Sentences with phrase «climate leadership now»

Bill McKibben: Because reality reality trumps political reality, we need Obama to show strong climate leadership now.

Not exact matches

When politicians like Sask premier Brad Wall make snarky comments on twitter which trigger an onslaught anti-Quebec insults and Brian Jean ignores the fact that Notley got tentative support for Energy East from Ontario premier Wynne and focuses instead on the «failure» of Notley's climate strategy to knock all the provinces in line right now, they're engaging in cheap politics, not leadership.

We need to see even greater political urgency and leadership now to push for a good climate change deal than we saw in the face of the global financial crisis.

There is now a «clear and overwhelming consensus» among scientists over the reality and risks of climate change, Mr Noon told delegates, calling on the TUC and UK to show leadership and commitment towards averting its environmental impact.

This is the bold, visionary climate leadership required now.

A change of heart now looks possible after Ed Miliband, the former climate change secretary and leadership contender, supported the demands.

«Governor Cuomo's climate and environmental leadership now appears a cynical sham to cover up his administration's relationship with fossil fuel interests like CPV.

The Franklin school district has been working to build a positive elementary school climate and culture for years now and educational training for the leadership team is one more pillar of that effort.

The Catholic Church, working with the leadership of other religions, can now take a decisive role by mobilizing public opinion and public funds to meet the energy needs of the poorest 3 billion people, thus allowing them to prepare for the challenges of unavoidable climate and eco-system changes.

«Now, we face a new and critical challenge — global climate change — and leadership in the United States is coming from visionary state governors.»

Declare our determination, as low - emitting countries that are acutely vulnerable to climate change, to show moral leadership on climate change through actions as well as words, by acting now to commence greening our economies as our contribution towards achieving carbon neutrality,

Perhaps the most important one comes where Mr. Romm — echoing others, including Paul Hawken here — says that meaningful climate policy, even with leadership and effective communication, still requires another element: «Bad things must be happening to regular people right now....»

Now that climate denial's bread and butter arguments are toast, November's US elections will be critical in determining whether the country continues along the path of climate leadership established by President Obama, or allows the oil industry's puppet party to continue peddling long - debunked myths in order to delay climate action and put future generations at risk.

«EPA has determined that climate programs operated by the states and NGOs are now robust enough to service our Partners and other entities that wish to continue to advance their climate leadership through comprehensive reporting (that exceed mandatory reporting requirements) and / or the establishment of facility or corporate level greenhouse gas reduction goals,» she wrote.

His environmental leadership will now be judged largely on this issue, despite the string of energy and climate goals he outlined yesterday.

@marklutes of @climateWWF: UN climate talks needs hands on political leadership now if there is to be tangible progress on sticky issues: finance, increasing ambition, differentiation #SB48 http://ow.ly/5xai30jVSAn #StepUp2018 (Pix IISD) pic.twitter.com/WfI 4xjRhII

[Doha — Qatar]-- December 6, 2012 — The Qatari Presidency of the UN climate talks needs to show leadership now and help ministers finalise a deal in Doha that sees countries reduce their carbon emissions more quickly and provides adequate finance to help poorer countries deal with climate change in the next few years.

The team is now launching a climate leadership program to further develop the skills of these leaders to push for climate - friendly solutions.

Now it's likely — as during the eight years of the George W. Bush administration — that the U.S. will go AWOL, abandoning its international climate change policy leadership role and its responsibilities to the international community and to the planet.

The change in leadership may help bring China — which has now surpassed the U.S. as the world's largest polluter — to the climate bargaining table.

Now Donald Trump is pulling the US out of the Paris Agreement, it's crucial for Europe to show true climate leadership.

Moreover, by signing the pledge of Climate Neutral NOW and offsetting the event's carbon footprint we want to lead by example and invite other organisations to demonstrate climate action leadership so that we can reach climate neutrality by mid-century.Climate Neutral NOW and offsetting the event's carbon footprint we want to lead by example and invite other organisations to demonstrate climate action leadership so that we can reach climate neutrality by mid-century.climate action leadership so that we can reach climate neutrality by mid-century.climate neutrality by mid-century.»

So now we have a herd of ignorant global politicians wandering around the «climate science desert» without USA leadership OR USA MONEY (MOST IMPORTANTLY, NO USA MONEY).

It won't stop now until we get real vision and leadership about climate change.

Thus, these charts help explain both why the US commitment to reduce its ghg emissions by 17 % below 2005 as well as targets that have been set by even those US states which have shown some leadership on climate change must now be understood as utterly inadequate in light of the most recent climate change science.

«It's clear other countries must now provide the leadership needed to get the ambitious outcomes desired at the Katowice climate summit this December.»

At the 23rd UN Climate Talks (COP23), where Fiji holds the presidency, the Pacific Climate Warriors are showing true leadership and urging the world to take real action now.

Pacific leadership has proven key so far — the Warriors and people of the Pacific know decisive action on climate and away from fossil fuels is needed right now.

WWF: Corporate leadership is moving to match climate science; now we need governments to do their part (Gothenburg, Sweden, 7 May, 2015): WWF's flag ship business programme Climate Savers is marking 15 years of corporate leadership in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by introducing a new measuring standard, reflecting the global shift in the role of business in fighting climate... Read Moreclimate science; now we need governments to do their part (Gothenburg, Sweden, 7 May, 2015): WWF's flag ship business programme Climate Savers is marking 15 years of corporate leadership in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by introducing a new measuring standard, reflecting the global shift in the role of business in fighting climate... Read MoreClimate Savers is marking 15 years of corporate leadership in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by introducing a new measuring standard, reflecting the global shift in the role of business in fighting climate... Read Moreclimate... Read More»

Like the UN the IPCC is not perfect, but it does assume the mantle of international guidance and leadership on climate matters and now is not the time to bash.

The Marrakech talks may not have tackled the gap between global climate goals and fossil fuel production, but governments can show leadership now.

redskylite IPCC is not perfect, but it does assume the mantle of international guidance and leadership on climate matters and now is not the time to bash.

We're really into the pre-COP15 negotiating home stretch now, with talks moving to Barcelona, and initial reports aren't exactly encouraging: An IEA official says negotiators aren't ready to solve any of the problems on the table; while pressure builds on the United States to actually commit to a meaningful 2020 emission reductions target: Reuters reports that both Denmark's climate and energy minister, the European Union, and the United Nations are urging President Obama to show more leadership and come to Copenhagen with more.

Now, you're getting into the real purpose of this site; keep the readership from being too hard on the Administration for lack of leadership on climate change.

But as much as future climate leadership will depend on technology, leadership now is largely an issue of policy and law and money.

It is essential to now strongly advocate a global climate emergency response, and to build a national leadership group outside conventional politics to design and implement emergency decarbonisation of the Australian economy.

I am optimistic that we now have a partner that will provide leadership to the world on the climate change issue.