Sentences with phrase «actions against climate change not»
This makes the arguments against taking actions against climate change not just wrong, but dangerous,» Dr. Gleick said in his written testimony.
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Bill Hare, who leads a group of top climate scientists and economists at Berlin - based Climate Analytics who helped produce the UNEP gap report, said Geden's accusations «could not be more wrong» and lumped the researcher in with climate skeptics and other naysayers «who systematically downplay the risks of climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.climate scientists and economists at Berlin - based Climate Analytics who helped produce the UNEP gap report, said Geden's accusations «could not be more wrong» and lumped the researcher in with climate skeptics and other naysayers «who systematically downplay the risks of climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.Climate Analytics who helped produce the UNEP gap report, said Geden's accusations «could not be more wrong» and lumped the researcher in with climate skeptics and other naysayers «who systematically downplay the risks of climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.climate skeptics and other naysayers «who systematically downplay the risks of climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.climate change and argue against action to reduce emissions on spurious and ill - founded grounds.»
«She also serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, but again I have not seen clear signs of leadership on energy issues, other than a pattern of consistent votes in favor of fossil fuels and against taking action on climate change,» Squillace said.
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?
Those main conclusions are that climate is changing in ways unusual against the backdrop of natural variability; that human activities are responsible for most of this unusual change; that significant harm to human well - being is already occurring as a result; and that far larger --- perhaps catastrophic — damages will ensue if serious remedial action is not started soon.
«If we don't take immediate action against climate change, we are in grave danger of disruptive and devastating changes,» said Kim Carstensen, the Head of WWF Global Climate Initclimate change, we are in grave danger of disruptive and devastating changes,» said Kim Carstensen, the Head of WWF Global Climate InitClimate Initiative.
It's also certainly to be expected that there are some interests who would not want to take action against climate change.
«Uncertainty» about whether or not something (very costly), which we do (in the «uncertain» attempt to change our climate from an «uncertain» model - generated threat) will have «uncertain» unintended negative consequences, which could be much more severe than the «uncertain» threat we are attempting to mitigate against in the first place, seems to ba a reasonable justification for NOT doing this mitigating actinot something (very costly), which we do (in the «uncertain» attempt to change our climate from an «uncertain» model - generated threat) will have «uncertain» unintended negative consequences, which could be much more severe than the «uncertain» threat we are attempting to mitigate against in the first place, seems to ba a reasonable justification for NOT doing this mitigating actiNOT doing this mitigating action.
Philip Shabecoff I think the time has come to bring charges of crimes against humanity against trump, his satraps, Exxon, all all the others in power who profess not to believe in climate change and who are blocking meaningful action to spare us and our posterity from the worst disasters that inevitably will come.
Inasmuch as it is the IPCC brief and raison d'être to ascertain the impact and negative consequences of human - induced climate change and identify actions to mitigate against these, it is not at all surprising that IPCC would present a view that leans toward exaggerated negative impacts and consequences, in order to assure the continued need for its very existence.
While trade - offs are inevitable, science can help identify compatible water management actions that not only buffer against the worst effects of climate change, but meet ecosystem needs while satisfying human demands, says Joshua Viers
Climate change is real as I have often said and we should take strong action against it but these fires are certainly not a function of climate Climate change is real as I have often said and we should take strong action against it but these fires are certainly not a function of climate climate change.
Most of the new Republicans in the Senate deny the scientific consensus on man - made climate change, and are determined not to allow strong action against its main cause: the burning of fossil fuels.
This attitude towards uncertainty is not atypical: numerous news commentators have cited uncertainty about the severity of climate change in support of their stance against taking any mitigative action.
They can just say, «even if climate change is a problem, we can't afford to take action against it,» and that might be enough to stall any and all action.
To be fair, Wheelan admits that the decision of those who agree that action should be taken against climate change «does not suggest certainty about the science of global warming.»
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Not only that, according to the wider community of carbon experts and as noted in the Stern Review (2006), forest sequestration is recognized as a necessary component of the actions we must take against climate change.
Looking around the world, the greatest action being taken against climate change is not about altruism or in the name of equity.
In fact, notwithstanding that it is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and one of the top five per - capita polluters, Canada says it won't lift a finger against climate change unless the big emitters in the developing world first commit to taking action.