Sentences with phrase «advocating action against climate change»

Highlights include a private collection of Vivienne Westwood t - shirts from the designer's early days helping to shape the visuals of 70s punk to her most recent designs advocating action against climate change.

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• $ 365,000 to Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE) which advocates against taking action on climate change because warming is «inevitable» and expensive to address.

Drawing on case studies of past environmental debates such as those over acid rain and ozone depletion, science policy experts Roger Pielke Jr. and Daniel Sarewitz argue that once next generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change lower - cost, then much of the argument politically over scientific uncertainty is likely to diminish.26 Similarly, research by Yale University's Dan Kahan and colleagues suggest that building political consensus on climate change will depend heavily on advocates for action calling attention to a diverse mix of options, with some actions such as tax incentives for nuclear energy, government support for clean energy research, or actions to protect cities and communities against climate risks, more likely to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans.

Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, a 14 - term incumbent, is unexpectedly vulnerable against his Democrat challenger, Paul Clements, a political rookie and professor of political science, who is an advocate of climate change action.

In a video touting the new climate rule, Obama's lead environmental advocate, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, said that if the rule moves forward, «We'll know we're doing all we can, together, to take action against climate change.»

Views differ on what, exactly, is the best way for scientists to advocate for societal action against climate change.

Blocking any meaningful agreement, ignoring their mitigation obligations, advocating for market based approaches - which are all false solutions, just as having the private sector lead the charge against climate change -, and blackmailing other less vocal delegations are just some of the actions that clearly indicate their priorities and whose interests these governments represent.