Sentences with phrase «climate policy front»

The Guardian's all over it, perhaps thirsting for some good news to break up the drumbeat of doubt we've heard lately on the climate policy front.

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«Our party has always been a broad church, and despite my principled differences with Jeremy over many issues of defence, foreign policy and national security, I agreed to serve on his front bench because of the mandate he was given, his assurances that honesty and difference were welcomed, and due to the many areas we agreed wholeheartedly on such as fighting the vicious Tory trade union bill - which I was proud to lead our work on - cuts to tax credits and tackling climate change.

«The combination of foundation - funded front - groups, big lobbying budgets, [political action committee] donations, and direct campaign contributions makes Koch Industries and the Koch brothers among the most formidable obstacles to advancing clean energy and climate policy in the U.S.,» Greenpeace says.

It's unclear whether one of these single policies was the actual driver of the reduction in emissions, or an indicator that a state takes climate change mitigation seriously and is attacking the issue on many fronts, Saikawa says.

As we detailed in our report «Koch Industries: Secretly Funding the Climate Denial Machine,» oil billionaires David and Charles Koch have become kingpins of climate denial, funneling tens of millions of dollars to front groups and think tanks that oppose climate and clean energy poClimate Denial Machine,» oil billionaires David and Charles Koch have become kingpins of climate denial, funneling tens of millions of dollars to front groups and think tanks that oppose climate and clean energy poclimate denial, funneling tens of millions of dollars to front groups and think tanks that oppose climate and clean energy poclimate and clean energy policies.

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The Climate Investigations Center monitors individuals, corporations, trade associations, political organizations and front groups who work to delay the implementation of sound energy and environmental policies that are necessary in the face of ongoing climate Climate Investigations Center monitors individuals, corporations, trade associations, political organizations and front groups who work to delay the implementation of sound energy and environmental policies that are necessary in the face of ongoing climate climate crisis.

«The Forum shows that many countries in the region are moving quickly on the domestic policy front and in promoting innovative ways for a low carbon and climate resilient future,» said Miriam Hinostroza, Head of Programme, Low Carbon Development, United Nations Environment Programme DTU Partnership.

Prime Minister Modi and President Obama have put themselves in the vanguard of global climate policy, not because of any immediate political pressure, but because both leaders see action on this front as crucial for future generations» health and prosperity.

These benefits include falling costs, and multiple social and environmental benefits which are increasingly front and centre of global policy concerns: less climate risk, less price volatility and cleaner air.

The Heartland Institute is a fossil fuel - funded front group with over $ 800,000 in contributions from fossil fuel interests that has routinely attacked clean energy policies and the science behind climate change.

Attacking climate science and climate policy is the most visible front of this war, but it leaves open a vulnerability: in addition to emitting carbon dioxide, pollution from coal - fired power plants also happens to have negative health impacts that can kill people.

On the policy and political front, there have been three big developments recently in the international climate change regime, each with profound implications for Australia.

But the Koch Brothers continue to use their oil wealth to fund campaigns, front groups, think tanks, and politicians to sabotage climate and clean energy policies.

There are currently four carbon tax bills in front of the state legislature which, if passed, would demonstrate leadership on climate change policy while offering a path forward for creating the revenue required to rewrite the state's biennial budget.

The IPCC reports have been questioned and attacked on many fronts, and this has been a source of great difficulty in making national and international policy regarding climate change.

The most recent records available document that the Kochtopus dished out $ 6.4 million in 2009 to front groups and think tanks that spread inaccurate and misleading information about climate science and clean energy policies.

Whether you are working on the front lines of the climate issue, immersed in the science, trying to make policy or educate the public, or just an average person trying to make sense of the cognitive dissonance or grapple with frustration over this looming issue, What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming moves beyond the psychological barriers that block progress and opens new doorways to social and personal transformation.

Such economic clout makes California ideally positioned to take the lead on energy policy and environmental issues like climate change, even as the United States as a whole has failed to make much progress on either front.

As we detailed in our report «Koch Industries: Secretly Funding the Climate Denial Machine,» oil billionaires David and Charles Koch have become kingpins of climate denial, funneling tens of millions of dollars to front groups and think tanks that oppose climate and clean energy poClimate Denial Machine,» oil billionaires David and Charles Koch have become kingpins of climate denial, funneling tens of millions of dollars to front groups and think tanks that oppose climate and clean energy poclimate denial, funneling tens of millions of dollars to front groups and think tanks that oppose climate and clean energy poclimate and clean energy policies.

These front groups missions are to undermine support for climate change policies, a mission that virtually guarantees they will publish and promote claims that lead citizens to conclude that there is no risk from increasing levels of greenhouse gases emissions around the world.

(See, for example, Ethical Issues Entailed By Economic Arguments Against Climate Change Policies, The original organizations that sought to undermine public support on climate policies by exaggerating scientific uncertainty have expanded to include ideological think tanks, front groups, Astroturf groups (i.e., groups organized by industry that pretend to be a legitimate grassroots organization), and PR firm led camClimate Change Policies, The original organizations that sought to undermine public support on climate policies by exaggerating scientific uncertainty have expanded to include ideological think tanks, front groups, Astroturf groups (i.e., groups organized by industry that pretend to be a legitimate grassroots organization), and PR firm led caPolicies, The original organizations that sought to undermine public support on climate policies by exaggerating scientific uncertainty have expanded to include ideological think tanks, front groups, Astroturf groups (i.e., groups organized by industry that pretend to be a legitimate grassroots organization), and PR firm led camclimate policies by exaggerating scientific uncertainty have expanded to include ideological think tanks, front groups, Astroturf groups (i.e., groups organized by industry that pretend to be a legitimate grassroots organization), and PR firm led capolicies by exaggerating scientific uncertainty have expanded to include ideological think tanks, front groups, Astroturf groups (i.e., groups organized by industry that pretend to be a legitimate grassroots organization), and PR firm led campaigns.

On the occasion of the Friends of the Earth International days of action for climate justice, activists from Center for the Environment / Friends of the Earth Bosnia & Herzegovina gathered in front of the Republika Srpska government building to show clearly what the country can expect over the next 30 years if the government continues to pursue a policy of investing in fossil fuels.

Successful mitigation of climate change is not about finding «a solution,» but developing appropriate institutional and policy options for technological innovation — options that allow experimentation and progress on multiple fronts, tolerate risk, accept that there will be both successes and failures, and focus on creating the initial conditions for progress.

(f) creating front groups and fake grass - roots organizations known as «Astroturf» groups that hide the real parties in interest behind opposition to climate change policies, and

These companies have known for decades that their products — coal, oil, and natural gas — cause harm, yet even today they continue to fund front groups and trade associations who seek to sow confusion about climate science and block policies designed to reduce the heat - trapping emissions that cause global warming.

Front Matter (Foreword, Table of Contents, Executive Summary, and Introduction) Full Interim Report Chapter 1: Climate Models and Their Limitations Chapter 2: Forcings and Feedback Chapter 3: Temperature Chapter 4: Cryosphere Chapter 5: Extreme Weather Chapter 6: Terrestrial Animals Chapter 7: Terrestrial Plants and Soils Chapter 8: Aquatic Life Chapter 9: Human Health Effects Chapter 10: Economic and Other Policy Appendix 1 Appendix 2

E&E Legal's senior leadership has ties to fossil fuel interests as well: David Schnare, a fossil fuel - funded pundit with connections to the Heartland Institute, State Policy Network, and other front groups; and Chris Horner, a fossil fuel - funded climate denier who works at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

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But it would essentially guarantee bad policy and ever - increasing risk, not only on the climate front but on several others as well.

The other is as a policy expert and advocate where he works on the front lines of international climate and science policy.

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On the policy front, how the big energy companies react depends on whether they believe strict climate policy is not just inevitable but also imminent.

Now the shroud of secrecy has thankfully been lifted, revealing the $ 100.3 million that he and his brother Charles have quietly funneled to climate - denial front groups that are working to delay policies and regulations aimed at stopping global warming, most of which are part of the State Policy Network.

What it does mean is that mitigation of climate change effects should be front center in policy.

However, in the sharp elbows influence game of connecting (or disconnecting) climate science and climate policy, it seemed to me that Dr. Marburger and OSTP were outgunned by the corporate front - men Jim Connaughton and Phil Cooney at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, who were wired to Vice President Cheney's office, and also by the Commerce Department / NOAA political appointees Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher and Jim Mahoney.

Koch Industries Climate Denial Front Group: The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.