Growth has risen faster than emissions, at global and national levels, and more is to come: China's latest national plan, for example, calls for a 40-45% reduction in carbon intensity without compromising economic development.
It is also impossible to talk seriously about climate change without talking about economic development.
They might have added that without gender equality sustainable economic development cannot be achieved either.
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"It limits any future development without having to assess what that economic impact may be, " Mr. Slattery said.
We want to achieve a situation where all countries in the region can pursue economic development and commercial ties and trade and do so without the threat that their populations are going to be subject to bombs and destruction.
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The IPPR paper also points to the lack of a strong economic development agency, particularly for the north-east, without which Scotland is at a significant advantage in attracting inward investors.
The leaders of Japan wanted electric power generation to power their economic development and nuclear power seemed like a natural for a country without much coal or any oil.
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The benefits for economic development seemed to justify this approach, and Singapore and Malaysia, too, accepted the idea without question.
Even without an actual conflict, this is one more tragic misallocation of resources that could be going toward economic and social development.
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