Sentences with phrase «climate issues for the time»

Not exact matches

For most of the issues CEOs thought were important, such as controlling spending and taxation, and creating an investing - friendly climate, Harper had roughly three times the support of Ignatieff.

The Prince, a passionate advocate of environmental issues, met ministers at the Department for Energy and Climate Change seven times and those at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs five times, the Mail newspaper reported.

Today's lead editorial in the Times Union lambasted Cuomo & Astorino for failing to run serious campaigns and praised Howie Hawkins, writing «The real voice of reason in this race comes instead from left field, from Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins, who has waged a consistently serious race and who on Wednesday issued a call for his fellow candidates to stop arguing about sports teams and debate issues like jobs, health care and climate change.»

However, for me, this time there is one issue that far outweighs all the others — Climate Change.

We commend Secretary Clinton for calling out climate change deniers and effectively illustrating the urgent need to act on a defining issue of our time.»

«We've known just about everything we need to know to do something about this issue for a very long time,» said Katharine Hayhoe, director of the Texas Tech University Climate Science Center.

Last month's Copenhagen conference was the first time in the 17 - year history of U.N. climate conferences that developing and industrialized countries all agreed to take responsibility for emissions, according to a statement issued by the Bulletin.

«The issue here is that there is always a trade - off in climate modeling between high resolution and acceptable computational cost — primarily time needed for simulation,» Gutowski explains.

Holdren called on scientists and engineers to dedicate 10 % of their time educating policymakers and the public on issues such as climate change, protecting the world's oceans and public lands, continuing Arctic research and demonstrating the importance of investing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs for elementary and middle school students.

One issue that I have wondered about for some time is to what extent the paleoclimate record supports the distinction between slow - feedback and fast - feedback climate sensitivity.

Provided through the Now Is The Time initiative (PDF), the bulk of the funding is going to districts for school climate transformation, which includes connecting students and families to the appropriate services, improving behavioral outcomes and conditions for learning, increasing the awareness of and the ability to respond to mental health issues in students, and addressing the school - to - prison pipeline.

I've been in the automotive industry for over 25 years and the Hyundai has come a loooong way since its inception when i test drove this car i was totally impressed and bought my baby and i'm glad i did I'm a big guy and find it a little cramped on long drives which i do daily the winshield post kind of creates a blind spot the drivers seat could be repositioned needs more leg room the outside mirrors should also be collasable it has great back seat space and plenty of trunk space it drives incredibly well very smooth love the power of v - 6 it seems to have some shifting issues not smooth all times the sound system is great love the heated seats the climate control system lacks some

A Rail Curatorial Project lead by Phong Bui of the Brooklyn Rail, this exhibition focuses on artists whose practice interrogates the contemporary social climate, including issues surrounding immigration, the environment, human rights and equality, foreign relations, among others, ultimately drawing attention to art as it functions as a lens for better understanding the time in which we live.

Glass Gallery Curated by Phong Bui and Rail Curatorial Projects A Rail Curatorial Project led by Phong Bui of the Brooklyn Rail, this exhibition focuses on artists whose practice interrogates the contemporary social climate, including issues surrounding immigration, the environment, human rights and equality, foreign relations, among others, ultimately drawing attention to art as it functions as a lens for better understanding the time in which we live.

A Rail Curatorial Project led by Phong Bui of the Brooklyn Rail, OCCUPY MANA focuses on artists whose practice interrogates the contemporary social climate, including issues surrounding immigration, the environment, human rights and equality, foreign relations, among others, ultimately drawing attention to art as it functions as a lens for better understanding the time in which we live.

In the context of 2016, (Re) Public celebrates the self - determination and agency of the country while tackling contemporary issues in Ireland which have broader resonance globally, these include: — hidden histories of state institutional abuse (Nolan) community identity in post conflict rural border regions (North 55), issues relating to natural cycles in time, climate change and its global effects (Softday), the individual's struggle for autonomy within the field of mental health (Tighe), the importance of creative autonomy and independence for the right to self - expression in movement and dance (Donnellan) and strategies of resistance that include artistic intervention, self - organization, and collectivism (Morley).

In response to the call for the #J20 Art Strike, we have opted to remain open so these powerful works can be viewed by the public at a time when the topics present — from climate change to women's issues — are very much at the forefront.»

In December 2016, Revkin ended the blog and left Pace to return to full - time journalism as senior reporter on climate and related issues for the public - interest newsroom ProPublica.

Keeping in mind that Emerson's choice of terms reflects his time, this is perhaps one of the best summaries of one aspect of human nature that has considerable implications for the climate change issue.

GSA strongly encourages that the following efforts be undertaken internationally: (1) adequately research climate change at all time scales, (2) develop thoughtful, science - based policy appropriate for the multifaceted issues of global climate change, (3) organize global planning to recognize, prepare for, and adapt to the causes and consequences of global climate change, and (4) organize and develop comprehensive, long - term strategies for sustainable energy, particularly focused on minimizing impacts on global climate.

However, one (for example, the Times) must be successful at communicating an overall, accurate, and wise understanding of the real aspects of the issue (global climate change) as a context and foundation for then pointing out the invalid thinking on both sides of the issue.

On election night, Peter Dykstra, writing for The Daily Climate, had posted a thorough critique of false equivalence in stories (including in The Times) equating the two efforts to influence races in which coal, climate change or related issues were reClimate, had posted a thorough critique of false equivalence in stories (including in The Times) equating the two efforts to influence races in which coal, climate change or related issues were reclimate change or related issues were relevant.

Even for those of you who are interested in seeing a reduction in our dependence on fossil fuels — and I know how passionate young people are about issues like climate change — the fact of the matter is, is that for quite some time, America is going to be still dependent on oil in making its economy work.

Amazon, Arctic, Darfur and Napa Valley Stephan Faris, a correspondent for Time, Fortune, and Salon, who wrote Forecast: The Consequences of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley, addressed land use and how global warming is responsible for drought, water issues, malaria spreading, health, and immigration pressures around the world.

After an introduction by his Department of the Environment Director Jared Blumenfeld, Newsom began by calling for determined action on climate change and environmental issues, saying that the time has come to move past indecision and «abdication of responsibility.»

After spending a good deal of time and effort researching the epistemological issues behind the climate controversy in preparation for my book, I concluded that the essence of the «alarmist» position is precisely the argument you're attempting to make.

I'm sure that is a big issue for such scientists and has public repercussions, but admittedly I did not have the interest to read up on it, and it's time we accept the fact that most people aren't going to unless it personally influences them (whether it be climate change, mercury pollution, mudslides, landfills genocide in Africa, etc etc).

These science / environment stories compete for attention with stories not just in science but across other political and social issues: the Holland / Webster study came out at comparatively less crowded time for climate issues than the Vecchi / Soden study.

It would be cool to see a wide collection of maps covering many different issues, not just climate and food production, but, for instance, poverty and wealth, arms production and war, clothing production and leisure time, education levels, consumption, production, health, population growth and decline, movement of immigrants, human rights, animal populations, housing ownership, housing starts, anything basically which can be measured in a visual map... not just for the US but as global maps, collected on pages where you could drag them around to sit on top of each other and try and make sense of the various impacts...

Via LA Times More on LCD and Plasma TV Energy Issues: Competition for LCD: Better Image, A Lot Less Power Plasma TVs Suck (Electricity) Energy Star Getting Tougher on TVs, Tests Them When Turned On Flat Screen TVs Worse For Climate Than a Big Coal Plfor LCD: Better Image, A Lot Less Power Plasma TVs Suck (Electricity) Energy Star Getting Tougher on TVs, Tests Them When Turned On Flat Screen TVs Worse For Climate Than a Big Coal PlFor Climate Than a Big Coal Plant

It is unfortunate that the great country and its leaders are dragging their feet for a long time on the issue of climate change and the steps and initiatives needed to rid of the world from the catastrophic consequences of climate chnage.

Whoever wins won't be in office in time to have a direct impact on the Paris talks, and President Obama might make climate change a big issue in his final days in office and push for action.

But while Graham gets a lot of credit for his views on the climate, his record on the issue has been mixed and at times contradictory.

For a certain time, the problem was framed as an issue of mainstream scientists, supporting the concept of anthropogenic climate change, versus a group of skeptics, who doubted the reality of the blade of the hockey stick.

I have been raising this issue for some time especially in my various articles for ClimateRealists.com in which I have been persistently proposing that on the basis of real world climate observations the effect of solar variability on climate must be the opposite of conventional climatology.

Really for the first time, climate is going to be front and center as the national issue.»

The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) met for the 17th time at its headquarters in Songdo, South Korea in July 2017 to discuss important policy issues for the way forward.

As he ran for President in 2012, Mitt Romney ran away from the climate science and refused to take a stand on climate change, one of the defining issues of our time.

The Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change, for instance, has sometimes made conclusions based upon the «balance of the evidence» The ideological climate skeptics, (to be distinguished from reasonable skepticism) often publicizes what is not known about these issues and ignores what is known and at the same time has accused those who have identified plausible but unproven risks as doing «bad science.Climate Change, for instance, has sometimes made conclusions based upon the «balance of the evidence» The ideological climate skeptics, (to be distinguished from reasonable skepticism) often publicizes what is not known about these issues and ignores what is known and at the same time has accused those who have identified plausible but unproven risks as doing «bad science.climate skeptics, (to be distinguished from reasonable skepticism) often publicizes what is not known about these issues and ignores what is known and at the same time has accused those who have identified plausible but unproven risks as doing «bad science.»

Holding corporations legally accountable for climate change is a tough challenge because of regulatory and jurisdictional issues, statutes of limitation, the difficulty of assigning specific damages to any one company, and fossil fuel companies» arguments that they acted prudently based on their assessments of risk at the time.

Mayors had been on the frontline of climate and energy issues for a long time, he said, adding that the president's actions had ignited the excitement of mayors and citizens who want to do more.

«I think it is frankly ridiculous for the Obama administration to call ISIS a strategic distraction, and then go on to say that climate change is the single most pressing national security issue of our time.»

At the same time, it's hard to imagine that mainstream climate science is entirely free of funding disclosure issues, said Mark Frankel, director of the Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Accountants, engineers, geologists and medicos do it all the time but these venal climate low life want to avoid the same ethical standards for what they claim is the biggest issue of all time.

Posted in Adaptation, Advocacy, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climatic Changes in Himalayas, Development and Climate Change, Disasters and Climate Change, Ecosystem Functions, Energy, Environment, Events, Flood, Forest, Governance, Health and Climate Change, Information and Communication, Land, Lessons, Migration, MOUNTAIN ISSUES, News, Opinion, Population, Poverty, Technologies, UNFCC - CoP18, Vulnerability, Water, Weather, Women Comments Off on Climate Change Impacts On Mountains: Time For Action Now

An open access special issue of the International Journal of Global Warming brings together, for the first time, empirical evidence of loss and damage from the perspective of affected people in nine vulnerable countries...... «Loss and damage» refers to adverse effects of climate variability and climate change that occur despite mitigation and adaptation efforts.

From Inderscience Publishers and United Nations University: Loss and damage from climate change Despite attempts at adaption losses and damage from climate change are significant An open access special issue of the International Journal of Global Warming brings together, for the first time, empirical evidence of loss and damage from the perspective of affected people...

If things continue to worsen as climate change brings more evaporation and less rain over time, other issues will come into focus for the seven states and part of Mexico that rely on the Colorado River.

(other than to compare the ongoing climate engineering issue to the moon being made of «blue cheese» even when you have been directly involved in the climate engineering issue for a very long time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o8wBo4R7ME).

Australian Professor of Ethics Clive Hamilton recognized this some time ago when he issued a call for environmental radicalism and noted that the future battle over climate change will not be a place for the faint - hearted.