Sentences with phrase «began working on a climate change»

So I began working on a climate change curriculum, and out of that curriculum came a student - led group called Students for Sustainability.

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Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo says it's «vital» that lawmakers begin working on legislation to address climate change, which he says could damage both the economy and environment of his district in South Florida.

She began working with the OPC as a Sea Grant Fellow focusing on climate change policy, including sea level rise and ocean acidification and hypoxia.

As a way of promoting forward movement toward your expressed goal of meaningful discussion on root causes of climate change, let us begin by examining the outstanding work of Pimentel and Hopfenberg on human population dynamics.

Mr. Gore, the 2000 Democratic presidential nominee and co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on climate change, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the new spending Mr. Obama is proposing will begin to quickly reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants blamed for global warming.

Australia is said to working behind - the - scenes on the legal framework for a new climate treaty and on methods to finance developing countries» efforts to adapt to climate change and the technology to develop in a low carbon way.Rudd is working on getting U.S. and China, the leading emitters of greenhouse gases, to agree on a deal before talks begin in Copenhagen.

GENEVA, August 17 — The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has invited 101 experts from 41 countries to begin work on the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) as Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors and Review Editors.

But a climate - change working group soon will begin laying out policy options that lawmakers could pursue on their own to reduce the state's contribution of climate - warming emissions.

«Please begin work on a national mobilisation to deal with climate change today.

A Working Group of the V20 commenced immediate follow - up to begin implementation of the first Action Plan, progress on which will be presented at the UN Climate Change Conference at Paris (COP21) later this year.

Previous to beginning formal work on this project and consulting him as a reviewer, I had also spoken with him at length about the media issues addressed in the report, as part of our ongoing relationship as scholars examining dimensions of climate change communication.

«His climate change spending priorities, estimated to be $ 120 billion since the beginning of his Administration, were on the ballot, and Americans spoke,» said Inhofe, who is set to chair the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee next Congress.

Smith, who is the convening lead author of the second working group report on vulnerability to climate change, says: «The new assessment has increased our confidence that the effects for climate change are beginning to be seen, in terms of rise in temperature, sea levels and heavy precipitation events».

On the costs of climate change mitigation, the most comprehensive work is probably that which has been done by Nicholas Stern, beginning with the Stern Review.

From the 15 - 18 of July, the preparatory meeting will begin the difficult but necessary work of establishing the foundation for what will become — in November at the formal social preCOP gathering — some sort of People's Declaration on climate change.

Waste and abuse of federal resources is a shared concern: CSPW is worried that the broad self - censorship occurring now across the board among civil servants working on climate change, from one aspect or another, is beginning to prevent the transfer of important climate change science research results to the American people.

This summary for policymakers of the International Panel on Climate Change Working Group III analitycal report outlines technological and behavioral changes that can limit the increase in global average temperatures to less than two degrees Celsius, the point at which science shows that climate impacts begin to overwhelm human coping eClimate Change Working Group III analitycal report outlines technological and behavioral changes that can limit the increase in global average temperatures to less than two degrees Celsius, the point at which science shows that climate impacts begin to overwhelm human coping eclimate impacts begin to overwhelm human coping efforts.

The documents reveal that beginning in 2008, Soon worked on a research project titled, «Understanding Solar Variability and Climate Change» to which Exxon contributed $ 76,000 annually to the project.

The evening also recognized Adrian Grenier, who brought home an award for his work with SHFT.com, a media outlet pioneering eco-friendly life style; Steve Elfman, Sprint President of Network Operations and Wholesale, on behalf of Sprint for their eco-friendly phone, the Samsung Replenish, which is made from 82 % recyclable materials; Arthur Rubinfeld, Starbucks President of Global Development, on behalf of Starbucks for the company's global sustainability initiatives, including achieving LEED certification for all new company - owned stores beginning in 2010; and Bill McKibben and May Boeve, co-founders of 350.org, for their «efforts to raise awareness about the most threatening issue of our time: climate change.»

When I first began to work with my Ph.D. adviser Barry Saltzman in the early 1990s, he, like many other climate researchers at the time, remained unconvinced that there was yet a detectable human influence on the climate... other scientists, such as NASA's James Hansen and Stanford University's Stephen Schneider, were convinced by the evidence already in hand that human - caused climate change was indeed now upon us.

Although there is not yet a comprehensive Climate Change Bill in China, Congressman Wang Guangtao (Chair of the Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of the National People's Congress) made the announcement, on 7 November 2010 at the GLOBE International legislators» forum in Tianjin, that China would begin work on a comprehensive climate chanClimate Change Bill in China, Congressman Wang Guangtao (Chair of the Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of the National People's Congress) made the announcement, on 7 November 2010 at the GLOBE International legislators» forum in Tianjin, that China would begin work on a comprehensive climate changChange Bill in China, Congressman Wang Guangtao (Chair of the Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of the National People's Congress) made the announcement, on 7 November 2010 at the GLOBE International legislators» forum in Tianjin, that China would begin work on a comprehensive climate chanclimate changechange law.

OSLO, October 16 — More than 100 experts from 52 countries met in Oslo on Monday 16 October to begin work on the IPCC's special report on Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosClimate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosyChange and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosclimate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosychange, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems.