Sentences with phrase «sustained global reductions»

This is not to trivialize the extreme difficulties posed by a dramatic transition from today's world of steadily growing global emissions to a new world of rapid and sustained global reductions.

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Indeed, the recent spurt of integration has occurred during a sustained period of relatively strong global growth, relatively stable and low inflation, and, although less widespread, a reduction in the volatility of growth.

That growth has to be sustained in order to produce the kinds of good things that we want, and that is deficit and debt reduction and also making the kinds of investments that are necessary to keep American competitive in a global economy,» Higgins said.

With our steady and sustained effort on disaster resilient development process, UDYAMA has bagged UN-ECOSOC status, Accredited to UN-Global compact, UN-CONGO, UNISDRR,UNEP - SCP engine GFDRR and Global Water Partnership and members in stakeholders» forum, City - Net, National Institute of Open Learning for Vocational Training, India Gateway, Government of India (NPO), Water Climate Coalition, Global Network for Disaster Risk Reduction and WSP, WSSCC, End Water Poverty and SAMHITA, CDRN, AADRR, SPHERE - India.

... Conclusions Since 1950, global average temperature anomalies have been driven firstly, from 1950 to 1987, by a sustained shift in ENSO conditions, by reductions in total cloud cover (1987 to late 1990s) and then a shift from low cloud to mid and high - level cloud, with both changes in cloud cover being very widespread.

By refusing to join global efforts to cut emissions and initiate policies that will begin the process of large and sustained emission reductions, the Howard Government is storing up trouble for the future.

In any case, the point is that the EU, by unilaterally committing to carry its proper share of the global burden of meeting the 2ºC target, would not only reaffirm its commitment to that target, but also prefigure the principle - based differentiation system that is necessary to support and sustain an emergency emissions reduction program in a profoundly unequal world.

Our results suggest that if a 2.0 Ã «Â warming is to be avoided, direct CO2 capture from the air, together with subsequent sequestration, would eventually have to be introduced in addition to sustained 90 % global carbon emissions reductions by 2050.

Over the remainder of this century, aggressive and sustained greenhouse gas emission reductions by the United States and by other nations would be needed to reduce global emissions to a level consistent with the lower scenario (B1) analyzed in this assessment.15

Marine systems: Marine systems Due to projected climate change by the mid 21st century and beyond, global marine - species redistribution and marine - biodiversity reduction in sensitive regions will challenge the sustained provision of fisheries productivity and other ecosystem services (high confidence).

But the potential benefits offered by cool roofs do not diminish the need for sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to control global climate, or the need for increased use of renewable energy sources.

Consequently, in the second half of this century, the surface ocean will experience CO2 levels that are known to significantly impair the behaviour of some marine fishes, unless significant and sustained reductions in global CO2 emission are achieved.