Sentences with phrase «such international negotiations»

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China is increasingly assertive in international forums such as the G20, and at negotiations such as the recent Copenhagen climate - change summit.

This criterion legitimates the resort to arms after other feasible means of addressing the injustice in question (such as mediation, negotiation, arbitration or referral to international tribunals — but not compromise or appeasement) have failed.

Such an approach can also benefit Iran, providing it leverage in the negotiations due to its willingness to cooperate with the international body.

Not only have such negotiations never been held before — nuclear weapons remain the only class of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) not explicitly prohibited by international law — the process itself also marks a turning point in multilateral diplomacy.

Such a double whammy of failure in international environment negotiations could effectively mark the end of an era of optimism about environmental diplomacy that began at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, when the original climate and biodiversity conventions were both agreed.

Such wide coverage, with countries from all continents, levels of development and historic positions in the climate negotiations is in itself a major step forward for climate action and a signal of commitment to the Paris negotiations,» says Teresa Ribera, project leader and Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI).

But as anyone who has watched the past 15 years of international climate negotiations can attest, most countries are still reluctant to take meaningful steps to lower their production of greenhouse gases, much less address issues such as how to help developing countries protect themselves from the extreme effects of climate change.

Last week Trump's transition team for the Energy Department asked officials there to identify which employees have participated in international climate negotiations or worked on domestic efforts to cut greenhouse gases, such as calculating the social cost of carbon.

On the other hand, such urban areas are unencumbered by the complicated international negotiations that hamper climate change action at the international level.

There are other musician's unions, both local chapters and international, though concerns over contracts and composer rights negotiations can cause some level of trepidation if one does not understand the intricacies of such things.

Pursuing and intertwining visions of tomorrow and visions of the city across such projects as Do It and Cities on the Move, through a range of alternative museum and exhibition models, Obrist stresses their dynamic emergence and evolution through dialogues, collaborations and negotiations, between a shifting, international, interdisciplinary nexus of artists, architects, curators and historians.

Lengthy ones tell the history of some major development, such as computer modeling or international negotiations.

She has extensive experience with international climate negotiations, including forest and land - use (such as REDD +), legal form and compliance, and the intersection of climate change and human rights.

Cameron told Barker in a letter last year that the role was an important post and thanked him for putting the UK in «such a strong position for international climate change negotiations».

SciDev.Net: The interests of rich countries can seem to dominate climate change negotiations, but a study that models such talks as a «bargaining game» shows that side deals among poorer nations could boost chances of an international agreement.

Incorporating such considerations into international negotiations on climate change is not fanciful or unrealistic.

Some of the issues that proponents of other equity frameworks have argued should be considered in allocating national emissions targets such as historical emissions or the level of economic development in poor countries are already in serious consideration in international climate change negotiation agenda focused on such matters as: (a) financial responsibility for adaptation, (b) responsibility for loses and damages for climate change, and (c) financing of climate friendly technologies for developing countries.

It will also confirm the accelerated rate of change for impacts such as sea - level rise, the steady retreat of Arctic sea ice and quickened melting of ice sheets and glaciers, as well as offer more detail on scenarios that will shape international negotiations over both short - term and long - term greenhouse gas emissions, including how long «business as usual» can be sustained without dangerous risk.

As someone who has been working in and around these international climate talks and other such global negotiations for many years now, I have witnessed first hand Canada's fall from grace.

If such monitoring system is to be accepted by the international community as a bona fide action in the context of international climate negotiations, it must be transparent, accurate and reliable, in line with international standards and accompanied by a system of third - party verification.

If NDCs are to become the long - term instrument for international cooperation, negotiation, and ratcheting up of ambitions to address climate change, then they need to become more transparent and comparable, both with respect to mitigation goals, and to issues such as adaptation, finance, and the way in which NDCs are aligned with national policies.

Read / Purchase the Report Verifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Methods to Support International Climate Agreements (2010) Agreements to limit emissions of greenhouse gases are currently the focus of international negotiations, and with such accords will come the need to accurately estimate these emissions, monitor their changes over time, and verify them with indeInternational Climate Agreements (2010) Agreements to limit emissions of greenhouse gases are currently the focus of international negotiations, and with such accords will come the need to accurately estimate these emissions, monitor their changes over time, and verify them with indeinternational negotiations, and with such accords will come the need to accurately estimate these emissions, monitor their changes over time, and verify them with independent data.

The plan also relies on a speedy timetable, which assumes that Mr. Obama's administration will issue and begin enacting all such regulations before he leaves office... «The United States» proposal shows that it is ready to lead by example on the climate crisis,» said Jennifer Morgan, an expert on international climate negotiations at the World Resources Institute, a Washington research organization.

In the real world, where UN negotiations have not only failed to agree on an international regime of national emissions targets adding up to a safe global target, but have even agreed to delay such an agreement until it will be too late, radical unilateral action is needed to get a momentum for global action.

While this commitment to transparency is laudable, it can also bite the effectiveness of public policy in areas which usually require a certain level of secrecy such as negotiations of international agreements.

Strategy consultancy: Obtaining ABS status in early 2013, Omnia Strategy is a multidisciplinary practice that advises governments, multinational companies and high - profile individuals on a wide variety of matters such as international public law, international counsel, negotiation and dispute resolution, and strategic communications, including reputation management.

Negotiation and the drafting of contracts is also important, she said, citing large international contracts such as the type that Quebec theatrical company Cirque du Soleil must negotiate.

He regularly assists domestic and international companies on a broad range of technology law matters such as IT outsourcing, procurement and delivery of business - critical IT systems and services, cloud services, software and IP licensing, open source, data protection, and gives advise relating to commercial contracts and their negotiations.

But «Trumpism,» if there is such a word, can also be a useful tool in human rights, in international law courses (in both their public and private varieties), in criminal law, in administrative law, in courses on negotiations and in so many others.

She is a regular speaker and — being an active member of Toastmasters International - enjoys delivering «TED - style» talks at various conferences in the legal sector to provoke interest and thoughts on various subjects that she feels particularly passionate about, such as the future of the legal profession and services, the lawyers» role in person to person diplomacy, gender equality and the advancement of women in leadership positions, or the challenges of cross-cultural communication and negotiations.

The firm advises domestic and international clients on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and false advertising, as well as creating the optimal structuring for transactions and negotiations involving such property.

He has also advised clients on the use of arbitration in the context of either the negotiation of a complicated business arrangement, such as a stock purchase agreement or in the effectuation of an international insurance policies.

We have counseled international clients on issues such as incorporation, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, contract negotiations and cross border transactions.

My significant exposure to all aspects of International Project Management and Systems Engineer for such industry giants as Lockheed Martin and EADS, along with related negotiations and Risk Management execution successes, have equipped me with the critical, technical and creative abilities enabling me to thrive in the fast - paced environment at your company.

The Commonwealth Government should implement «bottom line» conditions for negotiation based on such international standards.

That regional agreements must proceed on the basis that negotiations do not violate relevant international standards such as those articulated in the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, International Labour Organisation Convention 169 and the Biodiversity Convention and other human rightsinternational standards such as those articulated in the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, International Labour Organisation Convention 169 and the Biodiversity Convention and other human rightsInternational Labour Organisation Convention 169 and the Biodiversity Convention and other human rights conventions.