Sentences with phrase «u.s. climate progress»

But assuming that Congress does not eliminate (save as part of a carbon - tax deal) EPA's greenhouse gas authority under the Clean Air Act - which would severely hinder future Democratic Administrations, as they would need to control both houses to restore it - the ability of a Trump Administration to set back U.S. climate progress is going to be limited.

«New York can no longer afford to deny the role natural gas is playing in U.S. climate progress, job creation and economic growth.

Yet, some continue to miss the role natural gas is playing in U.S. climate progress.

Not exact matches

CB: This project is progressing in a climate where the U.S.'s and the world's energy needs and policies are under scrutiny.

«The fight against climate change, and all the research, innovation and technological progress it will bring, will continue, with or without the U.S.,» Tusk said.

(CNN)- In remarks Tuesday touting the Obama administration's progress in addressing gun safety, Vice President Joe Biden vowed to revisit gun control legislation that failed in the U.S. Senate earlier this year, and warned legislators that the political climate shifted after the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last December.

Peter Ogden, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and former chief of staff to U.S. State Department Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern, called the deal a sign of how far the the two countries have come since openly sparring at the 2009 climate summit in Copenhagen, DClimate Change Todd Stern, called the deal a sign of how far the the two countries have come since openly sparring at the 2009 climate summit in Copenhagen, Dclimate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Nevertheless, American farmers, ranchers and foresters have begun to adopt practices that could cut pollution, or so says a progress report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the «Building Blocks for Climate - Smart Agriculture and Forestry.»

Climate experts and advocates are concerned that President - Elect Trump will derail progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as he pledged during his campaign to pull the U.S. out of the Paris pact and to dismantle the Clean Power Plan, which is aimed at reducing domestic greenhouse gas emissions.

Leaders from 49 Chinese municipalities and 17 U.S. cities, states, and counties met in Beijing on June 7 - 8 to discuss progress on climate change reduction efforts at the second annual U.S. - China Climate - Smart / Low - Carbon Cities climate change reduction efforts at the second annual U.S. - China Climate - Smart / Low - Carbon Cities Climate - Smart / Low - Carbon Cities Summit.

But the U.S. balked, and the slow progress of the U.S. Congress on a climate deal and its refusal to support the policies that keep climate change as far under 2 degrees C as possible must be leaving the rest of the world questioning the U.S.'s commitment.

I've always thought that the way to make progress on climate change, especially in «reluctant» countries like China and even the U.S., is to start by focusing on places where climate goals overlap with other national priorities — like clearing the air or making energy supplies more reliable.

The U.S. Climate Alliance's progress report comes two months before world leaders convene in Germany for COP23, where countries will further detail their plans to meet the Paris Agreement.

U.S. Climate Alliance governors plan to attend COP23 this fall to report on their climate progress and detail further plans and additional solutions to pool resources and confront the global threat of climate Climate Alliance governors plan to attend COP23 this fall to report on their climate progress and detail further plans and additional solutions to pool resources and confront the global threat of climate climate progress and detail further plans and additional solutions to pool resources and confront the global threat of climate climate change.

Previously, he was a policy advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy for China affairs, and a senior policy analyst of energy and climate policy at the Center for American Progress, a Washington, D.C. think tank.

With the world's two major emitters sending their top leaders to Copenhagen with gifts of numerical targets, and with the U.S. successfully engaging India to commit to a successful Copenhagen outcome just as it did with China (see my guest post on Climate Progress on the new U.S. - India Green Partnership), momentum is definitely picking up as with just a week and a half to go before the Copenhagen climate conference Climate Progress on the new U.S. - India Green Partnership), momentum is definitely picking up as with just a week and a half to go before the Copenhagen climate conference climate conference begins.

Voters in the Garden State overwhelmingly supported Newark Mayor Cory Booker as their next U.S. Senator, sending a proven voice for progress and a champion for clean air, clean water, and climate action to Washington.

We fear that the scientific progress and momentum in tackling our biggest challenges, including staving off the worst impacts of climate change, will be severely hindered under this next U.S. administration.

With the same broad coalition that stood up against this pipeline and took to the streets during the People's Climate March, we're better positioned than ever before to make real climate policy a top priority for the U.S. government and achieve meaningful progress in this year's climateClimate March, we're better positioned than ever before to make real climate policy a top priority for the U.S. government and achieve meaningful progress in this year's climateclimate policy a top priority for the U.S. government and achieve meaningful progress in this year's climateclimate talks.

Because of natural gas, the opportunity is before us to strengthen our economy, benefit consumers and increase U.S. energy security — all while making significant climate progress.

China's announcement, combined with commitments Tuesday from South Korea and Brazil, show «we are continuing to make important progress in this process,» Brian Deese, a climate adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama, said in a conference call.

The CRC helped develop climate - related NRC studies; interacted with government agencies on scientific aspects of climate and climate change; served as the U.S. National Committee for the World Climate Research Program (WCRP); coordinated with other NRC entities involved in climate - related activities; and organized meetings and workshops to promote progress in climate reclimate - related NRC studies; interacted with government agencies on scientific aspects of climate and climate change; served as the U.S. National Committee for the World Climate Research Program (WCRP); coordinated with other NRC entities involved in climate - related activities; and organized meetings and workshops to promote progress in climate reclimate and climate change; served as the U.S. National Committee for the World Climate Research Program (WCRP); coordinated with other NRC entities involved in climate - related activities; and organized meetings and workshops to promote progress in climate reclimate change; served as the U.S. National Committee for the World Climate Research Program (WCRP); coordinated with other NRC entities involved in climate - related activities; and organized meetings and workshops to promote progress in climate reClimate Research Program (WCRP); coordinated with other NRC entities involved in climate - related activities; and organized meetings and workshops to promote progress in climate reclimate - related activities; and organized meetings and workshops to promote progress in climate reclimate research.

Since the U.S. and China have signed on, it is now possible that some real progress can be made at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris next December.

U.S. Subnational Climate Progress: Harnessing Market Power to Drive Meaningful Greenhouse Gas Reductions Thursday, November 9th 14:00 - 15:00 Fiji Dome

He added: In the U.S., progress on climate change has always been driven from the ground up, not the top down — and that's what we'll emphasize in Bonn».

Innovation driven by cost saving and climate progress will not only position the U.S. as a leader, it will eventually get us beyond oil.

Yet despite significant progress in the last year, historic announcements like the China - U.S. climate pact are still pushing a less ambitious, more incremental approach to cutting our emissions.

National green leaders, who had spent the previous year insisting that progress toward capping U.S. carbon emissions would ensure the successful conclusion of a global emissions - reduction agreement in Copenhagen, pretended like they'd never suggested that the United Nation's climate change conference could ever achieve such an outcome and praised Obama for ditching the United Nations and striking out to reach an agreement — any agreement — among major emitters.

Abigail Borah, a New Jersey resident, interrupted the start of lead U.S. negotiator Todd Stern's speech to call out members of Congress for impeding global climate progress, delivering a passionate call for an urgent path towards a fair and binding climate treaty.

Durban, South Africa — After nearly two weeks of stalled progress by the United States at the international climate talks, U.S. youth spoke out for a real, science - based climate treaty.

It's a positive step — for U.S. energy, economic growth, consumer benefits and climate progress — for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to begin rescinding its 2015 hydraulic fracturing rule — one that we argue duplicates existing and effective state regulation and risks delaying energy development, potentially impacting consumers.

States are showing the nation and the world that ambitious climate action is achievable: Despite the U.S. federal government's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, Alliance members are committed to supporting the international agreement, and are pursuing aggressive climate action to make progress toward its goals.

U.S. federal task force calls for domestic and international climate change adaptation strategy (on the 2010 Interagency Adaptation Task Force progress report)

Before joining the U.S. government he was also a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, where he was chief adviser on international climate policy to the center's founder and chairman, John Podesta.

U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2006: Climate Change: EPA and DOE should do more to encourage progress under two voluntary programs.

Despite the significant progress summarized in Federal Actions for a Climate Resilient Nation [PDF], the U.S. still has no national strategy for adapting to climate change, leaving America dangerously unprepared for climate conditions that are becoming more extreme and disrClimate Resilient Nation [PDF], the U.S. still has no national strategy for adapting to climate change, leaving America dangerously unprepared for climate conditions that are becoming more extreme and disrclimate change, leaving America dangerously unprepared for climate conditions that are becoming more extreme and disrclimate conditions that are becoming more extreme and disruptive.

We say all of the above to say this: Natural gas — in abundance thanks to America's energy renaissance, propelled by advanced hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling — is allowing the U.S. to make significant climate progress and helping to improve air quality, without sacrificing energy or economic growth.

Organized by Our Task — a non-profit group dedicated to helping young adults become leaders in creating a more sustainable world — the two - day event featured speakers and representatives from many other organizations as well, including: Climate Progress, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Center for a New American Dream, Population Institute, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Worldwatch Institute.

I'm not going to do this travesty of climate journalism any favors by repeating its riduclous claims, other than to point you to the wise words of China Environmental Law, Climate Progress (by my colleague Joe Romm) and U.S. climate envory himself, Todd Stern (see half way down this link), all of which convincingly debunk the the claims of the Guardianclimate journalism any favors by repeating its riduclous claims, other than to point you to the wise words of China Environmental Law, Climate Progress (by my colleague Joe Romm) and U.S. climate envory himself, Todd Stern (see half way down this link), all of which convincingly debunk the the claims of the GuardianClimate Progress (by my colleague Joe Romm) and U.S. climate envory himself, Todd Stern (see half way down this link), all of which convincingly debunk the the claims of the Guardianclimate envory himself, Todd Stern (see half way down this link), all of which convincingly debunk the the claims of the Guardian piece.

[Translate] Jonathan Crawford CLIMATE PROGRESS Largest clean energy infrastructure project in U.S. Approved Construction set to...

We're not sure if specific energy issues will come up, but even if energy isn't mentioned by name, the need for secure, reliable, affordable energy pervades a host of issues likely to dominate the debate — much as they've been central to discussions around the country involving races up and down the ballot — issues such as economic revival and strength, jobs, U.S. security in the world and others, including progress on climate.

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS by Ari Phillips CREDIT: shutterstock With diplomatic relations warming between the U.S. and...