Firstly, radical increases in resource efficiency.

And let's start with radical increases in resource efficiency.

We've made improvements in energy and resource efficiency, but the consumer sector, especially in America, is very inefficient.

When it has a scarce resource that it wants to turn into a desirable outcome, it thinks in terms of efficiency.

Information technology is not a solution by itself, but it can serve as a tool for the improvement of administrative processes, procedures and efficiency.

So returning to those big challenges that I mentioned at the beginning radical increases in resource efficiency, closing loops and a solar economy.

(k) Resource efficiency To minimize the use of scarce and non renewable resources in the development and operation of tourism facilities and services

The motives were largely similar across regions and were dependent on the types of OFDI (market seeking, efficiency seeking, resource seeking, asset augmenting).

13. Recognizes that strengthening the role and capacity of the United Nations development system to assist countries in achieving their development goals requires continuing improvement in its effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and impact, along with a significant increase in resources and an expansion of its resource base on a continuous, more predictable and assured basis

11. Recognizes that strengthening the role and capacity of the United Nations development system to assist countries in achieving their development goals requires continuing improvement in its effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and impact, along with a significant increase in resources and an expansion of its resource base on a continuous, more predictable and assured basis

So I think the Eden Project is a fairly good example of how ideas from biology can lead to radical increases in resource efficiency delivering the same function, but with a fraction of the resource input.

Increase organizational efficiency Further improvement of programmatic and operational performance at the country level requires UNFPA to strengthen its presence and support for countries at the regional level.

The programme also aims to increase resource efficiency and better management by introducing the concept of cleaner production in participating industrial companies and to strengthen the capacity of local partners.

(iv) To stimulate the development and diffusion of technologies designed to increase the efficiency of resource use or reduce the impacts of drivers such as climate change and nutrient loading

1.144 To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery to Special Hardship Case (SHC) families through reduction in social worker case loads, systematic in service training and the improvement of overall working conditions.

Through new energy efficiency initiatives, Singapore aimed to reduce up to 190,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions by 2012 and help achieve a 25 per cent improvement in carbon intensity between 1990 and 2012.

Taking all factors into consideration, it is expected that the imports and exports of China's foreign trade will maintain a steady growth throughout the year, with further improvement in quality and efficiency. Xu Bing said.

25. Stresses the need for continuous overall improvement in the effectiveness, efficiency, management and impact of the United Nations system in delivering its development assistance, and welcomes steps that have been taken to that end

The network and telecommunication resource requirements for the new building will be included in the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2008 2009 under the section entitled Construction, alteration, improvement and major maintenance.

There is, of course, wide variation in the nature and motives of FDI from different regions of the developing world, with important examples of natural resource seeking, market seeking and efficiency seeking FDI.

Review of its agenda and the improvement of its working methods are other ways to enhance the General Assembly's role, authority, effectiveness and efficiency as the chief deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations.

What little chance there was of the US backing any global plan to limit or tax carbon emissions has disappeared. Improvement in US performance on climate change will have to come from innovation and increased energy efficiency.

Overall, there has been an increase in the use of SSC by the United Nations development system, with a focus on institution building and networking, information support, resource mobilization and the improvement of management capacities.

During 2004, UNDP instituted a revitalized, strategic approach to allocating TRAC 1.1.2 resources based on effectiveness, efficiency and opportunity. This approach was developed using the existing resource framework and underlying programming arrangements as a basis.

And if you go over the next 15 years or so to a blended wing body, kind of a flying wing with internal engines, then you get about a factor three efficiency improvement at comparable or lower cost.

The reforms carried out under the leadership of the Director General were conducive to further improvement of the Organization's efficiency and the continued expansion of technical cooperation coverage with a view to providing better services to Member States.

Definition of energy efficiency improvement project activities The Executive Board agreed to draw up an indicative list of eligible project activities sectors, as proposed in the attachment to annex 2 of the annotated agenda of its third meeting.

The objective of the Task Force is centred on the improvement of the efficiency, quality and consistency of international data production and dissemination, while reducing the national authorities' response burden and avoiding duplication of work in international organizations.

That allows us to have incredible efficiency and cost efficiency.

Efficiency __________

Efficiency

For industry, this means ensuring that as the industrial base of the developing countries grows, the consumption of natural resources by industry remains contained through (a) greater resource efficiency by individual enterprises and (b) the implementation of circular material and energy flows through entire production chains (known collectively as sustainable industrial resource management SIRM).

We believe, first, that the reform of the Security Council should be multifaceted, including both the enlargement of the membership and the improvement of working methods. At the same time, the Council's authority and efficiency must also be ensured.

Type (ii) project activities energy efficiency improvement project activities which reduce energy consumption, on the supply and or demand side, by up to the equivalent of 15 gigawatt hours per year (decision 17 CP.7, paragraph 6 (c) (ii))

The contribution of education in poverty reduction has implied that more emphasis is placed in the substantial improvement of efficiency in education, especially primary education, but along with the development of alternative educational models such as adult and youth literacy campaigns.

This entails continuous improvement of performance and efficiency (using measurable objectives, performance reports, training of staff and clients and the promulgation of detailed documentation), conformity with the rules and regulations, excellence in client servicing and the adoption of sustainable management principles.

The Plan encourages an accelerated shift towards sustainable consumption and production, where appropriate de linking economic growth and environmental degradation through improved efficiency and sustainability in the use of resources and reduced resource degradation, pollution and waste.

One of the limitations of this approach for sound public administration is that profit maximization and efficiency of resource use are essential but not sufficient with respect to promoting and protecting public goods, such as the environment.

Mr. Terzi (Turkey) said that, owing to the growing size and complexity of peacekeeping missions, the Organization was facing a management challenge and growing pressure to improve efficiency and effectiveness as a result of increasing financial resource requirements.

women's health improvement.

Areas for improvement

Improvement of health

Staffing efficiency is only one measure of the cost efficiency of procurement performance.

CA And if someone could convince you that we actually can make the what was it? the 130 fold improvement in efficiency, of reduction of carbon footprint, would you then actually like that picture of economic growth into more knowledge based goods?

Parties reported that their approach to combating climate change would therefore be influenced by such issues as improving production and resource utilization efficiency, improving health due to reduction in pollution levels, and creating additional opportunities for employment and wealth.