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Climate change poses global social, environmental and economic risks and demands a transformational change in how we manage our global economy. ... At a time when the global economic downturn may cause some to question whether now is the time to act, we

Hector discussed economic history, the Great Depression, Keynes, and past strategies to lift an economy. ... Hector replied that his modelling indicates the need to collaborate and reorganise the economic system and tilt it towards supporting innovation.

Climate change effects will interact with:.  Popula0on growth  Economic development  Urbanisa0on and migra0on  Supply chain globalisa0on. ... Building resilient systems will be crucial to maintain economic acOvity and support jobs.

You can also follow us on twitter @uk_nexus. Notes. 1. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funds research into the big social and economic questions facing us today. ... http://steps-centre.org.  The Centre for Social and Economic Research

While the diplomatic and climate change challenges are increasingly well understood, the economic. ... the potential economic and strategic benefits of the EU’s low carbon transition, how best to exploit.

2016, 14 September) Sri Lanka: Reducing flood risk for a more livable Metro Colombo Colombo is Sri Lanka’s largest and most important economic centre. ... The Trust for Public Land helps cities implement such improvements. Economic and Social Research

18.15 Discussion 18.35 Keynote Speech: Rainer Baake, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and. ... Economic Affairs and Energy,.

Economy of Portugal: Head, Lisbon Regional Department of Economic Affairs.

but also an economic crisis and a political crisis. Its content, however, is critical. ... protect and restore nature and support new economic activity that supports and enhances nature's.

a question, on how could our economic model have got it so wrong, Matthew responded, “we have focused on just the outcome and not the underlying support system.”. ... Do you agree with the statement below? average participant score. “Economic

Smartinvestment by the public and private sectors, alongside the right policy signals, will bring about economic growthand the creation of new industries, skills and jobs. ... We must continue to focus on this as we move out of economic turmoil, and not

CAMBRIDGE, UK (16 May 2016) Short-termism in financial markets has been widely identified as a cause of underinvestment, economic inefficiency and poor decision-making by corporations that undermines long-term ... entails both a little patience and

We each acknowledge responsibility for a sustainable economic future for Europe. ... We would like to contribute towards a modern, resource-efficient and low carbon growth as a central driver for Europe’s economic recovery and competitiveness agenda,

The scientific evidence is now overwhelming. Climate change presents very serious global social, environmental and economic risks and it demands an urgent global response. ... As business leaders, it is our belief that the benefits of strong, early

Trade-osDecoupling economic growth from GHG emissions will have profound implications for capital allocation decisions and risk-adjusted returns. ... Extreme Weather EventsBetween the 1950s and 1990s, the annual economic losses from large extreme events,

maintaining economic activity, and thus jobs. Industry Service EmploymentShifts in agriculture to new regions. ... Retailers run out of stock. Transport links damaged. Economic activity reduced.

The group will work together to explore the degree to which economic, social and environmental factors can influence long-‐term value creation and become a more integral part of the investment ... On the contrary, we can create a virtuous circle,

engaged in research funded by the. UK Natural Environment Research. Council, the Economic and Social. ... research projects like the Millennium Ecosystem. Assessment and The Economics of Ecosystems and.

Arrange an initial orientation tour to expose them to local social and economic conditions.

Secondly, as an underdeveloped city,. Chongzuo City has been undergoing socio-economic transformation since the 1980s when China began to. ... industrial symbioses in their socio-economic context in Chongzuo City, China. In order to achieve this.

related disciplines such as meteorology, earth and atmospheric sciences, physics, oceanography, statistics, engineering, ecology, social sciences and economics. ... The report will identify a number of different approaches to tackling emissions across a

n Incentivising loss reduction by informing economic actors about the risks they face, advising them on risk mitigation options and providing them with existing insurance options for loss reduction. ... However, without a suitable enabling economic and

neutrality goal, they are also demonstrating national economic and political self-interest when. ... chains and industrial ecosystems rather than sectors as typically measured in economic statistics.

The ILG's. vision is an investment chain in which economic, social and environmental. ... economic outputs of these industries. This method produces the $44 trillion figure above:.

INSURE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. Severe weather events (hurricanes, fires) continue to show the economic costs of climate change. ... The economic and environmental potential of new technology – from artificial intelligence to autonomous vehicles and

ambitious, robust  and equitable global deal on climate change that responds credibly to the scale and urgency of the crisis facing the world today and stimulates economic recovery.

However, this does not account for assets and markets that remain uninsured, where the social and economic impacts are significant. ... macro-economic impacts such as interest rate movements as the cost of national borrowing is affected.

economic viability, the multi-local food and beverage giant hopes to do its part to transform the. ... Last. but not least, clear economic incentives exist, both linked to demand from consumers for healthy.

For example, Hurricane Sandy (United States, 2012) flooded eight under-river subway tunnels, severely impacting economic activity. ... Prioritising infrastructure for pedestrians and promoting non-motorised transit options create economic and social

The challenges ahead include climate change, population growth, the economic situation and consumer expectations. • ... Population growth, climate change, changing consumption habits and economic growth are all increasing competition for scarce water

For others,pressure on natural systems is alreadycausing economic impacts, though thesemay not be immediately obvious. ... The recent report (The Economics ofEcosystems and Biodiversity ‘TEEB’)highlighted that protected natural resourcesdeliver

the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) will increase beyond 200 nautical miles over time. ... time helping to improve human livelihoods, social and economic well-being and responsible environmental management.

and champion a European policy and economic framework that supports the delivery of an orderly low carbon transition. ...  The European Commission to: o develop a strategic action plan to assess the economic potential of demand side management for.

Without careful management, future economic shifts driven by technological advances may further exacerbate these destabilising social trends. ... But the costs and benefits of industrial development and global economic growth have been unevenly

poses a risk to geo-‐political stability, a pre requisite for sustained economic growth and well-‐being for all.

economic actors such as corporations, governments and financial institutions to access fundamental knowledge. ... The migration of capital into environmentally and socially conscious business models is therefore a key indicator – and driver – of

drivers of economic development. Social issues, such as equality and equitability – including gender. ... equality, economic equality and health equality, are all central to the development discussion.

For businesses, there is no way of surviving without profit; therefore the economic dimension is inherent to business sustainability, which is, in my view, central to global sustainability. ... There will be no sustainability without the participation of

degree in Environmental Economics from the University of London. She is a.

as nations across the regions will face profound economic changes because of global shifts to renewables. ... to develop cases over a longer timeframe, the economic case for most major decisions become logical and viable.

 The large developing economies have typically set. In brief  The Paris Agreement delivered consensus that, to address climate change, significant economic transition is. ... Commentators have suggested some financial institutions are over weight

Chris Brown Asda Neil Burns Mondi Group David Butler University of Exeter Hannah Collins Economic and Social Research Council Monica Contestabile Nature Publishing Group.

economic system. It has no value indecision-making processes. Because it isnot within the system, it is generally not. ... Suchactions make economic sense in the currentsystem and actors are responding rationallysince they have a responsibility to

Estimates of the economic value society derives from the living environment are of an order of magnitude similar to global GDP itself. ... Competition for better solutions has been the major driving force behind economic and indeed social development.

For the last chapter of this section we turn to a vivid crisis of the present – the economic turmoil within the European Union and beyond. ... advantage. Only with the participation of ‘the economic mainstream’, he points out, can we achieve

World Economic Forum, McKinsey,PwC and others release surveys andreports related to natural capital. ... Capitalism and GDP may need tobe redefined before more representativenational socio-economic-environmentalindicators can be developed.

In the late 1980s, growing recognition of the loss of tropical rainforests led to the creation of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which delivered the closest solution: to provide an economic

Economic versus insured catastrophe losses, 1970–2015. Figure 1: Source: Swiss Re Economic Research & Consulting, 2015. ... The insurance industry, with its broad range of stakeholders and its involvement in so many spheres of economic activity, is

O-I cite economic concerns as a major driver for efficiency and decarbonisation. ... It’s healthy to reduce our energy bill, so there’s an economic business driver to it.”.

The Economics of Fish Redistribution. Fisheries yield is projected to increase by 30–70% in high latitudes, but to fall by 40–60% in the tropics and Antarctica, based on 2C