Sentences with phrase «future climate change agreement»

One of the areas of significant interest to Australia is the treatment of the land use, land - use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector in a future climate change agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Peru's Environment Minister, Manuel Pulgar - Vidal, who will preside over the UN climate change talks in Lima in December, said that forestry should be at the core of any future climate change agreement.

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President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement puts future generations at risk and leaves the nation without a plan to mitigate the impact of climate change on society, said Rush Holt, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, on June...

Several of these are expected to «go dark» in the next two years, robbing scientists of critical data needed for monitoring climate change and verifying international agreements, just as a critical mass of global players is agreeing that such agreements are essential to the future health of the world's people and economies.

Hydrogen is «a highly flexible energy vector and energy carrier capable of serving as a weapon against climate change in a future, integrated multi-sector energy system,» said Mary - Rose de Valladares, manager of the International Energy Administration Hydrogen Implementing Agreement, which is developing a comprehensive road map on the production and utilization of hydrogen due for release early next year.

It explores a number of different climate change futures — from a no - emissions - cuts case in which global mean temperatures rise by 4.5 °C, to a 2 °C rise, the upper limit for temperature in the Paris Agreement.

Indeed, as India's contribution to a new global climate change agreement in Paris in December makes clear, «coal will continue to dominate power generation in [the] future.»

The Kyoto Protocol is seen as an important first step towards a truly global emission reduction regime that will stabilize GHG emissions, and can provide the architecture for the future international agreement on climate change.

The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference led to a historic agreement, in which 195 nations promised to reduce future greenhouse gas emissions.

Such research is needed for understanding future changes in cyclones and avoided impacts if we follow the Paris Agreement on climate change, rather than current, high greenhouse gas emission pathways.»

An historic agreement to combat climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future was agreed by 195 nations in Paris today.

195 Nations Set Path to Keep Temperature Rise Well Below 2 Degrees Celsius An historic agreement to combat climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future was agreed by 195 nations in Paris today.

The event was held in Cancun, Mexico, and although there were no giant leaps made, the members left feeling more confident that they can work together in the future and eventually come to a binding global agreement on climate change.

If we as a society are able to significantly reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases (especially carbon dioxide) to the levels identified in Oregon's statewide goals and the global Paris climate agreement, we can reduce the amount and speed of future climate change and its associated impacts.

Following the signing of the Paris Agreement in December 2015, a targeted focus has emerged within the scientific community to better understand how changes to the global climate system will evolve in response to specific thresholds of future global mean warming, such as 1.5 ◦ C or 2 ◦ C above «pre-industrial levels».

The threat of continued climate change is so urgent, more than 170 world leaders have signed the Paris climate agreement to dramatically cut their greenhouse gas emissions in the future and transition towards a clean energy economy.

The role of the United States as a climate leader is also at stake, with an uncertain future for the Clean Power Plan, U.S. commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the country's ability to meet its national target to reduce emissions 26 - 28 percent by 2025.

Requires the President to enter into an agreement with the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to: (1) evaluate the utility to state, local, and regional decision makers of each Plan and of the anticipated and actual information outputs of the Program for development of state, local, and regional policies to reduce vulnerability to global change; and (2) recommend priorities for future global and regional climate change research and assessment.

Agriculture and other rural activities must be integrated in future international policy agreements on climate change.

Requires the President to enter into an agreement with NAS to: (1) evaluate the scientific content of the Plan; and (2) recommend priorities for future global and regional climate change research and assessment.

As Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Christiana Figueres said, «The Paris Agreement... sends a powerful signal to the many thousands of cities, regions, businesses, and citizens across the world already committed to climate action that their vision of a low - carbon, resilient future is now the chosen course for humanity this century.Climate Change Christiana Figueres said, «The Paris Agreement... sends a powerful signal to the many thousands of cities, regions, businesses, and citizens across the world already committed to climate action that their vision of a low - carbon, resilient future is now the chosen course for humanity this century.climate action that their vision of a low - carbon, resilient future is now the chosen course for humanity this century.»

A general agreement that IF this trend continues for another «X» years despite continued increase of GHG concentrations, there will be enough evidence in the red column to seriously question the ability of the GCMs cited by IPCC: a) to correctly assess human attribution of past climate change b) to estimate climate sensitivity c) to make meaningful projections of future climate changes due to AGW

Thursday, November 16th 12:00 - 13:00 Fiji Dome A conversation with Todd Stern, former Special Envoy for Climate Change in the Obama Administration and Sue Biniaz, the former principal legal advisor on the climate negotiations for the United States, who will discuss the future of the Paris AgrClimate Change in the Obama Administration and Sue Biniaz, the former principal legal advisor on the climate negotiations for the United States, who will discuss the future of the Paris Agrclimate negotiations for the United States, who will discuss the future of the Paris Agreement.

White House and Climate Change Science Program officials have never offered an honest public explanation of why the terms of that dismissal would have legally required (as distinct from an unofficial, secret political agreement) that the White House and the federal agencies suppress a taxpayer - funded, scientifically based assessment sponsored by the federal global change research program, even for purposes of using it as a scientific document or in program planning for research and future assessChange Science Program officials have never offered an honest public explanation of why the terms of that dismissal would have legally required (as distinct from an unofficial, secret political agreement) that the White House and the federal agencies suppress a taxpayer - funded, scientifically based assessment sponsored by the federal global change research program, even for purposes of using it as a scientific document or in program planning for research and future assesschange research program, even for purposes of using it as a scientific document or in program planning for research and future assessments.

Under these conditions, in regions, states, and cities it will not only be easier to gain public support from across the political and cultural spectrum, but it will also give members of Congress and future presidents, if they can be pressured into returning to the business of governing, more options by which to reach agreement on actions that address climate change.27

Having nearly all parties to the Paris Agreement sign it last Earth Day was a critical move that shows how countries are able to work together to reduce the impact of climate change and achieve a sustainable future for the next generation.

But despite the change in the political calculus, the constitutional tension over states» rights could have far - reaching consequences for both the Paris Agreement and any future climate change accords.

In accordance with an agreement reached with the US in late 2014, and in line with pledges made at the recent Paris summit on climate change, China aims to radically cut back on coal use in future.

If an ambitious agreement is not reached urgently to tackle the grave threat posed by climate change, it would be seen by future generations as a «massive collective moral failure», according to US secretary of state John Kerry.

Yet the disastrous Kyoto story is repeating itself; adherence to Paris has become a totem of global determination to tackle climate change while the agreement seems purpose - built to prevent the very economic sophistication on which any low - carbon future depends.»

The Cancun Agreements, the most recent product of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, set the groundwork for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of mitigation efforts agreed to in future global climate trClimate Change, set the groundwork for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of mitigation efforts agreed to in future global climate trclimate treaties.

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And most recently, the White House announced that 81 companies representing more than $ 3 trillion in annual revenue signed the American Business Act on Climate Pledge «to demonstrate their support for action on climate change and the conclusion of a climate change agreement in Paris that takes a strong step forward toward a low - carbon, sustainable future.Climate Pledge «to demonstrate their support for action on climate change and the conclusion of a climate change agreement in Paris that takes a strong step forward toward a low - carbon, sustainable future.climate change and the conclusion of a climate change agreement in Paris that takes a strong step forward toward a low - carbon, sustainable future.climate change agreement in Paris that takes a strong step forward toward a low - carbon, sustainable future.»

Since the Paris agreement foresees stricter measures over time, Thailand Electricity Security Assessment 2016 urges Thailand to ensure that the plan is kept consistent with future climate change obligations as well as local pollution reduction.

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The literature on climate change contains a large number of proposals on possible future international agreements.

It's a bipartisan agreement between four counties in southeast Florida that have accepted climate change, and are dealing with the impacts, and are trying to minimize them moving into the future.

Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon himself is calling on people around the world to add their voices to the petition demanding a fair and effective climate change agreement: Climate Deal Smart Investment for the Future Calling efforts to combat climate change some of the «smartest possible investments we can make in our future,» the Secretary - General raised the call to climate change agreement: Climate Deal Smart Investment for the Future Calling efforts to combat climate change some of the «smartest possible investments we can make in our future,» the Secretary - General raised the call to Climate Deal Smart Investment for the Future Calling efforts to combat climate change some of the «smartest possible investments we can make in our future,» the Secretary - General raised the call to aFuture Calling efforts to combat climate change some of the «smartest possible investments we can make in our future,» the Secretary - General raised the call to climate change some of the «smartest possible investments we can make in our future,» the Secretary - General raised the call to afuture,» the Secretary - General raised the call to action,

Copenhagen conference fails to negotiate binding agreements: end of hopes of avoiding dangerous future climate change.

Exiting the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been championed by conservatives who want to make sure a future president can't simply rejoin the Paris agreement, which 147 countries signed onto in 2016.

In addition, as Lee and Kelly also document, the Senate agreed to ratify the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) only on condition that future agreements containing emission - reduction targets and timetables be submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent.

Our Shared and Common Future (screened at events in the lead up to the signing of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement)