Sentences with phrase «give global policymakers»

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A federal report strengthens global climate change findings, giving policymakers evidence to develop responses, said Rush Holt, CEO of AAAS.

But policymakers still express doubt that such measures are even necessary, given what they claim is a tenuous link between human activity and global warming.

Many policymakers believe that teaching is an algorithmic task and that if we give teachers the «right» tools, tell them how to use those tools, offer them rewards for doing what they are told, and rigorously assess their compliance, then those teachers will produce the kind of products that the nation needs to be competitive in the global marketplace.

Policymakers are only too happy to substitute answers for insights, though, and are given to report that «we know» the human contribution to global warming when, of course, we know no such thing.

Policymakers should carefully consider the timescales that are relevant to GHG mitigation efforts, especially given the recent international push to maintain average global temperatures within 1.5 — 2 °C of the pre-industrial mean (Fearnside 2015).

Given that the quote - mined excerpts from the stolen e-mails contain nothing that challenges the robustness and validity of the veritable mountain of scientific evidence that underpins man - made global warming, its timing and content (or more accurately, lack thereof) strongly suggest this is yet another desperate attempt to influence public opinion and distract the policymakers attending the Durban conference.

Given that many of Tech: NYC's members are embroiled in big questions of their own about their power over global markets, policymakers here might hope the regulatory environment it seeks to promote isn't one that simply signs big checks over to the tech industry no questions asked.