Sentences with phrase «faster on climate action»

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«We need good solid data so that we really can support global action on climate change, and we've got to do it fast,» says Steven Hamburg, the EDF's chief scientist.

It presents 12 key findings which focus on four main citizen requests: immediate and faster climate action by national leaders; greater finance for climate action; building more progress in line with the different capacities of countries; strengthening the role of citizen participation in the UN climate negotiations.

Mr. / Mrs. Candidate: The Presidential Climate Action Project has produced the gold standard of climate agendas and, with its 300 specific proposals for your administration, you can and must take dramatic action in your first 100 days in office to put the US on the fast track to a post-carbon economy and to place it in an international leadership position where it mClimate Action Project has produced the gold standard of climate agendas and, with its 300 specific proposals for your administration, you can and must take dramatic action in your first 100 days in office to put the US on the fast track to a post-carbon economy and to place it in an international leadership position where it muAction Project has produced the gold standard of climate agendas and, with its 300 specific proposals for your administration, you can and must take dramatic action in your first 100 days in office to put the US on the fast track to a post-carbon economy and to place it in an international leadership position where it mclimate agendas and, with its 300 specific proposals for your administration, you can and must take dramatic action in your first 100 days in office to put the US on the fast track to a post-carbon economy and to place it in an international leadership position where it muaction in your first 100 days in office to put the US on the fast track to a post-carbon economy and to place it in an international leadership position where it must be.

It sometimes seems that all of the convincing that's done to try to get faster action on climate change has to do with the «what's in it for me» aspect of the issue --

The vulnerability is almost entirely the result of fast - paced, cost - cutting development patterns in tornado hot zones, and even if there were a greenhouse - tornado connection, actions that constrain greenhouse - gas emissions, while wise in the long run, would not have a substantial influence on climate patterns for decades because of inertia in the climate system.

It sometimes seems that all of the convincing that's done to try to get faster action on climate change has to do with the «what's in it for me» aspect of the issue — create green jobs, profit from the new green economy, stop sea level rise from overtaking your city — or on the stats of the issue.

On a per capita basis, economic output in Alliance states expanded twice as fast as in the rest of the country, showing that climate action and economic growth go hand in hand.

Fast Mitigation: «If we want to reduce the threat of climate change in the near future, there are actions to take now: reduce emissions of short - lived pollutants such as black carbon, cut emissions of methane from natural - gas fields and landfills, and so on,» says Stanford climate scientist Ken Caldeira.

SciDev.Net: Fast - developing countries such as India should offer up their domestic action plans as part of global efforts when the world gathers for the UN climate talks in Copenhagen this December, says Rajendra K. Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate climate talks in Copenhagen this December, says Rajendra K. Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Climate Change.

UNEP is supporting countries and their partners to fast track action on this challenge through the PCFV and other programmes such as the Climate and Clean Air Coalition — which works to reduce short - lived climate pollutants such as black carbon in a number of key sectors, including transport, agriculture, waste, household cooking and heating, and brick prodClimate and Clean Air Coalition — which works to reduce short - lived climate pollutants such as black carbon in a number of key sectors, including transport, agriculture, waste, household cooking and heating, and brick prodclimate pollutants such as black carbon in a number of key sectors, including transport, agriculture, waste, household cooking and heating, and brick production.

Proponents of climate action see the prospect of EPA's rules as a not - so - secret weapon for motivating Congress to move faster on legislation, which the Obama administration and many lawmakers have said is a better way to mitigate climate change while minimizing costs.

Because around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions originate with EU nations, getting those governments to take stronger action, faster, would have a big impact on curbing climate change's worst impacts.

Obama put them on the fast track last summer when he announced his climate action plan and a renewed commitment to climate change after the issue went dormant during his re-election campaign.

We need to go much further and faster, as the current snail's pace of the talks does not match the urgency of climate action nor the speed of the renewable energy transition on the ground.»

Prayer and Action Guide for a Lenten Fast from Carbon This Lenten prayer guide features seven prayerful reflections (for Ash Wednesday and the six Sundays of Lent), which include insights on regional impacts of climate change, Scripture readings and prayers, and actions of individuals wanting to reduce their carbon footprints.

«(1) to induce foreign countries, and, in particular, fast - growing developing countries, to take substantial action with respect to their greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the Bali Action Plan developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changaction with respect to their greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the Bali Action Plan developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangAction Plan developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; and

The Coalition works on eleven initiatives that were identified as priority areas with the greatest potential for fast action to reduce climate change impacts.

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Beginning in 2005, the Institute embarked on a «fast - action» climate mitigation campaign to promote strategies that will result in significant reductions of emissions, temperature, and impacts in the near - term, focusing primarily on strategies to reduce non-CO2 climate pollutants, to complement cuts in CO2.

Zaelke and his team at IGSD are continuing to focus on other fast - action climate mitigation strategies, including black carbon, other non-CO2 gases, protection of forests, bio-char sequestration, and renewable energy.

On September 19, during Climate Week NYC, The Climate Group, Formula E, VICE Impact and Spring Studios are partnering to demonstrate the need for faster action, greater impact, and convergence across all sectors in the fight against climate Climate Week NYC, The Climate Group, Formula E, VICE Impact and Spring Studios are partnering to demonstrate the need for faster action, greater impact, and convergence across all sectors in the fight against climate Climate Group, Formula E, VICE Impact and Spring Studios are partnering to demonstrate the need for faster action, greater impact, and convergence across all sectors in the fight against climate climate change.

Priority areas of EU policy include not only climate change, but also nature and biodiversity; environment and health and quality of life, and natural resources and wastes.EU actions on sustainable energy and bold energy plans exemplify the leadership which the fast - growing European Union demonstrates on the world stage.

Together, they formed the Climate & Clean Air Coalition to support fast action and deliver benefits on several fronts at once: climate, public health, energy efficiency, and food seClimate & Clean Air Coalition to support fast action and deliver benefits on several fronts at once: climate, public health, energy efficiency, and food seclimate, public health, energy efficiency, and food security.