Sentences with phrase «ambitious climate targets»

To meet ambitious climate targets, we must transform our energy systems, how we use natural resources, and how we produce and consume goods and food.

The need to remove carbon from the air using negative emissions technologies is a topic receiving quite a bit of attention since the shift to more ambitious climate targets.

In order to achieve ambitious climate targets and realize the benefits of the low - carbon transition, forward - looking companies are helping to shape the policy enabling environment.

Since the United States and China worked together to set ambitious climate targets last year, leading by example, many of the world's biggest emitters have come forward with new climate plans of their own.

«Huge permafrost thaw can be limited by ambitious climate targets.»

For example, California — which would be the world's sixth - largest economy if it were a country — is now considering a new and ambitious climate target of 100 percent renewable energy by 2045.

The 77 represented U.S. and Chinese regions have pledged to establish ambitious climate targets, report on their greenhouse gas emissions, establish climate action plans, and expand bilateral cooperation.

Aiming to promote ambitious climate targets also at the European level, the governments of European Alliance members signed a call for 30 % EU GHG emissions reduction target to support the 30 % call by 74 major corporations.

«The carbon intensity of the next phase of global economic development will determine whether ambitious climate targets such as stabilizing at [two degrees Celsius] will be met, and our findings depict the nascent rise of energy - intensive and emissions - intensive production activities in other Asian countries such as Vietnam and Pakistan,» professor in climate change economics at UEA's School of International Development Dabo Guan explained in a UEA press release

«Without ambitious climate targets there is no need for deep emission reductions and carbon prices will remain at low levels.

«This report shows how important it is for all countries to work towards more ambitious climate targets within the next phase of international action beyond 2012,» says Watson.

Along with the European Union, California has some of the most ambitious climate targets around.

It's refreshing to hear about companies like Dow and General Mills, not who you might think of as crunchy green companies, getting lauded for ambitious climate targets.

Although Belgium is at the forefront of setting ambitious climate targets, the lawsuit asks the Belgian government to back up their words with actions, and to accelerate the transition to a prosperous, fossil - free society, so that future generations of Belgians will be able to live in safety and prosperity.

Obama has spent months lobbying world leaders to set ambitious climate targets and demonstrating that the United States will take major steps to curb its carbon output.

The authors of the paper, New feed sources key to ambitious climate targets, argue that algae could become an important feed for livestock that would help reduce carbon concentrations to pre-industrial levels in the next 80 years by changing land - use patterns and providing critical food inputs.

This has made them reluctant to sign up to ambitious climate targets or strong reforms of EU carbon markets, which would make energy from coal more expensive.

Suppliers and consumers of heat are facing regulatory pressure, rising costs associated with CO2 emissions, volatile energy prices and ambitious climate targets.

WWF is a valuable partner, who challenge us to think differently about how we operate and inspires us to set ambitious climate targets, and to inspire children to take care of the environment.»

The new study illustrates how regional changes in temperature and rainfall extremes are linked to cumulative global CO2 emissions — emphasising the need for ambitious climate targets, the lead author tells Carbon Brief.

When are you going to catch up and commit to ambitious climate targets by 2020?

The International Maritime Organization should build on growing industry awareness and agree an ambitious climate target for shipping this week