Sentences with phrase «about issues such as climate change»

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Writer Mooney and marine scientist Kirshenbaum argue persuasively for scientists to step up engagement with the public, in order to dispel misinformation and foster meaningful civic participation in decisions about issues such as nuclear power, climate change, and public health.

Moreover, we found that when respondents» perception of the level of scientific agreement increased, this led to significant changes in other key beliefs about the issue, such as the belief that climate change is happening, human - caused and a worrisome problem.

A documentary about the importance of fertile soil and the positive effect it can have on environmental issues such as climate change and water scarcity.

These can be used to promote and encourage thinking about sustainable energy in many curricular areas, while dealing with broad issues such as climate change.

Whilst particularly in the primary sector many educators would say that there is an issue with respect to over-crowding of the curriculum, we would be concerned about some of the discussion around removing things such as sustainability and climate change and environmental issues from the curriculum.

It is a guide about how to incorporate discussion of global issues such as gender, climate change and poverty into your subject area.

John Akomfrah's environmentally conscious video installation, Purple, offers dialogues about climate change by foregrounding issues such as global warming, animal extinctions and the plastic ocean.

As a private citizen, Ettling works to educate Congress about climate change, including bringing Republicans and Democrats to the table to work out consensus solutions to controversial issues such as climate change, global warming and energy usAs a private citizen, Ettling works to educate Congress about climate change, including bringing Republicans and Democrats to the table to work out consensus solutions to controversial issues such as climate change, global warming and energy usas climate change, global warming and energy use.

We won't change their minds, and their numbers aren't large enough to impact policy in a major way; at least in the U.S. such individuals don't count climate change as very high on the agenda of things they care about (I understand that in several other countries, this is a more salient issue).

Issues like the Medieval warm period, different possible causes of climate change (such as solar activity, or even the nature of our climate), studies indicating the last interglacial period was warmer than today, and the failure of recent dire predictions about the climate all show the debate on climate change is not nearly as settled as many global warming proponents would have us believe.

The judges felt that while role play is a well - established approach to learning about geographical issues such as climate change, the quality of the resource would enable teachers to confidently set up an excellent simulation for their classes.»

I think it is important for proper democratic decision making that the public is well informed about what is scientifically known about important issues such as climate change.

Consumer behavior is another, and numerous research studies have found over 80 % of consumers would purchase a product because that company advocated for an issue — such as climate change — that they care about.

The authors then classified those researchers as convinced or unconvinced by the evidence for human - induced climate change, based on such factors as whether they have signed public statements endorsing or dissenting from the big United Nations reports raising alarm about the issue.

Fairness does become a bigger issue when talking about other issues such as adapting to climate change impacts, but it shouldn't be the main focus for reducing emissions.

Ensure that an Indigenous perspective is provided on issues across government (such as in relation to issues which have a broader impact or focus than just Indigenous peoples — for instance, debates about climate change, social inclusion or homelessness);