Sentences with phrase «climate progress reports»

Over 56 percent of Republicans in the 114th Congress question or deny the scientific reality of climate change, Climate Progress reports, including 72 percept of GOPers in the Senate — a number made all the more frustrating for the fact that it does not at all reflect their constituency.

As a signatory of the commitment, Macalester makes annual climate progress reports available to the public.

Now this is getting somewhere... Climate Progress reports that the Colorado House of Representatives has passed an increase in the state's renewable energy

From September 1 through November 5, for example, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity and the American Petroleum Institute spent $ 5.5 million on these types of ads, Climate Progress reported.

And as Climate Progress reported last week, Munich Re, a top reinsurer, released a major new study that for the first time, links the rapid rise in North American extreme weather catastrophes to manmade climate change:

Via Joe Romm at Climate Progress this report by Thomas Sterner and Martin Persson from the leading US environmental thinktank, Resources for the Future *, endorsing the key conclusions of the Stern Review.

Not exact matches

Canada's December report to the United Nations on climate progress «shows that Canada is making strong progress toward its 2030 climate target,» the deputy ministers write cheerfully.

More than 60 % of shareholders of one major energy company recently voted — against management's recommendation — in favor of the company reporting on its climate progress.

Note: The results of the Fraser Institute report are disputed by the Pembina Institute «s Simon Dyer, who told the CBC that the report «is based on unreasonable production levels that don't consider the world making progress on climate change.»

Smurfit Kappa's sustainability report, which measures year - on - year progress with a focus on five priority areas (Forest, Climate Change, Water, Waste and People), shows that over the past ten years the packaging giant has also achieved a significant reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfill and has invested $ 60 million in water treatment plants.

The reports show the progress we've made in our five priority areas (Forest, Climate Change, Water, Waste and People), and how we are on track to meet our ambitious 2020 sustainability goals.

The analogy to the climate change legislation could be to make a statutory commitment to reduce child poverty (for example, to reach by 2020 a level of child poverty at least 90 % below the 1999 when the commitment to reduce and end child poverty was made) and then to set up an equivalent group to the Low Pay Commission or Monetary Policy Committee to report before each pre-budget report and budget as to progress towards this, and to assess and advise on the range of policy options necessary to get on track.

The report, titled «Energy Technology Perspectives 2014,» examines long - term trends in the sector, weighing the progress of energy sources and infrastructure against the dual imperatives of economic development and climate mitigation.

On climate science: «As summarized in the 2013 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there continues to be significant progress in climate sclimate science: «As summarized in the 2013 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there continues to be significant progress in climate sClimate Change (IPCC), there continues to be significant progress in climate sclimate science.

While previous indexes have mostly stressed progress made by some of the world's best - known brands in addressing the complex challenges around climate change, the latest report also sounds a cautionary note about how much more needs to be done to make meaningful change in the world's climate profile.

The National Low Emissions Coal Council, which advises Australia's ministries, in its recent progress report said the cost of climate measures «is increasingly being built into companies» investment planning decisions.»

A new MIT study, published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reports that as climate change progresses, the city of Houston, and Texas in general, will face an increasing risk of devastating, Harvey - scale rainfall.

As extreme weather events likely connected to the planet's warming climate become increasingly common, low - income communities are positioned to suffer the worst consequences during the aftermath of natural disasters, write the authors of a report from the Center for American Progress called «One Storm Shy of Despair.»

Nevertheless, American farmers, ranchers and foresters have begun to adopt practices that could cut pollution, or so says a progress report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the «Building Blocks for Climate - Smart Agriculture and Forestry.»

This progress report details the status of these interrelated enhancements and the Large - Eddy Simulation (LES) ARM Symbiotic Simulation and Observation Workflow model implementation project (now midway through its two - year duration) at the Southern Great Plains site that is designed to bridge the scale gap between high - resolution ARM observations and large - scale climate models.

School Climate: Reports from the National Assessment of Educational Progress background survey about levels of student engagement and parent involvement in schools all place Tennessee right around or below the national average.

«The Flippen Group's easy to follow step - by - step approach to Capturing Kids» Hearts has enabled my staff to effectively create positive choices for challenging and disruptive students, and has made a positive impact on our school's overall climate that is measured not only in the progress seen on our school's New York City Progress Reports, but also in the very feeling of our building when you eprogress seen on our school's New York City Progress Reports, but also in the very feeling of our building when you eProgress Reports, but also in the very feeling of our building when you enter it.

If you're looking for general assessments of climate change, the IPCC 2007 report is probably the most comprehensive single source, and while there's been good progress since then on a number of topics, not thehing in «big picture» has really changed.

According to a recent report on the progress that industrialized countries are making on climate change, Canada ranks near the bottom.

According to Climate Progress, the report, Climate Policy and Industrial Competitiveness (pdf), completed by the economists, climate scientists, and academics of the German Marshall Fund, reveals that Europe's cap and trade has lead many countries in the EU to meet their carbon targets as agreed to in the Kyoto PrClimate Progress, the report, Climate Policy and Industrial Competitiveness (pdf), completed by the economists, climate scientists, and academics of the German Marshall Fund, reveals that Europe's cap and trade has lead many countries in the EU to meet their carbon targets as agreed to in the Kyoto PrClimate Policy and Industrial Competitiveness (pdf), completed by the economists, climate scientists, and academics of the German Marshall Fund, reveals that Europe's cap and trade has lead many countries in the EU to meet their carbon targets as agreed to in the Kyoto Prclimate scientists, and academics of the German Marshall Fund, reveals that Europe's cap and trade has lead many countries in the EU to meet their carbon targets as agreed to in the Kyoto Protocol.

More on the Climate Bill Updated: Sen. Graham Walks Away From Climate Bill Over Immigration Senate Climate Bill Progress Report: «Definite Republican Votes

We've reported before on the progress of the first solar - powered car to make a round - the - world journey, and are pleased to report that the so - called Solartaxi has completed its 32,000 mile journey today, pulling up to the UN climate change talks in Poznan, Poland.

I asked Dan Kammen, along with Teryn Norris, an energy policy blogger affiliated with the Breakthrough Institute, which has long been a target of Climate Progress, to assess the energy innovation report.

Last week, the UN's 2013 Human Development Report issued a stark warning: «Environmental inaction, especially regarding climate change, has the potential to halt or even reverse human development progress.»

Encouragingly, the Center for American Progress, the parent organization behind Climate Progress, has also produced a couple of notable reports in the last few days exploring ways to stimulate innovation on campuses and «How to Power the Energy Innovation Lifecycle.»

The U.S. Climate Alliance's progress report comes two months before world leaders convene in Germany for COP23, where countries will further detail their plans to meet the Paris Agreement.

But many developing countries lack the tools to measure, report and verify progress on their climate commitments and actions.

U.S. Climate Alliance governors plan to attend COP23 this fall to report on their climate progress and detail further plans and additional solutions to pool resources and confront the global threat of climate Climate Alliance governors plan to attend COP23 this fall to report on their climate progress and detail further plans and additional solutions to pool resources and confront the global threat of climate climate progress and detail further plans and additional solutions to pool resources and confront the global threat of climate climate change.

In a new Environmental Progress report, the «The High Cost of Fear,» we calculate a minimum impact of $ 10 billion per year, thousands of avoidable deaths from air pollution, and failure to achieve South Korea's Paris climate commitments.

As a new RE100 report shows an ever - growing number of leading multinationals are progressing towards 100 % renewable electricity goals, Paul Simpson, CEO, CDP — which partners with The Climate Group on RE100 — blogs on the mainstreaming of renewables.

UK Guardian Reports: Daniel J. Weiss, who directs climate strategy for the Center for American Progress, told the Washington Post, said the figures should force the world to take action.

Anti- «Geoengineering» National Academy Report Opposes «Climate - Altering Deployment» — Climate Progress.

The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media» Reviewing the Nisbet «Climate Shift» Report and Controversial Claims of Media Progress says:

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As Adam Morton reported in The Age today, despite «yesterday's spin about progress in international climate talks», Rudd and Wong are certain that whatever deal is done in Copenhagen it won't be enough to force a 25 per cent emissions cut by Australia under the terms they have set.

As Think Progress Green reported on Tuesday, the Heartland Institute's projects included a secret plan to teach children that climate change is a hoax.

Reviewing the Nisbet «Climate Shift» Report and Controversial Claims of Media Progress The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media says:

Alertnet: The international climate community suffered a rocky finish to 2012 with slow progress, lacklustre ambition and a leak of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) authoritative Fifth Assessment Reportclimate community suffered a rocky finish to 2012 with slow progress, lacklustre ambition and a leak of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) authoritative Fifth Assessment ReportClimate Change's (IPCC) authoritative Fifth Assessment Report (AR5).

At the third Climate Leaders Summit hosted by The Climate Group in Cancun, the sub-national governments in attendance committed to continue to develop low - carbon policies and to regularly report on their progress in the Cancun Statement of Federal States & Regional Governments on Low Carbon & Climate Resilient Development and the accompanying Cancun Sectoral Framework.

During the second Climate Leaders Summit in Poznan, the signatories of the Montreal Declaration reported on their progress and agreed a new «action statement» presented to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer, in which they committed to setting targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency to accelerate low carbon policies prior to the climate change meeting in CopeClimate Leaders Summit in Poznan, the signatories of the Montreal Declaration reported on their progress and agreed a new «action statement» presented to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer, in which they committed to setting targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency to accelerate low carbon policies prior to the climate change meeting in Copeclimate change meeting in Copenhagen.

This analytical report provides a progress update on implementation of the United Nations (UN) Climate Neutral Strategy.

New report exposes how the industries most responsible for climate change, especially fossil fuel TNCs, are obstructing real progress to address the climate crisis

The EnergyVision 2030 Progress Report for Maine gauges the state's progress toward necessary clean energy targets and summarizes policies that together will allow the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the path to meet a 75 % to 80 % reduction from 2003 levels, consistent with the Act to Provide Leadership in Addressing the Threat of ClimateProgress Report for Maine gauges the state's progress toward necessary clean energy targets and summarizes policies that together will allow the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the path to meet a 75 % to 80 % reduction from 2003 levels, consistent with the Act to Provide Leadership in Addressing the Threat of Climateprogress toward necessary clean energy targets and summarizes policies that together will allow the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the path to meet a 75 % to 80 % reduction from 2003 levels, consistent with the Act to Provide Leadership in Addressing the Threat of Climate Change.

Cities are in the frontline for cutting carbon emissions, new IEA report finds Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 shows that decarbonising urban buildings and transport is key to attain Paris climate goals, but slow progress will test governments» commitment 1 June 2016

At the high level conference organised on the side of to the UNFCCC negotiating session in Bonn, Germany, co-hosted by the government of North - Rhine Westphalia and The Climate Group, the States and Regions called for bold action to progress the UN negotiations, highlighted the core role of sub-national governments in global climate action as well as confirmed their own commitments to climate action and to reporting back on their progress at COP 16 in Cancun, Climate Group, the States and Regions called for bold action to progress the UN negotiations, highlighted the core role of sub-national governments in global climate action as well as confirmed their own commitments to climate action and to reporting back on their progress at COP 16 in Cancun, climate action as well as confirmed their own commitments to climate action and to reporting back on their progress at COP 16 in Cancun, climate action and to reporting back on their progress at COP 16 in Cancun, Mexico.