Sentences with phrase «because global climate action»

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That's because climate change is a global problem, and addressing it would require concerted action by all nations, heavy investments in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and near - zero emissions before 2050.

They argue that the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance is similar to that posed by climate change because it is a natural process exacerbated by human activity and the actions of one country can have global ramifications.

Because the threats climate change poses to reef systems are difficult to control without global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, many coral reef experts have advocated reducing the stresses to coral reefs that are easier to control at a local level.

Prime Minister Modi and President Obama have put themselves in the vanguard of global climate policy, not because of any immediate political pressure, but because both leaders see action on this front as crucial for future generations» health and prosperity.

I wish there was no such thing as global warming, because taking action to prevent climate change is going to affect all our lives and mean giving up some of our freedom.»)

I wish there was no such thing as global warming, because taking action to prevent climate change is going to affect all our lives and mean giving up some of our freedom.

We're not offering a «counter-claim» about the science, because our position is that even the concrete, incontrovertible, unassailable fact of human influence on global warming and climate change does not, by itself, make a case for action.

Because around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions originate with EU nations, getting those governments to take stronger action, faster, would have a big impact on curbing climate change's worst impacts.

This strategy is why climate contrarians are sometimes referred to as «delayers», because they argue that we should delay action until we can be more certain of the human - caused global warming outcome.

Are you aware that the claim frequently made by opponents of US and other national action on climate change that if the country acts to reduce its ghg emissions and China or other developing country does not act it will make no difference because climate change will still happen is not true because ghg emissions from nations exceeding their fair share of safe global emissions are responsible for rising atmospheric concentrations of ghgs?

In a sharp change from its cautious approach in the past, the National Academy of Sciences on Wednesday called for taxes on carbon emissions, a cap - and - trade program for such emissions or some other strong action to curb runaway global warming.Such actions, which would increase the cost of using coal and petroleum — at least in the immediate future — are necessary because «climate change is occurring, the Earth is warming... concentrations of carbon dioxide are increasing, and there are very clear fingerprints that link [those effects] to humans,» said Pamela A. Matson of Stanford University, who chaired one of five panels organized by the academy at the request of Congress to look at the science of climate change and how the nation should respond.

I believe these forums of international articulation are fundamental to the cause, because we can share experiences, practices and knowledge, expand our partnerships and, possibly, our branch of action, thus increasing the strength of the global movement fighting for climate justice and for a Fossil Free world,» said Juliano Bueno de Araujo, climate campaigner at 350.org Brasil and founder of COESUS, presented the experiences of the No Fracking Brazil campaign.

First, climate protection is a public good that requires collective action, because firms and individuals will not otherwise bear the private costs needed to achieve the global benefits of abatement.

At the new conference, both stressed that this would be in the funds» financial interests, both because energy companies have been underperforming compared to market indices and because any substantial global action to limit climate change could prevent the companies from exploiting all of their oil and gas reserves.

Because most heating systems burn fossil fuels, which creates pollution, all the energy saved by a solar water heating eliminates the pollution that would otherwise add to our problems of poor air quality, poor health, smog and global climate change, a problem which requires immediate action.

Because the drivers of climate change are truly global, even dedicated action at the regional scale has limited prospects for ameliorating regional - scale impacts.

In essence you are telling your fellow citizens and mine (Canada; 17.3 tons p.c.) to ignore thousands of your fellow scientists who contribute to the IPCC and that we North Americans might as well keep on burning those fossil fuels at a vastly higher rate than any country in the world because the IPCC isn't 100 % certain that such action / inaction is causing global climate change!

Moreover, the proponents of fast action hold that the damage from emissions may be much larger than the policy - ramp analyses suggest, either because global temperatures are more sensitive to greenhouse - gas emissions than previously thought or because the economic damage from a large rise in temperatures is much greater than the guesstimates in the climate - ramp models.

The answer is this: As other nations craft climate action plans and strategies, as they look to technologies and innovations to meet global emissions targets, the United States is showing the way — largely because of clean - burning natural gas produced by America's game - changing energy revolution.

But according to Reilly, this metaphor doesn't capture the challenge faced by any one city, state or region because while they can contribute to climate action, they can't alone stop what is a global problem.