Sentences with phrase «from dangerous climate impacts»

The SA government has a duty of care to make every effort to protect us all from dangerous climate impacts.

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Michael Mann added that «Donald Trump and his campaign still firmly reject the scientific evidence that climate change is human - caused, opposing the only action (a reduction of fossil fuel burning) that can save us from ever - more dangerous climate change impacts,» according to EcoWatch.

As the impacts of climate change become more pronounced in coming years, BECCS and other negative emissions technologies are looked to as a means of avoiding dangerous future climate scenarios by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

By promoting a shift towards low carbon economic activities, governments can not only help avoid dangerous climate change impacts but can also make the region more competitive, contributing to a faster recovery from the current economic slowdown.

The issue is that we actually need China to do more than its fair share if we're to keep warming from becoming too dangerous (I never know how to phrase this... to avoid run - away climate change is really what I'm most scared about but I don't want to minimise the devastating impacts that will happen before that too).

She has been working through the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and on December 7, 2005, she filed a climate change - related petition with to the Commission as an urgent message from the Inuit «sentinels» to the rest of the world on global warming's already dangerous impacts.

Courageous judges in two courtrooms, separated by 9 time zones and more than 8000 km, ordered governments to step up their game to protect their citizens from the dangerous impacts of climate change.

To be clear, Donald Trump and his campaign still firmly rejects the scientific evidence that climate change is human - caused, opposing the only action (a reduction of fossil fuel burning) that can save us from ever - more dangerous climate change impacts.

All of us have a moral obligation to protect the children of today, and future generations, from the dangerous impacts of climate change.

NIPCC's conclusion, drawn from its extensive review of the scientific evidence, is that any human global climate impact is within the background variability of the natural climate system and is not dangerous.

Back in 1992 — well before science had anything conclusive to say about humanity's impact on the climate — the United Nations persuaded countries to sign an international treaty aimed at saving the planet from «dangerous» human - emitted greenhouse gases.

«The bottom line for our nation is that cleaner power will cut harmful carbon pollution, protect our children from dangerous smog and other serious climate impacts, and help secure a safe and prosperous future.»

During the Copenhagen conference representatives from poor vulnerable nations begged developed countries to: (a) commit to reduce GHG emissions to levels necessary to prevent dangerous climate change; and (b) to fund adaptation programs in developing countries that are necessary to protect the most vulnerable from climate change impacts that could be avoided or compensate for the damages that could not be avoided.

In addition, some scientists, including former NASA scientist James Hansen who is now at Columbia University, believe that atmospheric concentrations are already too high and that atmospheric concentrations of ghg should actually be lowered from their current levels of approximately 400 ppm CO2 to 350 ppm CO2 to prevent dangerous climate impacts.

«There is a clear message from science: To avoid dangerous interference with the climate system, we need to move away from business as usual,» said Ottmar Edenhofer of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, a co-chair of the climate system, we need to move away from business as usual,» said Ottmar Edenhofer of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, a co-chair of the Climate Impact Research, a co-chair of the report.

The Trump administration may withdraw from the landmark deal, despite dangerous impact on allies, trading partners, and the climate.

Even with dangerous regression from the Trump administration amidst devastating climate impacts, we will mark 2017 as well as a year of historic uprising.

If we are to see different headlines from the Global Carbon Project in the coming years and avoid the most dangerous climate impacts, countries have to peak their emissions as soon as possible, and keep emissions levels moving steadily downward.