Sentences with phrase «fighting climate»

The political price of asking Americans to make real sacrifices in the service of fighting climate change would be too steep for any Congress to accept and hence would threaten other legislative agendas which progressives hold dear.

Yes of course fighting climate change and the economy go together its just what you mean by economy as this meeting pointed out so clearly.

There is, therefore, an urgent need for transparent and verifiable costs to be presented to the community in order to build confidence in what could be an incredibly valuable technology in fighting climate change... It's particularly interesting to see [Climeworks»] cost - cutting objectives of a three to four-fold reduction [to around $ 200 / tCO2] by 2020, which is just around the corner.

Bill Gates is leading a more than $ 1 billion fund focused on fighting climate change by investing in clean energy innovation.

«There is hope, but we all need to be active in spreading the word and making impactful actions toward fighting climate change.

It's possible these efforts will have an important impact, but the scientists behind this latest study say there is also a more simple way of fighting climate change, and that's by relying on Mother Nature.

The EU ETS is the cornerstone of the EU's strategy for fighting climate change.

«California's dirty oil extraction undercuts all other progress the state makes fighting climate change,» said Jean Su, associate conservation director at the Center for Biological Diversity.

It may be the most important climate action of the year and demonstrate a united front towards fighting climate change just weeks before countries meet in Morocco in November for COP 22.

After breaking his promises on fighting climate change, protecting water, and respecting Indigenous rights by approving this pipeline, he is now bowing to the giant Texas company Kinder Morgan so they can force their pipeline through.

Both kinds of geoengineering — the carbon - removal kind and the sunlight - reflecting kind — might someday prove helpful in fighting climate change as a supplement to mitigation and adaptation.

In those 100 days, more than one million Americans from across the country attended large - scale rallies and local events, signed petitions, sent letters to decision - makers and used social media to engage friends and neighbors in fighting climate disruption.

I think my favorite moment of this campaign was different moments of interacting with amazing volunteers of all different backgrounds who are really committed to fighting climate change while lifting up our most vulnerable communities.

Carbon removal techniques, while important for fighting climate change, have faced resistance from some in the environmental community partly because they have been perceived as a threat to the deployment of other climate change mitigation techniques.

I commend Mr. Flannery for writing about such an important topic, but I think his article could have benefited from framing carbon removal solutions as a missing piece of the climate change mitigation portfolio, rather than as a «third way» for fighting climate change.

I have been fighting climate alarmism more or less full time since 1992,...» David Wojick.

Fighting climate change is a huge task.

Walter Cunningham wrote against climate science in a pamphlet (pdf) published by the Heartland Institute, a libertarian think tank fighting climate science.

These targets have made New York a leader across the country in fighting climate change.

Given that governments worldwide have not yet adequately addressed climate change, the «Moving Planet» day was developed as a chance for citizens to show that fighting climate change is feasible.

We're not yet leading the world on fighting climate change, but at least we're not being as willfully obstinate as we had been during past administrations.

While Obama's Earth Day speech in the Everglades turned out to be a big nothingburger — except if you're the parent of a fourth - grader who'll now receive a free annual National Park pass — there are renewed signs this week that his nickel - and - dime approach to fighting climate change is finally starting to pay off.

Many countries would be determined not to let that prevent the rest of the world from fighting climate change.

We note also that the climate skeptics are using the mild hurricane season as a way of attacking those fighting climate change.

Some people do their part fighting climate change at home in front of a computer (say... most of us here at TreeHugger).

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So it felt like a fresh spring breeze to see constructive discussion sparked by «Fighting Climate Change With Innovation,» a Foreign Affairs essay proposing a public - private mix of clean - energy investments, policies and incentives aimed at overcoming technological hurdles and accelerating deployment.

Shouldn't we even allow poor India to pursue its development priorities by putting the burden of fighting climate change on the shoulder who are responsible for the problem, and who are capable of adressing it?

From a bike library in Fort Collins where residents can borrow bikes for an hour or days, to community swap meet ups in Tompkins County, New York and local breweries who support renewable energy — with beer — readers sent in photos of the savvy ways their communities are fighting climate change.

The report is called «Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World.»

They are climate - change fighting superstars Trees store carbon dioxide, which makes them an important ally in fighting climate change.

The GOP presidential hopeful has gone from a pragmatic leader fighting climate change to a guy who kinda sorta believes it's happening to, well, this...

I have a new essay in the May / June issue of Foreign Affairs — «The Clean Energy Revolution: Fighting Climate Change with Innovation» — which I co-authored with Teryn Norris, a former advisor at the Department of Energy (DOE).

Fighting climate change is going to cost all of us money.

His administration — with help from Republicans in Congress — has often targeted environmental rules it sees as overly burdensome to the fossil fuel industry, including major Obama - era policies aimed at fighting climate change.»

So, addressing this problem may be a key pathway to reducing global emissions and fighting climate change.

«Fighting climate change successfully will certainly require sensible government policies to level the economic playing field between clean and dirty energy, such as putting a price on carbon dioxide emissions.

This sets up a reckoning of sorts for some of today's elders who have been fighting the climate fight for decades.

«The collective impact of schools throughout the nation fighting climate change is tremendous,» she added.

They've thrown $ 1.5 trillion at investments that are aligned with fighting climate change, promoting human rights and other causes.

Commerce Bank's partnership with non-profit environmental protection organizations allows cardholders to have a direct impact on reducing carbon footprints and promoting reforestation efforts in Brazil, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fighting climate change.

But arguably more impressive than the pretty food on the plates is that this ambitious LEED Gold Certified restaurant has taken an often talked about aspiration in the food world — fighting climate change through better dining choices — and made it a reality.

Washington faces a case from the children because of the less effort in fighting climate change.

Transforming «greenhouse» gas into solid rock may be better than other methods at fighting climate change

Even nuclear power is unlikely to play a major role in fighting climate change.

Wigley said these results indicate that there are many factors at play and that fighting climate change shouldn't focus on any one element.

It is going to be a steppingstone that will allow us to continue the work of perfecting and enhancing the international system for fighting climate change,» he said.

Mexico has been among a small but growing group of developing countries that have urged other emerging nations to take on more responsibility for fighting climate change.

Even for those of us already committed to fighting climate change, I hope it causes us to work with much more urgency,» writes Kim, who is the first scientist to head the bank.