The phrase "actions pledges" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be a combination of two separate concepts, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "The actions pledges made during the meeting were not followed through."
Alternatives: "commitments to action" or "promises of action".
However, projection after projection finds that the actions pledged by governments fall far short of what's required to keep the world below 2C of warming with any great level of confidence.
Sporton noted both China and India cited the cleaner use of coal as part of their climate action pledges submitted to the UN.
At the Feb. 29 lecture, Pasztor cited two major achievements of the 2015 Paris Agreement: the presence of 150 heads of state at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), and the release by 188 countries of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) outlining specific climate action pledges.
While noting the great strides the U.N. has made in raising funds from governments to support the commitment by developed countries to provide, by 2020, $100 billion per year to help developing countries fulfill their climate action pledges, he cautioned that trillions, not billions, will ultimately be needed to enable the world to shift to low-carbon, climate resilient economies.
Events will culminate with both students and educators making a commitment to take action on reducing inequality at school and at home via our 50/50 Day Action Pledges – from teachers pledging to include as many female figures as male figures in their course curricula to students pledging to be more aware of how household duties are divided in their homes.
Inspired by the Action Forum's new Action Pledges, I have transformed these key lessons into a personal pledge "...to work to make sustainability education mainstream".
A torpid political class was jostled into action, pledging to create the anti-corruption ombudsman, or Lokpal, that Mr. Hazare was demanding.
Earlier Sunday, Colonel Qaddafi delivered a fresh and defiant tirade against the allied military action, pledging retaliation and saying his forces would fight a long war to victory.
The actions that Audubon suggested to pledge-takers were gentle stuff — tell your stories, create a bird-friendly yard — but the Web site also offered a "Climate Action Pledge," which was long and detailed and included things like replacing your incandescent light bulbs with lower-wattage alternatives.
Fed up of being constantly targeted on his website by one particular individual and his followers, Scalzi decided to take action, pledging US$5 every time "the Racist Sexist Homophobic Dipshit in question posts an entry on his site in which he uses my name (or one of his adorable nicknames for me)".
