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Standards for climate action: Where green innovation meets policy
Now is the time for policy makers and public and private sector organisations to realise the vital role standards play in securing a sustainable future.
The value of developing and implementing technical standards has been recognised for decades. Standardised products and processes help the global economy to run smoothly and efficiently, promoting best practice across many industries. Standards on safety have also improved the health and wellbeing of billions of people around the globe. Now, the greatest challenge faced by humanity is the threat of irreversible climate change. Standards can also play a key role in this arena, helping us meet our ambitious climate targets.
The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 sets Ireland on a legally binding path to net-zero emissions by 2050. Among Ireland's government agencies who will be responsible for supporting the Act is the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), who will provide vital support through the creation of standards in various subject areas. Harnessing the power of standards, NSAI will support stakeholders in setting the tone for how green measures, such as home retrofitting, energy innovation and the circular economy can be utilised in Ireland.
Why standards?
Standards are formed through a consensus-based process, taking into account as many voices as possible. The documents are put together by standards committees, composed of stakeholders with widely varying backgrounds, expertise, and interests, from PhD researchers and start-up owners, all the way through to policymakers and multi-national executives.
As a result, the final output of the Committee, the Standard, upholds principals such as safety, efficiency, and interoperability, while also incorporating the latest developments in policy, research and innovation. Standards set the bar for the products, services and processes used and made available within Ireland, making them an incredibly useful tool with which to secure a climate-neutral future.
Bringing innovation into the mainstream
According to the IDA, Ireland is 11th in the world for its overall quality of scientific research. As a country with such a high level of activity in the research, development, and innovation space, it is vital that the latest discoveries and solutions in science and technology reach their full potential in our industries and societies.
Standards are the perfect vehicle through which to do that: by introducing new concepts and ideas to a standards committee, researchers can gain professional recognition from industry peers, all while helping to establish a new and improved national norm which could contribute to Ireland's ambitious climate targets.
Researchers can also use participation in standards committees to take their RDI project to the next level. Public funds value standards as a research project outcome, making it a valuable addition to any project proposal.
Meanwhile, those looking to bring their idea to life in the form of a new product or service can use the insight of the standards committee to ensure interoperability and compliance with the relevant regulations. During our climate emergency, introducing real world, market-ready solutions in a timely way is made possible with standards.
To learn more about how innovators and researchers can benefit from and support standardisation, visit: NSAI.ie/standards/standards-innovation/
Policy, realised
As documents which set the bar for products, services, and processes in Ireland, NSAI standards reflect and support the latest policies as set out by the Government. These requirements are combined with knowledge from a team of technical experts who live and breathe the industry, resulting in a standard that can show how complying with regulations can be achieved in the real world.
Not only can standards themselves strongly support national policies, there are also significant benefits for a government department, agency, health trust or local authority to become involved in setting and reviewing standards.
Policymakers' active engagement with standards committees can allow them to implement policy in a significantly more informed way. By directly observing and working with the sector's businesses, researchers, and stakeholders, they are offered the opportunity to grow their industry awareness. In the process, they build great capacity to spot potential policy challenges and solutions which could arise.
Find out more about Standards help to realise policies and regulations at: NSAI.ie/standards/supporting-standards/
NSAI's current climate actions
In support of the growing demand in Government and across industries to answer the climate emergency's call, NSAI has been identifying and prioritising standardisation activities in areas relating to climate action.
Currently, NSAI has several standards committees working in climate action related areas such as wind energy, solar energy, alternative fuels in transport, electrification of heat and transport, and the circular economy. This scope is only growing; the Authority in collaboration with policymakers, researchers and industry professionals, identifies new areas in which to begin standardisation activities.
For example, the recently published Standard Recommendation (SR 50-4:2021) which provides guidelines for the design, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of heat pump systems was developed to ensure best practice in this technology which will facilitate a move to low carbon home heating.
More recently, the area of hydrogen energy is one in which NSAI is supporting new cross-disciplinary standards work.
Making the connection between hydrogen research and standards
In June 2021, NSAI and Gas Networks Ireland started a two-year secondment to work on standardisation activities relating to hydrogen. Recognising the fuel as a relatively new area with great potential to be adopted nationwide, a Hydrogen Standardisation Expert was appointed.
Their role is to increase Ireland's pool of knowledge relating to hydrogen standardisation, drawing on the widest possible panel of experts including Irish academia, think tanks and research bodies. Collaborating with NSAI's counterparts across Europe, these experts will then work to create new and improved suite of hydrogen Standards.
This new venture aligns with the Government's commitment to invest into the research and development of hydrogen energy, and ultimately, it will facilitate informed decision making around standards for the use of this new fuel in Ireland and beyond, helping to drive climate-neutral policies.
Standardisation can therefore be used to ensure that all public bodies are working to the same agenda, in this case, the goal of a more sustainable future through the Climate Action Plan, in collaboration with experts from the private sector and in a voluntary space. Policymakers who work on standards successfully 'get in on the ground floor', ensuring implementation of policy is as effective and achievable as possible for the industry.
Innovative technology is key to climate action. By facilitating collaboration between Ireland's policy makers, researchers and industry experts, the Authority can support Ireland's pursuit of climate neutrality by getting 'ahead of the curve' and ensuring best international practice through standards.
- By Alice Hanly and Niamh Conroy
Article original published on EnergyIreland.ie
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After that, we'll be going on an immense eight-day journey through Japan's distinctive car culture. They'll be tours of the most iconic Japanese manufacturers, capped off with a stop at the Japanese Grand Prix. You'll spend seven nights at some of Japan's most highly rated hotels, and experience days flavored by local dishes, including a traditional Hiroshima lunch of okonomiyaki and seasonal sushi and sake tastings.
We're planning on holding our Italy trip from August 30 to September 6, 2021, and our Japan trip from September 7 to September 14, 2021. Both of those dates are subject to change depending on when the dates for the Grands Prix are officially announced. Registration is already open for Founder-tier members of the Track Club by R&T, and will open to everyone else later this fall.
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Normalizing, but not back to normal: The US job market in 2022 – Post Bulletin
WASHINGTON – The mixed picture of the US labor market that emerged in 2021 is going nowhere this year.
While the unemployment rate has been dropping for months, the participation rate has barely budged. Wages are increasing, but not enough to compensate for inflation. Job vacancies remain well above pre-pandemic levels and employers are struggling to find skilled workers. And the virus itself continues to disrupt child care and raise health concerns, keeping many Americans on the sidelines.
Most of these trends are expected to continue into at least the first half of 2022, but economists are hopeful that – if the virus is under control – labor supply will begin to normalize later this year.
Employers created just 199,000 jobs in December, less than half of what economists expected, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
The reading was well below the forecast of 400,000 and compares with a revision of 249,000 in November.
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"We'll know if we're on the right track in the first few months, although January can be a bit of a problem with omicron," said Brett Ryan, senior US economist at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. "It may take up to what the summer to know if the labor market is completely healed, to get an idea of the proximity of full employment. "
Here's what could be in store for various aspects of the job market in 2022:
Labor market participation
The labor force participation rate – the share of Americans working or looking for work – was mostly flat in 2021.
While some of the factors that have kept Americans from re-entering the workforce may ease in 2022, concerns about the pandemic itself will continue to hold back many job seekers, said Nick Bunker, an economist at Indeed Inc. also prevents some people from seeking employment, he said.
There's another reason for the slow recovery in participation: Many older Americans have retired in the past two years. "These are a large number of missing workers who we don't believe will return," said Sarah House, senior economist at Wells Fargo & Co.
A difference in 2022 from recent years could be that larger-than-usual financial buffers – due to generous government stimulus packages and unemployment benefits – fade as households spend less on savings . This has encouraged some marginalized workers to seek employment.
Initial jobless claims in the United States rose last week, but remained near all-time lows as the labor market resisted the recent surge in Covid-19 cases.
Economists are forecasting solid payroll growth this year, but "we're probably not going to see the big monthly increases we saw last year because the pool of unemployed has certainly shrunk," Ryan said.
At the start of 2021, nearly 10 million jobs were missing in the labor market compared to pre-pandemic levels. Today, there are less than 4 million jobs to be recovered.
The leisure and hospitality, healthcare and education sectors are expected to generate payroll gains in 2022, as these sectors have the most leeway to return to the levels observed in February 2020. These are also the industries most affected by the increase in coronavirus infections, the progress of the pandemic will therefore play a major role in their recovery.
"There are still a lot of uncertainties regarding the pandemic and how the public health situation will evolve," said Daniel Zhao, senior economist at Glassdoor Inc. "Progress on the pandemic is substantial but it is clear that the pandemic is not fully under control yet, it will take time.
With job vacancies set to remain high due to strong demand for labor, Americans who are actively looking for work are expected to find employment relatively quickly.
As more people move into private sector jobs, the unemployment rate is expected to fall below the Federal Reserve's "full employment economy estimate" earlier this year, said Stephen Stanley, chief economist at Amherst Pierpont Securities LLC, in a note.
Economists currently expect the unemployment rate to fall to 3.6% by the fourth quarter, near a decade-low 3.5% before the pandemic.
But differences between demographic groups remain. The unemployment rate for black Americans is almost double that of white Americans. Economists and policymakers, including those at the Fed, will be watching to see if the gap narrows throughout this year.
Strong demand for workers, coupled with very low supply, fueled strong wage increases in 2021. Although the pace of wage growth may slow if more Americans enter the workforce this year, workers should retain much of the bargaining power they had over the past 12 months, especially with inflation rising the most since the 1980s.
"As the supply comes back into the market, it might take some fervor off the recent pace," House said. "But it is still very tense" which will encourage "another year of growth in labor income, especially coupled with a sustained overall pace of hiring."
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Six-time nominee of Canada's East Coast Music Association "Studio of the Year" award, Guernsey Cove Parlour Productions is proud to be one of Prince Edward Island's favourite recording studios.
Guernsey Cove's PEI recording studio has produced several nominees and winners of Canada's East Coast Music Association awards, as well as numerous
Music Prince Edward Island award winners.
Based in a century old farmhouse overlooking Northumberland Strait in Prince Edward Island, Guernsey Cove Parlour Productions has produced more than 100 new recordings by Island artists since 1992 in the PEI recording studio.
Guernsey Cove Parlour Productions Studio
World class artists from the Charlottetown Festival, Stephanie Cadman, Julain Molnar, and Marlane O'Brien recorded their solo CDs in the parlour at Guernsey Cove.
Doug Riley, Canada's "Dr. Music", used our mobile services to record a piano collection of Jazz Hymns on location at his home in Little Pond, Prince Edward Island. The studio is very proud to have added to Doug's legacy before his untimely passing in August 2007.
Here at Guernsey Cove Parlour, we're committed to delivering recording studio results above and beyond expectations. We believe our clients will back that up!
Visit the discography for a comprehensive listing of the over 100 recordings produced at Guernsey Cove Parlour Productions PEI recording studio since 1992.
Guernsey Cove Studio Aerial Shot
A studio highlight was recording the anthem for the Special Olympics Winter Games which took place in Charlottetown in 2004. The recording used a total of 76 instrumental and vocal tracks to produce.
"Just Watch Me / Je m'envole" (composed by Gordon Belsher with French lyrics by Réal Pelletier) featured vocals by Savannah Belsher and Réal Pelletier, with major contributions from Richard Wood on fiddle, Brad Fremlin on percussion, and Timothy Cummings on the highland bagpipes. The song was performed at the opening gala which was broadcast live on the TSN TV channel.
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At the heart of Guernsey Cove Parlour Productions PEI studio is recording artist/engineer Gordon Belsher. With several years of performing and recording experience, Gordon has developed an exceptional ability to capture the very best work of both beginner and veteran artists alike.
Gordon Belsher
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Gordon and his wife, Charlene, became well known throughout the region as the founding members of the Island group "Jar O' Comfort" back in 1978. (Charlene now operates The Old General Store in Murray River.)
Since 1995, Gordon has toured across Canada and around the world with Island fiddling dynamo Richard Wood. From 2002 to 2007 he also toured regularly with Cynthia MacLeod.
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For basic information about the PEI recording studio visit the studio page.
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For studio news visit the news page.
For a list of recordings made at the studio visit the discography.
For a complete bio of Gordon Belsher visit Gordon's personal bio.