Sentences with phrase «against the effects of climate change»

As results from international climate negotiations have a distant horizon, civil society push governments to take domestic action to increase resilience and protect the vulnerable against the effects of climate change.

The lawsuits say the companies have created a public nuisance and should pay for sea walls and other infrastructure to protect against the effects of climate change — construction that could cost billions of dollars.

Bill McKibben, whose book The End of Nature was one of the first to protest against the effects of climate change, offers us, in Eaarth, one of the most important books on environmental justice in the 21st century.

«Earth - air heat exchanger best way to protect farm animals in livestock buildings against the effects of climate change.»

An important omission from the enormous cost mentioned above is that rapid economic development directly shields people against the effects of climate change.

With the recent policy shift towards the green and the development of a first class renewable energy industry, I have no doubt that the Premier will achieve his goals and the Province will be a leader in the fight against the effects of climate change.

Not only has the fund diversified across a number of high value farming sectors, but it has also diversified geographically to mitigate against the effects of climate change.

It's the second of three reports by the panel designed to inform lawmakers worldwide as they work toward a global treaty and devise domestic policies to cut greenhouse gases and protect against the effects of climate change.