Sentences with phrase «from global climate leaders»

RE100 recently celebrated its 100 members milestone, drawing praise from global climate leaders including Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and former US Vice President Al Gore.

RE100 recently celebrated its 100 members milestone, drawing praise from global climate leaders including Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and former US Vice President Al Gore.

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Recognizing that carbon emissions resulting from consumption of these fuels is driving catastrophic global climate change, my role as leader of the company is to ensure that Virgin provides financial support to non-profit groups that are exploring renewable energy and seeking market - based solutions to climate change, like the Carbon War Room.

A survey of more than 5,500 business leaders from all over the world from the 2016 Global Opportunity Report revealed widespread support of the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals, including the ones relating directly to climate change (SDG 7, 11 and 13).

As diplomats and ministers at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly focus on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals, leaders from business, states and cities will participate in Climate Week NYC to demonstrate the resounding commitment to building a clean, resilient, inclusive global economy.

In Buffalo, we stand in solidarity with leaders from across the country in condemning President Trump's retreat from the Paris Agreement and reaffirm our commitment to the global community fighting climate change,» he said.

African climate negotiators attending the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit in Washington this week said leadership from the United States is critical to finalizing a global deal on measures to address climate change in 2015 after years of deadlock.

Jumeau said he thinks signing a global climate change accord that keeps countries like his safe from the threat of rising seas and addresses the resource depletion that military leaders say help foster extremism would do the same.

THE Paris climate agreement, sealed last December, was a first in many respects: the first truly international climate change deal, with promises from both rich and poor nations to cut emissions; the first global signal that the age of fossil fuels must end; the first time world leaders said we should aim for less than 2 °C of warming.

The goal of this project was to craft a collective narrative from interviews of 30 global leaders who represent government, civil society and business interests — all making the case that deforestation must stop immediately if we are to protect our planet from the grim realities of climate change.

Leaders and diplomats from around the world are huddling at the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference in an effort to produce a global response to the climate pClimate Change Conference in an effort to produce a global response to the climate pclimate problem.

This past weekend, a group of indigenous female leaders from the Ecuadorean Amazon came to New York City to participate in the People's Climate March, which was the biggest global climate action in history, and to speak at events during the UN general asClimate March, which was the biggest global climate action in history, and to speak at events during the UN general asclimate action in history, and to speak at events during the UN general assembly.

I just read in its 22 March edition, under a heading «The hot air of hypocrisy,» that at a March meeting of European leaders, «Leaders from countries with powerful heavy - industry lobbies called for explicit measures to «protect» European firms in case talks on a global climate - change deal failed... Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic all asked the EU to plan for failure, insisting that defensive measures must be agreed before climate - change talks in Copenhagen at the end of 2009.leaders, «Leaders from countries with powerful heavy - industry lobbies called for explicit measures to «protect» European firms in case talks on a global climate - change deal failed... Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic all asked the EU to plan for failure, insisting that defensive measures must be agreed before climate - change talks in Copenhagen at the end of 2009.Leaders from countries with powerful heavy - industry lobbies called for explicit measures to «protect» European firms in case talks on a global climate - change deal failed... Germany, France, Austria, Italy, and the Czech Republic all asked the EU to plan for failure, insisting that defensive measures must be agreed before climate - change talks in Copenhagen at the end of 2009.»

But, no, anyone who gets their climate science from the WSJ editorial pages (and I suspect many influential business leaders do) will still be under the impression that the MSU data proves that global warming's a myth...

This week, as leaders from business and governments are coming together to showcase action and commitments, and demonstrate demand for an ambitious global deal to be made at the December climate talks in Paris, we hope you'll jump in and join the action too by organizing a course or by joining our upcoming EcoChallenge!

Governor John Kasich has acknowledged his concern about climate change and criticized the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, arguing that the move will destroy jobs and relinquish the United States» status as a global leader.

The summit will take place alongside the UN General Assembly and will bring together international leaders from business, government and civil society to showcase the unstoppable momentum of global climate action.

The summit annually takes place alongside the UN General Assembly and brings together international leaders from business, government and civil society to showcase the unstoppable momentum of global climate action.

IPS: While world leaders were wrapping up the United Nations conference on climate change (COP 18) in Doha, Qatar this past weekend with the annual vague promise to tackle the enormous crises brought on by extreme weather and global warming, a delegation of youth gathered far from the high - level conference halls to say «no» to [continue reading...]

Scientists, environmental leaders and hundreds of thousands of citizens across the country had urged the president to take action to protect critical habitat from oil spills, to aid the transition to a clean energy future and to help the United States meet the carbon reduction goals necessary to avert the worst effects of global climate change.

Climate Week NYC 2018 will gather global leaders in business and government in New York City from September 24 - 30 to demonstrate how continued investment in clean energy can drive innovation, jobs and prosperity.

The Taskforce is comprised of eminent scientists, business leaders, policy advisers and political leaders drawn from around the world.5 Its purpose is to recommend to all governments a framework for managing climate change responses that is truly global, provides long - term direction, and is genuinely responsive to the scale of the problem.

The East Coast elites, aging yuppies and metrosexual deadenders who bitterly cling to the CO2 - caused «global warming» religion are having a tough time... over the last 20 years, winters in the Northeast region of the U.S. have become more harsh and severe... that's opposite of their climate - doomsday cult leaders» predictions... instead of getting climate news from the likes of Al Gore and Brian Williams, Northeast denizens of elite enclaves might want to finally introduce themselves to what is called empirical evidence...

«Over 100 business leaders worldwide have backed the final recommendations of a global task force set up by the G20 to disclose how companies manage climate - related risk, in a move that could divert trillions of investments away from polluting fossil fuels.»

Most scenarios that meet the 2 - degree Celsius (3.6 - degree Fahrenheit) cap on global warming endorsed by world leaders require a 40 percent to 70 percent reduction in heat - trapping gases by 2050 from 2010 levels, according to the third installment of the UN's biggest - ever study of climate change.

What 350 groups do locally will vary from place to place and is up to the movements» leaders, but at their core, they are led by those committed to building a global climate movement that embodies the basic principles in the 350 Organising Principles.

Remember the recent United Nations Climate Summit in New York featuring President Obama and other world leaders collectively wringing their hands over the alleged imminent danger from anthropogenic (human - caused) global warming?

In Lima, leaders from such cities as New York, Rio de Janeiro, and Guangzhou launched the Global Protocol for Community - Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories, which will help cities measure their emissions, compare progress, and make good on climate commitments.

At the London conference, 80 Professors, 60 Doctors of Science and 40 other experts, including Piers Corbyn, brother of Britain's opposition leader, who has a first - class degree in Astrophysics, were shocked to learn that the error, first introduced a generation ago when climate scientists borrowed feedback math from electronic network analysis without really understanding it, is the reason for their exaggerated predictions of how much global warming Man may cause.

Times News Network: President of the Warsaw climate conference (COP19) and Poland's secretary of state, Marcin Korolec, has said the «nature of contributions» from countries to deal with menace of global warming would be the «main political questions» in Peruvian capital Lima where leaders \ negotiators from across the globe assemble for the next marathon meeting in December.

Roger Pielke Jr recently made the remarkable discovery that, in addition to his university salary from George Mason University (reported by Pielke as $ 250,000), Jagadish Shukla, the leader of the #RICO20, together with his wife, had received a further $ 500,000 more in 2014 alone from federal climate grants funnelled through a Shukla - controlled «non-profit» (Institute for Global Environment and Security, Inc.), yielding total income in 2014 of approximately $ 750,000.

Last month, leaders from nearly 175 nations formally signed the Paris climate agreement, which seeks to limit the change in global average temperatures to «well below» 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels (a change of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

African leaders plan to launch a fund this year to help the continent access and manage its share of money from the global U.N. Green Climate Fund, a U.N. official said.

China and India are also emerging as leaders in building renewable energy, which is crucial to maintain and accelerate the shift away from coal both for the sake of domestic air quality and the global climate, Myllyvirta added.

The round - the - clock event will also include presentations from government leaders and climate experts and activists broadcasting from Paris and eight other countries around the world (United States, Australia, Brazil, India, Canada, China, the Philippines, and South Africa) to provide viewers with compelling, entertaining and informative content on the local and global impacts of climate change, as well as promising solutions that can be found around the world today.

Innovate4Climate 2018 will convene global leaders from industry, government and multi-lateral agencies for a one - day Summit, workshops and a Marketplace, to work and dialogue on development of innovative financing instruments and approaches to support low - carbon, climate - resilient development pathways; mobilization of private investments in climate action; support to developing countries in their NDCs implementation; development of ideas on how market - based and non-market based climate finance instruments identified in the Paris Agreement can best be designed to maximize impact and minimize costs.

Washington, DC (11/03/15)-- Seeking to generate momentum for strong action on climate from world leaders in the final days before the UN climate talks in Paris, former US Vice President and Chairman of The Climate Reality Project Al Gore will lead the global broadcast of 24 Hours of Reality and Live Earth: The World Is Watching, airing from 6 pm CET, Friday, November 13 to 6 pm CET, Saturday, Novemclimate from world leaders in the final days before the UN climate talks in Paris, former US Vice President and Chairman of The Climate Reality Project Al Gore will lead the global broadcast of 24 Hours of Reality and Live Earth: The World Is Watching, airing from 6 pm CET, Friday, November 13 to 6 pm CET, Saturday, Novemclimate talks in Paris, former US Vice President and Chairman of The Climate Reality Project Al Gore will lead the global broadcast of 24 Hours of Reality and Live Earth: The World Is Watching, airing from 6 pm CET, Friday, November 13 to 6 pm CET, Saturday, NovemClimate Reality Project Al Gore will lead the global broadcast of 24 Hours of Reality and Live Earth: The World Is Watching, airing from 6 pm CET, Friday, November 13 to 6 pm CET, Saturday, November 14.

Ahead of the next round of global climate talks in Poland in November, local governments and business leaders are coming together for the biggest event the world has seen to encourage local action on climate change, at the Global Climate Action Summit from 12 - 14 Septglobal climate talks in Poland in November, local governments and business leaders are coming together for the biggest event the world has seen to encourage local action on climate change, at the Global Climate Action Summit from 12 - 14 Sepclimate talks in Poland in November, local governments and business leaders are coming together for the biggest event the world has seen to encourage local action on climate change, at the Global Climate Action Summit from 12 - 14 Sepclimate change, at the Global Climate Action Summit from 12 - 14 SeptGlobal Climate Action Summit from 12 - 14 SepClimate Action Summit from 12 - 14 September.

It has also earned Diaz accolades from the United Nations, which will bring him to its climate change summit in South Africa next week to show world leaders how «solar light bottles» are helping to tackle global warming.

The Trump administration is reportedly on the verge of withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, threatening to undermine a fragile accord and the nation's status as a world leader even as the dangers of global warming grow.

This week, leaders from around the world are gathering in Davos to discuss the most pressing global issues of our time under the theme «Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World», with climate change likely to feature high on the agenda.

The goal of this project was to craft a collective narrative from interviews of 30 global leaders who represent government, civil society and business interests — all making the case that deforestation must stop immediately if we are to protect our planet from the grim realities of climate change.

Clean Air Act Section 115 is the latest EPA statute targeted by those working to keep America from becoming a true leader in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions and stave off some of the worst impacts of climate change.

In his inaugural speech at the COP21 climate change summit in Paris, President Obama acknowledged the terrorist attacks that occurred in the city earlier this month, but warned his fellow leaders not to be distracted from the supposed looming threat of global warming.

In early October, 10 CEOs from major food and beverage companies released a joint letter to U.S. and global leaders explaining that «Climate change is bad for farmers and for agriculture.»

This event will convene global leaders from industry, government and multi-lateral from industry, government and multi-lateral agencies to work and dialogue on development of innovative financing instruments and approaches to support low - carbon, climate - resilient development pathways; mobilization of private investments in climate action; support to developing countries in their NDCs implementation; development of ideas on how market - based and non-market based climate finance instruments identified in the Paris Agreement can best be designed to maximize impact and minimize costs.

Annually, the event brings together global leaders from business and government to spur debate on climate change and to showcase pioneering solutions for a cleaner, more prosperous future for all.

The 2018 Global Climate Summit, held in San Francisco, will bring together leaders from state, tribal, and local governments, business, and citizens from around the world, to demonstrate how the tide has turned in the race against climate change, showcase climate action taking place around the world, and inspire deeper commitments from each other and from national governments — in support of the Paris AgrClimate Summit, held in San Francisco, will bring together leaders from state, tribal, and local governments, business, and citizens from around the world, to demonstrate how the tide has turned in the race against climate change, showcase climate action taking place around the world, and inspire deeper commitments from each other and from national governments — in support of the Paris Agrclimate change, showcase climate action taking place around the world, and inspire deeper commitments from each other and from national governments — in support of the Paris Agrclimate action taking place around the world, and inspire deeper commitments from each other and from national governments — in support of the Paris Agreement.

Start dissecting their narratives, comparing them side - by - side while looking for physical evidence corroborating Ross Gelbspan's «industry corruption» accusation against skeptic climate scientists, and a very different picture becomes clear: these people's narratives don't line up right, they collectively have no evidence backing up their accusation, and this prompts serious questions of whether core leaders of the global warming movement are totally oblivious to this situation, or if they knew their narratives had no merit from the start.

Last but not least, a vibrant mass movement has arisen to fight climate change, most visibly manifested when hundreds of thousands of people thronged the streets of New York City last September, demanding action from global leaders gathered at the UN.