Sentences with phrase «climate leadership all»
The strategic problem for Kenney is that the prime minister made it emphatically clear he never would have approved Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion project to the West Coast without the Alberta NDP's climate leadership program.
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The Climate Change Act was rightly held up as a groundbreaking piece of environmental legislation, the poster - child policy for global climate leadership.
Mexico's INDC sets a precedent in the G77 group, presenting the opportunity of building momentum and climate leadership in other countries.
Paul Simpson, CEO, CDP said: «This momentum is both driving up standards of climate leadership and putting transparency and accountability at the heart of government environmental action.
«While Trump retreats from U.S. climate leadership, an unprecedented number of U.S. states (15), cities (more than 300) and businesses (more than 150) are at the COP to show America's continuing commitment to moving forward,» said Alex Hanafi, senior manager of multilateral climate strategy with the Environmental Defense Fund.
An imbalance that allows many fossil fuel producing countries (think Norway, Canada, the U.K etc.), to insist they are showing climate leadership all the while they are continuing to explore, expand, and exploit massive fossil fuel reserves with no meaningful plan for how they are going to stop it in line with safe climate limits.
, we need unprecedented climate leadership.
By not doing as much as the science suggests we need, they've demonstrated the need for environmentalists to also look elsewhere for climate leadership.
Exactly what a «climate leadership position» looks like for the tar sands industry is beyond me at this point, but I am glad to see that the oil companies are not getting in the way of moving things forward.
But as much as future climate leadership will depend on technology, leadership now is largely an issue of policy and law and money.
States are promoting economic growth and creating jobs by taking up the mantle of climate leadership.
This program, in cooperation with C40, a large - cities climate leadership group, brings together five of the world's largest banks and four of the leading energy service companies to work with an initial group of 16 cities to retrofit buildings, reducing their energy use by 20 — 50 percent.
«Today, New Yorkers made the bar for climate leadership clear: a fossil free world with 100 % renewables for all and no new fossil fuels — one that truly puts our communities and our climate first.
Higher education has the power, potential, and imperative to shape the future of America's climate leadership.
«Our state needs true climate leadership in the age of Trump, and unfortunately Cuomo has been long on rhetoric and short on substance,» said Laura Shindell, New York Organizer at Food and Water Watch.
At a time when national climate leadership is sadly lacking, Governor Cuomo is an inspiring example of how states can step up and lead in the greatest fight of our lives.
Today the Obama Administration once again demonstrated climate leadership by taking the Arctic Ocean off the table in its five - year offshore oil and gas drilling plan.
The Climate Group has been at the forefront of state and regional climate leadership for over a decade.
Rhea Suh, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council said, «This is what climate leadership looks like.
In cooperation with C40, a large - cities climate leadership group, this program brings together five of the world's largest banks and four leading energy service companies to work with an initial group of 16 cities to retrofit buildings, reducing their energy use by 20 — 50 percent.
California Governor Jerry Brown's target to reduce GHGs by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 places the state in front on climate leadership.
We've heard them loud and clear: it's time for real climate leadership, and that starts with rejecting the Kinder Morgan pipeline.
The European Union must keep its climate leadership and show its ability to mobilize all Parties to the Agreement in the fight against climate change.»
On October 24th, youth from across this land will gather in Ottawa to help you understand what true climate leadership is.
California is uniquely positioned to set the standard for global climate leadership by ending fossil fuel extraction in our state.
- A major announcement on the combined climate leadership in the US from states, cities and businesses, in relation to US national commitments, and their contribution in delivering the Paris Agreement
Helen Clarkson, CEO, The Climate Group, organizers of Climate Week NYC, said: «Through our Opening Ceremony and other events, we want to highlight how accelerated climate leadership can drive innovation, jobs & prosperity — our central theme for the week.
«They also show that despite being the lead investors in green technology, businesses and governments have much more to do in communicating their climate leadership.
«Moreover, with the recent decline in coal consumption and robust renewable energy development, China is positioning itself at the front of climate leadership.
«So to see a global company like Sony showing climate leadership by committing to ambitious, science - based targets sends a powerful and encouraging message to everyone who is working towards an ambitious outcome at the climate talks in Paris.»
Of particular focus for the event will be a call to action on how business, government and the NGO sectors can leverage each other's actions to support urgently needed climate leadership.
Until UNSW pulls its funding from Santos, and other coal, oil and gas businesses, the thousands of students, staff and alumni behind the Fossil Free UNSW movement will continue to campaign for necessary climate leadership and fossil fuel divestment.
But to imply that Monday's nudge toward cleaner electricity will bring about a bold new era in American climate leadership is disingenuous.
China has become more assertive about climate leadership, with President Xi Jinping pledging last year to make the country the «torch - bearer in the global endeavor for ecological civilization.»
«As the federal government abdicates its responsibility and ignores basic science, states across the nation are picking up the mantle of climate leadership,» said Governor Cuomo.
The nine RGGI states will cut power plant pollution by at least another 30 percent through 2030, reaffirming their groundbreaking climate leadership.
Amy Davidsen, Executive Director, North America, The Climate Group, said: «As the US President reverses course on climate leadership, US cities, states and businesses are redoubling their commitment to climate action — and their role has never been more profound.
By doubling the economic output from every unit of energy consumed, companies set a bold target, demonstrating climate leadership while reaping the benefits of lower energy costs.
The bar for real climate leadership is simple: public, actionable commitments to a fast and fair transition to a fossil free world, powered by 100 % renewable energy for all.
Moving west a few days later in Winnipeg, local residents, fossil fuel divestment students, members of the Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition, Indigenous organizers, and other allies joined that intensifying wave of protest to ask for real climate leadership at the NDP rally help on August 20.
U.S Mayors Report on a Decade of Climate Leadership was issued on the eve of the COP21 in Paris where 35 U.S. mayors shared their stories on a decade of local climate leadership on their city efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Why is it taking these two states so long to join their west - coast brethren in climate leadership?
We'll connect all our local efforts globally to help make an unstoppable wave of people's climate leadership — from our town halls, to our schools, and places of worship.
Separately, cities and businesses have already been demonstrating climate leadership.
Follow @PCCleads for great examples of climate leadership from #statesandregions
Democrats recognize the importance of climate leadership at the local level and know that achieving our national clean energy goals requires an active partnership with states, cities, and rural communities where so much of our country's energy policy is made.
Redefine global climate leadership by setting a global precedent to manage the decline of existing production in line with climate safe limits while ensuring a just transition for affected workers and communities.
The South - South Cooperation Fund will become the cornerstone of China's climate leadership — and not the Green Climate Fund
If DECC is right and old coal plants will close down anyway, there would seem to be a political opportunity to claim climate leadership by announcing a ban on unabated coal.
ECO would have preferred at least 95 %, but hey, this is a leap in the right direction for Finland, which hasn't shown such strong climate leadership in the past.