Sentences with phrase «accepting of climate»

Nearly 60 percent of Fox News broadcasts were dismissive of climate change, whereas less than 20 percent were accepting of climate change.

If science knowledge and quantitative skills increase trust in climate scientists, we might expect this effect to be greater for liberals — who tend to be more accepting of climate science than conservatives.

Not exact matches

The news was a sobering new data point supporting the long - accepted thesis that a rapidly changing climate is transforming the face of the earth.

Whilst accepting that there is two sides to every argument / position describing climate change as a big hoax and the depiction of a bleak medieval style future is not responsible analysis of the facts.

On Monday, as Irma weakened over Georgia, Bossert used a White House briefing to offer more hints of an emerging climate resilience policy, while notably avoiding accepting climate change science: «What President Trump is committed to is making sure that federal dollars aren't used to rebuild things that will be in harm's way later or that won't be hardened against the future predictable floods that we see.

But given the existential threat of climate change, or for that matter, the general state of our public goods, I find it awfully hard to accept the contention that there's nothing productive in which to invest the excess savings surplus countries continue to send our way.

«This is a systemic critique, pointing out how the board must accept responsibility for excessive political spending, inadequate energy policy, our changing climate, toxic hazards, and human rights abuses,» Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow, said.

In this more nuanced (and arguably more insidious) form of climate denialism, our politicians assure us that they understand and accept the scientific warnings about climate change, but they are in denial about what this scientific reality means for policy.

Peer review in climate science means that the «team» recommends publication of each other's work, and tries to keep any off - message paper from being accepted for publication.

In today's cultural and political climate, however, to suggest that the current stampede to accept claims that a decade ago would have been regarded as signs of serious psychological disturbance — and that are still regarded as such by eminent psychiatrists — is to risk being shamed and cast to the margins of society as a bigot.

I also hear from a lot of evangelicals who have begun attending Mainline Protestant churches precisely because they welcome LGBT people, accept scientific findings regarding climate change and evolution, practice traditional worship, preach from the lectionary, affirm women in ministry, etc., but these new attendees never hear the leadership of the church explain why this is the case.

'» I find nothing remarkable in the Pope accepting mainstream science — things have moved on from the days of Galileo»» says Gavin Schmidt, a climate researcher with the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City.

The anima mundi, to whose disposal of his own personal destiny the Stoic consents, is there to be respected and submitted to, but the Christian God is there to be loved and the difference of emotional atmosphere is like that between an arctic climate and the tropics, though the outcome in the way of accepting actual conditions uncomplainingly may seem in abstract terms to be much the same.

A basic factor which influences the acceptance - climate of the relationship is whether or not the pastor really accepts the sickness conception of alcoholism.

If it were generally recognized that habitual drunkenness is a symptom of a disease that is both personally and socially devastating, and if it were generally accepted that frequent use of alcohol as a means of interpersonal adjustment can lead to alcoholism, a new climate of public opinion would come into being.

The world of classical Greece and Rome was prepared to accept the idea that our souls might journey to heaven, for heaven is the native climate of the immaterial soul.

It is surprising to me that it is often the activists who speak up in support of the scientific consensus around climate change (i.e. that there is overwhelming scientific evidence that climate change is induced by humans and is happening), who are the same activists who don't accept the scientific consensus and evidence that shows that GM crops can be safe.

If my son picks crap like that up at school, I'm going to the teacher and head teacher to ask why a climate of sexism is accepted at the school.

It is unlikely their offer will be accepted, however - while the government insists it is doing a huge amount to tackle climate change, particularly on an international level, Tony Blair has said the introduction of annual carbon targets would be impractical.

Ministers have accepted the recommendations of the independent Committee on Climate Change - but Mr Huhne said that Britain could change its approach if Europe does not cut emissions fast enough.

Councils and local government, in particular, have to determine how best to maintain effective services in a climate of austerity, accepting that rising demands and tighter budgets require new delivery tools and new models of provision.

In the current climate, it is not only unlikely that voters, or indeed the other Westminster parties would accept an argument by the Conservatives that it is best if they restore to themselves the exclusive power to call an election, and revert to the short - termism and the manipulation of election dates for partisan advantage that they decried just four years ago.

The announcement followed a week of speculation as to whether the coalition would accept the recommendations of the independent Committee on Climate Change in full.

Pointing out that Britain accounts for only two per cent of global carbon emissions at present, Mr Blair said that it was up to larger nations to accept responsibility for the Earth's climate.

Others have become more sceptical after reading the work of scientists who refuse to accept the broad consensus in their community about climate change.

«It is absurd to leave someone in charge of a department whose role is to protect the country from a growing climate crisis who himself believes that «people get very emotional about this subject, and I think we should just accept that the climate has been changing for centuries».

The claims made by Mrs Pryce, a respected economist, who accused the Energy and Climate Change Secretary of persuading «someone close to him» to accept penalty points for a speeding offence on his behalf are potentially far more damaging.

«In light of the current economic climate, our members were willing to accept raises that amount to the lowest of the comparable police departments in Rockland County, as well as lower increases than our members would have received in binding arbitration.

For Republicans, the more knowledge they have about climate science the less likely they are to accept the theory of anthropogenic global warming (whereas Democrats» confidence goes up).

The groups intervened in the case to block it, and they have used similar language challenging widely accepted facts of climate science in their court filings.

Braley criticized her for being out of touch with Iowa's farmers and hunters, suggesting that Ernst doesn't accept that «this is a real problem» with the climate.

«It's hard to believe there are people running for president who still refuse to accept the settled science of climate change, who'd rather remind us they're not scientists than listen to those who are,» Clinton states.

«For the first time in history,» he said, «all major economies have come together to accept their responsibility to take action to confront the threat of climate change.»

And those who are most concerned about climate change may accept a gloomy message as vindication of their views — but there's always the chance they might lose hope about fixing the problem, Leiserowitz says.

The proportion of people in the UK who accept climate change is happening and is largely human - made has risen from 57 per cent three years ago to 64 per cent now

Using statistically modeled maps drawn from satellite data and other sources, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have projected that the near - surface permafrost that presently underlies 38 percent of boreal and arctic Alaska would be reduced by 16 to 24 percent by the end of the 21st century under widely accepted climate scenarios.

Steinman and his team's approach is «novel for a couple of reasons,» says Ben Booth, a climate scientist at the Met Office Hadley Centre in Exeter, U.K.. Although it's already widely accepted in the community that the Pacific Ocean plays a large role, this paper gives a much longer time context, he says, highlighting the role of both oceans over many decades.

«The fact is that China has taken an undisputed leadership role,» U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres said during a recent talk in Washington, adding, «Who would have been able to tell us that China would have been able to accept or even propose a peaking of coal?»

While Democrats have increasingly accepted the reality and seriousness of climate change over the past two decades, Republicans have become more skeptical.

Will the Wall Street Journal's editorial writers accept a challenge to learn the truth about the science of global climate change?

Decades of climate change bring risks that people will accept higher temperatures, with more heatwaves, downpours and droughts, as normal and complicate government plans to do more to cut emissions of greenhouse gas emissions.

The researchers highlighted comments by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D - R.I.), who has said that pro-environment companies are happy to accept the reputational benefits of sounding green without aggressively lobbying for climate action.

Opponents of taking action on global warming will point to former Massachusetts governor and 2012 candidate for President Mitt Romney's recent statement that he accepts the scientific view held by the bulk of the world's climate scientists that human activity is contributing to global warming.

Climate change and imported disease may have killed them, but most paleontologists accept the theory Martin advocates: «When people got out of Africa and Asia and reached other parts of the world, all hell broke loose.»

While Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said he accepts the reality of climate change, he abolished the country's Climate Change Commission in September, and rejected any link that global warming was responsible for a series of bushfires across New South Wales state in Oclimate change, he abolished the country's Climate Change Commission in September, and rejected any link that global warming was responsible for a series of bushfires across New South Wales state in OClimate Change Commission in September, and rejected any link that global warming was responsible for a series of bushfires across New South Wales state in October.

While die - hard congressional opponents of President Obama's climate policies did respond to the mid-December news that nearly 200 nations had accepted a long - sought deal, those statements were fewer and less vitriolic than expected — especially considering that the White House was claiming the accord as a cornerstone of the president's climate legacy.

«It is through perceptions of Pope Francis's credibility — which are either bolstered by liberal ideology, undermined by conservative ideology, or, in the case of non-Catholics» perceptions of climate change's effect on the poor, bolstered by encyclical awareness — that the encyclical messages are either accepted or rejected,» the researchers concluded.

The findings indicate that a majority of Americans favor domestic energy production, oppose exporting domestic natural gas, and accept that climate change is occurring.

The study also finds that Tea Party supporters with higher levels of education are less likely to trust scientists or accept scientific consensus on topics like evolution or climate change, which runs opposite to the positive effect education has on trust in science among Independents and Democrats.

The White House obviously accepts the science behind human - caused climate change, as was made clear again this week by its announcement of plans to cut carbon emissions from U.S.