At the same time, we have also updated sanctions authorities that allow us to target those who interfere with the peace process or the transition to democracy, and we created a ground-breaking framework for responsible investment from the United States that encourages transparency and oversight.
From an economic perspective, the recent discoveries of abundant domestic shale oil and gas supplies may help us avoid the likelihood of an oil shock and buy us the breathing ground to plan for a more gradual transition to a more efficient post-fossil world.
Parents establish rules and modes of acceptable behavior as a training ground for children, so that when they eventually make a transition into the world, they will be accustomed to behaving in ways deemed socially acceptable.
