Sentences with phrase «fund climate change efforts»

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He has been a lifelong volunteer for causes he believes in, including conducting climate change science field research with the Harvard Department of Forestry in Southern Africa, working on get - out - the - vote efforts for John Kerry, Barack Obama and Zephyr Teachout, building agricultural databases for USAID funded international projects all over the world, and providing technical assistance to schools in Senegal (for which he was awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award by the Obama administration).

Earth - Sun System ($ 2.21 billion) funds efforts to understand Earth's weather and its changing climate.

While several organizations like the World Bank, European agencies, nonprofit agencies and USAID have commissioned studies, experts yesterday acknowledged that no one has emerged with a systematic approach to understanding local climate change adaptation efforts or using them to inform the work of the multibillion - dollar Green Climatclimate change adaptation efforts or using them to inform the work of the multibillion - dollar Green ClimateClimate Fund.

«We are exploring how climate change funding could be used to support our active efforts to keep deforestation rates low because intact forest ecosystems in Niassa support its outstanding and unique wildlife populations,» he said.

It's a given that an organized and well - funded campaign has led efforts to confuse the public regarding the consensus around anthropogenic climate change.

President Barack Obama on Friday will announce a $ 3 billion U.S. contribution to the green climate fund, an international effort to help poor countries cope with the effects of climate change, according to an administration official.

Funding obstacles for climate research Bailenson hopes to move more into the climate change arena, though so far he hasn't won funding for that Funding obstacles for climate research Bailenson hopes to move more into the climate change arena, though so far he hasn't won funding for that funding for that effort.

I'm working to build the organization's Climate Change Adaptation Program across the Americas and helping manage The Climate Adaptation Fund, which supports on - the - ground adaptation efforts.

For more information about the grant's guidelines and requirements, visit the foundation's website http://www.rauschenbergfoundation.org/grants/art-grants/art-environment The Climate Change Solutions Fund is designed to expand the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation's current efforts in its Art + Environment program.

The Climate Change Solutions Fund is designed to expand the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation's current efforts in its Art + Environment program.

It is absolutely a fair argument to say that individuals who knowingly funded dishonest efforts to confuse the public about the climate change threat are participating in what might reasonably be defined as crimes against humanity.

The company continues to fund politicians who deny climate change and to fight any efforts to hold it accountable.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an effort to call attention to the detrimental effects of industry - funded, so - called «research» in the debate on global climate change, Senators John (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D - WV) and Olympia Snowe (R - ME) today called on the world's largest oil company to end its funding of a climate change denial campaign.

Last September, Inside Climate News revealed that ExxonMobil knew about the impacts of manmade climate change in the 1970s» and «80s yet went on to fund numerous climate denial eClimate News revealed that ExxonMobil knew about the impacts of manmade climate change in the 1970s» and «80s yet went on to fund numerous climate denial eclimate change in the 1970s» and «80s yet went on to fund numerous climate denial eclimate denial efforts.

Thanks to these efforts, billions of dollars have been put into the Climate Change Fund to help implement the many changes that are needed to prevent climate change from continuing at such an alarminClimate Change Fund to help implement the many changes that are needed to prevent climate change from continuing at such an alarmingChange Fund to help implement the many changes that are needed to prevent climate change from continuing at such an alarminclimate change from continuing at such an alarmingchange from continuing at such an alarming rate.

Not Just the Koch Brothers: New Drexel Study Reveals Funders Behind the Climate Change Denial Effort

The Union (Industry) Super Funds — controlled by the likes of former Climate Change Minister, Greg Combet and his best mate Garry Weaven of Pac Hydro fame — into which hundreds of $ billions of union members» money is siphoned — have thrown $ billions at wind power outfits (see our post here) in an effort to cash in the greatest wealth transfer in the history of the Commonwealth (see our post here).

Research effort and funding has focused on understanding human causes of climate change.

As I detailed in last year's Climate Shift report, Robertson, who has a net worth of $ 2.2 billion, gave the Environmental Defense Fund more than $ 40 million between 2005 and 2009 to support the group's efforts to pass cap and trade legislation, accounting for almost one - third of the $ 144 million that EDF spent on climate change during the Climate Shift report, Robertson, who has a net worth of $ 2.2 billion, gave the Environmental Defense Fund more than $ 40 million between 2005 and 2009 to support the group's efforts to pass cap and trade legislation, accounting for almost one - third of the $ 144 million that EDF spent on climate change during the climate change during the period.

The Washington Times also happens to be closely tied to ALEC — a Koch Brothers - funded organization that promotes climate change denialism and subverts efforts to incentivize renewable energy.

This activity report provides an overview of country - led efforts on climate change adaptation supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership with financing from the GEF - managed Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA)climate change adaptation supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership with financing from the GEF - managed Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA) change adaptation supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership with financing from the GEF - managed Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA)Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA) Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA) funds.

(Sec. 479) Requires each state to prepare a natural resources adaptation plan detailing the state's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas in order to be eligible for funds under this subpart.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, «In the high - stakes conflict over U.S. climate - change policy, groups that deny or cast doubt on global warming brought in $ 7.2 million from 2003 to 2010... «Powerful funders are supporting the campaign to deny scientific findings about global warming,» reported Robert J. Brulle...» In the eighth paragraph, the Inquirer noted the response by James Taylor of the Heartland Institute, who observed that many of the groups «support other causes as well» and, in some cases, spend «less than 10 percent of their funding... on climate - related efforts.»

Donald Trump's presidency has climate scientists concerned about the implications for U.S. environmental policies, the worldwide effort to curb the impacts of climate change, and the ability of scientists to freely to continue their research, which can be insidiously undermined through funding cuts, gag orders, or punitive measures and retaliatory attacks against scientists who publicly discuss their research.

In addition to this effort, I authored the legislation creating the District's first Climate Change and Resiliency Commission; I led the fight to have the District's retirement and pension funds divest from carbon and fossil fuel investment holdings; I wrote several bills to expand opportunities for solar installation; and I led the effort to name 2018 as the Year of the Anacostia River to celebrate and bring attention to the river on the eastern half of our city.

According to research conducted and published by Drexel University sociologist Robert Brulle, Scaife's family fortune funded climate change denial efforts to the tune of $ 39.6 milliob between 2003 - 2010, about seven per cent of all the cash spent on the climate change counter movement.

-- In order to be eligible for funds under section 480, not later than 1 year after the development of a Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy required under section 476 each State shall prepare a State natural resources adaptation plan detailing the State's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas within the State's jurisdClimate Change Adaptation Strategy required under section 476 each State shall prepare a State natural resources adaptation plan detailing the State's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas within the State's jurisdiChange Adaptation Strategy required under section 476 each State shall prepare a State natural resources adaptation plan detailing the State's current and projected efforts to address the potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas within the State's jurisdclimate change and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas within the State's jurisdichange and ocean acidification on natural resources and coastal areas within the State's jurisdiction.

Another key finding: From 2003 to 2007, Koch Affiliated Foundations and the ExxonMobil Foundation were «heavily involved» in funding climate change denial efforts.

The groups are shifting their funding efforts away from carbon - based fuels amid growing international awareness of climate change.

3) «Climate Destruction Sponsors» — There are some extremely wealthy people, most of which have or have had substantial investments in fossil fuel extraction and sales who have funded climate science denial efforts by institutions such as the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Heartland Institute as a means of delaying action on climate Climate Destruction Sponsors» — There are some extremely wealthy people, most of which have or have had substantial investments in fossil fuel extraction and sales who have funded climate science denial efforts by institutions such as the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Heartland Institute as a means of delaying action on climate climate science denial efforts by institutions such as the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Heartland Institute as a means of delaying action on climate climate change.

The idea has since gained momentum as a wide range of interests, including the private sector, development experts, policymakers, and environmentalists, have embraced REDD as a means to fund forest conservation and poverty alleviation efforts to the tune of billions of dollars per year while, at the same time, fighting climate change.

Exxon chief Rex Tillerson says the company did not suppress knowledge of climate change, but he did not address the company's funding of denial efforts.

It also says the companies «orchestrated a campaign of deception and denial regarding climate change» by funding efforts to discredit the science on climate change even though their scientists had warned them of the risks and the role of fossil fuels in causing it.

The proposed budget, if enacted, would discontinue funding for the Clean Power Plan — the signature Obama administration effort to combat climate change by regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

But the company subsequently funded climate change denial and disinformation efforts to the tune of at least $ 31 million.

«It lies within our hands to make this Fund one that meets the challenges before us, and to achieve the ultimate objective of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and provide support to developing countries in their efforts to address climate change and its adverse effects,» Salceda said in a staClimate Change, and provide support to developing countries in their efforts to address climate change and its adverse effects,» Salceda said in a statChange, and provide support to developing countries in their efforts to address climate change and its adverse effects,» Salceda said in a staclimate change and its adverse effects,» Salceda said in a statchange and its adverse effects,» Salceda said in a statement.

«It would seem that Richard Muller has served as a useful foil for the Koch Brothers, allowing them to claim they have funded a real scientist looking into the basic science, while that scientist — Muller — props himself up by using the «Berkeley» imprimatur (U.C. Berkeley has not in any way sanctioned this effort) and appearing to accept the basic science, and goes out on the talk circuit, writing Op - Eds, etc. systematically downplaying the actual state of the science, dismissing key climate - change impacts and denying the degree of risk that climate change actually represents.

BILLUND, Denmark (7 June 2017)-- The LEGO Group is extending its partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), as part of efforts to reduce CO2 emissions in manufacturing and supply chain operations, and promote global action on climate change.

The Australian federal government's effort to levy a tax on carbon - dioxide emissions to battle supposed «climate change» is facing massive resistance from voters, despite a flurry of pro-carbon-tax propaganda and government - funded reports touting alleged benefits of the scheme while downplaying its harmful effects.

They also have the distinction of being one of the major players in efforts to fund and implement campaigns to deceive the public about climate change.

The new projections are likely to spur low - lying countries at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks to intensify their efforts for a new climate deal, and funds and policies to prepare for what could lieClimate Change (UNFCCC) talks to intensify their efforts for a new climate deal, and funds and policies to prepare for what could lieclimate deal, and funds and policies to prepare for what could lie ahead.

Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, attributes this decline to five factors: The economic collapse, a severe decrease in media coverage, weather events like «Snowmaggedon,» the efforts of the «denial industry» (the network of industry - funded think tanks and political advocacy groups that push skeptic views), and the «ClimateGate» debacle.

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Because much of the cost will be realized after the emissions occur, the funds would have to be invested in order to produce resources in the future to compensate or make the best of conditions then; this can be investment in infrastructure (aquaducts and flood water management planning) and such things as R&D for drought / flood resistant crops, efforts to save ecosystems (those parts that will survive the climate change, or otherwise planting trees, etc, where they will do well in the future, or otherwise reducing other stresses so that ecosystems will be more resilient to climate change)(remember that ecosystems provide us with ecosystem services), etc, and / or investment in the economy in general so that more resources will be available in the future to compensate for losses and pay for adaptation.

The roots of climate - change denial go deeper, because individuals» efforts have been bankrolled and directed by organizations that receive sustained support from foundations and funders known for their overall commitments to conservative causes.

Senators Edward Markey (D - MA), Barbara Boxer (D - CA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D - CT) asked each group for a list of all research projects they have funded over the past ten years «as well as support for other efforts related to climate change.»

Organizations that actively block efforts to address climate change are funded by a large network of conservative donors to the tune of nearly $ 1 billion a year, according to the first in - depth study into the dark money that fuels the denial effort.

Leading funding efforts for nonprofit organizations in the Seattle metropolitan area focused on environmental laws and climate change initiatives; writing government and foundation grant proposals, performing interviews to fulfill grant requirements, producing QA and progress reports, and successfully securing funds to accelerate organizations» missions.