One thing that could go a long way in awakening voters to the true stakes surrounding
climate change this election would be to ask about it at a debate.
Not exact matches
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to CNBC's Geoff Cutmore, addressing claims Russia interfered in the U.S.
election,
climate change and ISIS.
Given recent political developments, including the
election of Donald Trump, who has called
climate change a hoax created by the Chinese, Patagonia decided to take their donations to a new level.
During the 2008
election, Obama promised his presidency «will mark a new chapter in America's leadership on
climate change.»
Next year's
elections could also
change the
climate towards a more pro-neutrality Congress, says MoffettNathanson analyst Craig Moffett.
The New York Times notes that the new plan could make
climate change a major talking point in the upcoming presidential
election.
By Joachim Marc Christensen The
election of self - proclaimed
climate change skeptic Donald Trump as the next US president has sparked uncertainty regarding the future of our
climate.
Looking years out at the
election calendar, Trudeau's strategists pushed early for federal - provincial initiatives like Canada Pension Plan reform, a health accord and the framework for fighting
climate change.
Growing concern about
climate change and the
election of Barack Obama mean that the enormous carbon footprint of the oil sands may eventually become a cost to producers.
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.
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The former
climate change secretary entered the plea alongside his ex-wife Vicky Price at London's Southwark crown court this morning, shortly before resigning as an MP and triggering a by -
election in Eastleigh.
When this new alliance - the European Conservatives and Reformists - was created after the 2009 Euro -
election with «a bunch of homophobes, anti-Semites and
climate -
change deniers» (as Nick Clegg later described them in a TV leaders debate) I objected and was expelled from the Conservative Party.
But he took issue with Labour's Emily Thornberry who contended that that Trump's
election as U.S. president was a «hugely dangerous development for the future of our planet» because he believes that
climate change is a hoax.
To receive backing from such a highly respected campaigner, who has been so prominent in the battle against fracking and broader issues of
climate change, is a real boom to the party as we look to translate the «Green surge» into votes at the general
election in May.
As in past
election cycles, LCV Action Fund supported federal candidates who demonstrated a commitment to leading on
climate change, promoting clean energy, and protecting our air, water, land and wildlife.
«Trump's
election is also a hammer blow for the fight against
climate change — and presents a genuine threat to some of the poorest people in the world who will suffer its effects worse.
The 2015 general
election campaign will come at the same time as the next round of international UN negotiations on
climate change, which campaigners say will be a critical moment in determining the planet's future.
Greens: Made carbon pricing a condition of supporting the Gillard Government after the 2010
election, including the creation of Multi Party
Climate Change Committee.
Andrew Tyrie took the Treasury Select Committee; Richard Ottaway, Foreign Affairs (a big, big consolation prize, after his defeat in the 1922 Committee Chairmanship
election); James Arbuthnot, Defence; Stephen Dorrell, Health; Tim Yeo,
Climate Change.
«With the recent
elections, the need for local governments to provide leadership on
climate change is more imperative than ever,» said Mark Dunlea of 350NYC.
Previewing his campaign before an
election night audience Tuesday, Suozzi said, «People have been screaming at each other for 30 years on issues like gun control, immigration, and
climate change.
Leading politicians debate
climate change, energy prices and the countryside in a Daily Politics
election debate.
While
climate change scepticism is not official party policy, the words «environment» and «
climate change» do not appear in the DUP's 2017 general
election manifesto.
When informed about Tom Steyer — a retired billionaire investor who plans to spend $ 100 million during the 2014
elections to pressure lawmakers to act on
climate change — Teachout said that his money would be better spent on addressing the root causes of our government's failure to address
climate change.
The paper reports that Labour is intending to try and highlight divisions with Conservative Party over
climate change in the top Tory target seats where the Green Party won more than 2 % of the vote at the last
election - in the hope of stopping Green supporters from switching to back the Conservatives and helping to deliver a Tory majority in the Commons.
Following the
election of Johann Lamont as Labour leader, Beamish was appointed as Labour's Shadow Minister for Environment and
Climate Change.
«For years, Senate Republicans have been one of the main obstacles to progress on some of the issues working families care most about, like fair
elections, the DREAM Act, reforming our broken criminal justice system, and fighting
climate change,» the email states.
For example, some years prior to the
election of solitary Green MP Caroline Lucas, Parliament passed the
Climate Change Act, which commits the UK to legally binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an ambitious 80 % by 2050 compared to emissions of 1990.
... in an
election year that has been dominated by environmental issues like fracking, the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Sandy, and what to do about
climate change, the Green Party candidate for Governor, Howie Hawkins, is resolutely carrying his message across the state....
And in an
election year that has been dominated by environmental issues like fracking, the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Sandy, and what to do about
climate change, the Green Party candidate for Governor, Howie Hawkins, is resolutely carrying his message across the state.
It also means seven gubernatorial
elections in states that border the lakes, and growing concern over
climate change.
The state's progress on women's rights,
climate change, affordable healthcare, and public education is being threatened, the governor said, in a reference to national developments since Donald Trump won the presidential
election.
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, will discuss the primarily
election and its impact on the campaign as well as the upcoming march for
climate change in New York City, the status of gubernatorial debates, fracking and student debt.
Davey, who was energy and
climate change secretary in the coalition government of 2010 - 15, said there was frustration that the party had failed to make progress in the polls since last year's general
election under its new leader, Vince Cable, another former coalition minister.
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor will discuss the primary
election and its impact on November gubernatorial races as well as the upcoming march for
climate change and the status of gubernatorial debates.
Climate change was an issue little discussed by the mainstream media during the
election campaign, dominated by questions of economic competence, the NHS and leaders» personalities.
«The new generation of Conservative MPs due to take power after the
election does not share David Cameron's professed commitment to tackling
climate change, a survey being published this week suggests.
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I was just a researcher without money, connections or crowd - pulling charisma, moved to action by the
election of Donald Trump, a powerful
climate change denier and anti-vaxxer, as US president.
A new campaign video aims to make
climate change a big part of the Democrat's presidential
election effort
But with the
election inside of three weeks away, the town hall - style debate at Hofstra University on New York's Long Island firmly established
climate change as an outcast issue in the race.
Still, some Democratic strategists believe Obama has little to gain by addressing
climate change three weeks before an
election that might pivot on the electoral votes of hard - to - win states like Ohio, Virginia and Colorado.
Since the
election, he has repeatedly placed
climate change among his top three or four priorities.
«This
election is about
climate change, the greatest environmental crisis facing our planet,» Sanders told the audience packing the basketball arena.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — In the run - up to national
elections on 21 August, the country's top science body, the Australian Academy of Science (AAS), has weighed in on the
climate change debate with a report backing the mainstream scientific view that human - induced
climate change is real and that a business - as - usual approach to carbon emissions will lead to a «catastrophic» four - to five - degree increase in average global temperatures.
The
election of Donald J. Trump as U.S. president, a candidate who called human - driven
climate change a hoax, was followed by Trump naming more and more
climate -
change doubters to run the government's environment and energy agencies.
But Foley hopes that, after the
election, Hurricane Sandy will spur a long - term discussion about
climate change and extreme weather events.