Sentences with phrase «think global governments»

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The Program applies the latest thinking in public finance and resource policy to assess how governments can improve the global competitiveness of the energy sector, improve the understanding of the need for energy market access, foster the innovation that will create the energy sector of the future, and help policymakers collaborate locally, nationally and globally.

«I think the CSA will start with a soft - glove approach and evolve to more iron - hand in a few years,» says Paul Gryglewicz, managing partner of Global Governance Advisors, a Toronto firm that advises company boards and senior managers on corporate government and executive pay issues.

From a global policy perspective, we think the Fed's recent hikes are the first stage in a cycle that will later this year see the European Central Bank (ECB) discuss a more normalized rate policy, and then lastly Japan's BoJ may at least expand its 10 - year Japanese government bond (JGB) yield target range.

I mean think about it from a government standpoint, there's a company out there that's knowingly selling products that contribute (and sometimes the main cause of) to childhood obesity which in turn contributes to more medical bills, global warming (from all the use of cars in lieu of biking or walking) and other consequences.

The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment.

I don't think any government can prevent economic slowdown, faced with the kind of global problems that we have had

Governor Schwarzenegger was also clear what he thought about Washington on the issue of climate change, telling reporters: «California will not wait for our federal government to take strong action on global warming.

Supporting commercial lines businesses Progress on fixed fees for costs of noise - induced hearing loss claims Support for fair compensation for mesothelioma sufferers Expansion of the Insurance Fraud Bureau's scope to commercial liability Campaigning for solutions fit for our future Our Flood Free Homes campaign Forward thinking policy for data and cyber Engaging Government to support the role of income protection Delivery of Flood Re, a world first solution for affordable flood cover Fighting fraud Partnering with Government on the Insurance Fraud Taskforce Renewing the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department Securing new insurer access to the DVLA registered owners database Influencing sensible regulation On Solvency II, we: Secured changes to secondary legislation Clarified treatment of deferred tax Negotiated a favourable calibration of the EIOPA's fundamental spread Supporting insurance businesses Pushing for sensible development of global capital standards Securing better targeted tax legislation Managing the impact of international financial reporting standards.

Global banks will probably lose their current legal rights to provide services in the European Union after Brexit, the U.K.'s trade minister said in the most detailed outline yet of the government's thinking.

That most think all this borrowing is not the asnwer, and are unconvinced by all the Government's (and the BBC's) spin about it being a «global» problem, seeing the problem as more domestic, is significant.

Additionally, the government thinks such a plan will draw global spaceplane operators to the UK, as well as acting as a hub for technology providers, space finance and insurance outfits and tourism firms.

Such scaremongering is especially painful to me because even though I do not think that government - approved GMO foods pose meaningful health risks to consumers, and even though I believe strategic genetic engineering can be an important tool to ease human suffering on our warming and resource - constrained planet, I share the concerns of many environmentalists about the homogenization and consolidation of the global food system — trends that are accelerated by the spread of industrially produced GMOs.

LONDON — Governments shouldn't wait for a proposed international climate deal to take hold in 2020 — they can take four steps right away to curb carbon emissions, argues a new report from a global energy think tank.

«In case you thought brain anatomy is a solved problem, take it from us — it isn't,» says Van Wedeen, a neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Charlestown and a principal investigator for the Human Connectome Project (HCP), a US - government - funded global consortium that published the brain map.

I think you and others could do more to change attitudes in the U.S. on global warming by joining forces in putting pressure on NOAA administrators and NWS supervisors to educate the 5,500 meteorologists in 120 National Weather Service offices so the NWS scientists can help other government people and other meteorologists who enter people's private living rooms better understand climate change.

«The Norwegian and French governments are deluded if they think they can save rainforests by cutting down trees,» said Jo Blackman, a campaigner at Global Witness.

Drawing upon decades of experience, RAND provides research services, systematic analysis, and innovative thinking to a global clientele that includes government agencies, foundations, and private - sector firms.

I still think it's silly that in this day and age, there isn't a global age rating for these sorts of things... More money for the government I guess.

He responded, «I think a dramatic shocking surprising climate event that is unambiguously due to global warming may be the only thing that motivates people and governments.

«I think a dramatic shocking surprising climate event that is unambiguously due to global warming may be the only thing that motivates people and governments.

It's that he doesn't think governments need to pass any new regulations to «stop» (or even slow down) global warming.

I think the distortion of science is greater in global climate change articles because there is no government agency taking responsiblity for providing essential information and education for the media and public, in the U.S..

Related Brad Plumer filed a nice summary of the findings of a new Dutch government report showing that business as usual on global carbon dioxide emissions is no longer what it was thought to be even a few years ago: «Global carbon emissions grew more slowly inglobal carbon dioxide emissions is no longer what it was thought to be even a few years ago: «Global carbon emissions grew more slowly inGlobal carbon emissions grew more slowly in 2012.

Almost no U.S. news outlets have drawn the connection between flooding in the Midwest, drought in the Southwest, and global warming — but that's not the case with the European media (and European governments), which regularly points out that everyone needs to start thinking of these «extreme conditions» as the new normals.

With all the cover up's dominating our world this day and age, do you really think our government, our paranoid administration who intentionally altered / edited / omitted truths within the IPCC report that scientifically support global warming is an indisputable truth and anything but a hoax, would tell us the true toxicity level of that missle?

It is clear that what he thinks and says matters, as the Department of Energy and Climate Change is an important department of the British Government, responsible for all aspects of UK energy policy, and is tasked with tackling global climate change on behalf of the UK (hence the mission to Australia as exemplified by Jill Duggan's interview above).

«If there is a global agreement that requires larger cuts in emissions — and I think that would be good if there were, but it's got to be a global agreement — then obviously Australia would play its part and the government would consider what changes or extensions or whatever to Direct Action would need to be made to achieve that,» he said then.

The Government thinks that the national interest is the same as our economic interests, as if we have no national interest in being part of global attempts to tackle the most severe environmental threat facing the globe.

I think actually that the tendency of > scientists to insist that global warming is real and dangerous to convince > stubborn governments is the primary cause of existence of such radicals > like > McIntyre.

Skeptics, write Hoffman, think concern over global warming just a ruse to curtail personal liberties — by increasing the power of government to interfere in the market.

Initially I assumed that they were just another high - level environmental think - tank and dismissed the conspiracy theories found on many website claiming that the CoR is a group of global elitists attempting to impose some kind of one world government.

«Forward thinking companies are setting a precedent for governments to agree a new global climate deal agreement in Paris later this year,» says Samantha Smith, leader of WWF's Global Climate and Energy Initiglobal climate deal agreement in Paris later this year,» says Samantha Smith, leader of WWF's Global Climate and Energy InitiGlobal Climate and Energy Initiative.

Just 14 % of Republicans say global warming is a very serious problem and 27 % view it as a somewhat serious problem; only about a quarter (24 %) think it requires immediate action by the government.

But do you think that some parts of the Bush administration did suppress the evidence about global warming in government reports?

We can view these global warming / climate change emanations as just the thoughts of these individuals or organizations as sometimes interesting speculation, but by no means a basis to determine the expenditure of government monies or for passing of restrictive laws.

Most people against the global warming issue just think the government is out for their money... which they are.

When asked whether certain government agencies or branches should do more or less to protect people from global warming - related health problems, nearly half of Americans think the following should do more: federal agencies such as the CDC, NIH, or FEMA (47 %); the U.S. Congress (46 %); and their state government (44 %).

Finally, the whole CCA / global - bureaucracy approach makes sense only if you think it necessary to replace open and democratic institutions with opaque collusions between government appointees and private parties, because anything else interferes with the ability of these people to plan for us efficiently (including planning to increase the cost and reduce the supply of energy for whatever reason).

You could often guess whether someone thought global warming was likely to happen, if you knew what they thought about any sort of government environmental regulation.

Exxon, with Cohen in charge of public and government affairs, spent $ 23 million from 1998 to 2007 (when he was quoted) on think tanks and associations that attack the scientific evidence for human - induced global warming.

Many who criticise the science that claims to show that human activity is causing global warming are accused of being funded by the oil industry and free market think tanks who oppose the sort of government regulation that it seems will be necessary to implement large reductions in greenhouse gases, especially CO2

I could imagine the next step in this comedy of CO2 Insanity might be that Christian Paradis, in a fit of emulation, might just think it a stellar idea to change his title to Canadian Reich Minister of Global Warming Propaganda to show what appears to be his rather obvious adoration of Joseph Goebbels «ability to control the media and emit propaganda to an unsuspecting public who still naïvely believe their government won't lie to them.

I think all branches of government should be addressing GW in their own ways — afterall, it IS «global,» which includes the U.S. I keep writing my reps «What are you doing about this,» and they keep responding «The science isn't in yet,» and I keep responding, «Yes, it is — more than enough for policy decisions.»

The U.K. government's chief scientific advisor, John Beddington, has acknowledged some climate scientists exaggerated the impact of global warming and called for more honesty in explaining to the public the inherent uncertainties of predictions based on computer climate models, adding: «I don't think it's healthy to dismiss proper skepticism.»

I think there's a requirement for leadership now in this country at the very top of the government, certainly in the next presidency, to tell the truth, to tell the American public that this in fact is a global crisis.

Others with an ideological right - wing libertarian philosophy and funded by right - wing think tanks, distort the science to influence public opinion with the real goal of preventing governments from acting against global warming.

But increase in global popularity in Bitcoin made Russian government to think again about Bitcoin.

Sebastian Quinn - Watson, of Blockchain Global, thinks that regulators could be working towards a government - approved program that would allow for companies to run ICOs in a much safer fashion.