Sentences with phrase «climate action leaders»

«Climate change is a global issue, and the Premier has made it clear that B.C. will remain a climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget speech.

Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + email «Climate change is a global issue, and the Premier has made it clear that B.C. will remain a climate action leader,» Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget speech.

Not only a market leader in reef tours, this operator is committed to customer satisfaction and the environment, and is recognised as an Eco Climate Action Leader Advanced as well as being Ecotourism Certified.

Last year's election of Donald Trump didn't just end the U.S. role as climate action leader, it shoved the world's leading economy and second largest carbon emitter into reverse.

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For Obama, however, killing the pipeline allows him to claim aggressive action on the environment, potentially strengthening his hand as world leaders prepare to finalize major global climate pact within weeks that the president hopes will be a crowning jewel for his legacy.

One trend we've identified is that American cities are positioning themselves as the true US leaders in combating climate change, making it clear that action is wanted, needed, and possible.

American cities are positioning themselves as the true leaders when it comes to tackling climate change, making it clear that action is wanted, needed, and possible.

British Columbia faces a crossroads: either we take new action to cut carbon pollution and restore B.C.'s legacy as a climate leader, or we fail to meet our commitments and forfeit our hard - won reputation for leadership.

In the 2008 federal election, Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion also tried but failed to convince the public of the need for a carbon tax, despite Canadians» support for action on climate change.

Business leaders stand ready to work with all levels of government and other stakeholders to fashion a credible, responsible and effective climate action plan.

You wouldn't know it from the lacklustre media response, but Monday's signing of the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, by the elected leaders of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California, is a big deal.

Pigs continued to fly in Alberta politics today as energy industry leaders and environmental groups joined Premier Rachel Notley and Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips at a press conference to release Alberta's much anticipated plan to take action against Climate Change.

VANCOUVER — While Christy Clark's government will let carbon pollution escalate for the next ten years, B.C. New Democrat leader John Horgan released today a climate action plan that will cut carbon pollution, create good jobs, and double the number of...

Leaders from the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths have joined forces to call for more action to tackle climate change.

That beliefs can affect actions even on the part of persons of great wealth and power has recently been suggested by the change of climate in the annual meetings of world economic leaders that have been held in Davos, Switzerland, until this year, when the group met in New York

In 2015, we launched a Carbon Farming Initiative that united leaders in action and educated the public about the link between soil, climate change, and our health.

If world leaders and climate advocates really want to improve the chances of mobilising political will and citizen action behind a new deal, they will need to think carefully about what sort of key messages actually work.

Their manifesto on environmental action calls for world leaders to act now or condemn future generations «to a hostile climate and greatly diminished resources.»

Also at 7 p.m., a rally is held outside Schumer's residence as part of a nationwide day of action against Trump's «climate denial» cabinet nominees, calling on the newly - minted Senate minority leader to use his powers to block confirmations, 9 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn.

«President Buhari and other world leaders and participants will make presentations under four sub-themes namely: Scaling - up Finance for Climate Action; Greening Finance for Sustainable Business; Accelerating Local and Regional Climate Action; Strengthening Policies for Ecological and Inclusive Transition.

Today in between accusing Cameron of speaking «total nonsense» and of appointing «climate change deniers», the Labour leader briefly took the time to agree with Cameron's support for taking action on climate change.

Cuomo can be a climate leader for New York and the nation, but it's time for him to put his words into action and make an enforceable commitment this year to phase out coal.

On Sandy Anniversary, the Green Party calls for Full Employment through Climate Action By Howie Hawkins, Green Party Candidate for Governor On the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, New York needs to become a world leader in taking action on global warming by committing to a 100 % clean energy economy within 15 Action By Howie Hawkins, Green Party Candidate for Governor On the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, New York needs to become a world leader in taking action on global warming by committing to a 100 % clean energy economy within 15 action on global warming by committing to a 100 % clean energy economy within 15 years.

While the massive rally has prompted New York City elected officials to be more responsive to the need to take action on climate change, it has had little impact on state and national political leaders who used their partisan gridlock to avoid needed action on this and many other critical issues while promoting increased wealth and tax giveaways for the 1 %.

The only candidate that will ban fracking, fight for a $ 15 minimum wage and fairness for the 99 %, while focusing on New York becoming a world leader in climate action by going to 100 % clean energy by 2030 which will create millions of jobs.»

A parade of world leaders from heads of state to corporate chiefs urged action on climate change at the largest summit on the issue ever organized.

As countries prepare to finalize a climate agreement in Paris this coming December, global leaders like the United States and the European Union are releasing intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs), country specific action plans that outline how they intend to reduce global warming emissions.

LONDON − It is widely acknowledged that the planet's political leaders and its people are failing to take enough action to prevent catastrophic climate change.

Several consortiums of industry leaders across sectors - including Partnership for Renewable Energy (which includes Bank of America, Google, General Electric), U.S. Climate Action Partnership, or USCAP (Ford, Duke Energy, Pepsi, Shell, among others) and Climate Energy Network (a collection of small and mid-sized companies in every region of the United States)- are «terrifically energetic and committed to their work with U.S. policymakers,» he said.

«Building a greenhouse gas emissions inventory enables city leaders to manage their emissions reduction efforts, allocate resources and develop comprehensive climate action plans,» said Rio de Janeiro mayor and C40 Chair Eduardo Paes said in a statement.

Anoop Poonia of Climate Action Network South Asia said G7 leaders had missed the opportunity to follow up on Merkel's announcement in May that Germany would double its climate finance contributions to 4 billion euros ($ 4.49 billion) per year bClimate Action Network South Asia said G7 leaders had missed the opportunity to follow up on Merkel's announcement in May that Germany would double its climate finance contributions to 4 billion euros ($ 4.49 billion) per year bclimate finance contributions to 4 billion euros ($ 4.49 billion) per year by 2020.

Such wide coverage, with countries from all continents, levels of development and historic positions in the climate negotiations is in itself a major step forward for climate action and a signal of commitment to the Paris negotiations,» says Teresa Ribera, project leader and Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI).

For years scientists have urged national leaders to tackle climate change, based on the assumption that prevention efforts would require the coordinated actions of entire nations to be effective.

As a self - proclaimed «climate leader» the UK government has a critical role to play in closing the «emissions gap» — the gap between the current global trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions and the actions necessary to limit warming to 1.5 ˚C and «well below» 2 ˚C (and hence reduce the risks of disaster), they write.

This past summer at least 100,000 Americans took to the streets in the People's Climate March to demand that political leaders take action on global warming.

As a self - proclaimed «climate leader» the UK government has a critical role to play in closing the»em issions gap» — the gap between the current global trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions and the actions necessary to limit warming to 1.5?

Secretary general Ban Ki - moon has invited world leaders to «bring bold announcements and actions to the summit that will reduce emissions, strengthen climate resilience, and mobilize political will» to address climate change.

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Editorial Happy 2018, a pivotal year for stepping up climate action The World Economic Forum's latest Global Risk Report places climate change as the number one threat facing the world in 2018 — a hot topic at this year's meeting of world leaders in Davos.

With regard to health specifically, the state's leaders publicly acknowledge the threats of climate change and have committed to taking action against them, even in a conservative state that helped elect a federal administration that sees little, if any, danger from human - caused climate change.

This past weekend, a group of indigenous female leaders from the Ecuadorean Amazon came to New York City to participate in the People's Climate March, which was the biggest global climate action in history, and to speak at events during the UN general asClimate March, which was the biggest global climate action in history, and to speak at events during the UN general asclimate action in history, and to speak at events during the UN general assembly.

For the 45th year celebration of Earth Day, the Earthsavers has organized a convergence of performance and media arts for a broadcast mass outreach of a climate change education paradigm in line with the Earth Day objectives to underscore the value of a grassroots call to action to rally world leaders to forge the global agreement to prevent the irreversible threshold of 2 ° Celsius signaling the catastrophic implications of climate change.

As world leaders prepare to gather for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki - moon's Global Climate Change Summit, this evidence calls for action to be taken to reduce disaster risk and to help communities adapt to changing and more unpredictable weather patterns, without which much more displacement will occur in the future.

It presents 12 key findings which focus on four main citizen requests: immediate and faster climate action by national leaders; greater finance for climate action; building more progress in line with the different capacities of countries; strengthening the role of citizen participation in the UN climate negotiations.

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This sub-study distinguishes between efforts by school leaders to create a vision and climate among staff members, on the one hand, and, on the other, the actions leaders take to realize that vision.

Leaders are responsible for culture (the way we do) and climate (how our actions are perceived).

«the number of verified acts of bullying in the state, an analysis of the responsive action taken by school districts and any recommendations it may have regarding additional activities or funding to prevent bullying in schools and improve school climate to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and children and to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate and the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate» was submitted.

The launching of Sputnik 1 galvanized political leaders into action, and books such as What Ivan Knows That Johnny Doesn't (1961) contributed to the national climate that followed.

The inter-departmental change established a climate ripe for promoting and supporting a Data - to - Action, results - driven culture within R and A. Through the hiring of new, data - driven leaders to fill vacancies within the department, along with the leadership of a data - driven, results - oriented leader, R and A was re-organized and re-focused to devote its resources to serving the educational leaders and teachers of DPS.