Sentences with phrase «term sustainable level»

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«But none of them are sustainable in the long term, and certainly ongoing apportionment at this level jeopardizes the long - term viability of the refinery.»

The hikes ultimately will return the central bank's key short - term rate, called the federal funds rate, to about 4 percent over the next two years, which economists generally consider more a sustainable level.

In response to the evolving outlook, the Reserve Bank Board has reduced the cash rate to low levels to improve the prospects for sustainable growth in the economy, with inflation rising to be consistent with the medium - term target.

Those figures represent trough - to - peak recoveries from depressed levels, not sustainable earnings trends that are appropriate for valuing stocks over the long - term.

Despite the recent decline, further significant falls in loan approvals will be required to return the rate of housing credit growth to a level that is sustainable in the medium term (see «Box C» for further details).

If we draw a broader picture of what is important to human beings, the leveling off of sustainable welfare in economic terms would be replaced by a definite decline in overall human terms.

PIDA is a way for us to push forward the development of sustainable packaging design and this year we want to challenge conventional packaging solutions by bringing unboxing to a new level where it can reach its full potential in terms of creativity, sustainability and innovation, «says Lena Dahlberg Manager Carton Solution at BillerudKorsnäs.

«While the season ahead will undoubtedly be difficult for dairy farmers, the bank is firmly of the view that prices will recover to more sustainable levels over the medium term,» he said.

The study, published today in Science, led by researchers from UCL, the Natural History Museum and UNEP - WCMC, found that levels of biodiversity loss are so high that if left unchecked, they could undermine efforts towards long - term sustainable development.

People who achieve high levels of fitness that are sustainable take their health seriously and make long - term lifestyle changes in order to maintain it.

That means that they stay in the body for longer periods of time which would make them an excellent ingredient to add in the meal before your workout as it will keep your blood sugar level at a steady level and become a source of long - term sustainable energy.

The high compliance rate (> 85 %) within the present study indicates that this intervention is well tolerated, probably because of the modest level of physical activity required and because subjects did not need to change their background diet, and thus compliance may be sustainable in the longer term.

Both are important given the current situation but in the long - term the most sustainable solution is to reduce air pollution to safer levels, not just around schools, so that all children can breathe cleaner air with healthier lungs.

At East End Prep, we are built on the firm belief that great teachers given the right tools and support to perform on a high level and «work their magic» in the classroom is the key to long term, sustainable student and school success.

Rather than implementing short - term fixes that often rely on underprepared or out - of - field teachers, policymakers at all levels should look to the research for strategies that are effective at building a high - quality and sustainable teaching workforce.

It also has high environmental and safety performance levels, exemplifying Mazda's Sustainable Zoom - Zoom long - term vision to provide cars that are eco-friendly and safe while still being fun to drive.

I am bullish on gold long - term because the central bankers of some of the world's largest economies are going to require the continued use of quantitative easing in order to get their debt to GDP ratios to sustainable levels.

Following these practices can lead to sustainable levels of credit being granted at fair terms — a win - win for lenders and consumers alike.

Based on this perspective, the only way the market is not substantially above sustainable valuation levels is if current long - term interest rates permanently remain at these levels.

Putting that aside I can see a longer term centuries scale scenario where falling population growth and modeately falling consumption / gdp growth rates intersect to for a sustainable level, but still a decent level of technology and quality of life.

And this is the decade to really improve the technology and get the costs down to a level where we can really keep it on a sustainable, long - term path, so getting the costs down of renewable energy, figuring out how we can do energy efficiency and retrofits more cost effectively.

In the near term, federal policy could: i) level the playing field between air captured CO2 and fossil - fuel derived CO2 by providing subsidies or credits for superior carbon lifecycle emissions that account for recovering carbon from the atmosphere; ii) provide additional research funding into air capture R&D initiatives, along with other areas of carbon removal, which have historically been unable to secure grants; and iii) ensure air capture is deployed in a manner that leads to sustainable net - negative emissions pathways in the future, within the framework of near - term national emissions reductions, and securing 2 °C - avoiding emissions trajectories.

The EU high - level group on sustainable finance was set up by the European Commission last December to look into ways of nudging the financial system towards long - term environmental and social objectives.»

To believe that Mann is right, you have to believe that the developer of the first satellite global temperature record, and the winner of the International Meetings on Statistical Climatology achievement award, and the co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, and the co-editor of Forecast Verification: A Practitioner's Guide in Atmospheric Science, and the co-founder of the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project, and a member of the UN Secretary - General's High Level Group on Sustainable Energy, and the Professor of Meteorology at the Meteorological Institute of Berlin Free University, and the Professor of Climate and Culture at King's College, London, and the Professor of the Economics of Climate Change at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and the former president of the Royal Statistical Society, and the former director of research at the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute, and the director of the Center for Climatic Research at the University of Delaware, and three professors at the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah, and the scientist at Columbia's Lamont - Doherty Earth Observatory who coined the term «global warming», and dozens more are all wrong, every single one of them.

This analytical document focuses on policy engagement at the country - level to support the development of policies and systems for adaptation to climate change as well as for long - term, sustainable development.

To achieve the ultimate objective of the Convention to stabilize greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system, we shall, recognizing the scientific view that the increase in global temperature below 2 degrees, on the basis of equity and in the context of sustainable development, enhance our long - term cooperative action to combat climate change.

By adjusting the values of those parameters found to be influential through numerical experiments and simulations, short - term and long - term policy recommendations that can keep the system within optimum levels or sustainable development targets (e.g., Millennium Development Goals or the Post-2015 Development Agenda) can be designed and tested.

Policies at the EU and national level for the EU - ETS and Renewable Energy need to be complemented by long term planning for a sustainable transition, in particular, for the regions most affected.

It was argued that international human rights standards should be respected, including the right of peoples to sovereignty over natural resources.96 They stated «sovereignty is the only adequate response required, at a macro level, to solve problems in the long term and is the only viable and sustainable solution».

The long - term health of the property markets in these metro areas will greatly depend on the speed with which oil prices rebound to sustainable levels for U.S. producers.

Thirty - four percent of the 100 largest metros are overvalued, or a condition CoreLogic defines as when «home prices are at least 10 percent higher than the long - term, sustainable level,» the report shows; 39 percent are at value, and 27 percent are undervalued («home prices are at least 10 percent below the sustainable level»).

Unemployment has fallen to 4.8 percent, roughly in line with the level the Fed views as sustainable over the longer term.

Working alongside all levels of government, and with local organizations, we work hard to advocate for sustainable, long - term solutions in real estate and home ownership.