Sentences with phrase «voluntary approach»

Brouhle, K., C. Griffiths, and A. Wolverton, 2005: The use of voluntary approaches for environmental policymaking in the US.

The business leaders, clearly addressing the US, which is the now the only and largest emitter of greenhouse gases not to have signed Kyoto or pledged to support a new protocol since the newly elected Australian PM stated he will sign, urge policymakers here to move away from a vague voluntary approach on carbon standards to a mandatory standard.

But while CISPA and other bills give the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies more power to monitor problems, they all take voluntary approaches.

George Osborne has used his conference speech to unveil a new voluntary approach to employee rights, prompting a divided response from commentators.

Rummage through their other news releases, or the other variety of material collected at Greenpeace's scans of GCC material, and one begins to wonder why Greenpeace would keep evidence that shows the GCC to be a group that seemingly caves into the idea of man - caused global warming and advocates the same lackluster voluntary approach to solving the problem just like President George W. Bush did.

Businesses, Mr. McCain said, «are increasingly recognizing that purely voluntary approaches will not be enough» to stop global warming.

Thalmann, P. and A. Baranzini 2005: An overview of the economics of voluntary approaches in climate policies.

As well, you would need to believe that adverse selection is not a significant problem in the annuity market, so any market imperfections from a voluntary approach are minor.

But he says the introduction of legally enforced quotas was unwarranted as the progress so far proved that the voluntary approach is working.

«Discussions with Greece and the official sector are paused for reflection on the benefits of a voluntary approach,» the Institute of International Finance, which negotiates on behalf of the banks, said in a statement on Friday, after its leader, Charles Dallara, left Athens.

The reference to a «voluntary approach» might be a not - so - subtle message that if Europe pushed too hard on this point, then the creditors could no longer accept the agreement as a voluntary one.

But then some surprises: Canada, whose government led by Steven Harper has been backing away from the previous government's commitment to Kyoto, began publicly leaning toward the U.S. position; and then, to the embarrassment of the Kyoto group, Japan, home country of the treaty and of course a signatory to it, joined the United States and Canada in looking favorably on the voluntary approach.

The government should establish a national food waste reduction target, with retailers forced to publish figures on their food waste, after a voluntary approach has proved «inadequate», says Parliament's EFRA Committee.

Still, the government and the competition watchdog support a voluntary approach as a way to end the hostilities between supermarkets and suppliers while protecting consumers.

In light of this, the British Dietetic Association is unenthusiastic about the voluntary approach of the Public Health Responsibility Deal between industry and government, saying it can not be relied upon to solve the problem of diet - related disease in the UK.

However, I also believe that a voluntary approach has proven to work well in Denmark.

The voluntary approach increases commitment and makes use of unused ability.

Cuomo says the voluntary approach could help communities who are loathe to take the more «highly invasive» step of asking the state to impose a financial control board.

This is an important change from the voluntary approach that has so far been the rule within the EU's common security and defence policy.

«The light touch, voluntary approach to tackling gender pay inequality is clearly failing.

Health secretary Andrew Lansley is particularly opposed to a mandatory scheme, favouring a voluntary approach from industry instead, but it appears he has been overruled by the prime minister.

Sir Hayden, meanwhile, is believed to be looking at suggesting a voluntary approach to donations and spending.

Arizona has taken a voluntary approach to the problem.

Infectious disease experts dispute the reliability of the voluntary approach.

According to the report, the EPA told GAO officials that it prefers «nonregulatory, voluntary approaches» to the growing e-waste problem.

While some make participation mandatory, others opt for a voluntary approach.

As well, you would need to believe that adverse selection is not a significant problem in the annuity market, so any market imperfections from a voluntary approach are minor.

Last month, Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, told Politico's Michael Grunwald that a mix of mandatory and voluntary approaches is nigh:

(v) See Global Witness and the ITF's «Open Letter, RE: Deloitte's continued failure to clarify its role in Liberian audit», dated 22 November 2002 (vi) See Report of the Panel of Experts Appointed pursuant to Security Council resolution 1408 (2002), paragraph 26, concerning Liberia, S / 2002/1115 (vii) The United Nations Global Compact is a voluntary approach to addressing corporate social responsibility.

Rudolf Escheu of the Bavarian Ministry of Economics emphasised the voluntary approach to the topic of energy efficiency, «because this will convince the citizens more.

Without this foundation of trust, the voluntary approach that became the UNFCCC's strategy after Copenhagen could founder.

The Howard plan for APEC to agree to some sort of «pledge and review» system represents a return to the voluntary approach that the original Framework Convention showed can not work, suggesting that the Government's thinking is stuck at around 1995.

Here are some of the advantages a voluntary approach to networking can add to your career:

It works to promote human rights by concretely demonstrating the advantages of the voluntary approach where individuals and couples make free and informed decisions on their reproductive lives.

Couples Counseling Therapy is a voluntary approach that affords couples an opportunity to discuss and navigate through their disputes, opportunities, and uncertainties.

the description of the search for efficacy is divided into two main parts: one devoted to voluntary approaches on the part of the patient, the other to non - voluntary approaches.

Our stance is that a voluntary approach is the right approach.