Sentences with phrase «activities in climate policies»

Concerns about the permanency of forest carbon stocks, difficulties in quantifying stock changes, and the threat of environmental and socioeconomic impacts of large - scale reforestation programs have limited the uptake of forestry activities in climate policies.

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While at ITIF, he tracked federal energy R&D investments and innovation activities, and authored several white papers and policy briefs exploring the role of innovation in solving the nation's energy and climate challenges.

The project was developed with the aim of ensuring that policies and strategies lead to activities that emphasize the role of water and forests in adapting to climate change in the region.

Gaston has more than fifteen years of experience in participative and transdisciplinary research on governance related to issues such as sustainable development, energy, climate change and radioactive waste management and with working in and around the assemblies of the policy processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Commclimate change and radioactive waste management and with working in and around the assemblies of the policy processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European CommClimate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Commission.

School leaders play a critical role in fostering schoolwide activities and policies that promote positive school environments, such as establishing a team to address the building climate; adult modeling of social and emotional competence; and developing clear norms, values, and expectations for students and staff members.

In addition, for the first time, this installment of GLSEN's National School Climate Survey also includes insights on bisexual student experiences, school policies that specifically affect transgender students, and anti-bullying student education and asks students about discriminatory policies and practices around extracurricular activities and school events.

It is a place for highlighting our latest internationally - ranked research, discussing important contemporary geographical issues such as climate change, food security and water resources, and for recording members» activities such as participation in outreach events, conferences and policy debates.

According to news reports (and a news release) from a meeting of solar scientists in New Mexico, three separate lines of analysis point to decent prospects for a sustained downturn in solar activity, with important potential implications for Earth's climate, and for climate policy.

«The ultimate solution to greenhouse gases is unlikely to be either top down or bottom up but a reinforcing coordination of both,» he said, describing efforts to improve the ailing climate treaty, enact state and federal policies and regulations on emissions of greenhouse gases and other activities as meaningful steps, even in the face of growing emissions from China and India.

pg xiii This Policymakers Summary aims to bring out those elements of the main report which have the greatest relevance to policy formulation, in answering the following questions • What factors determine global climate 7 • What are the greenhouse gases, and how and why are they increasing 9 • Which gases are the most important 9 • How much do we expect the climate to change 9 • How much confidence do we have in our predictions 9 • Will the climate of the future be very different 9 • Have human activities already begun to change global climate 9 How much will sea level rise 9 • What will be the effects on ecosystems 9 • What should be done to reduce uncertainties, and how long will this take 9 This report is intended to respond to the practical needs of the policymaker.

June 16, 12:36 p.m. Updated Douglas Biesecker, a scientist at the Space Weather Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the leader of an international effort to chart and forecast trends in sunspots, has offered a detailed new critique of three lines of analysis predicting a long and deep lull in sunspot activity, with substantial potential impacts on Earth's climate (and climate policy).

Heartland's policy positions, strategies and budget distinguish it clear as a lobby firm that is misrepresenting itself as a «think tank» - it budgets $ 4.1 million of its $ 6.4 million in projected expenditures for Editorial, Government Relations, Communications, Fundraising, and Publications, and the only activity it plans that could vaguely be considered policy development is the writing of a curriculum package for use in confusing high schoolers about climate change.

Despite a steady flow of scientific challenges to its role in weather and climate, coupled with exposure of corrupt activities, it continues to dominate global energy and environmental policies.

Get Involved in th e Geoengineering Debate A lingering but critical policy question for DOD is what its role should be in discussions concerning geoengineering, i.e. the intentional manipulation of the climate, which is often discussed as a means to counter the effects of the climate change generated by human activity.

So, in a period of a few decades we have moved from the tried and tested climate policy that has stood the test of time since the Bronze Age, and attempts are being made to replace it with quasi-religious political madness which — if not stopped — will pale into insignificance the combined activities of Ghengis Khan, Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot.

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project ################################################### Quote of the Week: «a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over considerable time periods.»

- The African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) has an important role in reducing obstacles to integrating climate concerns into development activities and in identifying options to reduce vulnerability to climate Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) has an important role in reducing obstacles to integrating climate concerns into development activities and in identifying options to reduce vulnerability to climate climate concerns into development activities and in identifying options to reduce vulnerability to climate climate change.

The document is divided into five chapters, namely: 1) Uncovering mitigation potential showcasing initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases emissions; 2) Gearing up for the storm relating to adaptation and disaster risk reduction projects; 3) Nurturing youth leaders presenting activities in education, training and capacity - building; 4) Spreading the message highlighting awareness raising campaigns and materials; and 5) Shaping up the future climate change regime presenting examples of youth participation in climate change policy - making.

When it was a standing committee (until December 2010), the CRC convened a number of forums focused on emerging issues of interest to the climate science and policy communities and was instrumental in developing several important NRC activities, including the America's Climate Choices suite of activities, the study on Stabilization Targets for Greenhouse Gas Concentrations, and a study on short - term (intraseasonal to interannual) climate predictaclimate science and policy communities and was instrumental in developing several important NRC activities, including the America's Climate Choices suite of activities, the study on Stabilization Targets for Greenhouse Gas Concentrations, and a study on short - term (intraseasonal to interannual) climate predictaClimate Choices suite of activities, the study on Stabilization Targets for Greenhouse Gas Concentrations, and a study on short - term (intraseasonal to interannual) climate predictaclimate predictability.

Additional expansion activities in the Latin American & Caribbean region under the $ 2.7 million regional project, Climate Policy 2012, have been funded by the government of Spain and UNDP.

Agriculture and other rural activities must be integrated in future international policy agreements on climate change.

«It... raises serious questions about the wisdom of imposing cap - and - trade or other policies that would cripple energy production and economic activity, in the name of preventing catastrophic climate change,» Soon told the executives in a 2009 email.

ICAO maintains close relations with other UN policy - making bodies that have expressed an interest in civil aviation, notably with the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to which it provides regular statements on ICAO's emission - related activities.

As a Climate Savers company, H&M will focus on reducing its climate footprint through emissions reductions in its entire value chain, and engage in various activities that aim to positively influence the fashion industry as well as policy Climate Savers company, H&M will focus on reducing its climate footprint through emissions reductions in its entire value chain, and engage in various activities that aim to positively influence the fashion industry as well as policy climate footprint through emissions reductions in its entire value chain, and engage in various activities that aim to positively influence the fashion industry as well as policy makers.

Both voluntary activities and a variety of policies and measures that lower emissions are currently in place at federal, state, and local levels in the U.S., even though there is no comprehensive national climate legislation.

So, in a period of a few decades we have moved from the tried and tested climate policy that has stood the test of time since the Bronze Age, and we have replaced it with quasi-religious political madness which — if not stopped — will pale into insignificance the combined activities of Ghengis Khan, Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot.

These millions were spent on a range of activities including PR, social media, advertising, and lobbying, in order to influence American and European policy makers and manipulate public discourse on climate change.

To extend the reach of and scope of our World Weather Attribution project we are engaging in a new project with CDKN: Raising Risk Awareness — Using climate science to inform post disaster Policy & practice in developing countries Today we understand the impact of human activities on global mean temperature very well; however, high - impact -LSB-...]

To fully understand the alignment of MDBs» activities, it will be necessary for them to have the right systems in place to account for and disclose the climate impacts of their indirect support through financial intermediaries, as well as upstream advisory work that supports policies, institutions, and private - sector development.

The unwritten but broadly enforced policy went into effect after Governor Rick Scott, who «is not convinced that climate change is caused by human activity,» took office in 2011.

Title XVI: Climate Change - Subtitle A: National Climate Change Technology Deployment -(Sec. 1601) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the President to establish a Committee on Climate Change Technology to: (1) integrate current federal climate reports; and (2) coordinate federal climate change technology activities and programs carried out in furtherance of a national strategy the Committee shall develop to promote technologies and practices that reduce greenhouse gas intClimate Change - Subtitle A: National Climate Change Technology Deployment -(Sec. 1601) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the President to establish a Committee on Climate Change Technology to: (1) integrate current federal climate reports; and (2) coordinate federal climate change technology activities and programs carried out in furtherance of a national strategy the Committee shall develop to promote technologies and practices that reduce greenhouse gas intClimate Change Technology Deployment -(Sec. 1601) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the President to establish a Committee on Climate Change Technology to: (1) integrate current federal climate reports; and (2) coordinate federal climate change technology activities and programs carried out in furtherance of a national strategy the Committee shall develop to promote technologies and practices that reduce greenhouse gas intClimate Change Technology to: (1) integrate current federal climate reports; and (2) coordinate federal climate change technology activities and programs carried out in furtherance of a national strategy the Committee shall develop to promote technologies and practices that reduce greenhouse gas intclimate reports; and (2) coordinate federal climate change technology activities and programs carried out in furtherance of a national strategy the Committee shall develop to promote technologies and practices that reduce greenhouse gas intclimate change technology activities and programs carried out in furtherance of a national strategy the Committee shall develop to promote technologies and practices that reduce greenhouse gas intensity.

Because motivating individual behavior to engage in activities that don't produce GHGs was assumed to be the major challenge to improve government responses to climate change, proponents of climate change policies have largely relied on the disciplines of economics and psychology, two disciplines which claim expertise on how to motivate individual behavior, to make policy recommendations on how to change individual responses to climate change.

For the latest in climate policy news, announcements and updates on IETA activities, you've come to the right place!

This activity report describes a project aimed to strengthen and develop Chinese climate change policies in the post-Kyoto era.

Some of the major human activities responsible for the destruction of wetlands in India include hydrologic alteration, agricultural activities, pollution, legal - policy failures, direct deforestation in wetlands, inundation by dammed reservoirs, degradation of water quality, global climate change effects, ground - water depletion and introduced species — extinction of native biota.

While some of the reduction from the big oil companies is probably due to the crash in oil prices that began in 2014, leading to lower activity across the energy industry, all five majors have enacted climate and efficiency policies, as well as anti-pollution measures, the report said.

Costs are defined in a variety of ways and under a variety of assumptions that affect their value ► Cost types include: ► administrative costs of planning, management, monitoring, audits, accounting, reporting, clerical activities, etc. associated with a project or program; ► damage costs to ecosystems, economies and people due to negative effects from climate change; ► implementation costs of changing existing rules and regulation, capacity building efforts, information, training and education, etc. to put a policy into place; ► private costs are carried by individuals, companies or other private entities that undertake the action, where ► social costs include additionally the external costs on the environment and on society as a whole.

In consequence I'm very UNWILLING and UNLIKELY (< 33 %) to support policy and tax structures that address CO2 while allowing other climate - affecting activities to continue.

This policy document presents UNEP's past, present and future activities in the area of climate change and shows how the Programme is building partnerships with governments, civil society organizations, the private sector and other United Nations entities to foster a Green Economy.

The ARM Climate Research Facility safety policy states that all activities for which the ARM Climate Research Facility has primary responsibility will be conducted in such a manner that all reasonable precautions are taken to protect the health and safety of employees and the general public.

However, what Landrith did not mention was that Exxon had provided $ 100,000 in 2002 specifically for the «Center for Sound Science and Public Policy» (sic) as well as a further $ 97,000 for «Global Climate Change Outreach Activities», and a further $ 35,000 for «Global Climate Change Science Projects»; [4]

This activity report describes progress achieved in combating climate change since 1994 and presents some of the wide range of actions, policies and approaches as reported in national communications from Parties to the Convention.

For example this: «The reason why climate policy is an issue because greenhouse gases are increasing in the atmosphere due to human activities at a very rapid rate.

During the first Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in June 2007, the Working Group agreed on three priority areas: gathering and sharing good practices in climate risk - reduction; providing policy guidance to UNFCCC processes on the post-2012 climate change regime; and developing methods for reducing the carbon footprint of disaster risk reduction activities.

This activity report discusses the CCCI Oslo workshop, expert group meeting on «Mainstreaming Climate Change into National Urban Policies» in Asia - Pacific and Euro - Asia dialogue «Climate Diplomacy and Urban Resilience».

For those who have been paying attention to UN activities, policies, programs, and pronouncements in general, and those related to UN climate - change blatherings in particular, the Figueres admission is shocking only insofar that it is so seldom we are treated to such candid confessions by those who mean to rule us and who mean to re-engineer the lives of everyone on the planet.

«The evidence in my paper is consistent with the hypothesis that the Sun causes climatic change in the Arctic -LSB-...] It invalidates the hypothesis that CO2 is a major cause of observed climate change — and raises serious questions about the wisdom of imposing cap - and - trade or other policies that would cripple energy production and economic activity, in the name of «preventing catastrophic climate change».»

Steve Winkelman, director of transportation and adaptation programs with the Center for Clean Air Policy in Washington, D.C., says the report «will help federal agencies, states, communities, and citizens understand how climate change will impact their day - to - day activities.»

We decide that the Copenhagen Climate Fund shall be established as an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the Convention to support projects, programmes, policies and other activities in developing cotmtries related to mitigation including REDD - plus, adaptation, capacity - building, technology development and transfer as set forth in decision - / CP.l 5.

As my co-author Peter put it, «As governments around the world set in motion the policies and activities needed to meet their climate change targets under the Paris Agreement, more and more businesses, from farmers to investment firms, will need to pay attention to the associated risks and opportunities.