Sentences with phrase «change global priorities»

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The targets are vital for identifying priority areas for action and catalysing global change.

Satellites can help deliver such information, and in 10 years» time, global biodiversity monitoring from space could be a reality, but only if ecologists and space agencies agree on a priority list of satellite - based data that is essential for tracking changes in biodiversity.

Despite the African Union's priorities of poverty alleviation, inclusive growth and sustainable development, especially in the context of global climate change, the report finds that the continent is greatly undervaluing its natural resources.

What about his role in ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability, of which climate change research and mitigation is listed as a top priority?

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajechange leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajechange a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajeChange Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

The priorities we identify will strengthen global strategies to mitigate climate change impacts.

Over time, the school's offerings have changed to reflect the U.S. government's global priorities, for example shifting to Vietnamese during the 1970s and to Arabic during Fair's time in the service.

Intelligence Squared U.S. energy and environment debates shine a critical light on the most pressing issues spurred by climate change and 21st century environmental priorities, including clean energy, fracking, organic and genetically modified foods, and whether or not global warming poses an immediate threat.

«I can't really say there's anything specific that stopped us (from launching in Canada earlier), obviously we're a big global business and our priorities change a little bit,» says Sehr.

To respond to the growing demand for Earth observation data, we will accelerate efforts within the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), which builds on the work of UN specialized agencies and programs, in priority areas, inter alia, climate change and water resources management, by strengthening observation, prediction and data sharing.

We seek sweeping but necessary change in the midst of a global recession, where every nation's most immediate priority is reviving their economy and putting their people back to work.

In fact The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project is saying «natural systems represent one of the biggest untapped allies» in combatting climate change, because of their carbon storage potential — and that incorporating funding for forests in a global climate deal should be a key priority: TEEB highlights the fact that in addition to absorbing some 15 % of global carbon emissions, forests provide a whole range of ecosystem services that are worthy of protecting.

Also, as climate finance becomes increasingly available at the global level, it would be essential to enact appropriate assimilative national capacity in Pakistan to direct this finance towards nationally identified priorities as well as channelize it transparently and efficiently through consolidated financial mechanisms like a National Climate Change Fund which has been proposed through this study.

This is why Obama wants a Civil Army and this is why his Global fight against Climate Change is No. 1 on his priority list.

If we accept the possibility of even moderate projections for climate change and honestly face the scale of the effort humankind must undertake to avert catastrophe, this single problem jumps to the top of any rational list of global priorities.

In 2009, researchers identified nine global priorities linked to human impacts on the environment, and identified two, - climate change and the integrity of the biosphere, - that were vital to the human condition.

LONDON, 1 November, 2017 — Land use is often a forgotten priority, yet those of us who wish to contain global warming and avert catastrophic climate change have a natural ally: the land.

The objectives of the campaign are to increase understanding and encourage commitment by local and national governments to make disaster risk reduction and resilience and climate change a policy priority and to bring the global Hyogo Framework closer to local needs.

The Children's Charter for DRR was launched at the United Nation's International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Global Platform for DRR in 2011 and consists of five priorities for DRR, including addressing climate change, identified by children from 21 hazard - prone countries.

Requires the President to enter into an agreement with the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to: (1) evaluate the utility to state, local, and regional decision makers of each Plan and of the anticipated and actual information outputs of the Program for development of state, local, and regional policies to reduce vulnerability to global change; and (2) recommend priorities for future global and regional climate change research and assessment.

«Washington's state government is helping to lead the charge in the fight against global climate change, and it's remarkably gratifying to see this bipartisan group of legislators bringing these priorities to Capitol Hill,» added Wilmot.

Requires the President to enter into an agreement with NAS to: (1) evaluate the scientific content of the Plan; and (2) recommend priorities for future global and regional climate change research and assessment.

(ii) recommend priorities for future global and regional climate change research and assessment.

Far from making climate change a priority, Obama in 2012 — the guy trying to get elected — was an avowed champion of all fossil fuels, which, of course, are the alleged cause of supposedly terrifying global warming.

Will the President's forthcoming Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for the U.S. Global Change Research Program demonstrate a commitment to essential new research priorities?

In order to save our failing global civilization, there are two fundamental policy changes that must be brought to the attention of governments: restructuring taxes and reordering fiscal priorities.

ECO would like to remind Parties that «adaptation to climate change» represents an immediate and urgent global priority.

-- Muller believes humans are changing climate with CO2 emissions — humans have been responsible for «most» of a 0.4 C warming since 1957, almost none of the warming before then — IPCC is in trouble due to sloppy science, exaggerated predictions; chairman will have to resign — the «Climategate» mails were not «hacked» — they were «leaked» by an insider — due to «hide the decline» deception, Muller will not read any future papers by Michael Mann — there has been no increase in hurricanes or tornadoes due to global warming — automobiles are insignificant in overall picture — China is the major CO2 producer, considerably more than USA today — # 1 priority for China is growth of economy — global warming is not considered important — China CO2 efficiency (GDP per ton CO2) is around one - fourth of USA today, has much room for improvement — China growth will make per capita CO2 emissions at same level as USA today by year 2040 — if it is «not profitable» it is «not sustainable» — US energy future depends on shale gas for automobiles; hydrogen will not be a factor — nor will electric cars, due to high cost — Muller is upbeat on nuclear (this was recorded pre-Fukushima)-- there has been no warming in the USA — Muller was not convinced of Hansen's GISS temperature record; hopes BEST will provide a better record.

As attentive readers will recall, the conference concluded that fighting AIDS should be the top global priority in helping developing countries and also that climate change mitigation was a waste of money.

These issues include: (a) the need to determine when the obligation of any nation is triggered, (b) difficulties in determining which adaptation and compensation needs are attributable to human - induced warming versus natural variability, (c) challenges in allocating responsibilities among all nations that have emitted ghg above their fair share of safe global emissions, (e) challenges in prioritizing limited funds among all adaptation and compensation needs, (f) needs to set funding priorities in consultation with those who are vulnerable to climate change impacts as a matter of procedural justice, and (e) the need to consider the capacity of some nations to fund adaptation and compensation needs.

It also says «concerted efforts» were made in 2004 - 05 to change the way the UK media covered climate science after Tony Blair declared that global warming was one of his priorities.

«Contributing to combating climate change and respecting planetary boundaries in the way we do business is a priority for us,» said Marie - Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of International Institutional Affairs, Kering, «The Science Based Targets initiative is enabling the business community to set meaningful and measurable goals to ensure that we align with the 2 °C global agenda and Kering is proud that our own GHG reduction ambitions have been validated by the initiative.»

Present lack of access to space, the overall low priority of solar influences in global change research, and continued reductions of Earth environmental monitoring threaten the accomplishment of this task.

«The IGBP places high priority on establishment, maintenance, validation, description, accessibility, and distribution of high - quality, long - term global data sets, including the synthesis or generation of new global data sets,» and, «Full and open sharing of the full suite of global data sets, and other data sets needed for global change studies, is the primary objective of the IGBP - DIS» (IGBP Report No. 12).

During the first Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in June 2007, the Working Group agreed on three priority areas: gathering and sharing good practices in climate risk - reduction; providing policy guidance to UNFCCC processes on the post-2012 climate change regime; and developing methods for reducing the carbon footprint of disaster risk reduction activities.

This Strategy translates FAO's mandate into strategic choices and action priorities at global, regional, national and local levels with the central goal of supporting its Member Nations in achieving their commitments to face climate change.

http://www.sej.org/headlines/al-gore-us-media-%E2%80%98intimidated-frightened%E2%80%99-climate-change It looks like they lost their audience: In the Pew Research Center's annual policy priorities survey, released Jan. 24, just 28 % say dealing with global warming is a top priority for the president and Congress this year, little changed from the 30 % that said this when Obama first took office in 2009.

Majorities of Americans say that global warming and clean energy should be among the nation's priorities, want more action by elected officials, corporations, and citizens themselves, and support a variety of climate change and energy policies, including holding fossil fuel companies responsible for all the «hidden costs» of their products.

Of course, the change in priorities isn't only the result of heightened environmental awareness; The spike in the price of oil and the global recession are mostly to blame.

Climate change is a global priority that demands political leadership, but there has been «a remarkable lack of urgency» in the response, which the report characterised as «woefully inadequate».

Developing new green technologies — like cheaper solar panels or methods of extracting energy from ocean tides — is a top priority for combating climate change, because global carbon emissions can not be stabilized with existing technologies.

I work closely with our CMO and department chairs on setting priorities for the firm's global marketing efforts and finding ways to invest in our business in ways that help us do even more for our clients, while ensuring that we are prepared for the challenges of a changing market.

Sales Representative / Account Manager, Global Event Specialties, Tacoma, WA — 6/1998 -7 / 2002 • Flourished in rapidly changing environment • Specialized in face - to - face marketing opportunities at client events and shows • Managed shifting client priorities in fast - paced settings • Maintained and updated records of client communication • Designed and oversaw marketing schedule for over 50 clients • Exceeded target sales for division • Coordinated and scheduled client shows and exhibitions

This will «increase the importance of green building as a means of contributing immediate and measurable solutions toward energy independence, climate change mitigation, and other global priorities,» according to USGBC.