Sentences with phrase «effective climate plan»

Any effective climate plan for Canada will be one that spurs a transition to clean energy across our economy.

Survey shows majority support for an effective climate plan and minimum carbon price, even if some provinces disagree OTTAWA — New public opinion research shows that two - thirds of Canadians believe it is more important to have a plan to meet Canada's climate change targets than to have all provincial and territorial premiers agree with that...

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A federal government release says carbon pricing is «key to any credible climate plan because it's a cost - effective way to significantly reduce pollution while driving clean innovation and creating new jobs.

Business leaders stand ready to work with all levels of government and other stakeholders to fashion a credible, responsible and effective climate action plan.

The group of 18 includes representatives from municipal governments, First Nations, Metis communities, the energy industry, and environmental groups who will «advise government on the oil sands aspects of the Climate Leadership Plan and ensure that its initiatives are effective and widely supported.»

The plan establishes a set of six fundamental principles for the region, which include: transportation and other infrastructure upgrades; new commercial and residential growth; land use and transportation decisions based on policies like the Global Warming Solutions Act and the Clean Energy and Climate Plan; creation and preservation of workforce housing that matches new job rates; creation and maintenance of an effective public transit system; and coordinated planning and implementation effoplan establishes a set of six fundamental principles for the region, which include: transportation and other infrastructure upgrades; new commercial and residential growth; land use and transportation decisions based on policies like the Global Warming Solutions Act and the Clean Energy and Climate Plan; creation and preservation of workforce housing that matches new job rates; creation and maintenance of an effective public transit system; and coordinated planning and implementation effoPlan; creation and preservation of workforce housing that matches new job rates; creation and maintenance of an effective public transit system; and coordinated planning and implementation efforts.

Other sustainability and development programs that have been initiated or reformed over the last six years under Governor Cuomo include: · Cleaner, Greener Regional Sustainability Plans · Regional Economic Development Councils · Land Bank Act to convert vacant properties · Legislation to combat zombie properties · Complete Streets design initiative · Upstate Revitalization Initiative · Hudson Valley Farmland Preservation and Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement Programs · Clean Energy Communities · Brownfield Redevelopment Reform · Historic Preservation Tax Credit · Climate Smart Communities Grants · Community Risk and Resiliency Act Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again said, «Whenever I get a chance to come home I'm always impressed at the rapid progress being made here in the Finger Lakes.

Mr Benn said: «This plan shows exactly what we are aiming for globally - a comprehensive and effective agreement to tackle climate change, with the carbon market at its heart.

The political arm of the League of Conservation Voters endorsed Clinton, calling her «the most effective leader to stand up to Big Polluters and push forward an aggressive plan to tackle climate change and get it done.»

Pete Ogden, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress who focuses on international climate policy, said that coming on the heels of the Clean Power Plan release and a proposal for oil and gas methane, Obama's Arctic visit «constitutes a very effective prelude to the international answer» on climate.

A Four - Step Plan Given the scale of the climate challenge and the consequences of delay, four steps need to be taken to mobilize a more effective strategy.

«The sooner climate can be incorporated into mid - and long - range plans, the more effective adaptation efforts can be,» said Coffel.

Finally, I plan to examine how effective different local management strategies may be in mitigating the effects of global climate change.

b Promote mechanisms for raising capacities for effective climate change related planning and management, in LDCs, including focusing on women, youth, local and marginalized communities

An effective action plan includes the whole community working in a sustained manner to change the climate into one that is caring and empathetic.

Implementing an effective plan of strategic supervision throughout a school is a low - cost, high - results strategy to improve school climate and mitigate safety risks.

For more than 30 years, Safe & Civil Schools consultants have partnered with schools around the country to improve school climates, address the social - emotional learning needs of students, and design effective, customized professional development plans.

While Senator McCain's plan seems perfectly legitimate and effective, his breaks down with the selection of Governor Palin to appease the 20 % who deny the existence of anthropogenic climate change.

«Family planning is not the silver bullet for climate change, but it is an easy, cost - effective intervention,» she said.

Understanding where these methods come from and how much thought and planning lies behind them may help for more effective efforts to combat them on climate science.

Straus worked with the Marin Carbon Project to develop a 20 - year carbon farming plan capable of sequestering some 2,000 metric tons of carbon each year, and in doing so, became the first dairy in the state to take that major step toward delivering a practical and effective climate solution on - site.

«The forum further concluded on the importance of transparency in ensuring environmental integrity and enhancing countries» abilities to plan effective and efficient climate action towards the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,» said Ms. Hinostroza.

Policymakers in San Francisco, for example, need to know the estimated sea level rise for the city's bay, not the entire western Pacific Coast, if they want to create an effective plan to protect the city from future climate impacts.

Then the group plans actions to lobby Congress to pass effective laws to protect us from climate change.

The plan also highlights the need for mainstreaming gender into climate action across societies, because it is critical to effective climate policy and action and it is critical that the needs, perspectives and ideas of all people impacted by climate change are taken into account.

If they are to be effective, local plans for climate change (both adaptation and mitigation) require the involvement of a variety of stakeholders and a specific focus on the most vulnerable groups.

The publication stresses that, to be effective, local plans for climate change require the involvement of a variety of stakeholders and a specific focus on the most vulnerable groups.

In addition to working for the Niskanen Center, Bookbinder also served as a senior policy advisor at the prestigious Climate Leadership Council (CLC), an international policy organization that brings together corporations, thought leaders, and environmentalists to promote a carbon tax and dividends plan as the most effective solution to combat climate Climate Leadership Council (CLC), an international policy organization that brings together corporations, thought leaders, and environmentalists to promote a carbon tax and dividends plan as the most effective solution to combat climate climate change.

The following outlines essential elements of effective coastal management plans and state climate change adaptation plans, highlighting key criteria to guide future coastal development and management practices.

Shouldn't you and your fellow environmental activists be demanding a courageous display of Presidential leadership on climate change issues — leadership displayed in the face of what could prove to be intense opposition from an aroused public, once a truly effective GHG reduction plan is established?

At its 17th session, the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change established the National Adaptation Plan process as a way to facilitate effective adaptation planning in Least Developed Countries and other developing countries.

The letter emphasizes, «Effective disclosure of the market risks from climate change would focus on how low - carbon scenarios would impact commodity demand and price and include the knock - on effects of those shifts on future capital expenditure plans, liquidity and reserves valuations, if any.»

In the conclusion to his «Plan B» chapter (p 228), Bob Carter writes: «It is therefore time to move away from stale «he - says - she - says» arguments about whether human carbon dioxide emissions are causing dangerous warming, and on to designing effective policies of hazard management for all climate change, based on adaptation responses that are tailored for individual countries or regions... By their very nature, strategies that can cope with the dangers and vagaries of natural climate change will readily cope with human - caused change too should it ever become manifest.»

Meaning, initiatives like President Obama's Climate Action Plan — the motivation for such things as the EPA's just - announced effective moratorium on future coal - fired power plants — would be even more unnecessary and ineffective than they are already.

Northeast cities have employed a variety of mechanisms to respond to climate change, including land - use planning, provisions to protect infrastructure, regulations related to the design and construction of buildings, and emergency preparation, response, and recovery.106 While significant progress has been made, local governments still face limitations of legal authority, geographic jurisdiction, and resource constraints that could be addressed through effective engagement and support from higher levels of government.

«Research is indicating that investing in family planning is a cost - effective and permanent way of reducing CO2 emissions and climate change, compared with other technological fixes — and has many other environmental benefits, and no downsides.»

The authors observe that wide variations in rates of tectonic uplift and subsidence in different locations around the world at particular times mean no effective coastal management plan can rest upon speculative computer projections regarding an idealised future global sea level, such as those provided by the United Nations» Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

She also suggested that financing family planning is the most cost effective way of reducing climate change in comparison to clean technologies and reduced deforestation.

One of the most troubling aspects of the leaked Heartland Institute documents was the revelation that they were planning to create a school curriculum for K - 12 students that «that shows that the topic of climate change is controversial and uncertain — two key points that are effective at dissuading teachers from teaching science» indicates that there is scientific controversy on the core issues of anthropogenic climate change (*).

GBM also supports the effective planning and implementation of climate policies at county level.

«Without an effective plan to prepare for the risks from climate change the country may sleepwalk into disaster,» said John Krebs, chairman of a group that advises Britain's government on adapting to climate change.

The course will allow participants to delve deeper into the importance of adequate adaptation planning, and to acquire tools to identify and prioritize adaptation options in agriculture sectors, ensure effective coordination and governance for climate change adaptation actions, and explore mechanisms for funding and safeguarding livelihoods.

Regarding the upcoming Copenhagen Conference, both sides agree on the importance of actively furthering the full, effective and sustained implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in accordance with the Bali Action Plan.

climate change does not impact everyone in a community or country in the same way; greater attention to the structural inequalities and gendered power relations that impact resilience and adaptation, particularly in the context of small - holder agriculture, pastoralism, fisheries and forestry is crucial for effective adaptation planning in the agriculture sectors.

But I'm left concluding that it would be a whole lot less complicated, and likely far more effective, if we just had a sane Republican party that could cooperate with the administration and Democrats in Congress to pass a new, modern piece of legislation that would establish a national plan for climate change action.

Even though there may be subtle changes from year - to - year in the magnitude of extreme events (although I am not sure that one can demonstrate this statistically) I am sure that expenditures on the shorter term will be more cost effective than planning for the changes associated with climate change.

This, I believe is key to effective career management in 2011 and beyond --- continuous execution of both small - and large - scale career plans, depending upon your situation, the change you personally are undergoing in your career, or the changes in the economic and business climate in which you subsist.

The district's strategic plan for Multi-Tiered Systems of Support expects that all schools will adopt a systematic approach to ensure that all students develop the competencies outlined in the Illinois SEL Standards within a supportive school and classroom climate that includes adult modeling, effective discipline, and integrated instruction.