This November marks a series of great successes
for global climate policy.
Limiting warming to no more than two degrees has become the de facto target
for global climate policy.
A bedrock principle addressing global climate change issues is that science - not emotional or political reactions — must serve as the foundation
for global climate policy decisions.»
Not exact matches
Younger millennials (18 - 24) are more likely to argue that economic opportunities should shape Canada's foreign
policy, while older millennials (25 - 34) are more likely to identify opportunities
for collaboration on
global issues, such as
climate change, as shaping our international outreach.
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Climate change is a problem with serious implications
for the
global environment, social, economic, distribution [systems] and
policies and constitutes one of the main challenges
for humanity.
Also speaking at the event —
Global Warming and Food
Policy: Less Meat = Less Heat — held in the iconic Hemicycle in the Brussels Parliament, will be Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri, chairman of the nobel - prize - winning Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change, and Olivier de Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur
for the right to food.
The goals were crafted to engage all member countries — which are expected to integrate the SDGs into their
policies for the next decade and a half — in addressing the root causes of
global poverty, gender inequality and
climate change.
Given its potential
for reducing carbon emissions, enhancing soil fertility and improving
climate resilience, Organic Agriculture should form the basis of comprehensive
policy tools
for addressing the future of
global nutrition and addressing
climate change.
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 efforts.
The European Union links
climate to other strategic issues in its renewed
Global Strategy
for Foreign and Security
Policy and the Planetary Security Initiative is in its third year of forging a «Community of Practice» of think tanks connecting
climate and security.
«I think it can be an example of cooperation between leading countries with a lot of renewable energy potential,» said Mark Lutes, senior
global climate policy adviser at WWF Brazil, adding, «Dilma could see this as a strategic opportunity
for Brazil's economy.»
«They've always made assumptions about those characteristics in designing and locating projects in the past, but those functions were that those conditions would always remain static,» said Steve Seidel, vice president
for policy analysis at the Pew Center on
Global Climate Change.
Under Obama the CEQ is moving forward with plans formulated during his predecessor's tenure
for a U.S.
policy on oceans — from newly protected areas to reconciling competing authorities and laws — along with continuing the Major Economies Forum on Energy and
Climate as a way to address
global greenhouse gas emissions.
Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies would slash
global carbon emission by 20 percent and raise government revenue by 2.9 trillion, well over the funds needed
for intelligent
policy and action on
climate adaptation.»
«There is the potential
for the U.S. and other countries to continue to rely on coal as a source of energy while at the same time protecting the
climate from the massive greenhouse gas emissions associated with coal,» says Steve Caldwell, coordinator for regional climate change policy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, an Arlington, Va., thin
climate from the massive greenhouse gas emissions associated with coal,» says Steve Caldwell, coordinator
for regional
climate change policy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, an Arlington, Va., thin
climate change
policy at the Pew Center on
Global Climate Change, an Arlington, Va., thin
Climate Change, an Arlington, Va., think tank.
IPCC, an international organization founded in 1988 by the United Nations, is best known
for its lengthy, periodic reports assessing
climate science and
policy options
for curbing
global warming.
For decades, American
climate scientist James Hansen published important papers on
global warming and shared his data at influential congressional hearings — and his
policy prescriptions.
On the other hand, while sustained high oil prices could provide
climate change mitigation efforts a mild boost, the study concludes that such market developments would be no substitute
for concerted
global policy to limit
climate change to below 2 °C above preindustrial levels.
This is up to 14 per cent lower than the emissions reported by previous assessments, including those by the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Centre (CDIAC) in the US and the Emissions Database
for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) in the EU, which are the official data sources
for the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5)-- providing scientific evidence
for climate change
policy negotiations in Paris later this year.
Even people who don't want to use the phrase «
global warming» or «
climate crisis» are finding new ways to express what they feel with their own senses, and they're responding to political leaders who are using facts as a basis
for new
policies.
Trump, who has called
global warming a hoax and has promised to quit the Paris Agreement, was considering ways to bypass a theoretical four - year procedure
for leaving the accord, according to the source, who works on Trump's transition team
for international energy and
climate policy.
«There is the potential
for the U.S. and other countries to continue to rely on coal as a source of energy while at the same time protecting the
climate from the massive greenhouse gas emissions associated with coal,» says Steve Caldwell, coordinator for regional climate change policy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, a Washington, D.C. thin
climate from the massive greenhouse gas emissions associated with coal,» says Steve Caldwell, coordinator
for regional
climate change policy at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, a Washington, D.C. thin
climate change
policy at the Pew Center on
Global Climate Change, a Washington, D.C. thin
Climate Change, a Washington, D.C. think tank.
«
Global efforts to stay well below 2 degrees [Celsius of warming], and especially 1.5 degrees, will be severely compromised if international aviation and shipping emissions continue to increase,» Mark Lutes, senior global climate policy adviser at the World Wide Fund for Nature's global climate and energy initiative, said by
Global efforts to stay well below 2 degrees [Celsius of warming], and especially 1.5 degrees, will be severely compromised if international aviation and shipping emissions continue to increase,» Mark Lutes, senior
global climate policy adviser at the World Wide Fund for Nature's global climate and energy initiative, said by
global climate policy adviser at the World Wide Fund
for Nature's
global climate and energy initiative, said by
global climate and energy initiative, said by email.
- A Question of Balance: Weighing the Options on
Global Warming
Policies by William Nordhaus and
Global Warming: Looking Beyond Kyoto by Ernesto Zedillo, two
climate - change books he is writing about
for The New York Review of Books
«Changing
climate conditions are already happening,» says Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, which today released a report on regional impacts in the U.S. «It is clear that there is an immediate need for strong national and international policy action.
climate conditions are already happening,» says Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center on
Global Climate Change, which today released a report on regional impacts in the U.S. «It is clear that there is an immediate need for strong national and international policy action.
Climate Change, which today released a report on regional impacts in the U.S. «It is clear that there is an immediate need
for strong national and international
policy action.»
Jeremy was also a senior fellow
for science
policy at the Pew Center on
Global Climate Change.
«The insurance industry has the ability to change behavior,
policies and communicate with clients,» says Nancy Skinner, US director of the
Climate Group, which lobbies
for business and government action to address
global warming.
«Even when
global efforts fail, we show that local
policies can still have a positive impact,» Tol said in the statement, «making them at least a useful insurance
for bad
climate outcomes on the international stage.»
Global climate models are essential tools
for understanding
climate change and
for developing
policy regarding future emissions of greenhouse gases, primary aerosol particles, and aerosol precursor gases.
Back in May the University Corporation
for Atmospheric Research hosted a National
Climate Adaptation Summit that brought together roughly 150 people representing the US science, business and
policy communities
for a three - day conversation about coping with the impacts of
global warming.
James A. Edmonds • Member, IPCC Steering Committee on «New Integrated Scenarios» (2006 - present) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Framing Issues,» IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «
Global, Regional, and National Costs and Ancillary Benefits of Mitigation,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Decision - Making Frameworks,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group III, Summary
for Policy Makers, IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group II, «Energy Supply Mitigation Options,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group II, «Mitigation: Cross-Sectoral and Other Issues,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Estimating the Costs of Mitigating Greenhouse Gases,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «A Review of Mitigation Cost Studies,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Integrated Assessment of
Climate Change: An Overview and Comparison of Approaches and Results,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, IPCC Special Report,
Climate Change 1994: Radiative Forcing of
Climate Change and An Evaluation of the IPCC IS92 Emission Scenarios (1994) • Lead Author, IPCC Special Report,
Climate Change 1992: The Supplementary Report to the IPCC Scientific Assessment (1992) • Major contributor, IPCC First Assessment Report, Working Group III, Response Strategies Working Group (1991).
Can science results be used effectively in
policy - oriented integrated assessment models that are our only tool
for evaluating
global - level impacts of
policy and
climate change, particularly with regard to land use?
It includes information submitted by a wide range of UN agencies on human, socio - economic and environmental impacts as part of a drive to provide a more comprehensive, UN-wide
policy brief
for decision makers on the interplay between weather,
climate and water and the UN
global goals.
Ultimately,
climate change is not just an issue
for specific sectors and regions: It is a
global issue that demands an effective
policy response from the U.S..
The Polaris
Climate Change Observatory regional platforms will provide the public, policy makers, industry and civil society with a forum for interaction and for developing the collaborative actions required for an adapted response to global development in the face of climate
Climate Change Observatory regional platforms will provide the public,
policy makers, industry and civil society with a forum
for interaction and
for developing the collaborative actions required
for an adapted response to
global development in the face of
climate climate change.
The AAS joins the AGU in calling
for continued peer - reviewed
climate research to inform
climate - related
policy decisions, to provide a basis
for mitigating the harmful effects of
global change, and to help communities adapt and become resilient to extreme climatic events.
In the journal Nature
Climate Change, lead author Dr. Tom Bridge from the ARC Centre of Excellence
for Coral Reef Studies based at James Cook University and colleagues point out that
global conservation
policies have so far failed to prevent the widespread destruction of coral reefs and their fish life, which now threatens the food security of millions of people.
Interestingly enough, regarding
climate change, there are efforts to have a resolution passed in the UN General Assembly that would ask the ICJ
for an advisory opinion that would define states» obligations and responsibilities with respect to greenhouse emissions under international law (see
policy brief issued by The Hague Institute
for Global Justice).
«Imagine basing a country's energy and economic
policy on an incomplete, unproven theory — a theory based entirely on computer models in which one minor variable (CO2) is considered the sole driver
for the entire
global climate system.»
The wedge / identity politics success is probably largely to blame
for the inability of the US to move forward consistently (or at all) on important public
policy —
global leadership on
climate change or national gun control
policy come to mind, right off the top.
Unfortunately whilst certain political commentators / manipulators and leaders sow confusion about the issue of
climate change and anthropogenic emissions, and also state that taking formal action would be «bad
for our economy», the firm
policy required at
global / regional level, the correct signal to society / industry and the
global action needed will not happen.
Finally, on the
policy side, if there's evidence that existing technology is inadequate to affordably decarbonize a growing
global energy system on a scale that would matter to the
climate, and it's clear that we've utterly disinvested in energy research
for decades, it's my job to write that, as I did in 2006, and repeat it on the blog as much as necessary.
GSA strongly encourages that the following efforts be undertaken internationally: (1) adequately research
climate change at all time scales, (2) develop thoughtful, science - based
policy appropriate
for the multifaceted issues of
global climate change, (3) organize
global planning to recognize, prepare
for, and adapt to the causes and consequences of
global climate change, and (4) organize and develop comprehensive, long - term strategies
for sustainable energy, particularly focused on minimizing impacts on
global climate.
Beyond that, I'm not sure about the invoking of the «last fifteen years of science,» but a good reference to support the 1.5 ºC threashold would be Schleussner et al (2015) «Differential
climate impacts
for policy - relevant limits to
global warming: the case of 1.5 ºC and 2ºC»
* The role of the US in
global efforts to address pollutants that are broadly dispersed across national borders, such as greenhouse gasses, persistent organic pollutants, ozone, etc...; * How they view a president's ability to influence national science
policy in a way that will persist beyond their term (s), as would be necessary
for example to address
global climate change or enhancement of science education nationwide; * Their perspective on the relative roles that scientific knowledge, ethics, economics, and faith should play in resolving debates over embryonic stem cell research, evolution education, human population growth, etc... * What specific steps they would take to prevent the introduction of political or economic bias in the dissemination and use of scientific knowledge; * (and many more...)
After following the
global warming saga — science and
policy —
for nearly a quarter century, I've seen the biases at the journals and N.S.F. (including their press releases sometimes), in the I.P.C.C. summary process (the deep reports are mainly sloppy in some cases; the summary writing — read the
climate - extinction section of this post — is where the spin lies), and sometimes in the statements and work of individual researchers (both skeptics and «believers»).
Climate, Energy and the Mind First, anyone pointing to the lack of media coverage of global warming, or the lack of chills and thrills, as the reason for a lack of climate - friendly energy policies and actions hasn't fully explored the findings of Kahan and Leise
Climate, Energy and the Mind First, anyone pointing to the lack of media coverage of
global warming, or the lack of chills and thrills, as the reason
for a lack of
climate - friendly energy policies and actions hasn't fully explored the findings of Kahan and Leise
climate - friendly energy
policies and actions hasn't fully explored the findings of Kahan and Leiserowitz.
National and
global discussions of
climate science and related
policy choices have intensified markedly in the last several months, which is not surprising given pledges by President Obama and congressional leaders to pursue
climate legislation and the December deadline world leaders set
for a new
climate treaty.
Naomi Klein, the author of a string of provocative and popular books including «The Shock Doctrine,» recently took on
global warming
policy and campaigns in «Capitalism vs. the
Climate,» a much - discussed cover story
for The Nation that has been mentioned by readers here more than once in the last few weeks.
Finally, and this I think is the crucial point, is that you can't treat blocking KXL as a proxy
for climate policy even if you believe that KXL would not be viable under an appropriate
global carbon
policy.