Sentences with phrase «such as agriculture»

A Fortune 100 company, TIAA saw its profits rise from $ 13.7 billion in 2015 to $ 16.6 billion in 2016 on the heels of its 2014 acquisition of Nuveen Investments and its expansion of real estate offerings, as well as offerings for investment classes such as agriculture and timber, Fortune magazine reported this year.

The community is versatile and contains many resource rich industries such as agriculture, coal, lumber, oil and gas.

Each one of these sleeves was operating fairly independently, such as agriculture, timber and real estate, with their own independent base of clients.

For example, the Commission is concerned that while proposed declarations in the Archer Basin may disadvantage Indigenous communities by effectively prohibiting various opportunities to develop land in the proposed preservation areas such as agriculture, and surface mining, it may allow for damaging, large - scale mining activities to continue.

While it is important to continue this important work on land degraded by mining, as climate change priorities develop rehabilitation of country degraded by other activities such as agriculture, pastoral, land clearing, waste dumps, access development including roads and water, and tourism will become equally important.

My communication skills, both oral and written are praiseworthy and also a very important attribute of any sales officer, which I wish to completely put to use in a growing field such as agriculture.

Biochemists are engaged in several industrial sectors, such as agriculture, pharmaceutical companies, crime laboratories and clinics / hospitals.

There are hundreds of universities and university - level institutions in India, some offering a wide range of subjects and others specialising in a particular field, such as agriculture, medicine or technology.

A majority of workers in the coverage gap also work in industries with historically low insurance rates, such as the agriculture and service industries.

There was also genuine concern that Britain would lose its ability to bring in the necessary migrant labour to fulfil the many low - paid and unskilled jobs in sectors such as agriculture.

Changes in global trends such as the need for food security, interest in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and health (etc.) have led to a significant interest in sectors (such as agriculture, FMCG and healthcare).

Representing domestic and multinational corporations, as well as high net worth individuals, Robert focuses on civil litigation and appeals in an array of industries such as agriculture, real estate, financial services and insurance.

Has particular experience in the application of human rights within a diverse range of fields of civil law such as agriculture, environment, due process, competition and extending even to the impact of human rights on the conduct of inquests (acted as lead counsel for the coroner in the case of Middleton in the House of Lords).

Others, such as the agriculture and agri - foods scheme and the new federal environmental AMPs, expressly rule it out.

The annex to the Directive contained an extensive list of activities which fell within its scope, including crafts, trades and industries such as agriculture, carpentry, hairdressing, plumbing, printing and textiles.

Better climate predictions over timescales of weeks to decades will help key sectors such as agriculture, water management, health and energy plan for and adapt to the future.»

One can immediately see that for sectors such as agriculture which have shrunk in importance in the economy this new metric minimizes the effect of climate on aggregated losses.

Human activities such as agriculture, fuel combustion, wastewater management, and industrial processes are increasing the amount of N2O in the atmosphere.

But looking at the bigger picture, it isn't necessarily even households that should get the focus, but rather businesses such as agriculture and manufacturing.

Technology in the field of climate change is no exception: new technologies are changing the way we share information and transforming climate sectors such as agriculture, transport, water resource management and energy generation.

The European Parliament's environment committee voted today to limit loopholes in the EU's key climate legislation, preventing European countries from stalling emissions reductions in sectors such as agriculture and transport.

The study may extend to areas beyond energy, such as agriculture, forestry, urban development, and other land uses which can have significant effects on GHG emissions.

And increasing temperatures and shifting weather patterns threaten major economic sectors, such as agriculture, tourism and energy supply.

They estimated that, based on some models, permafrost thaw could release 0.8 - 1.1 Pg of carbon per year, roughly equal to the estimates of carbon emissions from land use changes such as agriculture, forestry, et al..

Net - zero emissions will require carbon capture and storage (CCS) for all fossil fuels and other technologies (e.g., biomass with CCS or direct air capture) for residual emissions from fossil fuel extraction and from other anthropogenic sources such as agriculture.

There had been «no significant shift towards climate action» in key areas such as agriculture, rural development and fisheries, the European Court of Auditors said.

Economic activities such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries and mining are exposed to the weather and thus vulnerable to climate change.

In addition, recent progress in climate prediction, on timescales from months to years, offers the possibility to implement better near - term decision - making in climate - sensitive areas such as agriculture, transportation, tourism, energy production and water resource management.

Danish concerns were addressed with the introduction of a «cap and trade approach» to sectors previously considered outside the bloc's carbon market such as agriculture, buildings and transport — which alone represents 31 % of the bloc's emissions.

These activities include burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, and changes in land use, such as agriculture and deforestation.

So minor they be, the Climate Changes can so, result in harmful consequences on water resources, on ecosystems depending of water, and on the different economic activities that need large quantities of water such as agriculture and tourism.

• Placing op - ed articles in trade publications to serve as a member recruitment tool in targeted industries, such as agriculture, chemical, food additive, and biotechnology fields..

· Bureaucrats in other government agencies, such as Agriculture or Transport that are secondarily affected by weather and climate issues.

Heritage, which has a staff of nearly 300, lists five experts on climate change, including one specialist and four more who also deal with other issues such as agriculture and government regulation.

It also stresses that adaptation strategies need to be wide ranging covering issues such as urban planning, improved water storage networks and improved water efficiency in sectors such as agriculture.

After all, not all emissions come from point sources such as industrial plants; they also come from distributed sources such as agriculture and transportation.

The report emphasizes that small businesses are well positioned to build climate resilience because they are embedded in communities and work in vulnerable sectors, such as agriculture.

There could also be indirect consequences for other sectors that are affected by changes in seasonality, such as agriculture.»

«ACR's innovative methodologies in sectors such as agriculture and forestry will diversify offset sourcing options for ICROA clients while continuing to provide essential confidence in offset quality.»

Many poor people live in places particularly affected by phenomena related to warming, and their livelihoods depend heavily on natural reserves and on so - called ecosystem services, such as agriculture, fisheries and forest resources.

Pros: The site allows users to search by country of interest, eco opportunity of interest (such as agriculture, conservation, wildlife), and by the amount they want to spend (ranging from $ 350 to as much as $ 4,200).

The Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) represented by Ms. Lianne Torres, Investment Associate, was present at the event in delivering the primary presentation highlighting the numerous investment opportunities that exist in Belize's emerging industries in sectors such as Agriculture & Agribusiness, Offshore Outsourcing Services and Tourism amongst others.

The first thing you notice about these funds is that five of the six new funds track narrow, niche sectors such as Agriculture, Water, Precious metals, Clean Energy and China — hardly the first, or for that matter, last, choice of index investors.

This is attributed mainly to its strength in a diverse set of industries such as agriculture, health sciences, transportation, manufacturing and business services, rounding off the edges of some of the would - be effects of the commodities downturn.

The programs would be expanded to include industries such as agriculture and engineering.

These schools included «early college» high schools with a STEM focus (that offered both college and high school credits to students); tech - savvy schools that relied entirely on project - based learning (an instructional practice emphasizing student production of knowledge via projects and research); and career / technical education high schools that prepared students for careers such as agriculture or medicine through early experiences in those fields.

Today every high school student participates in one of eleven career pathways, such as Agriculture and Natural Resources, Engineering and Design, and Health Science.

The «toy» versions of the tech are becoming increasingly popular but the 2016 theme centres on the real - world application of autonomous technology in areas such as agriculture, mining and space exploration.

They dock at another point on the river to deliver lessons for children and training sessions for their parents covering topics such as agriculture and finance.

After all, not all emissions come from point sources such as industrial plants; they also come from distributed sources such as agriculture and transportation.