Sentences with phrase «global climate agreement in»

Now here's a thought: if our leaders were able to leave the politics and vested interests aside for just seven days, we could come out of this week's meetings in Bonn and Brussels with across - the - board support for an international deal on HFCs and a meaningful EU emissions target, inspiring other countries around the world to raise their game and opening the way for an ambitious global climate agreement in 2015.

The companies expressed readiness to work with governments and civil society to make the global climate agreement in Paris happen, without which they warned «will result in greater risks and costs.»

It's essential to show that developed countries are keeping their commitments so developing countries know they have support for ambitious action when countries meet to forge a new global climate agreement in Paris this December.

-- Clarifying what this small group of countries can do to help forge a new global climate agreement in Copenhagen in December, — Working out specific partnerships to propel advances toward «transformational technologies» that could supply abundant energy to a growing human population without overheating the planet.

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«When countries adopted the historic Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise, they also recognized that achieving that goal would take broad - based global climate action in all sectors, public and private,» she said.

Separately, General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt wrote in a company blog post obtained by Politico that «we believe climate change should be addressed on a global basis through multi-national agreements, such as the Paris Agreement.»

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt did not confirm whether the United States would remain in the global climate change pact, under which nearly all countries agreed in 2015 to halt or curb their greenhouse gas emissions, even as the world's biggest emitter China reaffirmed its commitment to the agreement.

U.S. companies are still among the most ambitious in setting targets to combat global warming despite President Donald Trump's plans to quit the 195 - nation Paris climate agreement, a 2017 survey showed on Tuesday.

Third, governments worldwide forged an historic climate agreement in Paris that will drive the global phase - out of fossil fuel generation over decades — and increase the demand for the technologies that can replace it.

In 2015, when global nations came together to celebrate their commitment to climate action with the Paris Agreement, there was much reason...

«We applaud Shell's ambitious decision to take leadership in achieving the goals of the Paris climate agreement to limit global warming to well below 2.0 °C,» said founder Mark van Baal.

In November, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) will be held in Paris with the goal of finding a global agreement on combating climate changIn November, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) will be held in Paris with the goal of finding a global agreement on combating climate Climate Change Conference (COP21) will be held in Paris with the goal of finding a global agreement on combating climate changin Paris with the goal of finding a global agreement on combating climate climate change.

Pulling the same legal levers as those involved in its climate change investigation of ExxonMobil, the New York state attorney general's office obtained an agreement from coal giant Peabody Energy to end misleading statements and disclose risks associated with global warming.

By Linda Hasenfratz and Hal KvislePublished in the Hill Times - December 13, 2010 Despite clear signs of progress in building an international consensus, the outcome of the latest round of UN climate change negotiations in Cancun appears to have fallen short of the target: a clear and comprehensive plan to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.Many of the most contentious issues remain unresolved, including whether to incorporate the negotiators» goals in a legally binding agreement and how...

Over the course of our conversations, I came to see Obama as a president who has grown steadily more fatalistic about the constraints on America's ability to direct global events, even as he has, late in his presidency, accumulated a set of potentially historic foreign - policy achievements — controversial, provisional achievements, to be sure, but achievements nonetheless: the opening to Cuba, the Paris climate - change accord, the Trans - Pacific Partnership trade agreement, and, of course, the Iran nuclear deal.

And, of course, those commitments and associated domestic measures are just Canada's means to achieve the ends of contributing to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions to a level that avoids the dangerous climate change, the shared goal set out in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and reiterated in the Paris Agrclimate change, the shared goal set out in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and reiterated in the Paris AgrClimate Change and reiterated in the Paris Agreement.

Paul Cook from Tearfund added: «This is a disappointing statement on climate change that does not go far enough in outlining how the G7 plans to meet the agreement to keep global warming well below 2 °C made in Paris to tackle climate change.

In 2015, 195 nations signed onto the agreement to limit emissions and work together to fight global warming and climate change.

As world leaders prepare to head to the climate conference (COP21) in Paris, Paul, Mary and Stella McCartney have written to David Cameron urging him to include meat reduction in the new global climate agreement.

Global dairy and meat production and consumption must be cut in half by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change and keep the Paris Agreement on track, according to a new Greenpeace report.

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 saiIn 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 saiin 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 saiin condemning President Trump's retreat from the Paris Agreement and reaffirm our commitment to the global community fighting climate change,» he said.

But a new chapter in the international climate change negotiations begins this year — and could be a unique moment in efforts to craft international agreement on how the world will collectively attempt to slow global climate change.

In a break with all but two nations across the world, President Donald Trump announced today that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, a historic agreement to lessen the country's carbon footprint in an attempt to fight the global effects of climate changIn a break with all but two nations across the world, President Donald Trump announced today that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, a historic agreement to lessen the country's carbon footprint in an attempt to fight the global effects of climate changin an attempt to fight the global effects of climate change.

As we approach the global climate negotiations in Paris in just over a week, actions by state governments like New York State provide essential momentum toward a strong and effective agreement.»

President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change could result in a global leadership void and empower China in the process, the world's largest polluter ahead of the U.S.

«World leaders will be coming to New York in April to sign the global agreement on climate change,» wrote Executive Director Peter Iwanowicz.

At 9 a.m., state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli attends the 2018 Investor Summit on Climate Risk: Capturing the Global Investment Opportunity in the Paris climate agreement, Millennium Hilton, Manhattan Room, 1 United Nations Plaza, ManClimate Risk: Capturing the Global Investment Opportunity in the Paris climate agreement, Millennium Hilton, Manhattan Room, 1 United Nations Plaza, Manclimate agreement, Millennium Hilton, Manhattan Room, 1 United Nations Plaza, Manhattan.

It would be recalled that while signing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the sidelines of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2016, President Buhari had said it «demonstrated Nigeria's commitment to global efforts to reverse the effects of the negative trend.»

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the united effort to address the effects of climate change, in 2015 the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCC met in Paris, France and entered into a historic agreement in which 195 nations, including the United States, were signatories and agreed to determine their own target contribution to mitigate climate change by holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, among other terms (the «Paris Agreementagreement in which 195 nations, including the United States, were signatories and agreed to determine their own target contribution to mitigate climate change by holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, among other terms (the «Paris AgreementAgreement»);

A huge shift towards renewables and the clean economy is needed if we are going to bring down consumer bills in the long - term and take seriously our need to tackle climate change, honouring our commitment to the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.

«Northern domination of science globally relevant to climate change policy and practice and lack of research led by Southern researchers in Southern countries may hinder development and implementation of bottom - up global agreements and nationally appropriate actions in Southern countries,» they write.

Climate change is yet another science - based global challenge requiring the best efforts of scientists worldwide — a point that ExxonMobil seemed to acknowledge in a statement that described the historic Paris climate agreement as «an important step forward.Climate change is yet another science - based global challenge requiring the best efforts of scientists worldwide — a point that ExxonMobil seemed to acknowledge in a statement that described the historic Paris climate agreement as «an important step forward.climate agreement as «an important step forward.»

«This Agreement, in enhancing the implementation of the [2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change], including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by: (a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change; (b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and (c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate - resilient develClimate Change], including its objective, aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by: (a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change; (b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and (c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate - resilient develclimate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, including by: (a) Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change; (b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and (c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate - resilient develclimate change; (b) Increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and (c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate - resilient develclimate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and (c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate - resilient develclimate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and (c) Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate - resilient develclimate - resilient development.

From climate campaigners to high - level diplomats, those who are committed to fighting global warming say making a strong agreement in Paris next year that radically reduces levels of greenhouse gas emissions is critical.

Regarding climate change, the U.S. and Brazil are important players in the global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reach a successful agreement in Paris this December.»

On Dec. 12, 2015, the 21st Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change approved the Paris Agreement committing 195 nations of the world to «holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above preindustrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C.»

The Bulletin panel found that despite hopes of global agreements about nuclear weapons, nuclear power and climate change in 2010, little progress has been made.

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.

Published today in the journal Nature Geoscience, the paper concludes that limiting the increase in global average temperatures above pre-industrial levels to 1.5 °C, the goal of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, is not yet geophysically impossible, but likely requires more ambitious emission reductions than those pledged so far.

It has been suggested that climate engineering could be used to postpone cuts to greenhouse gas emissions while still achieving the objectives of limiting global warming to under 2 degrees, as set in the Paris Climate Agrclimate engineering could be used to postpone cuts to greenhouse gas emissions while still achieving the objectives of limiting global warming to under 2 degrees, as set in the Paris Climate AgrClimate Agreement.

The lower bound of the study is an important benchmark worldwide; in 2015, the international Paris Climate Agreement set a global target of constraining warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

In fact, the mitigation pledges collected under the ongoing Cancun Agreements, conceived during the 2010 climate talks, would lead to global average temperature rise of more than 2 degrees Celsius, according to multiple analyses — and may not lead to a peaking of greenhouse gas emissions this decade required to meet that goal.

Nuclear energy supporters, renewable power purists and all flavors of environmental activists in between gathered in Paris last December and applauded as world leaders inked a global agreement to combat climate change, the fruit of 20 years of fraught negotiation.

The risk assessment stems from the objective stated in the 2015 Paris Agreement regarding climate change that society keep average global temperatures «well below» a 2 °C (3.6 °F) increase from what they were before the Industrial Revolution.

As countries prepare to finalize a climate agreement in Paris this coming December, global leaders like the United States and the European Union are releasing intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs), country specific action plans that outline how they intend to reduce global warming emissions.

In November, the Paris Climate Agreement goes into effect to reduce global carbon emissions.

THE 20th round of climate talks in Peru's capital city Lima this month are seen as a crucial step towards reaching a global agreement in Paris in 2015.

President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping struck a historic climate change agreement in Beijing last night, vowing that the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases will each undertake steep cuts in the coming decade and will work together toward a new global deal.

Results of a new study by researchers at the Northeast Climate Science Center (NECSC) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that temperatures across the northeastern United States will increase much faster than the global average, so that the 2 - degrees Celsius warming target adopted in the recent Paris Agreement on climate change will be reached about 20 years earlier for this part of the U.S. compared to the world as aClimate Science Center (NECSC) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that temperatures across the northeastern United States will increase much faster than the global average, so that the 2 - degrees Celsius warming target adopted in the recent Paris Agreement on climate change will be reached about 20 years earlier for this part of the U.S. compared to the world as aclimate change will be reached about 20 years earlier for this part of the U.S. compared to the world as a whole.

She called on all leaders attending the UN Climate Summit in New York to «use this historic opportunity to inject momentum into the global climate negotiations, and work to secure an ambitious global agreement in 2015&Climate Summit in New York to «use this historic opportunity to inject momentum into the global climate negotiations, and work to secure an ambitious global agreement in 2015&climate negotiations, and work to secure an ambitious global agreement in 2015».