says, «subnational governments, together with interested nations, can help to accelerate the world's response to climate change and provide a model for broader international cooperation among nations.

In 2015, some 40 countries and more than 20 subnational governments had a price on emissions, either through a carbon tax or a cap - and - trade system.

National and subnational governments, financial institutions, and private sector organizations are planning and implementing a variety of policies and actions to reduce GHG emissions.

Local and subnational governments have an important role to play in supporting implementation of the Paris Agreement, and are already taking action.

In 2010 Terry co-founded the R20 Regions of Climate Action, a public - private partnership bringing together subnational governments, businesses, financial markets, NGOs, and academia to implement measurable, large - scale, low - carbon and climate resilient economic development projects that can simultaneously solve the climate crisis and build a sustainable global economy.

Germany, along with Canada, California, and other national and subnational governments, is a key member of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, a voluntary partnership formed to advance the long - term objective of a carbon price applied throughout the global economy.