Sentences with phrase «concerned about climate change impacts»

BARRY BROOK: Looking hard at renewable energy, there are a lot of limitations, especially in terms of energy storage and energy back up that make it extraordinarily implausible, according to my view and that of many others, that it could supply most of our power needs in the future, which, for someone who's really concerned about climate change impacts is a pretty disappointing conclusion.

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GFI has raised concerns in widely - read publications about the impacts of industrialized animal agriculture, including its contributions to climate change and its unsustainability.

Current concerns about climate change have focused on the impact of transport on the environment.

Peter Iwanowicz, executive director of Environmental Advocates of New York and the former head of the New York State Office of Climate Change, said he wasn't concerned about the impact of Schneiderman's resignation on ongoing environmental litigation, in part because it's likely that anyone who replaces him will also be a Democrat in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 3 to 1.

«I firmly believe in the right to peaceful protest and remain deeply concerned about the impact of fracking on climate change and the wider environment.

To date, concerns about climate change's impact on agriculture have focused on drought — another likely outcome of warming world.

«I have concerns about the ecological impact that climate change has on our planet, especially as it relates to rising sea - levels,» Curbelo said in a statement to ClimateWire.

Concerns about the permanency of forest carbon stocks, difficulties in quantifying stock changes, and the threat of environmental and socioeconomic impacts of large - scale reforestation programs have limited the uptake of forestry activities in climate policies.

No one is more concerned than the Japanese, who are surrounded by seas; about 73 % of Japan is forested, mountainous, and unsuitable for agricultural, industrial, or residential use, as a result, the habitable zones are mainly located in or near coastal areas, so much so that, there are growing concerns in Japan of the impact of climate change on their coastal surroundings, prompting the Japanese government to set up an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to undertake a study on climate change, to provide future projections of coastal erosion based on representative concentration pathway (RCP) sceclimate change on their coastal surroundings, prompting the Japanese government to set up an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to undertake a study on climate change, to provide future projections of coastal erosion based on representative concentration pathway (RCP) scenchange on their coastal surroundings, prompting the Japanese government to set up an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to undertake a study on climate change, to provide future projections of coastal erosion based on representative concentration pathway (RCP) sceClimate Change (IPCC) to undertake a study on climate change, to provide future projections of coastal erosion based on representative concentration pathway (RCP) scenChange (IPCC) to undertake a study on climate change, to provide future projections of coastal erosion based on representative concentration pathway (RCP) sceclimate change, to provide future projections of coastal erosion based on representative concentration pathway (RCP) scenchange, to provide future projections of coastal erosion based on representative concentration pathway (RCP) scenarios.

As a foundation we're deeply concerned about the impact of climate change on farmers, and that's» partly why we wanted to make sure that any innovation or tools or approaches that farmers need to manage through climate change are available to those farmers.

The motivation for the MCA arose from citizens and organizations in Montana who have expressed interest in receiving timely and pertinent information about climate change, including information about historical variability, past trends, and projections of future impacts as they relate to topics of economic concern.

I am personally very very concerned about climate change, species loss, and human impacts on Earth.

UCS is deeply concerned about climate change and its impact on humanity and the Earth.

The «Alarmed» and «Concerned» support these policies because they care about climate change and the other environmental and health impacts of our continuing dependence on fossil fuels.

I mostly agree with your concerns about impacts of climate change on agriculture and the biosphere.

By continually hammering on climate change or global warming — a challenge for sure, but abstract and not immediate to most people's experience — we've disconnected from most people who have more immediate concerns; we've virtually stopped talking about the impacts of air and water pollution on their children's health, the psychological damage all of us experience when nature around us is destroyed, and so on.

The other features — already mentioned — were the identification of dominant regional concerns, the highlighting of climate change impacts already occurring, and the report's effectiveness as an engagement tool, which Mooney had just commented on, plus one more thing: the focus on extreme events, which are both most noticeable by the public and the primary source of economic damage in the next several decades, as Dr. Michael Hanemann (author of this paper) explained to me for a story I wrote about the California drought.

Erika Spanger - Siegfried, a senior analyst in the Climate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, researches, writes and speaks about U.S. climate change impacts and preparClimate and Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, researches, writes and speaks about U.S. climate change impacts and preparclimate change impacts and preparedness.

The new route addressed some of the environmental concerns about Keystone, but not about the pipeline's broader impact on emissions and climate change.

The latest assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change noted these concerns: «Despite the known causal links between climate and malaria transmission dynamics, there is still much uncertainty about the potential impact of climate change on malaria at local and global scales.Climate Change noted these concerns: «Despite the known causal links between climate and malaria transmission dynamics, there is still much uncertainty about the potential impact of climate change on malaria at local and global scales.&Change noted these concerns: «Despite the known causal links between climate and malaria transmission dynamics, there is still much uncertainty about the potential impact of climate change on malaria at local and global scales.climate and malaria transmission dynamics, there is still much uncertainty about the potential impact of climate change on malaria at local and global scales.climate change on malaria at local and global scales.&change on malaria at local and global scales.»

Rapidly declining costs of wind and solar energy technologies, increasing concerns about the environmental and climate change impacts of fossil fuels, and sustained investment in renewable energy projects all point to a not - so - distant future in which renewable energy plays a pivotal role in the electric power system of the 21st century.

Beyond partisanship, younger Americans are significantly more concerned about climate change, an issue that is expected to have a much larger impact if temperatures rise consistently over coming decades.

Ironically, Christy cites concerns about the wellbeing of people in Africa, who are the most vulnerable to the impacts of the climate change his testimony seeks to accelerate.

Donald Trump's presidency has climate scientists concerned about the implications for U.S. environmental policies, the worldwide effort to curb the impacts of climate change, and the ability of scientists to freely to continue their research, which can be insidiously undermined through funding cuts, gag orders, or punitive measures and retaliatory attacks against scientists who publicly discuss their research.

It could be due to a range of factors, the scientists say, from «a well - financed opposition» to the Cape Wind project on Cape Cod, to increasing public awareness and concern about changing climate and «global warming,» to health impacts and the recent electricity rate hikes in Delaware.

If they don't enact a stiff tax on carbon in 2021; and if they don't start using the full legal authority of the Clean Air Act to regulate all sources of carbon emissions — implementing what is in effect a carbon fuel rationing scheme — then they can be rightly accused of being totally dishonest and hypocritical in claiming to be concerned about the impacts of climate change.

The climate change had already affected the seas around Antarctica and is warming some coastal waters.So now both Antarctic Peninsula and West Antarctica Ice sheet are losing ice.For now, the East Antarctic Ice sheet is stable but it will influence on global climate change due to sea ice.In the future there is growing concern about the possible impact of climate change.Is Antarctica gaining ice that meant it will effect to climate change and the ecosystem of the regions?

As citizens concerned about climate change, we often focus on the negative impacts of industry — which in the case of fossil fuels are presently many, varied, and growing.

Those focused both on humanitarian relief efforts, often a military mission, and on combating rising instances of extremism (which are often fueled by economic desperation or inability to access shelter, food, and water) are now very concerned about the impact of climate change disruptions on global stability.

Polling shows that nonwhites in the U.S. are more concerned about climate change than whites and more likely to say they feel its impacts.

At the Rio +20 conference, member states of the United Nations (UN) expressed concern about the scale and gravity of the impacts of climate change.

It is 3 % in this century according to the economic alarmist Lomborg, during which time GDP grows 300 - 700 %, while climate change would have large impacts in poor countries that don't account for much of the global GDP, so that is where the concern about poverty should be.

We decided to pursue this partnership because we are increasingly concerned about the impacts of climate change on both our coasts and ocean.

The city manager of John Day, county commissioners of Harney County and the former mayor of Redmond & Deschutes County Commissioner, all are very concerned about the impact of climate change on their communities.

The U.S., with the highest per - capita carbon emissions of the nations surveyed, is among the least concerned about climate change and its potential impact.

In a number of European nations, concern about climate change and its current impact is more pronounced for those on the left of the political spectrum.

Similarly, 61 % of sub-Saharan Africans, many of whom are especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change, report being very concerned about the impact it will have on their own lives.

As in Africa, nations in the Asia - Pacific region that are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change are among the most concerned about its personal impact.

China's climate policy meshes with concerns about energy security, pollution abatement and the cost of energy itself, as well as the impacts of climate change and China's international reputation.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline has raised a storm of protest about its predicted impacts on the orcas, climate change, First Nations» rights, as well as concerns about the project's «flawed» approval process and lack of «social licence».

PRINCETON, NJ — The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a new report this week warning of the existing and potentially severe adverse future impact of climate change, yet most Americans continue to express low levels of concern about the phenClimate Change issued a new report this week warning of the existing and potentially severe adverse future impact of climate change, yet most Americans continue to express low levels of concern about the phenoChange issued a new report this week warning of the existing and potentially severe adverse future impact of climate change, yet most Americans continue to express low levels of concern about the phenclimate change, yet most Americans continue to express low levels of concern about the phenochange, yet most Americans continue to express low levels of concern about the phenomenon.

After years of scientists» warnings about the impacts of greenhouse gases from burning coal and other fossils fuels, climate change began to emerge as a widespread concern.

The agency was very concerned about the impact of climate change on the United States fisheries and fishing industry.

Oxfam's concern about the impact of global warming on the population of Bangladesh is based not only on its own extensive experience of working with communities vulnerable to climate - related events, but also on the most authoritative study into the environmental and economic impacts of global warming — the Group II report of the Fourth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate climate - related events, but also on the most authoritative study into the environmental and economic impacts of global warming — the Group II report of the Fourth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Climate Change.

Responses for each of the three questions range between 1 and 4, where 1 indicates the least concerned about climate change and its impact and 4 is the most concerned.

But for scientists concerned about the impact of glacier melt, it is important to know whether these recent losses are due to natural variability, or to man - made climate change.

Even Sarah Palin had expressed concern about the impacts of climate change while governor of Alaska, though she ridiculed climate science as a vice presidential hopeful in 2008.

I know plenty of people who say they are concerned about the potential impacts of climate change, yet I know of no one who has altered their energy use in any meaningful way.

More ominously, a climate with large magnitude natural long - term variability in general is a climate very sensitive to imposed forcings, raising concerns about extreme impacts due to future climate change).

[2] A recent Eurobarometer poll also confirms that almost 90 % of the EU population is concerned about climate change; 82 % are well aware that the way their country consumes and produces energy has a negative impact on the climate and 61 % think that the share of nuclear energy should be decreased due to concerns such as nuclear waste and the danger of accidents.