Sentences with phrase «term economic damage»

Companies that enter into those pacts can cause long - term economic damage to the candidates who aren't hired simply because of whom their employer are.

There is increasing evidence of long - term economic damage.

In my opinion by far the greatest risks are the near term economic damage that CAGW alarmist's policies will do to the world economy.

And yet another researcher began to examine the costs of petrol, or coal, or methane gas if the long - term economic damage and health costs were factored in, and concluded that these made «expensive» renewables cheap by comparison.

Most incidents, however, don't rise to a level at which they would do long - term economic damage.

Not exact matches

Fortunately, there are general measures you can take to potentially reduce the long - term damage to your net worth during times of economic stress.

The recent severe storms have been devastating for residents of two populous regions of the country (Houston and Florida), but the bulk of the economic damage should be localized while the long - term impact to the national economy is limited.

If David Cameron and George Osborne fail to do so and put political pride above the national economic interest we face more long - term damage and pain for businesses and families.»

The fundamental problem with Clegg's «long - term» approach is an economic one - that there's not much evidence that rushed and large - scale deficit reduction is possible without seriously damaging consequences.

If, after just a month in government, the coalition reneges on one of the few concessions on economic policy that the Lib Dems managed to secure in the agreement, then the long term damage will be immense.

Republicans are counting on a weariness of Cuomo after two terms, as well as any damage to his reputation brought as a former top aide and confidant is being investigated by the U.S. attorney's office in a corruption case involving some of Cuomo's high - profile economic development projects.

I could be wrong, but it seems to me that proponents of hydro - fracking in New York State have not spent time in the FingerLakes Region where the long - term economic benefits of tourism, agriculture, outdoor recreation, etc far outweigh the short - term profits and potential damage and contamination to a most beautifully natural and economically valuable treasure of a region.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Rickey Tarfa, has urged the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere to award N500m damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in his (Tarfa's) favour for what he termed his wrongful prosecution by the anti-graft agency.

For example, Lawrence B. Lindsey, President Bush's assistant for economic policy, says the Kyoto Protocol, which calls on nations to limit their CO2 production, «could damage our collective prosperity and, in so doing, put our long - term environmental health at risk.»

In terms of economic impact, changes in temperature and precipitation patterns may result in damage to tourism and other strategic economic sectors with growth potential such as high - value - added agriculture.

It points out that it has taken 50 years to create a vibrant arts culture in Britain that is the envy of the world and appeals to the government not to slash arts funding and risk destroying this long - term achievement and the social and economic benefits it brings to all.The artists acknowledge that reasonable cuts and efficiencies are necessary butthey fear that the 25 % cuts being proposed will destroy much of what has been achieved and will have a particularly damaging impact on national and regional museums and their collections.The campaign is being organised by the London branch of a national consortium of over 2,000 arts organisations and artists dedicated to working together and finding new ways to support the arts in the UK.

She coined the term «Gulf Futurism» to explain the stunning urban and economic development of the Gulf Arab nations over the last decades, as well as the environmental damage, religious conservatism, and historical amnesia that have accompanied it.

NFIP currently assesses flood risk in terms of the probability and depth of flooding, the economic value of the assets subject to damage, the vulnerability of the structure, and the performance of flood protection and mitigation measures.

The greatest potential damage caused by space weather in economic terms would be the destruction of infrastructure required for continent - sized power distribution systems.

Climate governance can not be considered only in terms of environmental damage because it is now a part of the economic debate around the competition for scarce resources.

And they all assign large economic damage to sea - level rise — even though there is no observational evidence for an influence of short - term (decadal) temperature changes on the rate of rise of sea level.

In practical terms, the law requires the government to transition from non-renewable to renewable energy; to develop new economic indicators that will assess the ecological impact of all economic activity; to carry out ecological audits of all private and state companies; to regulate and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; to develop policies of food and renewable energy sovereignty; to research and invest resources in energy efficiency, ecological practices, and organic agriculture; and to require all companies and individuals to be accountable for environmental contamination with a duty to restore damaged environments.

15 Key Terms Write down the correct definition Hydro - meteorological Hazard Natural processes or phenomena of atmospheric, hydrological or oceanographic nature, which may cause the loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation.

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The difference between Professor Nordhaus's optimal carbon tax policy and a fifty - year delay policy is insignificant economically or climatologically in view of major uncertainties in (1) future economic growth (including reductions in carbon emissions intensity); (2) the physical science (e.g., the climate sensitivity); (3) future positive and negative environmental impacts (e.g., the economic «damage function»); (4) the evaluation of long - term economic costs and benefits (e.g., the discount rate); and (5) the international political process (e.g., the impact of less than full participation).

For decades, the European giant Munich Re has kept annual tallies of natural disasters and the costs of each in terms of lives, population displacement and economic damage.

''... freshwater flooding is «the most impacting natural disaster in terms of number of people affected and economic damages,» adding that «some studies in the literature (e.g. IPCC, 2013; Stern Review, 2007) seem to indicate that flood damages are expected to increase in the near future as a consequence of a global climate change,» citing the additional studies of Hall et al. (2005) and de Moel et al. (2011).»

At the risk of violating the basic economic concept of «cost», I wonder if there might be a case for defining SCC in terms of a goal of stabilizing the climate, rather than the present value of long term damages from a disrupted climate.

The first option may be the most profitable in the short - term, but will cause irreparable damage to our planet; the second option will minimise the damage to the planet and will give us the best long - term economic result.

Economic damages can be awarded to compensate for the costs you incur for rehabilitation and long - term care.

If you underestimate your long - term damages, your damage award may not cover all the economic costs many years after the injury.

These can also be called «General Damages» and «Special Damages,» respectively, but we like using the terms Economic and Non-economic.

Despite all the promises, we are still damaging the future of this precious place, for short term economic gain.

Damages is a legal term that refers to the economic and non-economic losses you suffer when hurt in a car crash.

Pecuniary damages are those losses that can be expressed in reasonably definite economic terms.

Economic Damages Reports calculate, in present value terms, how much money will be required today to offset economic damages which will occur in theEconomic Damages Reports calculate, in present value terms, how much money will be required today to offset economic damages which will occur in the Damages Reports calculate, in present value terms, how much money will be required today to offset economic damages which will occur in theeconomic damages which will occur in the damages which will occur in the future.

While many insurance adjusters like to use a formula of finding the total economic damages, multiplying by a conservative multiplying factor, then adding a few non-economic damages, often times this formula fails to factor in the whole long term impact of the injuries you suffered.

Economic damages can be awarded to pay for the long - term care costs that you incur because of your accident.

In the longer term, some argue that «Brexit» may ultimately damage London's position as a world - leading economic centre, which could in turn affect parties» decisions regarding the legal regime that they choose to govern their contracts and the situs for any arbitral dispute arising from those contracts.

The type of damages recoverable are economic damages, including further medical costs or loss of work, for example, non-economic damages such as pain and suffering, and damages associated with impairments such as incapacitation, scars, or long - term chronic suffering.

Yet new research has demonstrated that young adults are taking a particularly damaging hit in this economic downturn, and that the effects of their experiences during these formative years could cause long - term changes in their beliefs, values, and career choices.

The HUD recovery funds, similar to those authorized for disaster recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, are via HUD's Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery (CDBG - DR) Program and «support long - term recovery, including infrastructure, seriously damaged housing, and economic recovery in the Territory» according to the HUD more...

Ryan mentions that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may have purchased a home in California; Ryan reviews the economic events of the prior week; Ryan notes that interest rate are still heading down; Ryan notes that the DC real estate market is competitive on the buy and rent sides and that would be renters in the DC area are turning into would be buyers; Louis notes that the DC housing dynamic is different from the rest of the country where housing prices are down and there is plenty of inventory; Louis notes that if it is cheaper to buy than rent that it makes sense to get a long term low interest rate loan; Louis talks about the benefits of visiting HomeGain.com; Louis discusses the HomeGain FSBO vs. Realtor survey and the advantages of hiring a REALTOR; Louis and Ryan discuss the HomeGain home improvement survey and recount the types of home improvements that provide the best return on investment; Ryan and Louis talk about pricing strategies for selling a home; Louis and Ryan discuss the differences between pricing a short sale and pricing a non short sale home; Louis notes pricing a home too high may keep the home on the market a long time and that the more days a home is on the market makes a home look like damaged good; Ryan describes short sales as foreclosure avoidance and discusses the impact of each on FICO scores; Ryan talks about the options that people with underwater mortgages have; Louis mentions that 72 % of home buyers and sellers pick the first real estate agent they meet and points out the value in comparing agents first using HomeGain's Find a REALTOR program; Louis can Ryan discuss the level of shadow inventory the impact on sellers as more inventory gets released;