Sentences with phrase «climate policy experience»

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According to a 2013 study of California farmers, factors like exposure to extreme weather events and perceived changes in water availability made farmers more likely to believe in climate change, while negative experiences with environmental policies can make farmers less likely to believe that climate change is occurring, said Meredith Niles, a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard's Sustainability Science Program and lead author of the study.

Experiences with the Kyoto Treaty and the various international climate change conventions, however, tell us that formulating and adopting an effective international policy is very difficult.

People who recently experienced severe weather events such as floods, storms and drought are more likely to support policies to adapt to the effects of climate change, according to a new study co-authored by an Indiana University researcher.

It seems to follow that experiencing extreme weather would make people more supportive of policies to adapt to climate change.

When Boston - based Oxfam America began addressing climate issues, «they had no one with climate change or policy experience, and found me,» recalls Coleman, who was eager to move into international negotiations.

Policy - makers don't make the environment and climate change real for people, mattering to their everyday lives and their everyday experience.

The combined effect of the three, the scientists found, is that the global energy system could experience unprecedented changes in the growth of natural gas production and significant changes to the types of energy used, but without much reduction to projected climate change if new mitigation policies are not put in place to support the deployment of renewable energy technologies.

«When you're starting to talk about policy, you're not playing on a level playing field,» said Hill, herself a former Los Angeles - area judge who came to the Obama administration with little experience on climate.

«Sustaining and growing support for research and development under the kinds of constraints that we have experienced in the federal budget» is one of the top S&T - related challenges — along with others involving climate change, NASA funding, and STEM education — facing the Obama administration in its last year and a half, said Holdren who is the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and assistant to the president for science and technology.

«Across the installation enterprise, I think it's clear that a lot of folks are experiencing effects,» said Conger, who is now a senior policy adviser at the Center for Climate & Security.

Extreme weather events or nonstationary climate change that is outside of an individual's experience of normality can shift IMMs and CBSs, ultimately influencing policy, climate governance, and GHG emissions.

Gaston has more than fifteen years of experience in participative and transdisciplinary research on governance related to issues such as sustainable development, energy, climate change and radioactive waste management and with working in and around the assemblies of the policy processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Commclimate change and radioactive waste management and with working in and around the assemblies of the policy processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European CommClimate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Commission.

For the first time, GLSEN's National School Climate Survey also includes insights on bisexual student experiences, school policies that specifically affect transgender students, and anti-bullying student education.

In addition, for the first time, this installment of GLSEN's National School Climate Survey also includes insights on bisexual student experiences, school policies that specifically affect transgender students, and anti-bullying student education and asks students about discriminatory policies and practices around extracurricular activities and school events.

E4E - Los Angeles Teacher Policy Team on School Climate member Araceli Morfin shares her experience in briefing the Black and Latino Caucuses in Sacramento, and...

Smart policies to manage and reduce the risks of climate change must be fair, embracing the importance of history, capabilities, equitable financing, and the richness of human experience.

As an environmental scientist myself, with more than 10 years experience working with hydrological computer models, I am very wary of policy formulated on the output of models, especially with respect to a system as complex and poorly understood as the Earth's climate system.

To my mind, the deep differences between camps on climate policy — and even climate science — are probably not very related to experience with nature.

Over all, in considering policy options related to African progress, it's vital to keep in mind that the climate history of peri-Saharan regions includes millenniums - long patterns of mega-drought far more extreme than anything experienced in modern times.

Climate adaptation has experienced a dramatic increase in attention since the last National Climate Assessment and become a major emphasis in biodiversity conservation and natural resource policy and management.

This working paper reports on a series of three regional workshops in which participants from governments in Latin America, Africa and Asia reflected on the main technical, policy, and capacity challenges to monitoring climate finance, and exchanged experiences on efforts that are under way in...

Alberta is an active partner of The Climate Group's Energy Transition Platform, which connects 11 highly industrialized, carbon - intensive states and regions to share their experiences and successes — so they can learn from each other and create the most effective climate poClimate Group's Energy Transition Platform, which connects 11 highly industrialized, carbon - intensive states and regions to share their experiences and successes — so they can learn from each other and create the most effective climate poclimate policies.

For example, several studies have found that communities of color and poor communities experience disproportionately high exposures to air pollution.305, 328,329,306,307 Climate change mitigation policies that improve local air quality thus have the potential to strongly benefit health in these communities.

He has more than 20 years of experience in strategizing and implementing climate and energy policies in both the U.S. and China, with an extensive international network of central and local governments, think tanks, NGOs, research institutes, state - owned enterprises, and multinational companies.

The different chapters capitalize on assessments and experiences such as: lessons learned from Asia's Green Revolution on agricultural communities; trends in African agricultural knowledge, science and technology; trade policy impacts on food production; conditions for success of water interventions for the African rural poor; and climate change implications for agriculture and food systems.

Mountain Voice» is a multi-media series of Climate Himalaya that captures the experiences, thoughts and opinions of people, practitioners, policy makers and researchers on various climate linked issues in the Himalayan region of SoutClimate Himalaya that captures the experiences, thoughts and opinions of people, practitioners, policy makers and researchers on various climate linked issues in the Himalayan region of Soutclimate linked issues in the Himalayan region of South Asia.

A certified GHG emissions expert, Howie has been working with companies and organizations for nearly a decade in helping them assess and manage their environmental footprint, with over five years of experience in greenhouse gas emissions accounting, carbon markets and international climate policy.

When it was pointed out how radical it was to advocate binding caps on emissions given the history of the international climate negotiations, Hu responded philosophically, in reference to his own experience in policy advocacy on various issues over the years:

Building on UN-Habitat's extensive experience in sustainable urban development, the Cities and Climate Change Initiative helps counterparts to develop and implement pro-poor and innovative climate change policies and straClimate Change Initiative helps counterparts to develop and implement pro-poor and innovative climate change policies and straclimate change policies and strategies.

Yet even though I have significant experience and knowledge about future climate change policy challenges, the CBAT model helps me visualize the significance of certain policy options facing the world.

Informed by the deep experience several Lab experts have with U.S. and international climate policy, this framework bridges cutting - edge econometrics and the current practice of regulatory policy design.

Speakers will offer their perspectives and experiences in national and global settings relating to their climate policy recommendations and actions.

She is an environmental sociologist with more than 10 years of experience in research, teaching and public policy on climate change and sustainability.

The only problem is he appears not to have any experience in environment or climate change policy.

Jane has nearly seven years of experience in climate engineering science policy.

One opportunity is to adopt the experience of countries that have already implemented climate policy instruments, including for example:

Mario has experience in energy and emissions modeling and in climate and energy policy analysis in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the U.S. Previously, he worked at non-profit organizations and think - tanks on initiatives in biodiversity conservation in LAC, iNDC analysis, energy efficiency in buildings, and post-Maria grid restructuring efforts in Puerto Rico.

His industry experience includes leadership roles in strategy development and scenario planning, alliance management, and energy trading, with a background in alternative energy, climate policy, global refining & marketing, and logistics.

Implement a «climate study» regarding members» experiences, comfort / discomfort, and positive / negative attitudes / opinions / policies affecting or about members of politically diverse groups.

CSPW Senior Climate Policy Analyst Anne Polansky has 30 years of experience in public policies relating to energy and the environment, with a strong focus on climate change and renewable Climate Policy Analyst Anne Polansky has 30 years of experience in public policies relating to energy and the environment, with a strong focus on climate change and renewable climate change and renewable energy.

While the Japanese experience with JCM is still in very early stages, it clearly demonstrates how climate change mitigation, energy policy, and security concerns converge.

She worked extensively in climate, energy, fuels, waste, and agricultural policy and has deep experience both in translating scientific and technical work into policy ideas and creating strategic partnerships to achieve those policies.

Dr. Robert Brecha, Visiting Scientist Highly experienced scientist with a focus on climate modelling and science - policy interface >> > Javascript deactivated.

Dr. (h.c) Bill Hare, CEO and Managing Director / Senior Scientist Co-founder of Climate Analytics, physicist and climate scientist with 25 years» experience in science, impacts and policy responses to climate change and stratospheric ozone depClimate Analytics, physicist and climate scientist with 25 years» experience in science, impacts and policy responses to climate change and stratospheric ozone depclimate scientist with 25 years» experience in science, impacts and policy responses to climate change and stratospheric ozone depclimate change and stratospheric ozone depletion.

He is a physicist with three decades of experience in the science, impacts and policy responses to climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion.

Because a high percentage of the arguments made by most proponents of climate change policy have been focused on adverse climate impacts that citizens will experience where they live, while ignoring the harms to hundreds of millions of vulnerable poor people around the world that are being affected by GHG emissions from all - high emitting nations, along with claims that mainstream climate science is credible and has been undermined by morally reprehensible tactics, there is a need to make more people aware of:

Decision makers in both public and private sectors can benefit from an iterative risk management framework for responding to climate change, in which decisions and policies can be revised in light of new information and experience.

The second part of the course will explore national climate and energy policy approaches of key countries, with an objective to learn lessons from experiences with different public policy instruments and emission reduction projects.

Experience shows that, when it comes to climate and energy policy, change doesn't happen without binding targets.

«In our opinion, the experience of the recent failure of the frontal assault on climate policy — the implausibly straight driveway from the present to a magically decarbonised future — suggests that a more indirect yet encompassing approach via the attainment of different objectives which bring contingent benefits is, indeed, the only one that is likely to be materially (in contrast to rhetorically) successful.