Not exact matches
Over the past few years, businesses have added 14 million jobs as regional
economies have rebounded; their workers have gained access to
health insurance, and a new flock
of startups has brought
economy - altering innovations, some
of which have
changed the nature
of work itself.
Now imagine the same information cloaked in the trappings
of a great story, «a story about a family in South America that is being affected by
changes in the global
economy — a story about the father going to work in a foreign country to earn enough for the family, and the mother having to drive 100 kilometers for
health care.»
The environment for small businesses has
changed in many ways in the last five years, but what hasn't
changed is the central role small businesses play in the
health and stability
of the U.S.
economy.
Darin Kingston
of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes /
health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens
of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept
of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel
of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands
of new kernels, could completely
change your business strategy Amory Lovins
of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire
economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard
of living
Two pros discuss the
health of the
economy amid geopolitical concerns and
changing monetary policies in Europe.
This proposed legislation would help prepare Massachusetts for the impacts
of climate
change by identifying where we are most vulnerable and taking measures to protect public
health, public safety, and the
economy.
Mass Audubon supports the passage
of An Act establishing a comprehensive adaptation management plan in response to climate
change, which prepares Massachusetts for the impacts
of climate
change by identifying where we are most vulnerable and taking measures to protect public
health, public safety and the
economy.
«Trump has pledged to take actions to round up and deport millions
of Americans, decimate unions, take
health care coverage away from millions, threaten women's reproductive rights, and allow runaway climate
change to continue — all while deregulating the
economy and cutting taxes for the wealthy.
On Europe, crime, welfare reform, the
economy and immigration, Labour's embrace
of its working base has all too often turned into a curt nod and a fumbled attempt to
change the conversation to cuts in manufacturing or the
health service.
It states, in part, «Creating a sustainable regional food system that meets [the $ 1 billion] demand and offers equal access to nutritious food will improve public
health, bolster the city's «good food»
economy, build resilience in the wake
of extreme weather events and reduce the city's «foodprint» as a way to mitigate the impacts
of climate
change.»
Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family
of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council
of Boy Scouts
of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board
of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part
of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance
Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor
of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination
of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate
change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination
of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms
Climate
change is threatening our food and water supplies,
economy, infrastructure, public
health, and the future
of NYC.
Several
of these are expected to «go dark» in the next two years, robbing scientists
of critical data needed for monitoring climate
change and verifying international agreements, just as a critical mass
of global players is agreeing that such agreements are essential to the future
health of the world's people and
economies.
Holt and talk - show host Thom Hartmann discussed a non-partisan 28 June letter sent to policymakers by 31 leading scientific societies, including AAAS, which warned
of negative climate -
change impacts to the global
economy, natural resources, national security and human
health.
A new report by authors from UCLA School
of Law's Emmett Center on Climate
Change and the Environment and UCLA's Institute
of the Environment and Sustainability explores the sources and impacts
of plastic marine litter and offers domestic and international policy recommendations to tackle these growing problems — a targeted, multifaceted approach aimed at protecting ocean wildlife, coastal waters, coastal
economies and human
health.
SARS was a good example
of how a little virus can
change how people behave, how
economies and travel are affected, and how our public -
health system is inadequate to cope with it.
Aside from its impact on sea levels, weather and the
economy, researchers say climate
change is also an urgent public
health concern, a matter that has been largely left out
of the global climate conversation until recently.
It conducts interdisciplinary, peer - reviewed studies related to air pollution and greenhouse gases in China, from root causes in the energy demands to power its
economy, to the chemistry and transport
of pollutants in the atmosphere, to their impacts on public
health, to policies to protect air quality and limit climate
change.
Climate
change is a pervasive source
of risks to human systems, with potentially large impacts upon the
economy, public
health, and national security.
I'm certainly not advocating diving straight into stocks, sectors & markets you know nothing about, but clinging rigidly to your comfort zone may be just as / if not more dangerous for your
health — being the best sailor on a ship ain't much use if it's sinking fast in the middle
of the Atlantic... Stocks
change, valuations
change, markets
change,
economies change — to avoid risk, and to seek opportunity, you need to
change also... The more flexible & varied your investment approach — in terms
of perspective & analysis — the more you'll stack the deck in your favour.
It's in rude
health at the moment, but the pace
of change in the tech
economy is breathtaking.
A wide range
of benefits will flow from a concerted effort to alter our energy
economy now, including sustainable energy job growth, reductions in the
health and economic costs
of climate
change, and the restoration
of ecosystems and revitalisation
of ecosystem services.
This debate is about your pocketbook, it's about your job, it's about whether you can still afford
health care, whether we're going to do something about climate
change or not, what kind
of world your kids are going to be living in in ten or fifteen years, how are we going to respond to peak oil, where is the next transistor
economy going to come from?
Climate
change represents one
of the major challenges
of the 21st century, but as a nation
of innovators, we can and will meet this challenge in a way that advances our
economy, our environment, and public
health all at the same time.
Conscious
of our leadership role in meeting such challenges, we, the leaders
of the world's major
economies, both developed and developing, commit to combat climate
change in accordance with our common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities and confront the interlinked challenges
of sustainable development, including energy and food security, and human
health.
«Climate
change is severely impacting the
health of our planet and all
of its inhabitants, and we must transition to a clean energy
economy that does not rely on fossil fuels, the main driver
of this global problem.»
In June 2016, a partnership
of 31 leading nonpartisan scientific associations sent a consensus letter to U.S. policymakers that reaffirmed the reality
of human - caused climate
change, noting that greenhouse gas emissions «must be substantially reduced» to minimize negative impacts on the global
economy, natural resources, and human
health.
When asked to name major threats to the UK in the next two decades, 15 %
of those polled listed climate
change without prompting, putting it in fourth position behind immigration, the
economy and
health.
Regardless
of how you measure the impacts
of climate
change — whether it be food, water,
health, national security, our
economy — climate
change is already taking a great toll.
For instance, in response to economic arguments opposing climate
change legislation, proponents
of climate
change action usually argue that climate
change policies will create jobs or are necessary to develop new energy technologies that are vital to the
health of the US
economy in the future.
Climate
change affects every aspect
of society, from the
health of the global
economy to the
health of our children.
while in the context
of the ongoing climate debate we continue — albeit with some embarrassment — to employ the scientifically meaningless phrase «climate
change», we recognise that, in principle, a planetary warming to fend off otherwise imminent glacial inception, together with CO2 greening (the latter offsetting loss
of vegetation footprint, the only real environmental concern) is having broad positive impacts on society, including the global
economy, natural resources, and human
health.
In a consensus letter to U.S. policymakers, a partnership
of 31 leading nonpartisan scientific societies today reaffirmed the reality
of human - caused climate
change, noting that greenhouse gas emissions «must be substantially reduced» to minimize negative impacts on the global
economy, natural resources, and human
health.
Esther Bollendorff, Climate campaigner at Friends
of the Earth Europe, said, «Governments across Europe must take the warning
of internationally - respected economist Sir Nicholas Stern, that fighting climate
change is now fundamentally linked to the
health of the global
economy.
The strategy is to divide conservative candidates and moderate voters; framing conservatives as standing on the morally wrong side
of the climate
change issue; as they have been portrayed in the gay marriage and Civil Rights debates.9 The NextGen campaign applies a master narrative that is adapted to each state, emphasizing that climate
change poses a serious threat to the
economy, public
health, and children, and that if a candidate doesn't believe in climate
change, they can't be trusted.
SCC is effectively an estimate
of the direct effects
of carbon emissions on the
economy, and takes into consideration such factors as net agricultural productivity loss, human
health effects, property damages from sea level rise, and
changes in ecosystem services.
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of Chicago AIDS Taskforce
of Greater Cleveland Alliance for a Just Society BAART Programs California NOW Center for Biological Diversity Center for Economic and Social Rights Center of Concern Chicago Political Economy Group Conference of Major Superiors of Men Corporate Accountability International DYNS Services EcoEquity EG Justice Food & Water Watch Foundation Earth Franciscan Action Network Friends of the Earth U.S. Gender Action Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Grassroots Global Justice Alliance Grassroots International Greenpeace USA Health Global Access Project (GAP) HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA) HIV / AIDS Law Project Holy Cross International Justice Office Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy International HIV / AIDS Alliance USA International Rivers Jobs with Justice Jubilee Oregon Jubilee USA Network Labor Campaign for Single Payer Labor Network for Sustainability Lifelong AIDS Alliance Main Street Alliance Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas, USA Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns National Nurses United National Organization for Women (NOW) NETWORK New Rules for Global Finance Nicaragua Center for Community Action Oxfam America PeterCares House PR CoNCRA Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) Raging Grannies Rainforest Action Network RESULTS Right to the City Alliance Sustainable Energy and Economy Network / Institute for Policy Studies Sisters of the Holy Cross — Congregation Justice Committee START at Westminster SustainUS Tax Justice Network USA Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL - NY) Wealth for the Common Good Women Together for Change, Inc. 35
of Greater Cleveland Alliance for a Just Society BAART Programs California NOW Center for Biological Diversity Center for Economic and Social Rights Center
of Concern Chicago Political Economy Group Conference of Major Superiors of Men Corporate Accountability International DYNS Services EcoEquity EG Justice Food & Water Watch Foundation Earth Franciscan Action Network Friends of the Earth U.S. Gender Action Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Grassroots Global Justice Alliance Grassroots International Greenpeace USA Health Global Access Project (GAP) HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA) HIV / AIDS Law Project Holy Cross International Justice Office Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy International HIV / AIDS Alliance USA International Rivers Jobs with Justice Jubilee Oregon Jubilee USA Network Labor Campaign for Single Payer Labor Network for Sustainability Lifelong AIDS Alliance Main Street Alliance Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas, USA Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns National Nurses United National Organization for Women (NOW) NETWORK New Rules for Global Finance Nicaragua Center for Community Action Oxfam America PeterCares House PR CoNCRA Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) Raging Grannies Rainforest Action Network RESULTS Right to the City Alliance Sustainable Energy and Economy Network / Institute for Policy Studies Sisters of the Holy Cross — Congregation Justice Committee START at Westminster SustainUS Tax Justice Network USA Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL - NY) Wealth for the Common Good Women Together for Change, Inc. 35
of Concern Chicago Political
Economy Group Conference
of Major Superiors of Men Corporate Accountability International DYNS Services EcoEquity EG Justice Food & Water Watch Foundation Earth Franciscan Action Network Friends of the Earth U.S. Gender Action Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Grassroots Global Justice Alliance Grassroots International Greenpeace USA Health Global Access Project (GAP) HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA) HIV / AIDS Law Project Holy Cross International Justice Office Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy International HIV / AIDS Alliance USA International Rivers Jobs with Justice Jubilee Oregon Jubilee USA Network Labor Campaign for Single Payer Labor Network for Sustainability Lifelong AIDS Alliance Main Street Alliance Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas, USA Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns National Nurses United National Organization for Women (NOW) NETWORK New Rules for Global Finance Nicaragua Center for Community Action Oxfam America PeterCares House PR CoNCRA Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) Raging Grannies Rainforest Action Network RESULTS Right to the City Alliance Sustainable Energy and Economy Network / Institute for Policy Studies Sisters of the Holy Cross — Congregation Justice Committee START at Westminster SustainUS Tax Justice Network USA Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL - NY) Wealth for the Common Good Women Together for Change, Inc. 35
of Major Superiors
of Men Corporate Accountability International DYNS Services EcoEquity EG Justice Food & Water Watch Foundation Earth Franciscan Action Network Friends of the Earth U.S. Gender Action Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Grassroots Global Justice Alliance Grassroots International Greenpeace USA Health Global Access Project (GAP) HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA) HIV / AIDS Law Project Holy Cross International Justice Office Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy International HIV / AIDS Alliance USA International Rivers Jobs with Justice Jubilee Oregon Jubilee USA Network Labor Campaign for Single Payer Labor Network for Sustainability Lifelong AIDS Alliance Main Street Alliance Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas, USA Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns National Nurses United National Organization for Women (NOW) NETWORK New Rules for Global Finance Nicaragua Center for Community Action Oxfam America PeterCares House PR CoNCRA Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) Raging Grannies Rainforest Action Network RESULTS Right to the City Alliance Sustainable Energy and Economy Network / Institute for Policy Studies Sisters of the Holy Cross — Congregation Justice Committee START at Westminster SustainUS Tax Justice Network USA Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL - NY) Wealth for the Common Good Women Together for Change, Inc. 35
of Men Corporate Accountability International DYNS Services EcoEquity EG Justice Food & Water Watch Foundation Earth Franciscan Action Network Friends
of the Earth U.S. Gender Action Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Grassroots Global Justice Alliance Grassroots International Greenpeace USA Health Global Access Project (GAP) HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA) HIV / AIDS Law Project Holy Cross International Justice Office Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy International HIV / AIDS Alliance USA International Rivers Jobs with Justice Jubilee Oregon Jubilee USA Network Labor Campaign for Single Payer Labor Network for Sustainability Lifelong AIDS Alliance Main Street Alliance Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas, USA Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns National Nurses United National Organization for Women (NOW) NETWORK New Rules for Global Finance Nicaragua Center for Community Action Oxfam America PeterCares House PR CoNCRA Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) Raging Grannies Rainforest Action Network RESULTS Right to the City Alliance Sustainable Energy and Economy Network / Institute for Policy Studies Sisters of the Holy Cross — Congregation Justice Committee START at Westminster SustainUS Tax Justice Network USA Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL - NY) Wealth for the Common Good Women Together for Change, Inc. 35
of the Earth U.S. Gender Action Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Grassroots Global Justice Alliance Grassroots International Greenpeace USA
Health Global Access Project (GAP) HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA) HIV / AIDS Law Project Holy Cross International Justice Office Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy International HIV / AIDS Alliance USA International Rivers Jobs with Justice Jubilee Oregon Jubilee USA Network Labor Campaign for Single Payer Labor Network for Sustainability Lifelong AIDS Alliance Main Street Alliance Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas, USA Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns National Nurses United National Organization for Women (NOW) NETWORK New Rules for Global Finance Nicaragua Center for Community Action Oxfam America PeterCares House PR CoNCRA Progressive Democrats
of America (PDA) Raging Grannies Rainforest Action Network RESULTS Right to the City Alliance Sustainable Energy and Economy Network / Institute for Policy Studies Sisters of the Holy Cross — Congregation Justice Committee START at Westminster SustainUS Tax Justice Network USA Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL - NY) Wealth for the Common Good Women Together for Change, Inc. 35
of America (PDA) Raging Grannies Rainforest Action Network RESULTS Right to the City Alliance Sustainable Energy and
Economy Network / Institute for Policy Studies Sisters
of the Holy Cross — Congregation Justice Committee START at Westminster SustainUS Tax Justice Network USA Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL - NY) Wealth for the Common Good Women Together for Change, Inc. 35
of the Holy Cross — Congregation Justice Committee START at Westminster SustainUS Tax Justice Network USA Voices
Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL - NY) Wealth for the Common Good Women Together for Change, Inc. 35
Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL - NY) Wealth for the Common Good Women Together for
Change, Inc. 350.
These
changes and other climatic
changes have affected and will continue to affect human
health, water supply, agriculture, transportation, energy, coastal areas, and many other sectors
of society, with increasingly adverse impacts on the American
economy and quality
of life.3
Research in primary care and the study
of environmental influences on
health, including the potential effects
of climate
change and the
health co-benefits
of the low carbon
economy.
Climate
change, wildlife crime, micro-plastic pollution and land degradation are just a few examples
of environmental ills that affect the
health and well - being
of communities and
economies, global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and even the security
of nations.
WHO's
Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report (Climate Change,
Health in the Green
Economy sector briefings examine the
health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report (Climate Change,
health impacts
of climate
change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report (Climate Change,
change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change in their Fourth Assessment Report (Climate Change,
Change in their Fourth Assessment Report (Climate
Change,
Change, 2007).
Obama will tell those gathered that «Climate
change, especially rising seas, is a threat to our homeland security — our
economy, infrastructure, and the safety and
health of the American people.»
The best available scientific evidence suggests that
changes in the climate observed over the past few decades are likely to accelerate, with implications for the
health and welfare
of every community around the world and the performance
of every sector
of the
economy.
Experts say this «historic and unprecedented year
of disastrous extremes» reinforces «the fact that climate
change is a threat to our
health, and also a threat to our
economy.»
«The impacts
of climate
change — including an increase in prolonged periods
of excessively high temperatures, more heavy downpours, an increase in wildfires, more severe droughts, permafrost thawing, ocean acidification and sea - level rise — are already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems,
economies and public
health across the Nation,» reads an executive order signed this morning by President Obama.
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of Environmental Neglect Shrinking Harvests in Key Countries» (04/28/04) «Saudis Have U.S. Over a Barrel: Shifting Terms
of Trade Between Grain and Oil» (4/14/04) «Europe Leading World Into Age
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Economy Based on Unsustainable Use
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After all, when people are more worried about jobs, the cost
of living, the
economy,
health, and taxation, to bang on about climate
change might look somewhat callous.
But their high ranking is also a product
of the vulnerability
of the population and the inadequacies
of existing infrastructure to adapt to or tackle climate
change challenges because
of weak
economies, governance, education and
health care.
Climate
change has many serious implications for the well being
of our country's
economy, critical infrastructure, public
health, energy security, environmental
health and national security.
Climate
change is an urgent threat to our
economy, our
health, and even our way
of life.