Sentences with phrase «for meeting the challenge of climate change»

Not exact matches

These exchanges bring fresh ideas, new perspectives and different ways of approaching problems, which are all catalysts for the innovation which fuels the economy and help us meet global challenges, ranging from climate change to fossil fuel dependence and infectious diseases.

On a similar theme, I was also on the jury for the $ 4 million Zayed Future Energy Prize, based in the United Arab Emirates, which encourages entrepreneurs to find innovative solutions «that will meet the challenges of climate change, energy security and the environment.»

I confess that I have become somewhat blasé about the range of exciting — I think revolutionary is probably more accurate — technologies that we are rolling out today: our work in genomics and its translation into varieties that are reaching poor farmers today; our innovative integration of long — term and multilocation trials with crop models and modern IT and communications technology to reach farmers in ways we never even imagined five years ago; our vision to create a C4 rice and see to it that Golden Rice reaches poor and hungry children; maintaining productivity gains in the face of dynamic pests and pathogens; understanding the nature of the rice grain and what makes for good quality; our many efforts to change the way rice is grown to meet the challenges of changing rural economies, changing societies, and a changing climate; and, our extraordinary array of partnerships that has placed us at the forefront of the CGIAR change process through the Global Rice Science Partnership.

Meeting the world's future food and nutritional needs in a sustainable way presents critical development challenges, underscoring the urgent need for action to enhance production while minimizing the environmental footprint of rice systems and their vulnerability to climate change.

Today, however, both sides appeared to have put aside their differences when they urged Mr Miliband to agree to their agreement in recognition of the «need for political parties to work together as far as possible to meet the challenge of climate change».

«Individuals are responsible for almost half of emissions, so people have to start taking action in their own lives if we are to meet the challenge of climate change,» Mr Benn said.

The Clean Power Plan, which was already on hold pending the results of a court challenge from Republican governors, was central to President Barack Obama's plan for meeting the emissions reductions the United States pledged as part of the Paris agreement, which updated the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The International Polar Foundation welcomes financial support from individual donors and corporate sponsors, towards specific program allocation, to implement its mission for science in the polar regions, meeting the challenge of climate change, and the establishment of a low carbon society.

The Catholic Church, working with the leadership of other religions, can now take a decisive role by mobilizing public opinion and public funds to meet the energy needs of the poorest 3 billion people, thus allowing them to prepare for the challenges of unavoidable climate and eco-system changes.

The climate writer and campaigner Bill McKibben (left) met for a beer in Chico, Calif., with Anthony Watts, a former broadcast meteorologist who runs a blog challenging many aspects of climate change science.

This is how Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain described the climate policy challenge in 2005 and, if anything, his statement is more germane now given prospects for prolonged international financial ills: «The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy in order to meet this challenge.»

We affirm the critical role of technology and the need for technological breakthroughs in meeting the interlinked global challenges of energy security and climate change.

The world's most powerful established and emerging nations — together responsible for more than 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions — concluded a day - long meeting after the Group of 8 summit in Japan and emerged on Wednesday with a joint statement calling climate change «one of the great global challenges of our time.»

Protecting our environment and meeting the challenge of global climate change is a critical mission for me as our country's top diplomat.

But I'm looking at all the government / IEA statements saying «CCS is essential if we are to meet the challenge of climate change whilst maintaining security of energy supplies»... and then at figures for CO2 EOR.

This information brief stresses that, to meet the challenges of climate change and the increasing global demand for food, agriculture must become «climate - smart».

«In light of the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change and its worsening impacts, and the related issue of air pollution from burning fossil fuels, the United States and China recognize the urgent need for action to meet these twin challenges,» the countries said in the statement.

The National Research Council's 2009 report Restructuring Federal Climate Research to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change establishes six priorities for reorganizing the USGCRP around integrated scientific - societal issues and the strengthening of research on the human and societal dimensions of climate change adaptation, mitigation, and vulneraClimate Research to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change establishes six priorities for reorganizing the USGCRP around integrated scientific - societal issues and the strengthening of research on the human and societal dimensions of climate change adaptation, mitigation, and vulneraClimate Change establishes six priorities for reorganizing the USGCRP around integrated scientific - societal issues and the strengthening of research on the human and societal dimensions of climate change adaptation, mitigation, and vulnerabChange establishes six priorities for reorganizing the USGCRP around integrated scientific - societal issues and the strengthening of research on the human and societal dimensions of climate change adaptation, mitigation, and vulneraclimate change adaptation, mitigation, and vulnerabchange adaptation, mitigation, and vulnerability.

WASHINGTON, DC — Climate change will pose a number of challenges to food safety in the coming decades, from boosting the rates of food - and water - borne illnesses to enabling the spread of pathogens, researchers reported Monday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

• Energy and Climate Change, Marco Baroni, Senior Energy Analyst, IEA • Coming challenges for Europe in meeting decarbonisation objectives, Geoff Blanford, Program Manager, EPRI and Ifo Institute • Resource adequacy forecasts to 2030 under different scenarios, Jean Verseille, Board member, ENTSO - E • Power plant retirements and mothballing, Tomas Björnsson, Head of Business Strategy, Vattenfall

Meeting the enormous challenge of arresting climate change, the loss of biodiversity and pollution and of supporting sustainable agriculture capable of providing food for all requires major changes in production and consumption patterns.

UN Climate Change News, 15 May 2018 — UN Secretary - General António Guterres has renewed his call for governments, industry, and finance to meet the challenge of climate change through innovation, urgent action, and substantial inveClimate Change News, 15 May 2018 — UN Secretary - General António Guterres has renewed his call for governments, industry, and finance to meet the challenge of climate change through innovation, urgent action, and substantial invesChange News, 15 May 2018 — UN Secretary - General António Guterres has renewed his call for governments, industry, and finance to meet the challenge of climate change through innovation, urgent action, and substantial inveclimate change through innovation, urgent action, and substantial inveschange through innovation, urgent action, and substantial investment.

On that basis, the report concludes that while continued oil sands production will make it very hard for Canada to meet its national emission reduction targets — which again it's worth pointing out, are in line with those of the US and far far below what science says is needed to minimize the impacts of climate change — on a global basis «elimination of oil sands GHG emissions will not eliminate or substantially lessen the immense challenge facing the world to reduce GHG emissions.»

«So I just give you one example of how we can combine to meet the challenges of climate change and cut people's gas and electricity bills and create the opportunities for work and training for that work.»