Big transitions in the planet's geological history get a «golden spike,» a bronze marker placed on a particular exposed rock layer that serves as a reference for
a substantial global shift in conditions.
Not exact matches
«In today's geopolitical climate, with the centre of
global economic gravity clearly
shifting to Asia, ABLAC 2018 is positioned to make
substantial contributions to Canada - Asia business relations,» said Stewart Beck, President and CEO of APF Canada.
A megatrend is defined as a
substantial shift in social, economic, environmental, technological or geopolitical conditions that may reshape the way a sector operates in the long - run.5 CSIRO has identified five megatrends evident in
global F&A that will have significant impact on the sector over the next 20 years.
The
global warming and
shifting climate zones would make it less likely that a
substantial increase in forest and soil carbon could be achieved.
According to Ethan Zindler of Bloomberg Energy Finance, recent price declines for solar energy have been «massive,» while merely «
substantial» for wind, meaning that a
global shift away from fossil fuels is no longer «theoretical.»
But many climate experts say that the problems are deep - rooted, and that a clearer picture of the local and
global impact of coming climate
shifts will emerge only if there is a
substantial shuffling of the scientific bureaucracy and permanent support for basic monitoring of climate - influencing factors like the ebb and flow of greenhouse gases.
Projections of future changes in precipitation show small increases in the
global average but
substantial shifts in where and how precipitation falls.
By contrast, in mid - to high latitudes on all continents,
substantial shifts in forest structure toward more rain - green, summer - green or deciduous rather than evergreen forest, and forest and woodland decline, underlie the overall drop in
global terrestrial carbon sequestration potential that occurs post-2030, and approaches a net source by about 2070 (Figure 4.2; 4.3).