The US was also adamant any climate agreement be universal, with all countries taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Although definitions of sustainability abound, two that enjoy considerable agreement are "universal, intergenerational human well-being" and "treating the Earth as if we intend to stay".
In my opinion a successful agreement is universal - one in which all countries take part; progressive - one that provides for periodic review and strengthening of commitments; equitable- one that protects the worlds poor from climate change, and transparent--one that provides a credible way to monitor, report, and verify global and country-level progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
There was universal agreement among providers that parents and teens lacked understanding of adolescent vaccination recommendations.
Agreement was less universal, though, on how successful he had been in acting on these goals, with complaints that his promises have fallen short both in dealings with individual artists and in pursuing the Public's mission at large.
There was universal agreement on one point at Wednesday's argument.
A few years ago, there was universal agreement in the party that marriage is between one man and one woman.
Back in Paro wed heard various theories as to what they might be, but there was universal agreement on one fact: They were to be avoided.
Predictably, there was universal agreement among the participants that manufacturing is extraordinarily important to economic growth because of its contributions to technology, productivity and export competitiveness.
However, there was universal agreement that obstetricians could never act on fetal grounds without the pregnant woman's consent.
There was universal agreement by staff that the CCCs are a very useful reference tool, although very few agencies outside UNICEF are yet aware of their existence.
