• Data shows that greenhouse gas emissions fell by 99 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) during 2008, making a total net reduction of 627m tonnes of CO2e from 1990 levels.

    BBC: EU 'half way to 2020 emissions target'

  • Meanwhile a Tory Chancellor, George Osborne, is convinced that those on the highest incomes are not making a proper contribution to the reduction of the government's excessive deficit - and so he wants to limit their ability to avoid tax, including through his controversial plan to limit how much they can cut their tax bill by making big contributions to charity.

    BBC: More than 70% of high earners paid 50% tax rate

  • So each time there was a recession with a Republican President, compensated -- we compensated by making sure that government didn't see a drastic reduction in employment.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks on the Economy

  • Education is absolutely central to achieving all of our development goals - we know that progress in education is a vital tool in making progress in poverty reduction, heath and nutrition.

    UNESCO: 2009 EFA Global Monitoring Report launched

  • Why is it that deficit reduction is a big emergency justifying making cuts in Social Security benefits but not closing some loopholes?

    BBC: State of the Union: Obama pledges to reignite economy

  • As most Americans still regard unilateral disarmament to be ill-advised, the Administration has seized upon the simultaneous and accelerated pursuit of several arms reduction accords as a means of making a virtue of political necessity.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: An Emerging ��Bush Doctrine��? ��Stability�� Over Freedom

  • Apparently, Ms. Stiles, under orders to cut her budget by 25% (remember that recession?), opted to take a 40% reduction in her own personal salary rather than lay off a member of her staff, making her a heroine of the state.

    FORBES: Suze Orman Says "No More Sacrifice"

  • This plan includes a reduction in Germany's generous unemployment benefits, making it easier for small companies to hire and fire (though workers in bigger companies will retain strong protection against dismissal), as well as some pension and health-care reforms.

    ECONOMIST: Reviving the sick men of Europe | The

  • This results in a dramatic reduction of complexity and costs while at the same time making the networks faster without the addition of infrastructure, making service provider networks more agile.

    FORBES: F5 Networks Picks Up Israel's Traffix

  • The banker's philosophy about making credit decisions was to use the concepts of asset enhancement and liabilities reduction as a framework for looking at financial structure and power.

    FORBES: Should You Enhance Your Assets Or Reduce Your Liabilities?

  • The Venus Engine was also newly developed for the GF6 to attain both high-performance signal processing and noise reduction, achieving a maximum ISO 25, 600 (Extended) making the most of the new sensor.

    ENGADGET: Panasonic Lumix GF6 announced for the US, shipping in June for $600

  • And that is very helpful in making the point and making the case that a balanced approach is really the only way to get significant deficit reduction and to do it in a way that does not require undue sacrifice of any one segment of society -- of seniors or parents of disabled children, for example.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • The one-year payroll tax reduction would take the place of a two-year extension of the Making Work Pay credit.

    FORBES: Taxes? Hold 'Em!

  • Road pricing should be seen as making a key contribution to encourage motorists to trade out within an overall strategic objective of traffic reduction.

    ECONOMIST: Excessive

  • And hopefully it will result in a broad agreement on significant deficit reduction that then also allows the Congress to move forward with making sure that the United States of America does not for the first time in its history default on its obligations.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Making matters worse, the Joint Committee of Taxation issued a report stating that in order to pay for a reduction of the top corporate rate to 28%, Congress would have to eliminate virtually all corporate tax deductions, including those for domestic manufacturing, the very industry President Obama aims to protect with the reduction in rates.

    FORBES: President Obama Releases Agenda For A Potential Second Term: Dissecting the Tax Aspects

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