Sentences with phrase «economic issue of climate»

The visibility of climate impacts is part of the emerging, solidifying scientific consensus on global warming — a consensus that raises the urgent political and economic issue of climate change.

All of the above is part of the emerging, solidifying scientific consensus on global warming — a consensus that raises the urgent political and economic issue of climate change.

Not exact matches

For instance, when Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne emerged from a January meeting with Alberta's Rachel Notley to say warm, fuzzy things about Alberta's new climate strategy and the quest for pipelines, the prime minister quickly praised their efforts from Switzerland, where he was attending the World Economic Forum: «I am very much in the camp of both premiers, Wynne and Notley, who demonstrated that Canada can and should work together on economic issues for all of usEconomic Forum: «I am very much in the camp of both premiers, Wynne and Notley, who demonstrated that Canada can and should work together on economic issues for all of useconomic issues for all of us.»

The two were also agreed that larger national discussions need to be held around climate change, economic development and accommodation of aboriginal rights and title — and that LNG development should be seen as an opportunity to move on these issues.

For all the issues that clearly separate Europeans and Americans (including climate change), there is today clearly a will from Washington to engage in a deeper transatlantic cooperation on the emergence of new economic actors, and China in particular.

The December 2010 issue of the quarterly Economic Climate for Bargaining publication that I produce is now on CUPE's website in both English and French.

Through forming a strategic partnership agreement similar to the one conceived on the margins of Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada can pursue greater co-operation on issues such as international peace and security, counterterrorism, human rights, clean energy and climate change, migration, sustainable development, and innovation.

Heyman noted that he and New Democrat Leader John Horgan met with members of the Climate Leadership Team, and respect their thoughtful and balanced approach to both the economic and environmental issues involved in a climate change plan, and said New Democrats will put forward a real plan to address climate change in the coming Climate Leadership Team, and respect their thoughtful and balanced approach to both the economic and environmental issues involved in a climate change plan, and said New Democrats will put forward a real plan to address climate change in the coming climate change plan, and said New Democrats will put forward a real plan to address climate change in the coming climate change in the coming months.

New survey from AmCham Canada assesses future trends in employment and perceptions of the economic climate among other issues.

And the brouhaha shifts the national discussion to divisive social issues that could repel swing voters rather than economic ones that could attract them in a climate of high unemployment and stumbling recovery, the GOP officials said.

Hawkins says he plans to challenge the 1 % tag team of Cuomo and Republican nominee Astorino on economic, climate change and criminal justice issues.

Hawkins says he plans to challenge the 1 - percent tag team of Cuomo and Republican nominee Rob Astorino on economic, climate change and criminal justice issues.

Hawkins says he plans to challenge the 1 - percent tag team of Cuomo and Republican nominee Astorino on economic, climate change and criminal justice issues.

The plan is one of the most comprehensive yet from the Westchester County executive, who is challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo's bid for a second term, and highlights an issue that both candidates say is a top priority: how to boost New York's business climate and increase jobs, particularly in upstate regions grappling with decades of economic malaise.

Climate change was an issue little discussed by the mainstream media during the election campaign, dominated by questions of economic competence, the NHS and leaders» personalities.

The researchers, who reported their findings in a recent issue of Applied Economics, also said that a temperate climate is better for wage growth, which suggests that climate change may have an economic spillover effect.

The positive messages framed the topic of climate change around one of four major issues: economic opportunity, national security, Christian stewardship and public health.

However, DiPerna cites new momentum among mainstream investors to take climate change issues into account, with new and strong interest by investors in reckoning with the fact that both the risks and costs of extreme weather events will continue to rise, with significant implications for economic stability.

Byass, who co-authored one of the papers, observed that previous international climate talks focused more on economic issues relating to development, curbing emissions and spreading the cost burden.

Decisions made today are made in the context of confident projections of future warming with continued emissions, but clearly there is more to do to better characterize the human and economic consequences of delaying action on climate change and how to frame these issues in the context of other concerns.

The issue of climate change and emissions will always be discussed and no agreeable solution will be settled on as long as unequal economic environment exist in different countries.

At risk of going beyond the theme of this thread, I offer up excerpts from it because I think Orr's review speaks indirectly to the larger issue of how we as humans and as a global society are reacting to the findings of the earth sciences regarding anthropogenic global warming, climate disruption, and their ensuing ecological and socio - economic consequences:

Recommended sequence: Year 7 Map Skills Rainforests Settlement Rivers UK, Weather and Climate Year 8 Coasts Extreme Environments Tourism Natural Hazards Fragile Environments Year 9 The Gambia: Learning Through Enquiry Development Gap Energy Population The Challenge of Natural Hazards Year 10 The Living World Urban Issues and Challenges Physical Landscapes in the UK Year 11 The Challenge of Resource Management The Changing Economic World

Likewise, there is evidence to suggest that many young people lack an understanding of how to manage their financial circumstances, which is a particular issue in the context of a difficult economic climate and increasingly common instances of personal debt and insolvency.

The report is one of a series that the Brookings team has conducted on the impact of changes in mainstream news media over the past five years, where general reporting on local and statewide education issues has fallen dramatically as print media has struggled in the current economic climate and changes brought on by the internet.

In light of the current economic climate that we are all living under, continued high unemployment, a mortgage crisis that's now turned into a foreclosure crisis; the issue of utilizing credit histories for employment purposes is a topic of growing importance.

We have a thorough understanding of the various issues associated with animal ID in all regions of the world and how these issues are affected by climate, culture, legislation, economic development, etc..

The legal issues facing employers in the current economic climate are many, and the ever - evolving nature of employment law can make management and prevention of problems difficult for even the most experienced business owner.

With climate change and the political and economic consequences that follow from environmental disaster increasingly becoming the dominant issue of our age, new solutions are...

ADAA Collectors» Forum: A Committed Vision Collecting in the New Economy Saturday, March 6, 11:00 am The Park Avenue Armory The panel will focus on a variety of issues related to collecting art in different economic climates, and the vision and dedication that marks the best art collectors and collections.

Addressing issues of labour, agriculture and humanity's treatment of - and dependence on natural resources in his work, this tour includes a discussion of the socio - economic and political climates that impact on these concerns.

The show explores issues of technology, technique, relevance, and even the current economic climate as it relates to craft.

Marianne Boesky Gallery's, New York, new exhibition Golden State connects the work of seven American photographers who approach a variety of vital political, social and economic issues surrounding California's climate.

The economic argument is not a climate science issue, it is a resulting issue, a policy issue, combined with a slew of other issues such as peak oil and industry gone wild that long term has negative return on investment written all over it, due to short term thinking inconsiderate of the ramifications of egregious exploitation of the earths resources for the benefit of a few at the cost of many.

Cost / probability weighting of risks and benefits is well - understood and is often raised in issues where economic and environmental interests are at contrary purposes, but for some odd reason it gets little attention in climate change.

Because this is fundamentally an economic issue, I expect people like Larry Summers to play critical roles in shaping Obama's energy and climate strategy — perhaps bigger roles than most if not all of those on the energy / environment team.

My blog is a way of focusing on actual arguments about climate change policies as they unfold, teasing out these arguments the often hidden ethical questions, and inviting the world to see these questions not as «value neutral» scientific or economic questions but as ethical issues.

[ANDY REVKIN says: As I said in my talk, the main benefits of local actions on energy and related issues (transportation, sprawl) would be economic or social, with the grand challenge of climate stability ---- This is a joke right??? — as I said zero change in global temperature would result ---

To do climate change ethics, one must continually think about globalization, foreign policy, international economic institutions, and issues of poverty alleviation.

In fact, as with climate, there are real issues related to spin and the realities of the scientific and economic research, but there is also strong evidence for a real problem deserving a response.

I think there's an interesting parallel between this issue and global warming — for many Americans (and most of Washington), climate change has been treated as an economic issue — where costs and benefits need to be balanced.

In 2003, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development published a report on water and hydropower issues in Nepal in the context of climate change, concluding:

[ANDY REVKIN says: As I said in my talk, the main benefits of local actions on energy and related issues (transportation, sprawl) would be economic or social, with the grand challenge of climate stability requiring generations of sustained effort to accelerate the inevitable eventual shift away from traditional uses of finite fossil fuels.

The main reason I cover climate change issues so relentlessly is because any meaningful solution to this problem will cost big bucks and the current economic environment will not allow us to spend that kind of money.

(i) assessing the scientific information that is related to the various components of the climate change issue, such as emissions of major greenhouse gases and modification of the Earth's radiation balance resulting therefrom, and that needed to enable the environmental and socio - economic consequences of climate change to be evaluated,

My views are close to those of Michael Levi of the Council on Foreign Relations, who's been providing analysis of the climate, security and economic issues since 2009 and who leans toward Obama approving the pipeline while pursuing energy and climate policies that would, in the end, render it insignificant and uneconomical.

Given that coal use by China (and the sources of that coal) has to be at the center of any serious discussion of climate progress, it's worth reviewing some rich new contributions to the discussion I initiated on the ethical, economic and climatic issues that arise when coal flows from rich countries to fast - growing giants like China.

Climate change is one of the most serious environmental and economic issues facing the United States and our partners in the international community.

The issue of climate change is a significant political, economic and environmental dilemma confronting our nation and the international community.

In response to criticism of how its Fourth Assessment Report handled the question of recent trends in economic losses from climate - related disasters, the IPCC issued a statement in January, 2010 saying