Sentences with phrase «comprehensive climate change policy»

With a comprehensive climate change policy, the city has made a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent of its 2005 levels by 2012.

After the Quinault adopted a comprehensive climate change policy in 2008, tribal leaders traveled to U.N. climate talks in Poznan, Poland, hoping to compare notes with a variety of nations — including the United States.

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Carbon pricing can be a key policy tool, but a comprehensive national plan to address climate change must encompass many other facets of Canadian life.

This makes it clearer than ever that any system of carbon pricing, whether based on taxes, caps or some combination of the two, can only be one part of a comprehensive set of policies to achieve climate change goals.

Given its potential for reducing carbon emissions, enhancing soil fertility and improving climate resilience, Organic Agriculture should form the basis of comprehensive policy tools for addressing the future of global nutrition and addressing climate change.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

This is certainly very alarming and what NORPRA expects of government is to rededicate itself to the implementation of a very comprehensive national policy on climate change to minimize the threats posed by climate change.

As far as communication in climate policy is concerned, the study's results suggest that in future a comprehensive mix of information on climate change and various justifications for climate protection will be necessary.

I strongly support policies to address global climate change and believe that a comprehensive solution requires congressional action.

«The paired approach creates a more comprehensive picture of the nature of climate change and the effects of various policies to stem its consequences.»

Developing a more comprehensive understanding of climate change will help policy - makers with decisions on how to delay or adapt to climate changes.

It's put climate change leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajechange leaders in a variety of key positions, made climate change a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajechange a priority in initiatives in departments and agencies, revitalized the US Global Change Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajeChange Research Program and other interagency efforts, working with other major emitting countries, both industrialized and developing, to build technology cooperation and individual and joint climate policies consistent with avoiding the unmanageable, and is working with Congress — and this is the toughest part really — working with Congress to get comprehensive energy and climate legislation that will put us on a responsible emissions trajectory.

Mission The mission of PNNL's Aerosol Climate Initiative is to advance the current scientific understanding and parameterization of aerosol processes and properties to improve comprehensive climate modeling frameworks and to inform policy decisions related to global climate change and the environmental impacts of aeClimate Initiative is to advance the current scientific understanding and parameterization of aerosol processes and properties to improve comprehensive climate modeling frameworks and to inform policy decisions related to global climate change and the environmental impacts of aeclimate modeling frameworks and to inform policy decisions related to global climate change and the environmental impacts of aeclimate change and the environmental impacts of aerosols.

GSA strongly encourages that the following efforts be undertaken internationally: (1) adequately research climate change at all time scales, (2) develop thoughtful, science - based policy appropriate for the multifaceted issues of global climate change, (3) organize global planning to recognize, prepare for, and adapt to the causes and consequences of global climate change, and (4) organize and develop comprehensive, long - term strategies for sustainable energy, particularly focused on minimizing impacts on global climate.

Put another way, I am doubtful that we can address the challenge of sustainable development via climate policy, but I am far more optimistic that we can address the challenge of climate change via a comprehensive focus on sustainable development.

The full Presidential Climate Action Plan (as opposed to summaries) contains a comprehensive set of ideas to reduce transportation emissions, covering not only improvements in vehicle efficiency and alternative fuels, but also changes in national policy to promote high - speed rail for intercity travel, mass transit and telecommuting, and smart growth in urban development.

Ms. Kreisher, Ms. Whitman's spokeswoman, said: «The administrator has said in the past that President Bush regards climate change very seriously and supports a comprehensive, balanced energy policy that is intended to improve air quality, and the administrator is gratified that he supports that.»

Attorney General Claude E. Walker of the U.S. Virgin Islands has issued a subpoena in an attempt uncover the content of CEI's comprehensive work on climate change policy.

The bipartisan group, Climate Security Consensus project argues that we need a «comprehensive policy» in response to climate Climate Security Consensus project argues that we need a «comprehensive policy» in response to climate climate change.

After three years of intense scrutiny, climate and economic experts have determined that a carbon fee - and - rebate policy would be the strongest and most comprehensive approach to addressing climate change in the District in an equitable manner.

Clinton specifically used the term «climate change» in her answer: «So I have a comprehensive energy policy, but it really does include fighting climate change, because I think that is a serious problem,» she said.

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The Administration supports a comprehensive market - based climate change policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States more than 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2050.

In a move that may derail a comprehensive climate change and energy bill in the Senate, one of the measure's central architects, Senator Lindsey Graham, has issued an angry protest over what he says are Democratic plans to give priority to a debate over immigration policy.

As head of energy policy at Friends of the Earth in London, she later managed a comprehensive research project with major universities to support the establishment of the UK Climate Change Act.

Alden Meyer, Director of Strategy and Policy, Union of Concerned Scientists: «All countries must come to Katowice prepared to adopt a robust, comprehensive rulebook to fully implement the Paris Agreement, and send clear signals they intend to increase the ambition of their national actions, as is required to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Foreign policy experts say the Keystone could have been used to forge a grand, cross-border bargain to jointly address climate change — a bargaining chip toward agreements on carbon taxes, cap - and - trade regimes, or other comprehensive approaches.

The 63 - page guide (downloads in pdf) is clearly written in plain English, and offers comprehensive information on the science of global climate change, potential impacts, adaptation and mitigation strategies, and policies.

Comprehensive U.S. climate legislation could spur further improvements in China's climate change programs and policies.

But along with emissions - reduction mitigation to reduce the rate and magnitude of climate change as expeditiously as possible, a comprehensive risk - management climate policy will necessarily require a strategic and multifaceted effort at preparedness to limit vulnerabilities and increase resilience to impacts that can't be avoided.

It could contribute to increased citizen involvement and advocacy for the creation of a comprehensive US policy on climate change.

We seek to develop and promote a comprehensive, market - based climate change policy framework that creates jobs and puts the country on course toward a sustainable energy future.

On December 11, Rep. Jay Inslee (D - WA), Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R - MD), and 22 House co-signers sent a letter to William Brennan of NOAA, the Acting Director of the Climate Change Science Program, in which they say: «The failure of the CCSP to produce a National Assessment report within the time frame required by law has made it more difficult for Congress to develop a comprehensive policy response to the challenge of global climate change.Climate Change Science Program, in which they say: «The failure of the CCSP to produce a National Assessment report within the time frame required by law has made it more difficult for Congress to develop a comprehensive policy response to the challenge of global climate change.&Change Science Program, in which they say: «The failure of the CCSP to produce a National Assessment report within the time frame required by law has made it more difficult for Congress to develop a comprehensive policy response to the challenge of global climate change.climate change.&change.»

Whereas Working Group I lays out our current best understanding of the physical science basis of climate science and Working Group II details potential climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability, Working Group III presents a comprehensive, objective and policy - neutral discussion of climate change mitigation.

The failure of the CCSP to produce a National Assessment report within the time frame required by law has made it more difficult for Congress to develop a comprehensive policy response to the challenge of global climate change.

The new analysis offers policy makers and the public a far more detailed and comprehensive understanding of how to mitigate climate change most effectively, Unger and colleagues assert.

While this blog is not meant to be a comprehensive assessment of Mr. Trump's stance on energy policies, we hope it provides a general overview for evaluating where Mr. Trump may stand on issues of interest to energy - focused voters: coal, climate change, renewables, efficiency, natural gas, nuclear and drilling.

ENSURING CLIMATE CHANGE IS INCLUDED IN NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY & PLANNING The United States does not have, and, in reality, has never had, a comprehensive national energy policy that has been deliberated as a whole by the American people.

A follow - up to Kyoto summit in 1997, the Bali meeting is expected to advance a comprehensive global agenda on climate - change policy for the years following 2012.

They highlight fundamental and persistent challenges in the United States to the use of energy efficiency as a potent tool for efforts to mitigate climate change, strengthen national energy security, and realize the economic benefits of a comprehensive, forward - thinking energy policy.