Sentences with phrase «dangerous impacts»

At the same time, we must also recognize that we can not mitigate away all the potentially dangerous impacts of climate change.
«Two degrees probably allows us to avoid dangerous impacts in some parts of the world but not in others,» he says.
But the «dangerous impact of climate change» simply isn't getting clearer.
«With the adoption of the Paris Agreement in December 2015, the world took a decisive step toward avoiding the most dangerous impacts of climate change,» the page used to read.
Politicians need to recognise that what they say can have a very dangerous impact on the lives of the minorities they treat as outcasts.»
That said, a quarter century of largely ignoring scientific warnings has left the world unable to stop a number of very dangerous impacts, including sea level rise, ocean acidification, extreme weather, and Dust - Bowlification.
It can be most useful to think about climate change through a risk management lens — the more greenhouse gases that we emit, the greater the risks for dangerous impacts to occur.
«This report underscores the vast body of evidence that firmly establishes how climate is changing, humans are responsible, the risks are real, and the window of time to prevent serious and even dangerous impacts is closing,» said Katharine Hayhoe, one of the report authors and a professor and director of Texas Tech University Climate Science Center in Lubbock.
Psychotropic medications often mask symptoms of illness in the short - term, thereby establishing medical efficacy, but create new and potentially more dangerous impacts in the long - term that have been largely unstudied and unmeasured.
General Perspectives on Dangerous Impacts Part III.
The Trump administration may withdraw from the landmark deal, despite dangerous impact on allies, trading partners, and the climate.
She has been working through the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and on December 7, 2005, she filed a climate change - related petition with to the Commission as an urgent message from the Inuit «sentinels» to the rest of the world on global warming's already dangerous impacts.
«They also demonstrate that one of the most dangerous impacts of global warming, namely rising seas, is well underway.»
Proponents say research is needed into these technologies because humanity will probably need them one day, as society is unlikely to keep greenhouse gas emissions low enough to avoid dangerous impacts of climate change.
As Canada gets ready this week to create its national strategy on climate, this report is a timely reminder of increased effort that is required by all, if we are to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change.»
Due to dangerous impacts on air quality, local authorities issue a «shelter in place» warning for surrounding communities.
We may have just about 30 years left until the world's carbon budget is spent if we want a likely chance of limiting warming to 2 degrees C. Breaching this limit would put the world at increased risk of forest fires, coral bleaching, higher sea level rise, and other dangerous impacts.
Yet despite the promise these sensors have shown, the technology isn't currently capable of reliably assessing whether a dangerous impact has occurred.
«IPCC report: Climate change threatens irreversible and dangerous impacts, but options exist to limit its effects.»
«Now is the time for bold action to protect our health and our communities from the dangerous impacts of carbon pollution and climate change — especially the health of our most vulnerable populations, children, seniors and people with chronic diseases like asthma,» he said.
This is alarming news, and it's time our society had more honest discussions about the dangerous impact this trend has on the male psyche.
The body's defensive system is thus kept intact with the regular intake of its juice and thus keeps you away from the dangerous impact of oxidative stress.
promise to deport 11 million workers — because they presumably entered the country illegally — will have a dangerous impact on America's currently tight labour market.
Part of the problem is that Trump's promise to deport 11 million workers — because they presumably entered the country illegally — will have a dangerous impact on America's currently tight labour market.
«Denpasar City and most of the touristic destinations in Bali are safe from the eruption or dangerous impact of the eruption,» Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, head of Information and data of Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency, said.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency» head of information and data, told CNN: «Most of the [tourist] destinations in Bali are safe from the eruption or dangerous impact of the eruption.»
Accordingly we would like to caution you that attending this summit is neither in line with the impartial role of the secretariat, nor is it an activity that is supportive of the core objective of the convention to avoid the dangerous impacts of anthropogenic climate change.
Leading companies elevate their climate goals in response to science September 25, 2015: More and more companies are setting ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets that align with what the latest climate science says is necessary to limit warming to below 2 °C and avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change.
This includes, but is not be limited to, the dangerous impacts of attempts to replace conventional energy sources with wind turbines, solar power, biofuels and other ineffective and expensive energy sources.
Courageous judges in two courtrooms, separated by 9 time zones and more than 8000 km, ordered governments to step up their game to protect their citizens from the dangerous impacts of climate change.
All of us have a moral obligation to protect the children of today, and future generations, from the dangerous impacts of climate change.
These climate talks, presided by a country that is no stranger to dangerous impacts, focused the world's attention on issues close to those at the forefront of devastating impacts.
Despite ample documentation of their dangerous impacts, the Obama administration did nothing to regulate the use of dispersants, and of course, neither has the current administration.
This bizarre case of group denial does have one plausible explanation: scientific findings (i.e., anthropogenic climate change is real, and has dangerous impacts that are happening now and will worsen over time) are antithetical to a shared ideology (i.e. «climate change is a hoax»).
Research shows that a large portion of the world's fossil fuel reserves will have to be left in the ground if we are to avert the most dangerous impacts of climate change.
First, physical risk: in order to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change, scientists have shown that we must limit global warming to 2C, a target now adopted unanimously by governments through the landmark Paris Agreement on climate.
The action was organised by Friends of the Earth Finland to say this is the least Finland and other industrialized countries should do to prevent the dangerous impacts of global warming.
Greenpeace India campaigns to protect India's forests, for clean air and water, to promote renewable energy especially solar power, to prevent the dangerous impacts of climate change and nuclear power, for safe food and ecological farming and to protect freedom of speech.
Every degree increase in temperature will produce increasingly unpredictable and dangerous impacts for people and ecosystems.
«The evidence of the dangerous impact of climate change is clearer than ever», said Vicky Pope, head of Hadley's climate predictions programme.
If that scientific consensus isn't convincing enough, we're seeing the dangerous impacts of climate change more clearly every year with our own eyes.
That's going to have a dangerous impact on the poor, the old, and the very young, who are typically the ones dying in heatwaves.»
Hansen was one of the first scientists to publicly state that rising emissions could have a dangerous impact.
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