Sentences with phrase «considers issues of climate»

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For Christian climate skeptics, a sort of Pascal's Wager is the very least that could be considered on the issue of climate change: If your skepticism is right — and despite evidence from countless sources — and climate change is not caused by man in any way, than a lack of action will maintain the status quo.

Pompeo replaces Rex Tillerson who has been considered more moderate on issues of foreign intervention, the Iran nuclear deal and climate change.

The governor, who is considered a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2020, also plans to take on some of the leading national issues of the day - sexual harassment, climate change, the opioid epidemic, terrorism and reforming the criminal justice system.

I suggest that Congress consider the creation of a Climate - ARPA to facilitate the study of climateClimate - ARPA to facilitate the study of climateclimate issues

Whatever its origins, 2 °C has proved to be useful when considering the subjective issue of dangerous climate impacts.

A key issue in considering the decision has been the potential climate effects of natural gas versus coal.

New paper mixing «climate feedback parameter» with climate sensitivity... «climate feedback parameter was estimated to 5.5 ± 0.6 W m − 2 K − 1» «Another issue to be considered in future work should be that the large value of the climate feedback parameter according to this work disagrees with much of the literature on climate sensitivity (Knutti and Hegerl, 2008; Randall et al., 2007; Huber et al., 2011).

Ben Sanderson, a project scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and co-author of a commentary on the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement published in the journal Nature Climate Change in February 2017, says this move signals that the current administration doesn't consider climate change to be an urgent or pressingClimate Change in February 2017, says this move signals that the current administration doesn't consider climate change to be an urgent or pressingclimate change to be an urgent or pressing issue.

Recycling initiatives As well as stocking the right sorts of products within education vending, it has become more and more important for premises to consider recycling initiatives — especially now that issues relating to climate change, carbon footprints and energy management at the forefront of protecting the environment.

The initiative is considering a broad range of issues including school choice, racial equity, and school culture and climate.

«For one thing, every point of view has its own science and economics to support its contentions, whether it be pro- or anti- pesticide use, free - roaming cats, bird collisions with glass or towers, conflicts with fisheries, land conversion, wind energy, mining, timbering, climate change, or any other issue we consider in addressing bird conservation...» [2]

The event is part of a broader programme bringing together artists and specialists to consider current issues related to climate change and alarmism.

Inspired by growing up in Denmark and Iceland, Eliasson's use of natural elements evokes an awareness of the sublime world around us and how we interact with it; his projects often point toward global environmental crises and consider art's power to offer solutions to issues like climate change and renewable energy.

Ensayos considers Tierra del Fuego and its climate and cultural concerns as a laboratory where issues of global importance are considered at a hyper - local level.

I don't wish to imply that climate scientists have not adequately considered these issues; just that clearer explanations of these points would help those of us outside the community understand the accuracy and limitations of the models better.

Climate change has become an ethical issue in the eyes of the Danish Council for Ethics, which suggested last week that the government consider a tax on beef, and eventually all foods depending on climate Climate change has become an ethical issue in the eyes of the Danish Council for Ethics, which suggested last week that the government consider a tax on beef, and eventually all foods depending on climate climate impact.

And I think this issue of climate sensitivity doesn't consider where those extra GHGs come from and «nature's sensitivity» to the warming & its many effects.

There is another important angle to the ocean productivity issue that you might consider — there is a very real danger that the satellites that provide climate - research quality observations of this kind will not be available in the near future due to limited budgets and other priorities.

He described steps identified by Britain's Foresight Project, which has produced a string of invaluable reports assessing issues and opportunities arising in considering the next 20 to 80 years in agriculture, water, climate, food and other areas.

Combine that reality with the prospect of populations doubling by 2050 and the persistence of anarchy in vulnerable regions, and any impact from human - driven climate change has to be considered a background issue, at best, compared to the forces already killing thousands and deepening vulnerability of millions more.

This all reinforces the importance of considering the power of cultural cognition when pondering American polarization on climate, stem cells and a host of other issues underpinned by science — and the longstanding tendency of candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination to take unscientific positions.

If they can find other less worrisome activities and sources of entertainment to focus on, issues like climate change, the uninsured, the Iraq war, etc. will take a back seat, considered interesting but remote news at best.

Key Issues for Discussion and Comment in the ANPR: Descriptions of key provisions and programs in the CAA, and advantages and disadvantages of regulating GHGs under those provisions; How a decision to regulate GHG emissions under one section of the CAA could or would lead to regulation of GHG emissions under other sections of the Act, including sections establishing permitting requirements for major stationary sources of air pollutants; Issues relevant for Congress to consider for possible future climate legislation and the potential for overlap between future legislation and regulation under the existing CAA; and, scientific information relevant to, and the issues raised by, an endangerment anaIssues for Discussion and Comment in the ANPR: Descriptions of key provisions and programs in the CAA, and advantages and disadvantages of regulating GHGs under those provisions; How a decision to regulate GHG emissions under one section of the CAA could or would lead to regulation of GHG emissions under other sections of the Act, including sections establishing permitting requirements for major stationary sources of air pollutants; Issues relevant for Congress to consider for possible future climate legislation and the potential for overlap between future legislation and regulation under the existing CAA; and, scientific information relevant to, and the issues raised by, an endangerment anaIssues relevant for Congress to consider for possible future climate legislation and the potential for overlap between future legislation and regulation under the existing CAA; and, scientific information relevant to, and the issues raised by, an endangerment anaissues raised by, an endangerment analysis.

«Climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present,» the main body of the report begins.

(2007) • Contribution of Renewables to Energy Security (2007) • Modelling Investment Risks and Uncertainties with Real Options Approach (2007) • Financing Energy Efficient Homes Existing Policy Responses to Financial Barriers (2007) • CO2 Allowance and Electricity Price Interaction - Impact on Industry's Electricity Purchasing Strategies in Europe (2007) • CO2 Capture Ready Plants (2007) • Fuel - Efficient Road Vehicle Non-Engine Components (2007) • Impact of Climate Change Policy Uncertainty on Power Generation Investments (2006) • Raising the Profile of Energy Efficiency in China — Case Study of Standby Power Efficiency (2006) • Barriers to the Diffusion of Solar Thermal Technologies (2006) • Barriers to Technology Diffusion: The Case of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (2006) • Certainty versus Ambition — Economic Efficiency in Mitigating Climate Change (2006) • Sectoral Crediting Mechanisms for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Institutional and Operational Issues (2006) • Sectoral Approaches to GHG Mitigation: Scenarios for Integration (2006) • Energy Efficiency in the Refurbishment of High - Rise Residential Buildings (2006) • Can Energy - Efficient Electrical Appliances Be Considered «Environmental Goods»?

The security issues at stake are today not even well defined or fully explored but key questions include: Does the United States consider • deliberate, unilateral and intentional manipulation of the climate a threat to the global commons, and if so, how are U.S. greenhouse gas emissions characterized?

The impact of climate variability and change on food security therefore can not be considered independently of the broader issue of human security (O'Brien, 2006).

«While I have a skeptical view of certain climate issues, I consider myself «green» in many ways,» Watts notes in the «About» section of WUWT.

«We sat down with the sustainability officers at the vendors that we've worked with and we're considering working with, so MGM, Mandalay Bay, Sands and had a conversation with them about how do you reduce the footprints of these events in Vegas — everything from electricity to recycling to meat and food waste which people don't think of as a climate issue but food waste is really significant.

As an aside, I consider this subject of technology vs. regulations to be one of the seminal climate change issues of our time, maybe the seminal issue of climate politics — so I will continue to devote a considerable amount of ink to it.

Until then, count me among the skeptics who consider this a political rather than scientific issue, especially in light of the fact that it is believed that the Antarctic and arctic shelves are breaking from stress (from «overgrowth»), not due to heat, since they are larger than they have been during recorded history, and that when the alarmists are proven conclusively to be wrong, they change the terminology («global cooling» to «global warming» to «global climate change» - face it, the global climate always has been and always will be very dynamic).

If you agree on these points, perhaps we can move on to consider subsequent issues: e.g. whether climate scientists should simultaneously assert intellectual property rights to prevent examination of data while IPCC simultaneously uses such data in policy - related studies.

And, I must say, I am incredibly appreciative of what you do, trying to make climate science accessible to many, to wade through the very difficult issues, especially considering the tremendous criticism you have had to endure.

A new website should be of great value to policy - makers to view and understand the relationship between their national emissions reduction strategies and the global climate change problem, issues that must be considered in setting national ghg targets as a matter of ethics.

«The issue of the changing climate is so urgent, it should be considered in every piece of legislation.»

As Tony observed on one occasion «climate change is crap» or if you consider his mentor, Senator Minchin, the world is not warming, its cooling and the climate change issue is part of a vast left wing conspiracy to deindustrialise the world.

This is important, market - driven progress on climate, which API and its member companies consider an important issue for constructive engagement — engagement that also is seen in approximately $ 90 billion in oil and natural gas industry investments in zero - and low - emissions technologies since 2000, nearly as much as the federal government and more than twice that of the next largest industry sector.

The event was held on 10 - 12 May 2016 in Geneva and focused on SDG 14 as well as on other Sustainable Development Goals and targets and considered, inter alia, a range of interconnected issues related to sustainable transport, ship - source pollution prevention and control and climate change adaptation for ports and other critical transport infrastructure.

So when we examine the climate change debate we should consider whether this issue is like a dispassionate scientific question where we may assume that the math will be used in a neutral manner or is it like a financial or political issue where no sensible person would accept the assumption of neutrality.

I very strongly disagree with much you are on record as saying about the issue of anthropogenic climate change (AGW) and, therefore, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on your considered response to the (for want of a better word) unfortunate paper from Lewandowsky et al...

In the light of all this, we have at least to consider the possibility that the scientific establishment behind the global warming issue has been drawn into the trap of seriously overstating the climate problem... in its effort to promote the cause.

These «Concerned,» «Cautious,» and «Disengaged» segments for the most part do not have a strong political or partisan identity and rely mostly on local TV news, local newspapers and word of mouth for information and to form decisions about climate change, if they had even considered the issue much at all.

A major significance for policy of understanding climate change as a moral and justice issue, is that nations may not look at economic self - interest alone in formulating policies, they must consider their ethical and moral obligations to those who are most vulnerable to climate change.

It is important to remember and consider that the primary purpose of any such attempt to pass legislation is to bring desperately needed attention to the critical climate engineering issue.

is actually addressing the issue by a climatic angle And yes, while considering it in climate terms, strangely enough, the 2014 ends up as colder than any year during the LIA, with a far much higher climatic cooling signal than any of those years then.

«We don't consider climate change is an issue of security that properly belongs in the Security Council; rather, it is a development issue that has some security aspects,» said Maged A. Abdelaziz, the Egyptian ambassador.

I don't consider the tragedy at Lac - Megantic a climate issue, but it was certainly one of the most newsworthy and consequential events of 2013 here in North America.

In the first entry in this series we concluded that although the recent IPCC AR 5 Working Group III report is laudable improvement over prior IPCC reports in regard to identifying ethical and equity issues that should be considered in developing climate change policy, some criticisms are also warranted of how IPCC has articulated the significance and implications of the ethical, justice, and equity principles that should guide nations in developing climate change policies.

Many of you know that I consider questions around positive feedback in the climate system to be the key issue in global warming, the one that separates a nuisance from a catastrophe.

These issues include: (a) the need to determine when the obligation of any nation is triggered, (b) difficulties in determining which adaptation and compensation needs are attributable to human - induced warming versus natural variability, (c) challenges in allocating responsibilities among all nations that have emitted ghg above their fair share of safe global emissions, (e) challenges in prioritizing limited funds among all adaptation and compensation needs, (f) needs to set funding priorities in consultation with those who are vulnerable to climate change impacts as a matter of procedural justice, and (e) the need to consider the capacity of some nations to fund adaptation and compensation needs.