Sentences with phrase «with environmental targets»

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Even before the push for a scientists» march, many environmental activists said they planned to target Trump with mass protest.

The water - purification firm has found success by targeting regions with new or tightened environmental regulations — like China and Mexico — and offering its services to mining, power generation, and oil and gas companies.

The environmental watchdog has given the green light for BHP Billiton's planned 80 million tonnes per annum South Flank iron ore development, with first ore targeted in 2021.

Also targeted for steep spending rollbacks are the agency's monitoring and enforcement of compliance with environmental laws, as well as regional projects intended to benefit degraded areas such as the Chesapeake Bay, Puget Sound and the Gulf of Mexico.

Greenpeace has targeted Volkswagen with a new website and set of spoof ads that send up the automaker's award - winning, Force - inspired Super Bowl ad, accusing the company of opposing key environmental laws in Europe relating to CO2 emissions.

Greenpeace considers this a major victory: two months ago, the environmental group targeted Nestle's use of palm oil with a purposely unsettling video that compared eating Kit - Kat bars to snacking on the bloodied appendages of orangutans.

To spice things up, they'd include promises of a new pipeline training facility, a new school curriculum, a new relationship with Ottawa, new greenhouse gas emissions targets and better bitumen sands environmental performance.

With new «density» targets favouring multi-family housing, designated urban growth areas and tougher environmental rules, the 2006 plan sought to check urban sprawl while supporting the area's further growth as North America's major economic hub.

On the investment side, while the detention of Canadian investors John Chang and Allison Lu for commercial disputes with politically connected counterparts in China has gotten most of the publicity, other practices, such imposing technology transfer requirements on foreign investors, targeting foreign over local firms in enforcing environmental rules, and denying reciprocal treatment of investments in resource projects, banking, telecommunications and professional services are also cause for serious concern.

Eriknauer said partnering with FEBA helps Arla reduce food waste and meet its environmental targets, and enables the company to donate surplus products to charity via professional partners in the cooperative's different markets throughout Europe.

Inspiration: The product or company adheres to an unusual or new mission targeting an issue or problem not yet widely addressed; its message / mission is clearly communicated, focused and effective, with real, wide - reaching potential or already proven positive social or environmental impact.

Our key target is to produce hybrid rice with consistently high - yield heterosis (hybrid vigor), good grain quality, tolerance to key environmental stresses, multiple resistances to insect pests and diseases, and high seed production yield.

overall and particular environmental objectives, along with targets to measure progress against the objectives.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder has legislated responsibility under the Water Act 2007 (Water Act) for decisions relating to use of Commonwealth environmental water across the Murray - Darling Basin in order to maximise environmental outcomes over time, consistent with the objectives of the Basin Plan and the environmental watering objectives and targets prescribed in the Basin - wide environmental waterEnvironmental Water Holder has legislated responsibility under the Water Act 2007 (Water Act) for decisions relating to use of Commonwealth environmental water across the Murray - Darling Basin in order to maximise environmental outcomes over time, consistent with the objectives of the Basin Plan and the environmental watering objectives and targets prescribed in the Basin - wide environmental waterenvironmental water across the Murray - Darling Basin in order to maximise environmental outcomes over time, consistent with the objectives of the Basin Plan and the environmental watering objectives and targets prescribed in the Basin - wide environmental waterenvironmental outcomes over time, consistent with the objectives of the Basin Plan and the environmental watering objectives and targets prescribed in the Basin - wide environmental waterenvironmental watering objectives and targets prescribed in the Basin - wide environmental waterenvironmental watering strategy.

With it, Tetra Pak has shown a true commitment to sustainable packaging solutions that will inspire others to believe stretch targets on environmental performance are achievable.

QAI is dedicated to conformance with the requirements of ISO 14001, and to the continual improvement of its environmental management system by establishing and meeting environmental targets and objectives.

A copy and video of all presentations from the conference, including my overview of the management of environmental water, the environmental targets all water managers are working towards with a brief reflection on achievements to date, is available on the ABARES website.

Commonwealth environmental water, along with a number of other sources of environmental water, is being delivered to provide benefits along the length of the River Murray in 2017 - 18, contributing to flows and targeting outcomes from Hume Dam through to the Coorong.

The plant — engineered by Australia's CST Wastewater Solutions in partnership with Global Water Engineering — has achieved all the high environmental performance targets set by Pacific Beverages, a SABMiller / Coca Cola Amatil joint venture, says CST Wastewater Solutions Managing Director Mr Mike Bambridge.

CGF is urging all consumer goods companies to phase out harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) focusing on four key points; the installation of new refrigeration equipment in markets where viable, engagement with stakeholders to overcome barriers in markets where installation is not currently viable, reduction of the environmental impact of existing refrigeration systems and the development of individual targets and action plans to measure the first three points.

New Outdoor Tourism Promotion: Cuomo said the state will launch a new campaign specifically targeted to promote outdoor tourism, including a partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to launch the Official NY State Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife App; Office of Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation with an early camping discount program; and a partnership with the Campground Owners of NY, which will represent I LOVE NEW YORK at RV shows nationwide.

Environmental Commission chair Jen Metzger, a Democrat who has often been the target of Hassett's ire at Town Board meetings, was elected councilwoman with 1,162 votes.

Walter Hang, with the Ithaca - based Toxics Targeting, says his group already found instances where the existing pipeline violated state pollution standards, so the state environmental agency should issue a new certification.

«These kinds of comparisons could enable investigations into whether locations with high landscape demand should be targeted for environmental preservation or whether farmland could be utilized as a tourism resource,» says Tsutom Hiura.

FP7 - funded TARPOL (Targeting environmental pollution with engineered microbial systems à la carte) consortium

Environmental management can potentially devise separate strategies to target key phases in the lifecycle of males and females, respectively, with the aim of minimising the influence of climate change on their development and ultimately the success of the species.»

When faced with environmental regulations and the costs they impose, companies may relocate to a less - regulated jurisdiction, taking with them jobs and contributing to «leakage» in which targets of regulation, such as carbon emissions, are not reduced, just redistributed.

Our studies reveal that AHR is a novel target for treatment of this disease and potentially other diseases that manifest with excessive scarring,» explained lead investigator Richard P. Phipps, PhD, of the Department of Environmental Medicine and Flaum Eye Institute of the School of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Rochester (Rochester, New York).

Local officials, charged with meeting aggressive economic targets for their region's industry, tend to ignore national environmental regulations, covering up spills and building new power plants behind the backs of central government regulators.

The Environmental Protection Agency has been targeted by the Trump Administration as well, with a proposed 25 per cent cut to the overall budget.

The idea was to target three issues with traditional meat farming: protect animals from inhumane conditions and eventual slaughter; reduce the environmental damage of large - scale livestock operations; and give humans healthier meat and better food security.

Because most cases of Parkinson's disease appear to be at least partially caused by environmental factors such as pesticide exposure, these findings support the approach that targeting α - synuclein could slow or stop the progression of Parkinson's in most people with the disease, said study lead author Jeff Bronstein, a professor of neurology and director of movement disorders at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

China said late last year that it was struggling to meet environmental targets for the 2011 - 2015 period, with energy and carbon intensity targets still behind schedule.

«Targeted reduction of Aedes aegypti populations in areas where they are non-native could have little environmental impact, and drastically improve human health,» said Brantley Hall, a Ph.D. student in Tu's lab and co-first author on the paper, together with Sanjay Basu, a postdoctoral associate in Adelman's lab.

To coordinate their size and growth with current environmental conditions, cells rely on the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) pathway, which senses cellular stresses, growth factors, and the availability of nutrients, such as amino acids and glucose.

This center fosters collaborations among researchers at MD Anderson Smithville, in Houston and with other instutions in central Texas to reach the goal of understanding how environmental exposures influence cancer outcomes in the human population by identifying new targets and strategies for cancer prevention and treatment.

«This can lead to combining solubilizing reagents with immobilized enzymes to chew up targets that are usually very resistant to degradation (e.g., lignocellulose waste site environmental contaminants) and convert them to energy or harmless byproducts.

Hayes is interested in the impact of chemical contaminants on environmental health and public health, with a specific interest in the role of pesticides in global amphibian declines and environmental justice concerns associated with targeted exposure of racial and ethnic minorities to endocrine disruptors and the role that exposure plays in health care disparities.

Abstract: The high throughput screening of chemicals for interaction with intracellular targets is gaining prominence in the toxicity evaluation of environmental chemicals.

Cells rely on the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) pathway — which senses the availability of nutrients — to coordinate their growth with existing environmental conditions.

The outcome statement of the Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development (2012) centred around ecological sustainability.2 If countries of the world are serious about the commitment made at Rio, then the MDGs need to evolve into a new framework; sustainability was not at their heart, and it is increasingly clear that without such an orientation, various «development» goals are impossible to meet for both the current and future generations.3 As the report of the UN System Task Team on the post-2015 development agenda says, «the proposed vision and framework for the post-2015 agenda must be fully aligned with that (Rio +20) outcome».4 Accordingly, the theme of sustainability should be running through all the post-2015 goals (as should the themes on equity and human rights), even as more specific environmental targets such as halting the erosion of biodiversity could be specified in one of the goals.

Our sustainable investing platform provides our clients with the opportunity to take a proactive approach to investments that target social and environmental objectives in addition to financial returns.

NW2: recognizes proficiency in two target odors and increases the difficulty level with larger search areas, more hidden odors, and more environmental distractions

When all else fails, Spidey can retreat to a high wall or target the group with one of the environmental hazards, be it a gas canister or back alley dumpster.

His administration — with help from Republicans in Congress — has often targeted environmental rules it sees as overly burdensome to the fossil fuel industry, including major Obama - era policies aimed at fighting climate change.»

However, many states are making progress toward Clean Power Plan targets as they work to comply with other environmental mandates, such as the Regional Haze Rule, the new ozone air quality standard, and new rules regarding toxic wastewater from power plants.

Utilities serving air quality nonattainment or maintenance areas, and utilities in states with greenhouse gas emissions targets, will find additional value in the potential environmental benefits of transportation electrification.

With only 52 months left to achieve this Global Warming Solutions Act target, Massachusetts will need quick action from its Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, along with strong collaboration from legislators, environmental advocates, utilities, and local governmeWith only 52 months left to achieve this Global Warming Solutions Act target, Massachusetts will need quick action from its Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, along with strong collaboration from legislators, environmental advocates, utilities, and localEnvironmental Affairs, along with strong collaboration from legislators, environmental advocates, utilities, and local governmewith strong collaboration from legislators, environmental advocates, utilities, and localenvironmental advocates, utilities, and local governments.

Pushed by grassroots environmental and social - justice groups, California has led the way on this approach, with 2012 legislation (Senate Bill 535) requiring that 25 percent of carbon revenue from the state's cap - and - trade program must be spent on clean - energy investments that benefit environmentally vulnerable low - income communities in places like Stockton, Fresno, Richmond, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles (the targeted share for these communities was recently raised to 35 percent).

Rising Tide North America, a loose - knit group of students and workers for nonprofit organizations, posed as phony public relations officials and targeted energy reporters around the world on Monday with e-mails and telephone calls claiming that a legitimate group of 33 businesses and environmental groups, the United States Climate Action Partnership, had agreed to slash emissions, blamed for warming the earth, by 90 percent by 2050 and had called for a moratorium on new coal plants, Reuters reports.