Sentences with phrase «government over climate policy»

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Soon after the delay to the decision was announced by Hoon last Christmas, the Miliband and Benn camps both contacted the Institute for Public Policy Research, over a pamphlet by Simon Retallack, the IPPR's head of climate change, arguing that the third runway should not go ahead unless the government required aircraft using it to meet the aviation industry's own targets to cut carbon dioxide emissions and noise in new aircraft by 50 % and nitrogen oxides by 80 % by 2020.

Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies would slash global carbon emission by 20 percent and raise government revenue by 2.9 trillion, well over the funds needed for intelligent policy and action on climate adaptation.»

June 14, 2017 (Chicago)- Educators for Excellence - Chicago (E4E - Chicago), a teacher - led organization, released its policy paper, «Sounding the Alarm: Building the Climate and Culture our Students Need,» at an event that brought together over 150 Chicago educators and representatives from health care, criminal justice, education and city and state government to explore how Chicagoans can better support students struggling with issues such as citywide violence, food instability and homelessness.

However, it is not hard to see that some of those who have attempted to perpetrate this tale about man - made global warming are more interested in climate change as a way of increasing the power of government over all of our lives instead of implementing a sensible energy policy.

However, it is not hard to see that some of those who have attempted to perpetrate the concept of man - made global warming are more interested in climate change as a way of increasing the power of government over all of our lives instead of implementing a sensible energy policy.

These other factors include the economy, confusion over colder weather and other perceptual biases, general distrust of government, climate policies such as cap and trade that are not easily sold as effective or in line with public values, the absence of White House leadership on the issue, institutional barriers in Congress and at the international level, and the continued communication and policy missteps of some scientists and environmental advocates.

His view accords with that of a growing number of scientists concerned about the pursuit of «intensely political» areas of science, such as the debate over climate change, amid fears that views contrary to government policy were unwelcome.

This senseless name calling of the scientists on both sides of the political fence, and infighting over the details of the amount of the sensitivity of the climate will soon come to an end, as the experiment on the Earth is continued with out any possible controls by the IPCC policy makers, who only want it to proceed as is, with ADDITIONAL FUNDS taken from taxes paid by the developed world, to hasten to transfer of wealth to the third world, while weakening the Western government systems through self imposed bankruptcy.

154 Australian scientists demand climate policy that matches the science «While the Paris Agreement remains unbinding and global warming has received minimal attention in the recent elections, governments worldwide are presiding over a large - scale demise of the planetary ecosystems, which threatens to leave large parts of Earth uninhabitable.

For instance, opponents of US government action on climate change have for over 30 years predominantly argued against proposed policies on two grounds.

Niklas Höhne of NewClimate Institute said: «Over the last year, governments have made substantial steps in improving climate policies, and this has had a discernible effect on global emissions projections.

The Turnbull government is still tying itself in knots over the future of coal, as literally decades of policy turmoil on climate and energy continue to roll on.

Such a transition would save $ 1.8 trillion over the next two decades, says a study by the Climate Policy Initiative, which also found that governments and taxpayers will bear the greatest financial risk if fossil fuel reserves are stranded underground.

On the occasion of the Friends of the Earth International days of action for climate justice, activists from Center for the Environment / Friends of the Earth Bosnia & Herzegovina gathered in front of the Republika Srpska government building to show clearly what the country can expect over the next 30 years if the government continues to pursue a policy of investing in fossil fuels.

Drawing on case studies of past environmental debates such as those over acid rain and ozone depletion, science policy experts Roger Pielke Jr. and Daniel Sarewitz argue that once next generation technologies are available that make meaningful action on climate change lower - cost, then much of the argument politically over scientific uncertainty is likely to diminish.26 Similarly, research by Yale University's Dan Kahan and colleagues suggest that building political consensus on climate change will depend heavily on advocates for action calling attention to a diverse mix of options, with some actions such as tax incentives for nuclear energy, government support for clean energy research, or actions to protect cities and communities against climate risks, more likely to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans.

Over the past three years governments have actually progressed in a slow but steady manner in constructing the international policy response to climate.

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We also explained that for over 30 years, proponents of action on climate change mostly focused on responding to the arguments made by opponents of climate change that government action on climate change was unjustifiable due to scientific uncertainty and high costs of proposed climate policies.

As outlined over the past decade in articles at Science and Nature, and in reports such as the Hartwell paper and Climate Pragmatism, various experts have argued that political success will only come by pursuing a diverse portfolio of policy solutions and technologies, implemented across levels of government and through the private and nonprofit sectors.

Rather than attempting to please every left constituency, Bauman believes, climate policy should sidestep perennial battles over, say, the size of government.

A combination of fanatical green activists and wealthy crony - capitalists has produced a strong influence over the Obama administration and its climate policies / regulations... Democrats in Congress have also been bought off... unfortunately for the American public, these corrupting motivations lead the government and bureaucrats down policy paths that ignore climate history and its science...

The IPCC estimates, over time, the economic impact of governments implementing climate policy could add up to between three and 11 per cent of «global consumption» — an economic unit similar to GDP.

But of course, the American government has failed to implement climate policies over the past two decades.

Climate policy is not a goal of Marxism / socialism, but rather is a propaganda means to the end game when self - rule is over and the government controls all energy use.

Driven by frustration over the laggard climate change policies of North American federal governments, the WCI led by California envisioned a «cap and trade» system setting strict limits on the emissions of the biggest polluters.

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23 Dec: ABC AM: Climate Change Authority casts doubt on emissions reduction fund's long term effectiveness SIMON SANTOW: The Federal Government's under renewed pressure over the centrepiece of its Direct Action climate policy — the $ 2.5 billion emissions reduction fundClimate Change Authority casts doubt on emissions reduction fund's long term effectiveness SIMON SANTOW: The Federal Government's under renewed pressure over the centrepiece of its Direct Action climate policy — the $ 2.5 billion emissions reduction fundclimate policy — the $ 2.5 billion emissions reduction fund (ERF).

While scientists should not be saying: «Here is what your government's climate change policy should be» they should definitely be saying: «Here are the plausible consequences of the policy you are pursuing now, and they don't match with the outcomes you say you want to achieve (like avoiding over 2 °C of temperature increase)».