Sentences with phrase «u.s. climate leadership»

«While Trump retreats from U.S. climate leadership, an unprecedented number of U.S. states (15), cities (more than 300) and businesses (more than 150) are at the COP to show America's continuing commitment to moving forward,» said Alex Hanafi, senior manager of multilateral climate strategy with the Environmental Defense Fund.

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.

In an exclusive interview Gore also maintains that the Trump administration is relinquishing U.S. climate leadership to China and India

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President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change could result in a global leadership void and empower China in the process, the world's largest polluter ahead of the U.S.

Many noted that even though Tillerson parts ways with Trump in saying that human - caused emissions at least play a role in driving warming, his refusal to discuss Exxon Mobil's role in obscuring climate research and his caution on U.S. leadership on global climate engagement helped fuel Democratic opposition to his confirmation.

African climate negotiators attending the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit in Washington this week said leadership from the United States is critical to finalizing a global deal on measures to address climate change in 2015 after years of deadlock.

Some U.S. officials are still attending COP23, but Michael Wara, director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program at Stanford University Law School, worries that without U.S. leadership, the Paris accord rules could end up vague.

Although the U.S. government has stepped away from climate leadership, many subnational leaders — governors, mayors, tribal statesmen, CEOs and university heads — have formed a coalition to uphold the U.S.'s Paris accord promise.

Faced with a possible U.S. retreat on climate efforts, European officials fear a leadership vacuum will embolden those seeking to slow the fight against global warming

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Eileen Claussen, president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), said «Chevrolet's goal to invest millions in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other lower - carbon projects to reduce U.S. emissions by up to 8 million metric tons demonstrates innovative corporate leadership.

I will restore U.S. leadership in strategies for combating climate change and work closely with the international community.

Tillerson underscored the need for policies and actions to sustain and grow the U.S. energy revolution, for creating broader access in the world to energy's benefits and noted the energy sector's leadership in advancing climate goals.

New York State Chairman of Energy and Finance Richard Kauffman said, «Today's announcements reflect Governor Cuomo's continued climate leadership, both in convening the U.S. Climate Alliance and through accelerating NY Green Bank to further advance financing solutions for sustainable infrastructure and clean climate leadership, both in convening the U.S. Climate Alliance and through accelerating NY Green Bank to further advance financing solutions for sustainable infrastructure and clean Climate Alliance and through accelerating NY Green Bank to further advance financing solutions for sustainable infrastructure and clean energy.

At this rate, vehicles won't arrive soon enough to save the auto industry — let alone U.S. industrial leadership or the climate.

It is being pointed out to you that the department's planning and programming policy commits the department to leadership in substantial emissions reductions to «reduce greenhouse gas emissions in support of U.S. climate change initiatives» and «to foster efforts to assess, adapt to, and mitigate the impacts of climate change».

We will look back at this as a lost opportunity to create history in Washington State, but also as a catalyst for much needed U.S. leadership on climate action.»

State action has been crucial to continuing emissions reductions and engagement in the climate process, but there is no substitute for federal U.S. leadership on climate.

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.

«On balance, the energy revolution lays the foundation for U.S. leadership in global efforts to address climate change and paves the way toward a low - carbon energy future.»

Despite Trump's disastrous climate decisions, at the UN Climate Talks, the U.S. People's Delegation spotlighted the solutions we need, showcased what climate leadership needs to look like and strongly resisted fossil fuel cronies» eclimate decisions, at the UN Climate Talks, the U.S. People's Delegation spotlighted the solutions we need, showcased what climate leadership needs to look like and strongly resisted fossil fuel cronies» eClimate Talks, the U.S. People's Delegation spotlighted the solutions we need, showcased what climate leadership needs to look like and strongly resisted fossil fuel cronies» eclimate leadership needs to look like and strongly resisted fossil fuel cronies» efforts.

At the very moment President Obama is committing the U.S. to a leadership role in combating so - called «global warming» and «climate change,» scientists are breaking with the hypothesis that temperatures around the world are on a steady increase for the foreseeable future.

Communities in the U.S. are standing up to Trump at the UN Climate Talks, and showing what real climate leadership lookClimate Talks, and showing what real climate leadership lookclimate leadership looks like.

The massive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed to avoid serious disruptions to Earth's climate system are impossible without U.S. leadership, Dr. Pachauri told members of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

State Leadership: A Conversation with Governor Kate Brown followed by a U.S. State and Provincial Panel Tuesday, November 14th 14:30 - 16:00 Paris Dome The climate leadership role of U.S. states has been magnified as they step in to continue reducing emissions to meet state and Paris Agreement goals.

The climate leadership role of U.S. states has been magnified as they step in to continue reducing emissions to meet state and Paris Agreement goals.

If the United States is successful in maintaining the viability of coal as a cost - competitive power source while addressing climate concerns, our leadership position would enable U.S. industries to capture critical export opportunities to the very nations facing the largest challenges from global warming.

Now it's likely — as during the eight years of the George W. Bush administration — that the U.S. will go AWOL, abandoning its international climate change policy leadership role and its responsibilities to the international community and to the planet.

But the defeat of federal climate legislation, the failure of leadership at the United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen, the struggling economy and the rise of global warming skepticism in U.S. politics dampened prospects for climate climate legislation, the failure of leadership at the United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen, the struggling economy and the rise of global warming skepticism in U.S. politics dampened prospects for climate Climate Conference in Copenhagen, the struggling economy and the rise of global warming skepticism in U.S. politics dampened prospects for climate climate policy.

Session 4: Bipartisan U.S. Leadership - Speakers will discuss how to sustain U.S. leadership on energy and climate issues, and potential new avenues for bipartisanship efforts.

EPA is only one of numerous U.S. government agencies that conduct and support research related to climate change and is not designed to conduct, on its own, the vast body of scientific research that is reviewed in the IPCC Assessments, nor to carry out the massive assessment process embodied in the IPCC reports, which involves hundreds of authors and reviewers who make up most of the leadership of the international climate research community.

We're honored to celebrate the leadership of incredible Climate Champions - U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin - Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates Michael...

The change in leadership may help bring China — which has now surpassed the U.S. as the world's largest polluter — to the climate bargaining table.

As the Trump administration releases a National Security Strategy that argues U.S. leadership is «indispensable» in pushing back against an «anti-growth» and borderline immoral climate agenda, Atwood's dystopian imaginings have never felt more prescient.

On the occasion of President Xi's State Visit to Washington, D.C., the United States and China today marked another major milestone in their joint leadership in the fight against climate change with the release of a U.S. - China Joint Presidential Statement on Climate climate change with the release of a U.S. - China Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Climate Change.

Adopting a carbon dividend approach would pay huge dividends for the global climate, the U.S. economy and U.S. leadership in the world.

U.S. leadership on reducing the greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change is considered by many to be critical in getting other nations to commit to action beyond 2020.

News Articles Featured Shawn McCarthy The Globe and Mail January 21, 2013 Read the full article on the originating site U.S. President Barack Obama has promised to show global leadership on climate change, a vow that could have a major impact on Canada's oil exports to its...

U.S Mayors Report on a Decade of Climate Leadership was issued on the eve of the COP21 in Paris where 35 U.S. mayors shared their stories on a decade of local climate leadership on their city efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emiClimate Leadership was issued on the eve of the COP21 in Paris where 35 U.S. mayors shared their stories on a decade of local climate leadership on their city efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emiclimate leadership on their city efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

«This alliance brings together mayoral political leadership and the pragmatic policy expertise of C2ES to advance climate change action and sustainable development, including by working with states to implement the Clean Power Plan» said Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of The U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Therefore, what is perhaps most concerning is that a U.S. withdrawal from international climate talks will create a global leadership vacuum.

Developed under the leadership of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), this report, SAP 3.1, describes computer models of the Earth's climate and their ability to simulate current climate change.

With the Building Sector consuming almost 50 % of all the energy produced in the U.S., Section 433 is intended to provide federal leadership for addressing climate change and moving the country toward energy independence *.

Surfrider calls upon all elected officials in the U.S. to hold the Administration accountable for taking meaningful action on climate - both through federal policies and displaying international leadership.

Also signed by Trump's three adult children, the letter called for passage of U.S. climate legislation, investment in the clean energy economy, and leadership to inspire the rest of the world to join the fight against climate change.

In that chamber, the ascendant Republican leadership, from Kentucky's Mitch McConnell on down, are opposed to President Obama's climate policies — starting with the EPA's clampdown on carbon emissions from coal plants, and extending to his hopes that the U.S. will join Europe in leading the rest of the world to a new climate treaty.

A nice thought AK but it completely misses the U.S. academic breeding ground culture that invented AGW and is the life blood not only of funding but existential social and moral purpose for the core leadership of the climate science community.

However, the Copenhagen talks are set to begin Dec. 7, and many believe U.S. leadership will be critical in forging an international climate change agreement.

U.S. President Barack Obama has promised to show global leadership on climate change, a vow that could have a major impact on Canada's oil exports to its largest customer as well as this country's own climate debate.

Nevertheless, the absence of national U.S. leadership was evident within the negotiating process this week and for driving more ambitious climate action in the future.