Sentences with phrase «change public policy concerning»

The foundation is also working much more aggressively to change public policy concerning key elements of the portfolio approach: transparency in school finance, multiple independent school providers, and performance - based accountability.

Not exact matches

Still, the mere possibility of a change in policy on this front ought to raise concerns — if not for reasons of etiquette and old - fashioned customer satisfaction, than for public health.

If only the church's conventional image is changed from a self - centered, indifferent institution to that of a deeply concerned observer of public affairs — by simply being in the places where policy is being hammered out — this alone is warrant for deployment in the structures of the community,

We can work to change them and to prevent them from being changed in the wrong ways, even with policy makers and judges who do not share our religious commitments but do share our concern for the public good.

At 1.5 / 2 °C temperature warming level, how the global and regional climate will change, is a matter of public concern and relates to the decisions of policies, guidelines and measures on mitigation and adaption of future climate change.

In the best - case scenario, undercover investigations can lead to immediate changes through corporate or legal policy change and consumers reducing their consumption of animal products, as well as contribute to long - term outcomes by growing the animal advocacy movement and increasing public concern for farm animal issues.

I have attempted to identify elements that could be added to current discussion to brake the current (and for most of us unanticipated) free fall regarding climate change as a public policy concern.

«Climate change legislation is a central concern across government at all levels, and is not solely about the changing climate, but is embedded in public health policies,» the editors contend.

Two full decades of anthropogenic climate change being established science and Australia's policy focus is fully on maximum expansion of coal and gas extraction and export with some ineffectual climate «policies» to distract and pacify public concerns.

Despite the president's focus on climate policy, three recent polls show the public isn't especially concerned about climate change and that any concern they do have is waning.

The data and conclusions in the K15 paper qualify as ISI, because the implications of the conclusions have the potential to influence public policy concerning the politically charged climate change policy debates among various political factions.

My objections to how the public policy debate about climate change concerns methodology, and are explained here: How we broke the climate change debates.

«Americans are getting the wrong signal from year - round weather about whether they should be concerned about climate change,» said study lead author Patrick Egan, a public policy professor at New York University.

We therefore echo Senator Lautenberg's concern, and hope that efforts such as this site, will increasingly help the public, journalists, and policy makers appreciate the distinction between the informed views of dedicated scientists committed to investigating the factors governing variability and change in earth's climate, and the opinions coming out of think - tanks and special interests.

The debate among experts in the climate sciences — and those interested in the public policy implications of climate change — concerns the magnitude and speed of future warming, which requires understanding of the dynamics of the many factors involved — which are investigated by analysis of past and current climate data.

While the Board and government refused to make requested changes to law and policy, a 2015 ONIWG / OFL report Prescription Over-ruled raised public awareness over long - standing concerns by Ontario psychologists and other health - care providers.