Sentences with phrase «voluntary pledges for»
A recent UNEP report shows that current voluntary pledges for emission reductions are far below the levels necessary to avert dangerous climate change, and could lead to a 5C rise in temperature.
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The pledge argues for a voluntary withdrawal from the civil side of marriage as same - sex marriage increasingly becomes the law of the land.
o date, 26 processors have pledged to follow best practices established by The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, and more than 80 % of the U.S. milk supply is now covered by voluntary dairy traceability guidelines, thanks to the recent pledge of another large dairy processor, according to the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC).
ALBANY — A day after Gov. Paterson revoked hefty salary increases for several key aides, he has reneged on his pledge to take a voluntary pay cut.
Developing this potential is vital for Brazil to meet new energy demands as well as its voluntary pledge to reduce its projected greenhouse gas emissions between 36.1 and 38.9 percent by 2020.
The Leaping Bunny Logo shows that a cosmetic or personal care company adheres to the Corporate Standard of Compassion for Animals, and is a voluntary pledge that companies make to not test on animals during any stage of production development.
The Leaping Bunny Logo certifies that a cosmetic or personal care company adheres to the Corporate Standard of Compassion for Animals, and is a voluntary pledge that companies make to not test on animals during any stage of production development.
It is by this lack of specific demands on govt that CoP21 in Paris is on track to discuss merely short - term voluntary «pledges», with the US refusing to discuss the requisite framework for the equitable and efficient allocation of tradable national emission rights under a declining global carbon budget.
The Cancun meeting in fact made it more likely for the developed countries to shift from the Kyoto Protocol and its binding regime of emission reduction commitments, to a voluntary system in which each country only makes pledges on how much it will reduce its emissions.
They settled instead for a voluntary accord that asks each nation to pledge to reduce them.
• Emissions Reductions: The Copenhagen Accord provides for countries to voluntarily commit to GHG mitigation plans in two separate annexes, one for developed country targets and the other for the voluntary pledges of major developing countries.
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.
Methods for comparing the ambition and effectiveness of heterogeneous mitigation pledges in a voluntary climate - policy regime
Law firms across the country have pledged to waive their usual will - writing fees this month in exchange for a voluntary donation to charity.