Sentences with phrase «american climate leadership»

But to imply that Monday's nudge toward cleaner electricity will bring about a bold new era in American climate leadership is disingenuous.

In this panel, hear from the representatives from We Are Still In and America's Pledge on this new form of American climate leadership and how they are working with a coalition of over 2700 U.S. cities, states, businesses, faith groups, indigenous people and cultural institutions committed to bold climate action, thereby waving the flag that the US is still in.

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Most Americans oppose Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with a majority saying the move will damage the United States» global leadership, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

In addition, he praised her leadership with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in advancing the Weather Research and Forecasting model for climate research, and in projects such as the North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program, as demonstration of her prominence in the atmospheric and climate science comclimate research, and in projects such as the North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program, as demonstration of her prominence in the atmospheric and climate science comClimate Change Assessment Program, as demonstration of her prominence in the atmospheric and climate science comclimate science community.

But it could demonstrate leadership, both to the American middle class and the international community preparing for talks aimed at forging a global climate agreement at the end of the year in Paris.

Climate engineering: The leadership of the American Meteorological Society has staked its position on possible artificial interventions in climate ranging from sucking heat - trapping CO2 out of the atmosphere to adding high - altitude veils of sulfur to reflect tClimate engineering: The leadership of the American Meteorological Society has staked its position on possible artificial interventions in climate ranging from sucking heat - trapping CO2 out of the atmosphere to adding high - altitude veils of sulfur to reflect tclimate ranging from sucking heat - trapping CO2 out of the atmosphere to adding high - altitude veils of sulfur to reflect the sun.

Underscoring President Obama's commitment to American leadership on clean energy and combating climate change, the White House also announced today that a host of Cabinet secretaries and other top officials from across the Administration will travel to Copenhagen for the conference.

Save the average American family nearly $ 85 on their annual energy bill in 2030, reducing enough energy to power 30 million homes, and save consumers a total of $ 155 billion from 2020 - 2030; Give a head start to wind and solar deployment and prioritize the deployment of energy efficiency improvements in low - income communities that need it most early in the program through a Clean Energy Incentive Program; and Continue American leadership on climate change by keeping us on track to meet the economy - wide emissions targets we have set, including the goal of reducing emissions to 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and to 26 - 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025.»

«This is huge: Almost every country in the world just signed on to the #ParisAgreement on climate change — thanks to American leadership.»

In response to the complete lack of U.S. climate leadership from the Trump administration, we organized the U.S. People's Delegation to show the force of U.S - based communities and everyday Americans at the COP.

Condemnations and cries of confusion rained in from outside Canada as well, as the American and European climate advocates who'd fallen in love with Trudeau's dynamic Paris leadership wondered how he could have strayed from the path so far and so quickly.

While Mr. Giddens is excited about the potential for American leadership, he's less optimistic about the specific proposals on the table, particularly the increasingy diluted Waxman - Markey climate change bill.

This puts Donald Trump's commitment to withdraw from the treaty in a useful perspective; in fact, his spite may ultimately prove perversely productive, since the evacuation of American leadership on climate seems to have mobilized China, eager to claim the mantle and far more consequential to the future of the planet because of its size and relative poverty, to adopt a much more aggressive posture toward climate.

The Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in the Agriculture Sector and Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was developed under the leadership of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which identified the need for a common tool to foster the collaboration and coordination among its member states with regards to DRM and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) in the agriculture sector.

Under her leadership, the EPA has taken sensible and important steps to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink, including implementing the first national standard for harmful mercury pollution, taking important action to combat climate change under the Clean Air Act, and playing a key role in establishing historic fuel economy standards that will save the average American family thousands of dollars at the pump, while also slashing carbon pollution.

Unless me make this kind of an effort in climate science, and take a leadership role leading others to make similar efforts, we will pass too many tipping points and lose everything that is American.

As President Trump and his administration ignore the risks to Americans and people across the globe, we need leadership from cities and states on clean energy and climate action.

As such, Climate Pragmatism offers a framework for renewed American leadership on climate change that's effectiveness, paradoxically, does not depend on any agreement about climate science or the risks posed by uncontrolled greenhouseClimate Pragmatism offers a framework for renewed American leadership on climate change that's effectiveness, paradoxically, does not depend on any agreement about climate science or the risks posed by uncontrolled greenhouseclimate change that's effectiveness, paradoxically, does not depend on any agreement about climate science or the risks posed by uncontrolled greenhouseclimate science or the risks posed by uncontrolled greenhouse gases.