Sentences with phrase «government action against climate change»

To The Editor: At its last general meeting, the Village Independent Democrats unanimously passed a resolution on Government Action Against Climate Change.

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The League of Conservation Voters gives McMorris Rodgers a 4 percent lifetime score out of a possible 100 in their environmental scorecard because she has voted against bills that would have required the federal government to account for the social cost of carbon in administrative actions and required federally funded projects to be resilient to the impacts of climate change.

Leading doctors are backing legal action against UK government ministers on the grounds that they have not fulfilled their commitments to cutting carbon emissions in line with the Climate Change Act of 2008 and the Paris Agreement objective of limiting warming to 1.5?

Young people around the world have started suing their governments to take stronger action against climate change, claiming that they have «willfully ignored this impending harm» for too long.

This has led the Kenyan government to put in place a Climate Change Action Plan 2013 - 2017 to make sure the country is ready and able to adapt to and reduce these potentially devastating effects against the country and its communities.

For instance, opponents of US government action on climate change have for over 30 years predominantly argued against proposed policies on two grounds.

It offers insight into the pressing issues surrounding climate change and sustainability whilst presenting practical, potentially money saving, actions that businesses and governments can take to reduce their carbon footprint as well as highlighting the companies leading the way in the fight against climate change.

After you take out the occasional embarrassment like the citizens assembly on delaying action against climate change as long as electorally convenient, the climate achievements of those governments come down to remarkably low proposed emission reductions, increases in MRET, a series of on again off again focus group - driven programs like Green Loans and the solar feed - in tariff, and shovelling as much coal as possible out of the ground and exporting it.

This has led the Kenyan government to put in place a Climate Change Action Plan 2013 - 2017 to make sure the country is ready and able to adapt to and reduce these potentially devastating effects against the country and its communities.

Drawing on case studies of past environmental debates such as those over acid rain and ozone depletion, science policy experts Roger Pielke Jr. and Daniel Sarewitz argue that once next generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change lower - cost, then much of the argument politically over scientific uncertainty is likely to diminish.26 Similarly, research by Yale University's Dan Kahan and colleagues suggest that building political consensus on climate change will depend heavily on advocates for action calling attention to a diverse mix of options, with some actions such as tax incentives for nuclear energy, government support for clean energy research, or actions to protect cities and communities against climate risks, more likely to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans.

The Australian government (of 2014) is notoriously pro-coal and against taking action on climate change, yet even it accepts the reality of ACC.

The 2018 Global Climate Summit, held in San Francisco, will bring together leaders from state, tribal, and local governments, business, and citizens from around the world, to demonstrate how the tide has turned in the race against climate change, showcase climate action taking place around the world, and inspire deeper commitments from each other and from national governments — in support of the Paris AgrClimate Summit, held in San Francisco, will bring together leaders from state, tribal, and local governments, business, and citizens from around the world, to demonstrate how the tide has turned in the race against climate change, showcase climate action taking place around the world, and inspire deeper commitments from each other and from national governments — in support of the Paris Agrclimate change, showcase climate action taking place around the world, and inspire deeper commitments from each other and from national governments — in support of the Paris Agrclimate action taking place around the world, and inspire deeper commitments from each other and from national governments — in support of the Paris Agreement.

Blocking any meaningful agreement, ignoring their mitigation obligations, advocating for market based approaches - which are all false solutions, just as having the private sector lead the charge against climate change -, and blackmailing other less vocal delegations are just some of the actions that clearly indicate their priorities and whose interests these governments represent.