Sentence examples for target on cuts from inspiring English sources

We started that way, as opposed to setting a target on cuts".

The deal looked likely to be struck after a fortnight of negotiations ran into an unscheduled extra day because countries could not agree on a timetable for setting clear national targets on cuts in carbon.

Through key institutions such as the Compact of Mayors and the Alliance of Peaking Pioneer Cities, U.S. and Chinese cities are committing to ambitious targets on cuts their greenhouse gas emissions.

Japan is one of the few leading polluters that has not yet declared a target on emission cuts, as the world works towards a new framework for combating climate change, to be finalised at December's COP 21 gathering in Paris.

Under the pressure of a June 30 deadline to balance a budget that is $1 billion in the red, Republican legislative leaders zeroed in today on their first target for cuts -- nearly $35 million and scores of management jobs at N.J.

The Green party has long demanded a firm commitment to year-on-year targets for cuts in emissions, to prevent politicians from making a "Nimto" (Not In My Term of Office) response – setting targets and timetables so far in advance that they avoid having to take serious action now.

The insurer said it was on target to cut $250 million in expenses before 2003.

Greece is on target to cut its deficit to 8% of GDP this year.

Ben Verwaayen, the Alcatel-Lucent chief executive, said that despite the latest loss, the company was on target to cut its operating costs by 750 million euros this year.

The EU is already on target to cut its CO2 emissions by 20% by 2020, compared with 1990 emission levels.

Mrs May insisted the government was still on target to cut annual net migration to the UK, from outside the EU, to below 100,000 by 2015.