Sentences with phrase «idea of addressing climate change»

The idea of addressing climate change threatens some people in the fossil fuel industry.

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The climate change guides provide ideas across a range of asset classes for investing to address climate change.

One of the new federal government's first major tasks will be to bring its ideas to address climate change to COP21, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris, climate change to COP21, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris, Fchange to COP21, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris, Climate Change Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris, FChange Conference, being held Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in Paris, France.

But «let's try not to make it so» is also a good idea, if those who do want a consensus to address climate change could challenge that trend: David Cameron has done so in making it a high profile issue and taking a clear line - but he has tended to tell us that this proves his party has changed, which means he underestimates how far he seems to be from convincing a rather large chunk of it.

The idea that climate behaves like a dynamical system addresses some of the key shortcomings of the conventional view of climate change — the view that looks at the planet as a whole, in terms of averages.

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At those talks, in Milan in 2003, Mr. Watson listed a variety of initiatives begun by states and communities, which he said were like «laboratories where new and creative ideas and methods can be applied and shared with others and inform federal policy — a truly bottom - up approach to addressing global climate change.»

This decision underscores our belief that these ideas are stepping stone concepts to the types of systemic change necessary to address climate change issues in the building industry with the increased use of sustainably harvested wood in building structures.

His talk, which was recorded and has been posted to the TEDx YouTube page, addressed the idea of climate scientists as «planetary physicians» who can provide the public with factual information and useful advice about human - caused climate change.

Lomborg has promoted the controversial idea of geo - engineering to address climate change.

The Maldives and Costa Rica are the first countries to adopt a carbon reduction goal more ambitious than that of Plan B. 5 Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP, describes climate neutrality as «an idea whose time has come, driven by the urgent need to address climate change but also the abundant economic opportunities emerging for those willing to embrace a transition to a Green Economy.»

Pointing out that these arguments lack substance — both warming and cooling is «evidence» for climate change — fails to address the real dynamic that drives them: a vacuum of political ideas.

A couple of years later Roberts landed a job at the liberal on - line publication Vox where he continues to promote the idea that solar and wind power is reliable and nuclear energy isn't needed to address climate change.

This conference will bring together representatives of local government, state agencies and concerned citizens to shares ideas on how to address very real issues, such as increased flooding and sea level rise, and safeguard our state from future climate change.

Such ideas are increasingly being discussed by western scientists and governments as a plan B for addressing climate change, with the new astronomer royal, Professor Sir Martin Rees, calling last week for such methods to buy time to develop sources of clean energy.

Listing a variety of initiatives begun by states and communities, Dr. Watson said they were like «laboratories where new and creative ideas and methods can be applied and shared with others and inform federal policy, a truly bottom - up approach to addressing global climate change.»

But Gingrich provides almost no detail on how he would implement these ideas, nor what makes him think they would they be sufficient to address the problem of climate change.

Last night, in his speech at the Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney seemed to mock the idea that President Obama wanted to address the issue of climate change.