Sentences with phrase «top global priority»

As attentive readers will recall, the conference concluded that fighting AIDS should be the top global priority in helping developing countries and also that climate change mitigation was a waste of money.

China's highly congested, densely populated cities offer Uber its biggest growth potential, and last summer Kalanick said expansion there is Uber's «top global priority.»

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One of Apple CEO Tim Cook's top priorities of late is getting his company more deeply involved in the $ 9 trillion global healthcare market.

To avoid a global recession, Trump will need to make streamlining regulations a top priority.

At your Investors Day in February, you were clear that making Tim Hortons a global brand is a top priority.

If we aren't in the room advocating for global health as a top priority, if we aren't there standing up for our belief in diversity and inclusion, or if we fail to speak out when the situation demands it, then we have abdicated our Credo responsibility.

The chamber said the share of companies that identified China as a top three global investment priority dropped to 56 % this year, compared with a peak of 78 % in 2012, a record low.

To enter global markets, which increasingly emphasize environmental sustainability, Vietnamese MSMEs will have to adjust to make sustainability a top priority.

Furthermore, it appears to be among the top priorities for global banking blockchain consortium R3, one of the leaders in blockchain development for the banking sector during this early stage.

Xavier's mission will be to fully embed the Digital Roadmap of Pernod Ricard, one of its top priorities, ensuring the Group's digital strategy in Asia is aligned with the global vision and objectives.

Your baby's safety is our top priority, we rigorously test all our buggies and accessories to exceed some of the toughest global safety standards.

When the G20 met in London in 2009, then - as now - the top priority was to avert a global depression.

Taking action to vastly reduce global poverty and hunger must continue to be one of America's top foreign policy priorities,» Smith said.

Congress is still far from passing any bill since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said in January 2007 that global - warming legislation would be a top priority.

Michael Merson, director of the WHO's Global Programme on AIDS, said that the syndrome was worthy of research, but stressed that the top priority must continue to be research into HIV - positive AIDS, which already overwhelms health services in many developing countries.

But the number of cases remains high, and stemming them is a top global health priority.

Top priorities of the Trump transition team and cabinet nominees — many who disregard the connection between global warming and fossil fuel energy use — include rolling back eight years of Obama administration climate regulations and restrictions on coal, oil and gas development.

I have made women's health the top priority in my first term and my second term, and I have been working with [U.N.] secretary - general Ban Ki - moon and other people to promote the global strategy for women and girls.

Pedro Lara Almuedo explained how the Global Mechanism is «on the move» - making Land Degradation Neutrality action a top priority.

What about his role in ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability, of which climate change research and mitigation is listed as a top priority?

She said: «Education is the top priority for this government and I want to ensure that Scotland is a global leader.

High schools are seeking to build systems that ensure success for every student; this is being further emphasized by the Obama administration, which has identified the following four Race to the Top priority areas in the Race to the Top Executive Summary (2009): «adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy; building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction; cultivating effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; and turning around struggling schools» (p. 1).

In 2008, an unstable automotive market and questionable global economic stability led Honda to reconsider its priorities — not surprisingly, an expensive top - tier sports car wasn't exactly one of them.

Cost reduction is a top priority for Mercedes - EQ, which will use its existing global production network to manufacture the new lineup of all - electric models to best utilize existing resources and capacity.

The digital dynamic sweeping the global industry demands a mastery of many forms of data, its challenges and its potentials, as a top priority.

Here's the list from top to bottom, with the economy listed as a top priority by 85 percent of those polled and global warming 30 percent: the economy, jobs, terrorism, Social Security, education, energy, Medicare, health care, deficit reduction, health insurance, helping the poor, crime, moral decline, military, tax cuts, environment, immigration, lobbyists, trade policy, global warming.

A majority of Americans do not consider the climate crisis to be particularly important: According to a poll carried out in January by the Pew Research Center, only 30 percent of Americans rated global warming as a top priority for President Obama.

And no surprise that the Washington Post runs front - page articles like «Climate Is a Risky Issue for Democrats,» or that Pew polls continue to find global warming ranking nearly dead last out of the top 20 voter priorities.

Understanding and fighting global warming and the protection of the environment should be among the top priorities for our government.

Such a low ranking is driven in part by indifference among Republicans: just 11 % consider global warming a top priority, compared with 43 % of Democrats and 25 % of independents.

If we accept the possibility of even moderate projections for climate change and honestly face the scale of the effort humankind must undertake to avert catastrophe, this single problem jumps to the top of any rational list of global priorities.

Global warming never ranks in the top issue list to which electoral candidates attend, giving it little priority in national electoral contests.

The university was quick to acknowledge both studies in a press release, note small differences in approaches and include quotes from the authors, who reiterated that global warming is quite real, more research is needed, and reducing emissions of CO2 should be considered a top priority.

Senator James M. Jeffords of Vermont, the independent and new chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, has said that global warming is his top priority.

In 2008, eight of the world's leading economists, including five Nobel Laureates, in the so - called Copenhagen Consensus, recommended priorities for confronting the top ten global challenges.

Global warming typically ranks dead last when the Pew Research Center asks voters to list the «top priorities for the president and Congress» each year.

In a Pew Research Center poll last month, global warming came in second from the bottom on a list of Americans» 23 top policy priorities for 2015.

48 Growing Energy & Environmental Concerns 58 % of Americans rank «dealing with the nation's energy problem» as a top priority in 2006, up from 40 % in 2003 87 % of Americans cite home heating and energy prices as a «very big» or «big» problem for the nation's economy 88 % of US adults respond that «energy efficient» was very important in their electronics, appliance, lighting and heating / cooling equipment purchases Gallup polls: Americans» concerns about environmental issues have increased more than 10 percentage points between 2004 and 2006 The LOHAS Consumer Report: 91 % of people are in total agreement with the statement «I care about protecting the environment» ABC News / Washington Post Poll: 79 % of Americans think global warming poses a serious threat to future generations Source: AP Source: NASA

And, although the Union of Concerned Scientists receives most of their funding from member donations and fees, they also receive funds and grants from several large foundations (Web archive) that explicitly regard reducing the effects of man - made global warming as top priorities.

I've never really known which way to go on this whole issue of global warming but the fact that all the liberal loonies in the far left latched on to it years ago and made it one of their top priorities has made me very suspect about the data they cite.

The data showing the U.S.'s emergence as the top driller confirms a trend that's helped the world's largest economy reduce imports, caused a slump in global energy prices and shifted the country's foreign policy priorities.

Only 30 percent of the voters deemed global warming to be â $ œa top priority, â $ compared with 35 percent in 2008.

Many of these candidates believe that among our top priorities is to address global warming by reducing carbon emissions.

Pew Survey: Global warming ranks dead last as concern for Americans — 21 out of 21 — «Global warming ranks at the bottom of the public's list of priorities; just 28 % consider this a top priority, the lowest measure for any issue tested in the survey» http://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-pew-survey-global-warming-finishes.html

Global climatic disruption has been elevated as a national priority to the point that the Obama - Biden administration has acknowledged that it must have one or more top - notch climate advisers in the White House to deal with the problem effectively.

The governor's race in Florida is expected to pit Gov. Rick Scott (left), a climate skeptic who has repealed virtually all of the state's climate policies, against former Gov. Charlie Crist (right), a Republican - turned - Democrat who has pledged to make tackling global warming a top priority if he's elected.

They suggest that these sources should be the top priority for efforts to fight global warming.

Nearly four - in - ten Democrats say global warming should be a top priority, compared with just 13 % of Republicans.

http://www.sej.org/headlines/al-gore-us-media-%E2%80%98intimidated-frightened%E2%80%99-climate-change It looks like they lost their audience: In the Pew Research Center's annual policy priorities survey, released Jan. 24, just 28 % say dealing with global warming is a top priority for the president and Congress this year, little changed from the 30 % that said this when Obama first took office in 2009.

Given that we only have one chance to get this right before it's too late, our top priority must be to make sure that we do not settle prematurely and sign a weak bill into law in the name of doing something about global warming.