Sentences with phrase «address climate challenges»

Through its incentive effects, carbon pricing will also help mobilize private finance for mitigation activities and spur the innovation needed to address climate challenges.

Understanding human capacities to address climate challenges is as important today as it was in the past.

It is time to be equally frank about the costs that all citizens must bear to address the climate challenge.

U.S. - China Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) The CCWG was established pursuant to the Joint Statement on Climate Change issued on April 13, 2013 during Secretary Kerry's first trip to China and is intended to spur large - scale, cooperative efforts to address the climate challenge, including deepening and expanding work already underway.

Of course, the urgency with which we must address the climate challenge makes this a very worrisome approach.

Later this week, I will work with my colleagues at the G - 20 to phase out fossil fuel subsidies so that we can better address our climate challenge.

I've raised my own questions about the utility of the traditional 20th century environmental toolkit in addressing the climate challenge (some relevant points were explored in John Broder's news article over the weekend).

And, having the molehill the other direction with the figures tripping over it would have added another valuable implication to the cartoon: dealing with the «Fiscal Cliff» almost certainly will not help in addressing climate challenges since critical climate science, environmental, and clean energy programs are going to suffer fiscally — whether there is some form of bipartisan agreement to «solve» the Fiscal Cliff or whether Republican intransigence pushes the nation over it.

This guidance document exposes the Cities and Climate Change Initiative (CCCI), which supports cities in emerging and developing countries to address climate challenge.

Fundamentally, people agree there is a need to help teachers around the world simplify climate science for the learners to understand and participate in addressing the climate challenge.

«The bill that was introduced today is one of the more thoughtful and prudent approaches to addressing the climate challenge that we've ever seen,» said Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club.

When we apply these principles to energy security, we can see that in many cases the steps we would want to take to increase our security can make addressing the climate challenge easier — and vice versa.

The second half of the film is devoted to solutions available now to address the climate challenge.

«Climate change is the single greatest threat to a sustainable future but, at the same time, addressing the climate challenge presents a golden opportunity to promote prosperity, security and a brighter future for all.»

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To discover how the 567 federally recognized tribes in the U.S. are addressing climate challenges and building resilience, explore the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit topic area for Tribal Nations.

Powering a Bright Future is linked with NWEI's Global Warming course and together they're called Change by Degrees: Addressing the Climate Challenge.

There isn't a silver bullet or a single pressure point to addressing the climate challenge.

Not exact matches

He hasn't been kidding around about climate change and how the challenge should be addressed.

The book's short chapters address the economic underpinnings and challenges of everything from climate change to global governance to the imbalance between savings and investment in China.

Here's the answer: every one of these very different companies creates products and services that address one or more of the most challenging issues of our time — such as hunger, poverty, war, and catastrophic climate change — and makes a great profit.

To help meet the challenges of the changing climate, the Climate Resilience Toolkit allows users to find resources and frameworks to understand and address climate issues that impact people and their commuclimate, the Climate Resilience Toolkit allows users to find resources and frameworks to understand and address climate issues that impact people and their commuClimate Resilience Toolkit allows users to find resources and frameworks to understand and address climate issues that impact people and their commuclimate issues that impact people and their communities.

But the country has a number of business climate challenges that must be addressed before it can reach its full potential as an investment destination.

Managing for healthy forests and diversifying BC's forest product mix to include a greater number and array of higher value, solid wood products are also important tools that can be used to address the ongoing challenges of climate change.

To address supply chain challenges posed by extremely perishable items such as bananas and by extremes in climate and weather, Class Produce maintains relationships with hundreds of growers.

«Reducing greenhouse gas emissions while still growing as a company is one of the defining business challenges of the 21st century, and we're proud to be addressing that challenge head - on, starting with our new 2025 goal to achieve absolute reductions of no less than three percent year - over-year,» said Dean Scarborough, Avery Dennison's chairman and CEO, who will travel to Paris this December to discuss climate change with other business leaders at COP21.

Summarizing these challenges in his opening address to the conference, Dr Matthew Morell, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), reminded delegates of the efforts of the international research community to develop innovative climate - smart best practice packages for rice smallholders.

Yogyakarta, Indonesia — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD), Department of Agriculture brought together key stakeholders in a 3 - day conference to tackle solutions toward addressing hybrid rice adoption challenges in Southeast Asia amid climate change threats.

Drake - Brockman concludes: «In the current climate packaging is heavily under the spotlight, with our event at the end February perfectly placed to help the packaging industry address the challenges it faces.

We provide support for municipalities through the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program, which assists communities in addressing the challenges of climate change and prioritizing actions to create a safer and more resilient future.

Mass Audubon provides support for municipalities through the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program, which assists communities in addressing the challenges of climate change and prioritizing actions to create a safer and more resilient future.

As a way to address the challenges of climate change in Massachusetts, Mass Audubon has designated Wellfleet Bay as a Climate Action climate change in Massachusetts, Mass Audubon has designated Wellfleet Bay as a Climate Action Climate Action Center.

In addition, through warmth of heart, clarity of thought, and strength of purpose, Waldorf students are uniquely equipped to address the global challenges facing their generation — issues of renewable energy, climate change, food quality, wildlife conservation, and preserving our natural resources.

The program provides support for communities across the Commonwealth to address the challenges of climate change, and to prioritize actions to create a safer and more resilient future.

To maintain its leadership role in the fight against poverty, Britain needs to commit to playing its part in tackling global challenges and implementing the SDGs to address poverty, climate change and other issues.

In the meantime, UK NGOs will redouble their efforts on promoting an internationalist, outward - facing Britain committed to playing its part in tackling global challenges and implementing the SDGs to address poverty, climate change and inequality.

My government will continue to play a leading role in world affairs, using its global presence to tackle climate change and address major international security, economic and humanitarian challenges.

But «let's try not to make it so» is also a good idea, if those who do want a consensus to address climate change could challenge that trend: David Cameron has done so in making it a high profile issue and taking a clear line - but he has tended to tell us that this proves his party has changed, which means he underestimates how far he seems to be from convincing a rather large chunk of it.

The New York Academy of Sciences Environmental Sciences Section and Green Science and Sustainability Program, the Sallan Foundation and the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund will host an address by a senior member of Governor Spitzer's team about his strategic approach to the environmental, energy and climate challenges facing New York.

Examples of challenges that judges would expect to be addressed by applicants include climate change, water conservation, environmental improvement and an ageing population.

My Government will continue to play a leading role in world affairs, using its global presence to tackle climate change and address major international security, economy and humanitarian challenges.

Councilmember Lander said the district needed someone like Sikora who would «fight for progressive values in government, try to win a more equal city, address the challenges of climate change, make sure the rights of workers are respected, address the issues of health care on the policy level, and fight in the neighborhoods to improve our schools and make them better.»

Onuigbo, representing Ikwuano / Umuahia North / South Federal Constituency of Abia State, said the bill would address challenges of climate and environment in the country.

Cuomo said clean energy is a business opportunity for the state, as well as an important step to address increasing climate challenges.

He also challenged government to expedite action on the national climate change policy to ensure its implementation at the regional and district level, to address issues of climate change in the region, since the region is most at risk of climate change.

Such an approach can effectively address the policy challenges facing the country and in some cases the world, including those raised by concerns such as climate change, health care issues, trade, terrorism and agriculture, said Pearl.

A spokesman for Royal Dutch Shell called climate change a «complex societal challenge» to be addressed by governments, «not by the courts.»

The statement and the radio appearance are part of a series of outreach efforts AAAS has made to encourage the new administration to leverage scientific evidence and fact - finding in forging policy prescriptions to address challenges from climate change to infrastructure improvements that it confronts.