Sentences with phrase «already change our environment»

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But in fact these changes, which themselves are rarely pursued by those seeking growth alone, only slow the increased stress on an already overtaxed environment.

Europe is already in the vanguard of climate change action: a European Environment Agency report published last month said within five years emissions on the continent may have been slashed by a quarter on 1990 levels, «meeting and overachieving» its 2020 target of 20 per cent.

Birds are sensitive to changes in their environment and are already responding to climate change.

Rather, it's a necessary component of any social media campaign that will help you better understand opposing campaign strategies, more adroitly navigate opposing views and be better situated for the campaign season, which is already a very fluid environment of news events, changing consumer sentiment and October surprises.

The environment secretary showed little patience with climate change sceptics, pointing to recent examples of extreme weather as proof climate change is already happening.

AAAS CEO Rush Holt urged the Trump administration on Tuesday to work with the scientific community to reduce the risk climate change poses to human health and the environment, reiterating that climate change is real and its impacts are already evident.

This is not a fable, it's a tale of how people are already adapting to climate change, as revealed at the International Institute for Environment and Development's sixth conference on community - based adaptation to climate change held in Vietnam in April.

Our minds already extend out into the environment, and the changes we make to the environment already alter our minds.

But changes we make to the environment already alter our minds.

Most of the technology being developed to improve (or at least not harm) the environment is little more than an incremental change in devices already in use, says Eric Raciti, a partner at the Cambridge, Mass., law firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP.

The consequences of climate change are being felt not only in the environment, but in the entire socio - economic system and, as seen in the findings of numerous reports already available, they will impact first and foremost the poorest and weakest who, even if they are among the least responsible for global warming, are the most vulnerable because they have limited resources or live in areas at greater risk... Many of the most vulnerable societies, already facing energy problems, rely upon agriculture, the very sector most likely to suffer from climatic shifts.»

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But Friend felt that kids growing up in western Maryland are already familiar with the seasonal changes, so to broaden their understanding of the environment, she decided to approach seasons through the lens of habitat and animals.

We need to be powerful advocates for much - needed investment on the site, recognising that changes to the environment over the past few months have already brought many tangible gains for staff and students.

The idea that repeating a grade with the same material as a method of improving learning is already flawed, especially if nothing about the academic environment changes.

More often than not, the politicians and regulators are behind the curve, reacting slowly to a societal / business environment that has already changed.

The committee has already presented an eight - page report to the Department for Environment and Sports, which is considering the changes.

Include in your notes the duration of disease, changes in your pet's behavior, changes in the rabbit's life style or environment, any remedies you may have already tried and any ideas you may have on the problem your pet is exhibiting.

It's adding tower defense to an already proven formula so I can understand why it wouldn't feature a game changing feature like fully destructible environments.

We do, after all, live in an environment that has already undergone change, and our normal way of life is causing that change.

NYSERDA President and CEO John B. Rhodes said, «The effects of climate change are already affecting New York State's residents, businesses and environment.

Researchers already know the temperatures in the Arctic are rising twice as fast as temperatures elsewhere, but other aspects of the changing environment in the Arctic are difficult to predict and model.

• Reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators • Conserving natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals • Saving energy by reusing materials that have already been processed • Preventing pollution by reducing the need to collect new raw materials • Reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change • Helping to sustain the environment for future generations

The White House plans to release a major report Tuesday outlining how human - driven climate change is already affecting the environment in the United States and warning of more warming to come, possibly signaling a more aggressive response to the issue from the Obama administration.

First, climate change is likely to open new habitats and close others — for example, some mammals have already begun moving to higher elevations, where possible, to adjust to warming environments.

London, 19th April 2013 — Today new research by Carbon Tracker Initiative and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at London School of Economics and Political Science reveals that despite fossil fuel reserves already far exceeding the carbon budget to avoid global warming of more than 2 °C, $ 674 billion was spent last year finding and developing new potentially stranded assets.

However, the Club of Rome was already pursuing the idea that the world was over-populated and could not support the demands on resources that were to evolve into the destruction of the environment, especially through climate change.

Alaska Native communities are already being affected by climate - induced changes in the physical and biological environment, from coastal erosion threatening the existence of some communities, to alterations in hunting, fishing, and gathering practices that undermine the intergenerational transfer of culture, skill, and wisdom.

Campaigning environment journalist Oliver Tickell told the conference that, unlike issues like climate change where it took years to get international legislation in place to reduce greenhouse gases, treaties were already agreed that should prevent plastic reaching the oceans.

As the Guardian has reported, the Australian government's own environment departmental website says there's a «growing and robust body of evidence» showing the number of extreme weather events will likely increase under climate change, and that Australia is already experiencing a rise in the number of these events, including bushfires.

This could potentially have a catastrophic effect on climate change, which is already wreaking havoc on the environment and wildlife around the world.

Climate change is already affecting our health, our environment, and our economies — we have to take meaningful action now.

(11/09/2009) There have been numerous studies showing how climate change is impacting a variety of environments — from the Arctic to coral reefs to alpine — but how could a warmer world damage deserts, already the world's warmest and driest environments?

We are highly concerned about the grave harm that climate change is already causing, and will continue to cause, to people and communities as well as to the environment on which we all depend.

From a political perspective, these tax credits have three very powerful constituencies: 1) All taxpayers 2) Major companies looking to reduce their tax burden while doing something good for the environment 3) Landowners, farmers, ranchers, and the forest products industry (these groups will be eligible for tax credits for reforestation or agricultural changes on their own land; organizations such as the National Farmers Union, the American Forest and Paper Association, the National Alliance of Forest Owners, United Steelworkers, and many others have already been advocates for protection of tropical forests and cracking down on illegal logging as a way to level the playing field by ensuring products on the global market don't come from deforestation.)

The effects of climate change are already evident in Europe and the situation is set to get worse, the European Environment Agency has warned.

Though she has not yet served two full terms in the House, Congresswoman Bonamici has already been elected the Ranking Member of the House Science and Technology's Subcommittee on the Environment, a position she has used to great effect to prioritize ocean and climate change issues.

Global climate change has already had observable effects on the environment.

In short, anthropogenic climate change embrittles the resiliency of an already stressed global environment, thereby increasing the risk of catastrophe for humans and other species.

The fact that we are causing climate change, and that it is already killing 300,000 people a year, is an example of how our markets» inability to price the environment and price society correctly is actually causing loss of human life.

Given the major environmental, jobs and energy security questions that have been raised about Keystone XL, and the fact that President Obama can take a stand for the environment on this issue without the usual (and fully tedious) Congressional debate, if he does in fact approve it, it certainly calls into question his entire environmental platform — if how he handled the climate change debate in 2009 didn't already.

The concern is that Trump has already made it clear that, despite the assertions of scientists, that he does not believe that humans are impacting the environment in meaningful ways and causing climate change.

The Dutch government has already accepted the scientific findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations Environmental Programme, and several Dutch agencies, that warming of more than 2 ° C above pre-industrial temperatures will likely entail catastrophic consequences for humans and the environment, including the Dutch.

Curious, I followed where the hashtag led and found numerous tweets suggesting that a significant change in Canada's legal environment was not only forecast, but already in progress.

You could be a Recruitment Consultant already, working in a new business role within a technical environment, or you might be a technical consultant looking for a change of career and a move into a Sales role.

Courts typically retain the residential schedule established by the parenting plan unless the modification is agreed upon by the parents, child's residence has already been changed by parental agreement, child's current environment is detrimental to his physical, mental or emotional health, or the nonmoving parent has been found in contempt of court at least two times in the last three years for failure to comply with the parenting plan or been convicted of custodial interference.

In the current environment of rapid change in early childhood education, staff need support to update their skills and knowledge about teaching culturally and linguistically diverse populations, using new assessments, meeting new standards, addressing already identified special needs, identifying potential special needs, implementing high - quality curriculum models, and making decisions about using technology.

«Inflation can significantly change the pricing environment for retailers, particularly at a time when consumers are already closely monitoring their spending levels,» said Stacy Janiak, vice chairman and Deloitte's U.S. Retail leader.