Sentences with phrase «ambitious national climate»

Opponents of ambitious national climate policy — such as energy - intensive industry — on the other hand, maintain that Germany must prioritise economic development, to show it is possible to preserve its status as an economic powerhouse while cutting emissions.

«Such co-benefits can be a significant opportunity to develop ambitious national climate policies, as they would further increase with strengthening the INDCs,» she adds.

Not exact matches

The new agreement also establishes the principle that future national plans will be no less ambitious than existing ones, which means these 188 climate action plans provide a firm floor and foundation for higher ambition.

This major emitters» process should include, inter alia, national, regional and international policies, targets and plans, in line with national circumstances, an ambitious work program within the UNFCCC, and the development and deployment of climate - friendly technology.

National governments need to promise greater emissions cuts and enact policies to keep global warming to the more ambitious target of 1.5 C or at most 2C, which they set as the goal of the Paris climate agreement.

In the context of EU climate and energy policy, governance refers to the procedural and institutional arrangements put in place at EU and national levels to achieve resilient energy policy and ambitious climate policy.

When Passive House Plus told Prof Ürge - Vorsatz about a comment Passive House Institute director Prof Wolfgang Feist made in these pages a few years ago — that the most ambitious action on climate change was coming from city governments and the European Union, rather than from national governments — she agreed.

As a developing country, India is not bound to set a greenhouse gas emissions target, but Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said India has adopted what he called an «ambitious» National Action Plan on Climate Change with eight national missions covering both mitigation and adaNational Action Plan on Climate Change with eight national missions covering both mitigation and adanational missions covering both mitigation and adaptation.

The International Climate Action Initiative works to advance national and international cooperation on climate change and to catalyze ambitious, equitable action and implementation of the Paris AgrClimate Action Initiative works to advance national and international cooperation on climate change and to catalyze ambitious, equitable action and implementation of the Paris Agrclimate change and to catalyze ambitious, equitable action and implementation of the Paris Agreement.

The more people «see happy others conserve energy... the more they are inclined to support ambitious climate policies on local, state, and national levels.»

«In 2018, the Under2 Coalition is positioned to both contribute to direct emissions reductions and to support and inspire more ambitious climate goals from national governments,» says Tim Ash Vie, Director, Under2 Coalition Secretariat, The Climateclimate goals from national governments,» says Tim Ash Vie, Director, Under2 Coalition Secretariat, The ClimateClimate Group.

Although there has been a positive response to the Obama commitments to reduce US ghg emissions, there is also great international concern that national INDCs, including the US commitments, are not nearly ambitious enough to prevent dangerous climate change.

The German energy ministry BMWi tells Carbon Brief the country is a «climate pioneer» with strong performance on emissions reduction, ambitious national targets and its «Energiewende» transition towards renewables and away from nuclear.

Whether or not that decline in coal use will be speedy or ambitious enough to head off serious national and international climate change is not clear.

Ambitious Corporate Climate Action Driving Delivery of Paris Goals Business Commitments Need Reinforcing by Strong National Policies Marrakech, Morocco, 9 November, 2016 - Private sector leaders have come together at the COP 22 Business & Industry day to call for countries to fully implement their national climate action plans (the NDCs) through strong domestic legislaClimate Action Driving Delivery of Paris Goals Business Commitments Need Reinforcing by Strong National Policies Marrakech, Morocco, 9 November, 2016 - Private sector leaders have come together at the COP 22 Business & Industry day to call for countries to fully implement their national climate action plans (the NDCs) through strong domestic legislNational Policies Marrakech, Morocco, 9 November, 2016 - Private sector leaders have come together at the COP 22 Business & Industry day to call for countries to fully implement their national climate action plans (the NDCs) through strong domestic legislnational climate action plans (the NDCs) through strong domestic legislaclimate action plans (the NDCs) through strong domestic legislation...

In an article rating the climate pledges of ten countries, National Geographic described India's climate pledge as «ambitious,» and quoted an expert who said India's proposal to get 40 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030 is «nothing less than gargantuan»:

The tale really begins in 2009, when ambitious climate legislation failed at both the national and state level.

The next attempt to develop ambitious, national climate legislation — if such an opportunity arises again — is sure to be shaped by the movement's increasingly powerful commitment to climate justice.

Convening cross-sector participants from the private sector, Government, Investors, UN agencies and international NGOs, a strong focus will be placed on discussions around national climate targets and the drive towards business innovations and solutions that need to be implemented in order to achieve these ambitious goals.

Avoiding dangerous climate change requires ambitious action to deeply reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the international, national, and local community levels.

Thomson Reuters Foundation: India's National Action Plan for Climate Change, a hugely ambitious programme requiring billions of dollars, is being starved of funds, officials say, as a new law aimed at giving food to the needy threatens to eat up a large chunk of government spending.

Nevertheless, the absence of national U.S. leadership was evident within the negotiating process this week and for driving more ambitious climate action in the future.

From a strong global deal at the Paris climate talks to ambitious commitments from businesses and communities, and from local, national and international government bodies alike, there are many preconditions for Greenpeace's scenario to pan out.

As I'm sure most TreeHugger readers are aware, Al Gore recently articulated his vision of how the United States can combat climate change, help national security and reinvigorate the economy through an ambitious plan to generate

A 2011 study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory suggests China's emissions could peak at 9.7 gigatonnes if the government implements ambitious climate policy, the New York Times reports.