Sentences with phrase «climate decision support»

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But Musk severed those ties in June, citing Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement — a pact to reduce carbon emissions around the world that Musk and other business leaders had supported.

With simple data collection, storage, easy - to - use digital tools and science driven insights, Climate FieldView is your data partner to support the decisions you make everyday.

Manchin supported Trump's decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.

One hot button issue was whether Astorino would support Governor Andrew Cuomo's backing of the Paris Climate Accord, despite President Trump's decision to break the agreement.

«They weren't going to just support anybody because in this economic climate money's hard to come by both with bodies and money, so they made some calculated decisions about what candidates are viable,» he said.

The unanimous decision from a panel of judges on Thursday supported two previous losses in the same case for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in which the free - market think tank the Competitive Enterprise Institute sought documents related to a multi-state effort to investigate energy companies for allegedly profiting by «creating misperceptions» about climate change.

CISA is one of 11 NOAA - supported Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments teams helping communities prepare for and adapt to climate variability and change through collaborations among climate scientists and decision - makers.

Corporations, too, voiced their support for climate action and opposition to the Trump White House's decision to leave the Paris accord at forums hosted by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York and former Secretary of State John Kerry at Yale University.

To this end, the SuMaRiO researchers developed a system that supports decision - making processes by enabling politicians to evaluate the consequences of different farming alternatives based on future changes in climate.

Also in Vietnam, fellow Anh Tung Pham will provide analysis to support policy - making decisions related to helping cities adapt to climate change.

This paper proposes a more «all - around» lightweight ontology for CH materials in relation to CC, which greatly facilitates decision support and merges several pertinent aspects: CH Assets, Stakeholders and Roles, Climate Effects, Risk Management, conservation actions, materials, models, sensors and observations.

-- 7) Forest models for Montana that account for changes in both climate and resulting vegetation distribution and patterns; 8) Models that account for interactions and feedbacks in climate - related impacts to forests (e.g., changes in mortality from both direct increases in warming and increased fire risk as a result of warming); 9) Systems thinking and modeling regarding climate effects on understory vegetation and interactions with forest trees; 10) Discussion of climate effects on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adaptation.

Confidence, uncertainty and decision - support relevance in climate predictions.

Congressional sources said the decision was based not on opposition to the program, but on a lack of vocal support in a tight budgetary climate.

Over the next few years it will be a key management enabling tool to support institutions make important decisions regarding their teaching and research activities in the changing financial climate.

Successful implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) has reinforced good decision - making, positive behaviors and a healthy school climate - and we have extensive security protocols that continue to make our schools a safe place for students.

HB 4056 by Rep. Toni Rose / Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. enhances the list of best practices programs for addressing mental health concerns in schools by requiring the inclusion of programs and practices relating to building skills relating to managing emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and responsible decision - making; trauma - informed practices; positive school climate (including interpersonal relationships, teaching / learning practices, and organizational structures as experienced by students, parents and personnel); and positive behavior supports.

And so, perhaps, when NJEA leaders objected to the selection of Paula White because of her association with DFER, Murphy, who had breached his contract with them, made a promise he could keep, even though that decision makes Repollet look far removed from the loop of state educational leadership, makes Murphy look like Pavlov's dog when confronted with a whiff of dissension from his patron, and makes NJEA look like Pavlov himself, a metamorphosis it may welcome after a humiliating defeat of the $ 5 million campaign to unseat Senate President Steve Sweeney by replacing him with a Trump - supporting climate - change - denying immigration - foe.

Climate Change: Current climate change policies and actions in Kenya, and world - over, do not provide effective support for community engagement in decision making, nor sustainable livelihoods and environmental conserClimate Change: Current climate change policies and actions in Kenya, and world - over, do not provide effective support for community engagement in decision making, nor sustainable livelihoods and environmental conserclimate change policies and actions in Kenya, and world - over, do not provide effective support for community engagement in decision making, nor sustainable livelihoods and environmental conservation.

Current climate change policies and actions in Kenya, and world - wide, do not provide effective support for community engagement in decision making, nor sustainable livelihoods and environmental conservation.

However, if our adaptation is informed by science cherry - picked to support a particular standpoint on «dangerous climate change» then this risks leading to wrong decisions on adaptation.

Therefore, our Academics supported the Pope's initiative to publish an Encyclical or another such important document on climate and social inclusion to influence next year's crucial decisions.

Turning to the decision, the judge accepted at paragraph 17 of his judgment that the following propositions are supported by a vast quantity of research published in peer - reviewed journals worldwide and by the great majority of the world's climate scientists:

These reports should guide federal agencies in supporting research on climate - intervention technologies, while keeping separate any decision - making about their implementation.»

CALL FOR CASE STUDIES Climate Services for Health Enhancing Decision Support for Climate Risk Management and Adaptation

Josefina Braña - Varela, Policy Director of WWF's Forest & Climate Initiative, said she supports the Chiapas government's decision to shut down the subsidy program and to focus its efforts on capacity - building for jurisdictional REDD, but she also wishes the message from the Chiapas government had been clearer.

Using results of science in support of climate policy decisions is using uncertain knowledge.

To support The Climate Group, an Advisory Board presides over the overall direction of the initiative, advising on strategic priorities, overseeing the allocation of funds and steering the decision - making processes.

This is achieved by supporting climate scientists, but also by ensuring dialogue and knowledge exchange takes place between researchers, government officials, politicians and other decision - making groups.

The final decision was in line with the majority of Idahoans views, since, according to YPCCC data, 76 percent of them support climate education.

I support government decisions that give market certainty for the roll - out of renewable energy and other climate - safe alternatives in Victoria.

As health professionals who recognize the adverse health impacts of climate change and the need to mitigate those impacts now, we support the governors» decision to strengthen the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) by committing to further cut carbon pollution.

The goal is to provide the Arctic research community and other users of Arctic climate information with access to climate variability and change data on the smaller spatial scales that are needed for improved fundamental understanding and for decision support applications and assessment research.

It seems that the definition of «consensus» varies by field, just as the decision - making framework does, with unanimity or near unanimity expected from the scientific community, even including those scientists who in many cases have not really embedded themselves in the literature nor been required to put together a coherent assembly and analysis of scientific knowledge (and even including, somehow, CEI's [Competitive Enterprise Institute] lawyers with their ExxonMobil support, who are often quoted as the contrary view in papers on the science of climate change).

One notable point is that I received no pushback from anyone for my statements on the value of the 21st century climate models to support water decision making, and the usefulness of the PDO and AMO on decadal time scales.

-- Are the popular climate «predictions» or «projections» trustworthy and able to support decisions on water management, hydraulic engineering, or even «geoengineering» to control Earth's climate?

Aware of this, UN agencies support Governments and partners to: enhance realization of women's equal rights and empowerment, including in decision ‐ making processes, and increase effectiveness of interventions related to climate change through use of gender analysis, enhanced capacity, and holistic strategies.

The report complements this analysis by offering concrete lessons learned and practical suggestions aimed at developing country decision makers and practitioners, thus fostering the adoption of novel, ICT - supported approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation.

This technical document aims to provide guidance to government decision makers and their advisers on best practices in designing or modifying legal frameworks and specific legal instruments aimed at effectively supporting green, low - emission and climate - resilient development.

The principle audience for this publication is the decision - maker at the national and sub-national levels, as well as domestic and international experts involved in assisting governments in establishing institutions and frameworks to support the management and delivery of climate finance.

October 31/11: Internal government documents, released through an Access To Information request, show that Canada's Climate Office in Ottawa, at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), made the decision to cancel Canadian support for the Franke James European Tour.

The Climate Service Center Germany, or short GERICS, offers products, advisory services and decision - relevant knowledge based on sound scientific knowledge in order to support government, administration and business in their efforts to adapt to climate Climate Service Center Germany, or short GERICS, offers products, advisory services and decision - relevant knowledge based on sound scientific knowledge in order to support government, administration and business in their efforts to adapt to climate climate change.

This analytical report describes how United Nations organizations use the information provided by space - based technologies to monitor the Earth's climate system and support decision - making about climate change adaptation, prediction and mitigation, including addressing the needs identified under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Uclimate system and support decision - making about climate change adaptation, prediction and mitigation, including addressing the needs identified under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Uclimate change adaptation, prediction and mitigation, including addressing the needs identified under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UClimate Change (UNFCCC).

Blue Moon Fund grant for «To support global climate change mitigation by continuing to develop an unconventional oils index to quantify and ultimately index the carbon potential of different oils, to inform policy decisions including differentiated carbon pricing, regulatory refo»

by Judith Curry Last week, I was privileged to host the UK - US Workshop on Climate Science Needed to Support Robust Adaptation Decisions.

This analytical report aims to help developing country national - level officials make decisions that support communities and economic sectors to become more climate resilient.

by Judith Curry This post discusses Workshop presentations on methodologies and application examples of decision analytical strategies to support robust decision making on climate adaptation.

So, no matter what they promise at UN climate conferences, developing countries won't do it, citing the UNFCCC in support of their decisions.

(Sec. 452) National Climate Service Act of 2009 - Requires the President to: (1) initiate a process through the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council, led by the Director of OSTP, to evaluate alternative structures to support a collaborative, interagency research and operational program to meet the needs of decision makers for information related to climate variability and change; (2) provide a plan to establish such a program; and (3) within three years after enactment of this Act, establish a National Climate Service to accomplish the prograClimate Service Act of 2009 - Requires the President to: (1) initiate a process through the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council, led by the Director of OSTP, to evaluate alternative structures to support a collaborative, interagency research and operational program to meet the needs of decision makers for information related to climate variability and change; (2) provide a plan to establish such a program; and (3) within three years after enactment of this Act, establish a National Climate Service to accomplish the prograclimate variability and change; (2) provide a plan to establish such a program; and (3) within three years after enactment of this Act, establish a National Climate Service to accomplish the prograClimate Service to accomplish the program goal.

The decision to retain holdings in the fossil fuel industry flies in the face of recommendations from a climate change committee appointed by Reif, which this summer issued a report noting that three - quarters of the committee supported «targeted divestment from companies whose operations are heavily focused on the exploration for and / or extraction of the fossil fuels that are least compatible with mitigating climate change.»