The phrase "and is leading to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a progression or consequence resulting from a previous action or situation.
Example: "The recent changes in policy are causing confusion and is leading to a decline in employee morale."
Alternatives: "and is resulting in" or "and is contributing to".
Inventory building added to economic growth in the fourth quarter for the first time in a year and is leading to longer hours for workers.
Co-ordinated austerity has pushed down GDP and is leading to debt/GDP ratios that are higher than they otherwise would have been.
It is politically driven and is leading to a huge expansion of federal crimes that were perfectly well handled by the states".
This is benefiting Asian asset markets -- from stocks to property -- and is leading to a gradual "financial decoupling" from the United States and Europe, Mr. Neumann said.
But the report concludes: "There is clear evidence that the benefit sanctions regime has gone too far and is leading to destitution, hardship and hunger on a large scale.
On the open seas, overharvesting of the world's great predatory fishes, from sharks to tunas, has upended marine ecosystems and is leading to the rise of what the marine biologist Jeremy Jackson calls "Slime Ocean".
"The Department of Homeland Security's enforcement measures have become increasingly draconian and are leading to severe consequences, including death, for many," Ms. Dutt said in an e-mail message last week.
Newer designs are addressing both issues and are leading to improved results.
The ideas that are troubling me and are leading to this come from communists with whom he associated when he was 9 years old".
These new tools are especially powerful for associating natural phenotypic variation to specific DNA sequences and are leading to increased interest in natural diversity.
Flood destruction to crops and livelihoods is leading to reduced food security and the threat of widespread malnutrition looms.
