The major reason for such a small reduction of that period, according to the IEA, was the resurgence of coal.
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The minister said he expected the anticipated small reduction in staff numbers could be managed "without the need for compulsory redundancies".
Only in Washington would such a small reduction be seen as revolutionary.
Small businesses have already said that they are reluctant to surrender partial control over their business in exchange for a small reduction in employees' rights.
Jon Richards of public service union, Unison, said: "This small reduction will be no comfort for the 17% of 16-24 year olds who are still out of work, education or training".
The net effect of the law is therefore likely to be a small reduction in the economic activity of LA County and no greater safety for any of the actors at all.
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They point out that what is being planned is not so much a cut as a small reduction on what the Pentagon had been planning to spend over the next four to five years.
At best new nuclear power stations will deliver only a very small emissions reduction at some unspecified point.
The publication of the Small is Working: Technology for Poverty Reduction video and associated booklet, thirty years after Small Is Beautiful , is intended to present, review, revitalize and promote the contribution of smaller-scale and intermediate technology to poverty reduction and sustainable development.
Some of these changes involved the reduction of a small percentage of marketing positions, to better align our resources with our business needs and clarify roles across the marketing function.
While the risk reduction is relatively small, 10 percent, COPD is a common and life-threatening condition in which a decline in lung function can be slowed down but not reversed.
One set of small-scale sunshine-reduction experiments discussed in Asilomar would send plumes of various sulphurous fluids in the stratosphere to find out which would best produce a haze of small particles similar to those that cool the planet after a large volcanic eruption.
The 12 million new jobs, all of the new small businesses, the sharp reduction in the deficit, the historic lows in unemployment, and all of the favorable economic statistics which now make it possible to have projections that give more revenue and more opportunity for Americans, the people who are here in this caucus and the House members who are joining us made that possible.
For men age 50 to 69, the reduction in mortality is small to none.
The reduction in subscriber forecast was small, with less than 1% drop in streaming customers and 5% in DVD customers.
"We get a reduction because we're a small business but it could be ending this year, " said Chris.
And that still remains just a small -- a relatively small portion of the overall achievement in deficit reduction thus far.
This has drawn criticism from former PSD member Deputy Tony Spruce, who believes the reduction in residual waste is too small to justify the cost.
The Internal Revenue Service advised today that due to sequestration, there will be a reduction to the refundable portion of the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit for certain small tax-exempt employers.
The FIA's biggest bone of contention appears to be a significant reduction in the number of board seats small broker members can vote on under the new organization, to three from the 16 governor seats on which they can currently vote.
Mr Bishop said the reduction in the oxygen levels would be relatively small and staff would be allowed to work in the rooms for up to four hours before having to take a 30-minute break.
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Mr Singh did, however, push through another unpopular measure: a reduction in the interest rates the government pays on small-savings schemes.
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This kind of revenue split will still favor the bigger teams, though there is likely to be a reduction at the top end that can allow the small market teams to compete.
One limitation, acknowledged by the authors, is that the reduction in total fat intake in the control group was small.
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Money gained during these favorable economic times, in conjunction with small fixed period SPLOST type taxes, should be pushed exclusively towards deficit reduction.
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.
The price reduction effect of our oil production is spread across the entire world and is thus pretty small.
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With oil prices so high, small changes can save a lot of money, which is why companies that adopted ambitious emissions-reduction targets around the time of Copenhagen have tended to stiffen, not slacken, them.
Why was it good policy back in December to eliminate special interest tax breaks for the wealthiest individuals and large corporations, tax breaks, advantages in the tax code that regular folks don't get and small businesses don't get -- why was it good policy then in the name of deficit reduction but not now?
Most merchants should see a reduction in their costs for accepting debit cards as a result of the new caps, but small-ticket merchants are "shocked that, in their case, their costs are actually going to increase, " said Mark Horwedel, chief executive officer of Merchant Advisory Group, a trade group that represents large retailers on card-acceptance issues.
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