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Industry should play its part in the fight against climate change by persuading governments to aid carbon cuts rather than lobbying against them, the UN secretary - general told a business conference on Sunday.

Seven European countries step up the fight against climate change by calling for higher ambition by EU countries.

Going to court for more climate protection — and for more transparency Everywhere across the world activists are fighting against climate change by using litigation.

Our Portfolio includes projects that benefit the local environments in which they take place and contribute to the global effort against climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Also, the ocean contributes in generating food and oxygen for human being and fighting against climate change by absorbing 93 percent of the carbon dioxide released by human activities.

«We have the opportunity to play a leading role in the battle against climate change by purchasing energy in a more sustainable way.»

«New York, March 27, 2009 - JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced today that it will support action against climate change by participating in Earth Hour 2009, a World Wildlife Fund global event to switch off all non-essential lighting for one hour on March 28.»

This full - amortized fund provides targeted monthly cashflows of 8.5 % annually for 7 years, while aiding in the fight against climate change by significantly reducing carbon energy pollution.

The CCPA is a landmark piece of legislation that would put New York at the forefront of the fight against climate change by creating individualized plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and direct energy funding to communities like the 20th state senate district that are most impacted by climate change.

Not exact matches

Mashable's Senior Editor for Science and Special Projects, Kevin Freedman, in «No, New York Mag: Climate change won't make the Earth uninhabitable by 2100» contrasts the story's gloom against hope and optimism, but mostly analyses the science behind it.

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al - Falih has said it would be a risk to list in New York because of liabilities and litigation, including the climate change lawsuits against other oil companies by New York City.

By Joachim Marc Christensen, Project Coordinator of the Global Opportunity Network Saturday evening December 12th 2015 became a historic night as the world saw its first global climate deal for a coordinated response against climate change.

The budget's clean technology section opens by saying that the «global campaign against climate change is an economic opportunity for Canada,» an opportunity where Canada «can be a true global leader.»

A placard warning against the dangers of climate change used in the March on Washington stands by an overflowing garbage can January 21st 2017, in Washington, D.C. following a march in response to newly elected President Donald Trump.

A new federal infrastructure package presents a critical opportunity to strengthen America's infrastructure against the growing risks posed by extreme weather and other impacts of climate change.

Powered by billions of earthworms working rapidly in concert with beneficial microbes, the BIDA ® System will begin processing Fetzer Vineyards» wastewater during the 2016 harvest season, accruing energy savings up to 85 % over current wastewater treatment technologies and optimizing water conservation measures in support of the fight against climate change.

A vast majority of scientists believe climate change is caused by humans, they aren't biased against carbon.

Some of you might have read about the lawsuit by a number of municipalities (including San Francisco and Oakland) against the major oil companies for damages (related primarily to sea level rise) caused by anthropogenic climate change.

A large protest against climate change due to coincide with the Paris talks last month was banned by police, leading thousands of campaigners to symbolically leave their shoes along the route it would have taken.

This position was later confirmed in October 2010 by Xie Zhenghua, China's Head Negotiator on Climate Change and Vice Chairman of the NDRC on occasion of the press conference to the UN Climate Talks in Tianjin, when he noted that «China is for full consultation in the UN framework but we are not against smaller consultations» in the respect of the principles of openness, transparency and full consultation.

Instead, Cameron and Osborne were fighting against a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), a policy backed by Germany, France, Bill Gates and the Pope among others, which, even on modest estimates, could raise billions for domestic and international efforts against poverty and climate change.

The lawsuits are the latest legal challenges against oil companies over climate change and come as the firms are searching for new business models amid pressure by governments and consumers for cleaner energy.

Atlantic Bridge was itself a partner of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a US lobbying group funded by the Charles G Koch Foundation (predominant funders of the US Tea Party), the National Rifle Association and the Tobacco Institute, to name but a few, and which campaigns against climate change legislation and regulation of tobacco.

The Case Against Further Green Taxes, followed on this year by The Burden of Green Taxes, pioneered testing existing green taxes against the scale of the externalities created by climate change — similar estimates have since been produced by other groups including Government deparAgainst Further Green Taxes, followed on this year by The Burden of Green Taxes, pioneered testing existing green taxes against the scale of the externalities created by climate change — similar estimates have since been produced by other groups including Government deparagainst the scale of the externalities created by climate change — similar estimates have since been produced by other groups including Government departments.

Tory MEPs are threatening to undermine David Cameron's green credibility by voting against proposals to strengthen EU action on climate change on Thursday.

Because protesting against climate change and animal cruelty can be ways of expressing anger and discontent with the capitalist establishment, whereas the cause for nature is fuelled merely by love of wildlife.

As hundreds of advocates rallied in Albany against climate change and to push Gov. Andrew Cuomo to do more on the issue, his office announced legislation on Monday that would institute a statewide ban on single - use plastic bags by 2019.

Campaign against Climate Change: Zero Carbon Britain Day 2012, Join other people all around the country in finding fun, imaginative ways to promote the goal of a Zero Carbon Britain by 2030.

By Chris Cillizza July 3, 2009; 11:40 AM ET Categories: Republican Party Save & Share: Previous: Liberal Groups Defend Climate Change Vote Next: The Case Against Richard Nixon

Lower Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Cap by 30 Percent Between 2020 and 2030 - Cuomo «has called upon RGGI states to join New York in an effort to continue to lead the fight against climate change and drive the nation's transition toward a clean energy economy.»

«For the sake of future generations who could be harmed by irreversible climate change, I urge New Yorkers to reject this fear mongering and uphold science against ideology,» he said in a statement.

But despite the optimism engendered by her démarche, Britain's lead negotiator, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Miliband, warned that the talks may still founder: «It's a race against the clock,» he said.

Major electricity providers and some government officials in West Virginia, the state leading the charge against federal climate change regulations, want to use carbon trading to meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets, according to public records obtained by ClimateWire.

Highly protected marine reserves can help mitigate against the impacts of climate change, a study by a team of international scientists has concluded.

But beauty won't save the pinyon jay nor will blandness work against its cousin when climate change raises temperatures and alters bird habitats in the southwestern United States, according to research sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey.

«The new framework allows us to make those calculations so that the five adaptations in the eight climate change scenarios can be assessed against what the crop yield would be if no adaptations were initiated by farmers.»

Against all political intuition, Republican candidates could win votes by taking «green» positions on the controversy over climate change, according to new poll results released Tuesday.

It will be held with enhanced security measures, but it is absolutely essential action against climate change, and of course it will be held,» Fabius told reporters in remarks reported by Climatclimate change, and of course it will be held,» Fabius told reporters in remarks reported by ClimateClimate Home.

And, by the same token, evidence that meets the rigorous demands of science is often discounted if it goes against what people want to believe, as illustrated by widespread dismissal of scientific evidence of climate change.

Carbon capture and storage has been identified by experts ranging from the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to the leaders of the world's eight richest nations (G8) as crucial to the fight against climate Climate Change to the leaders of the world's eight richest nations (G8) as crucial to the fight against climate cChange to the leaders of the world's eight richest nations (G8) as crucial to the fight against climate climate changechange.

A dynamic orator, Cizik said that climate change denialism by evangelicals was a «heresy committed against all of creation, nothing less than a monstrous wrong.»

Thus, the data suggests that rising seawater temperature caused by climate change has buffered against measures for the protection of the Baltic Sea.

Indian coal plants under the CDM received financial backing from the World Bank, sparking an outcry against that organization by groups that argue that the bank's support for the coal industry is inconsistent with its other efforts to tackle climate change.

Arguing against mitigation by appealing to uncertainty is therefore misplaced: any appeal to uncertainty should provoke a greater, rather than weaker, concern about climate change than in the absence of uncertainty.

It's possible to compare this new generational chronology directly against the climate record, which researchers can also measure on a finer scale by examining changes to tree rings, lake sediments and other materials.

The complex geology and high rates of biodiversity in the region — currently home to an estimated 7,452 plant and animal species — make it a potential «natural stronghold» in the fight against climate change, according to a new, multimillion - dollar study by the Nature Conservancy.

The Wall Street Journal editorial page has for years railed against these scientific findings on climate change, even as the global consensus has reached nearly 100 percent of the scientific community, including the reports commissioned by the skeptical Bush White House.

And that campaign, involving all sorts of organizations that have lobbied against climate change legislation, has led some people to conclude that this is connected to a larger campaign by special interests to attack the science of climate change, to prevent policy action from being taken to deal with the problem.

To make mortality estimates, the researchers took temperature projections from 16 global climate models, downscaled these to Manhattan, and put them against two different backdrops: one assuming rapid global population growth and few efforts to limit emissions; the other, assuming slower growth, and technological changes that would decrease emissions by 2040.

The burgeoning green infrastructure movement, spearheaded by the Clean Water Network, a large government / NGO consortium, seeks to defend US waterways and water supplies against ill effects of climate change and urbanization.