Sentences with phrase «debate about mitigation»

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It is the product of a long and contentious debate in Congress that included efforts to eliminate the Transportation Enhancements program (TEP), which for about 2 decades has required states to spend a small portion of their federal transport funds on 12 types of activities, including bike and walking paths, but also «archaeological planning & research,» and «environmental mitigation.»

Until such time as meaningful mitigation is seriously considered and planned for, the real - world scenario remains BAU and the debate which actually matters remains the one about the size of the fossil fuel reserves.

What is troubling about this continuing debate is that anyone who suggests that additional R&D might prove useful in dealing with the mitigation challenge is castigated by Joe Romm as in cahoots with people wanting no action.

Fierce policy debates about responsibility for climate mitigation and adaptation have long focused on the «common but differentiated responsibilities» of nations, the framework used for the Paris climate negotiations.

It should be about advancing the debate not selling the results (AGW CO2 mitigation policy for example) you and the core AGW advocate community might wish.

Without the IPCC report, a cacophony of national assessments would compete for relevance in debates about climate change, said Victor, an editor on next year's IPCC climate change mitigation and adaptation report.

Until such time as meaningful mitigation is seriously considered and planned for, the real - world scenario remains BAU and the debate which actually matters remains the one about the size of the fossil fuel reserves.

He indicated that a simple rejoinder could help remove the «sting of libel» and minimize some of the harm that may have occurred to his reputation because in this context the reader actually expects a response as part of the ongoing debate, but was very clear about expressing that he was not suggesting a requirement for mitigation,