There was no question, nor hesitancy, when I asked policymakers and activists who will fill
the climate policy leadership gap: China.
Not exact matches
Robert R.M. Verchick, a Loyola University law professor who worked on
climate change adaptation
policy at the Environmental Protection Agency under Obama, said federal
leadership is essential.
Fossil fuel companies and real estate developers were among Clark's biggest campaign donors and, between B.C.'s
climate leadership plan and the long time inaction to address housing inflation, they certainly seem to have had her ear on
policy decisions.
«The utter lack of a credible
climate policy plan on the part of the Harper government has gone a long way towards undermining Canada's standing in the world, even as a clear majority of Canadian citizens seek action and
leadership on
climate change.»
That, in itself, was an oddity in a country at a time it was becoming normal for government
climate policies to be cooked up in the boardrooms of Calgary oil lobby groups, as happened with B.C.'s «
climate leadership plan» under former premier Christy Clark's Liberal government.
«The federal government has taken a
leadership position on
climate change
policy while also enabling greater access to international markets for our natural resources, which ensures that Canadians receive full value for those resources.»
«The Nature Conservancy in New York applauds Governor Cuomo for his continued
leadership on combating
climate change, the most pressing environmental challenge facing our world,» said Jessica Ottney Mahar, the group's
policy director.
On Wednesday, Lavelle provided an update, writing that McNutt's nomination «has won praise as a move that will bolster women in the profession while providing knowledgeable
leadership in the
policy challenges ahead on
climate change.»
A report published earlier this month by the Washington - based Bipartisan
Policy Center, for instance, called for greater federal
leadership on
climate - tweaking science.
The administration also has signed executive orders, including one seeking to roll back an Obama administration plan to reduce global warming emissions from power plants and taken steps that threaten the United States» global
leadership on
climate policy, he said.
«This is important, as it shows that Mexico is serious about addressing
climate change even if there is a change in
leadership,» agreed Jake Schmidt, international
climate change
policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
The Society credits Merkel for boosting German research funding and for «the
leadership she has provided on the European and world stages in promoting science - based
policy making over issues such as
climate change.»
Some U.S. officials are still attending COP23, but Michael Wara, director of the
Climate and Energy
Policy Program at Stanford University Law School, worries that without U.S.
leadership, the Paris accord rules could end up vague.
In fact, these kinds of detailed and research - based school
climate policy, practice and
leadership development guidelines and resources exist!
School curriculum,
policy, and
climate are more meaningful
leadership areas for students.
My substantive areas of expertise include: school safety and approaches to violence reduction; improving school discipline
policies and practices; culturally responsive
leadership; and positive school culture and
climate.
O'Connell will share his insights of the current political
climate, resulting from federal
policy and legislation, the Governor's California State Budget and state and federal
leadership.
And working to change school
climate is least restrictive because few state or locally mandated laws or
policies define school
climate, thereby providing the greatest latitude for student voice, buy - in, and
leadership.
A committee convened by the InterAcademy Council, the association of the world's leading national science academies, delivered a long to - do list to the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change on Monday, including steps ranging from limiting the term and
policy recommendations of its
leadership to fostering more transparency in its machinations and being more careful to describe the science determining the strength, or weakness, of particular conclusions.
The wedge / identity politics success is probably largely to blame for the inability of the US to move forward consistently (or at all) on important public
policy — global
leadership on
climate change or national gun control
policy come to mind, right off the top.
* Average citizens «understand» (recognize) uncertainties in
climate science; recognition of uncertainties becomes part of the «conventional wisdom» * Media «understands» (recognizes) uncertainties in
climate science * Media coverage reflects balance on
climate science and recognition of the validity of viewpoints that challenge the current «conventional wisdom» * Industry senior
leadership understands uncertainties in
climate science, making them stronger ambassadors to those who shape
climate policy * Those promoting the Kyoto treaty on the basis of extent science appears to be out of touch with reality.
[ANDY REVKIN disagrees: Sorry,
policy (a better word would be
leadership, perhaps) still drives most game - changing innovation and large - scale investment, particularly in the arena of the «public good» (New York City's reservoir and aquifer system, the
climate system, the grid).
Moreover, I would argue that Obama won an electoral mandate in 2008 for serious
climate action, and simply lacked the courage and commitment to follow through with the
leadership necessary to turn his promises into
policy.
These other factors include the economy, confusion over colder weather and other perceptual biases, general distrust of government,
climate policies such as cap and trade that are not easily sold as effective or in line with public values, the absence of White House
leadership on the issue, institutional barriers in Congress and at the international level, and the continued communication and
policy missteps of some scientists and environmental advocates.
There's a chance the
leadership may listen to a retired Republican member, Sherwood Boehlert, who recently warned his party not to let partisanship get in the way of smart energy and
climate policy.
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....»
This means, as Reuters explains: «the Obama administration, which has said the United States will play a
leadership role at the Paris
climate negotiations, will not risk the possibility of having its signature
climate policy blocked at the U.N. summit.»
Tillerson underscored the need for
policies and actions to sustain and grow the U.S. energy revolution, for creating broader access in the world to energy's benefits and noted the energy sector's
leadership in advancing
climate goals.
Mr. Abe congratulated Dr. Birol on his recent appointment as the next IEA Executive Director and expressed his expectation that under his
leadership the IEA would help Japan improve its own energy
policy while also making a strong contribution to overcoming global energy security and
climate change challenges.
It is being pointed out to you that the department's planning and programming
policy commits the department to
leadership in substantial emissions reductions to «reduce greenhouse gas emissions in support of U.S.
climate change initiatives» and «to foster efforts to assess, adapt to, and mitigate the impacts of
climate change».
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.
Industry senior
leadership understands uncertainties in
climate science, making them stronger ambassadors to those who shape
climate policy
Solving the
climate crisis requires political
leadership that recognizes the serious reality of global warming and fights for
policies that move us toward a clean energy economy, not backward.
Future generations are counting on us and we will continue to mobile citizens, provide
leadership, and advocate for effective, equitable, economically sound, evidence - based, and politically feasible
policies to address
climate change.
Our city can show true
leadership in the
climate movement and serve as an example to cities across the country by implementing a carbon fee and rebate
policy.
Nonono, not the
policy statement, well there is that, but a bunch of resources that ACS has put out there a
climate science tool kit for folks to learn from and use, put together by a top notch working group with support from ACS
leadership.
Companies taking a
leadership position on
climate bolster their credibility and reputation among stakeholders, including investors, customers, employees,
policy makers and environmental groups.
Pioneer companies are vocal in their support of political ambition: RE100 members AkzoNobel, Royal DSM, Unilever, Nestlé, Apple, Google, and Ikea have been praised for their
leadership in actively supporting ambitious
climate policies.
Its powerful combination of strong international
leadership, progressive thinking and forward - looking
policies are reflected in its calls for dramatic cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions and for mechanisms to help vulnerable countries adapt to the impacts of
climate change.
Energy
Policies of IEA Countries: France 2016 The IEA praised France's
leadership role in
climate change mitigation and green finance around the world and at home.
A rout of the Coalition that weakens the hold of the denialists and the extreme right on the party
leadership and helps to cast them into oblivion would be an outstanding outcome for future
climate change
policy.
These university presidents, mayors, governors, and business leaders will highlight their steps to reduce
climate pollution and stand in solidarity with international leaders, showing the world that US
leadership on
climate change extends well beyond federal
policy.
After years of backward
climate policies under Chris Christie's
leadership, the Garden State's new governor Phil Murphy is overseeing a rapid transformation.
• Industry senor
leadership understands uncertainties in
climate science, making them stronger ambassadors to those who shape
climate policy.
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.
But the defeat of federal
climate legislation, the failure of leadership at the United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen, the struggling economy and the rise of global warming skepticism in U.S. politics dampened prospects for climate
climate legislation, the failure of
leadership at the United Nations
Climate Conference in Copenhagen, the struggling economy and the rise of global warming skepticism in U.S. politics dampened prospects for climate
Climate Conference in Copenhagen, the struggling economy and the rise of global warming skepticism in U.S. politics dampened prospects for
climate climate policy.
However, in the wake of federal
policies aimed to halt the
climate progress, such as increased support for baseload coal - fired plants and tariffs on solar panels, non-federal
climate leadership will need to increase
policy interventions to maintain the momentum.
Under the
leadership of Lisa Jackson and Gina McCarthy, the EPA has morphed into a Super Legislature, «enacting»
climate and fuel economy
policies Congress has not approved and would reject if introduced as legislation and put to a vote.
Since Deming's been a major influence in the
leadership and management of much of the business world for decades, and specifically in the science of decision - making (including that of making decisions about
climate policy), it seems you've overlooked something.
The ECF was established in early 2008 as a major philanthropic initiative to promote
climate and energy
policies that greatly reduce Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and to help Europe play an even stronger international
leadership role to mitigate
climate change.