Listen to Encyclopedia of Life's One Species at a Time podcast about the Red Lantern Jellyfish, found about 800 meters below the sea surface, to learn more about how ocean life at various depths is interconnected and how it is being
impacted by a changing climate.
Through this argument, one can see that India is walking a tightrope between the twin challenges of ending energy poverty for its 400 million citizens living without electricity access while balancing the needs of the hundreds of millions more who will be
impacted by a changing climate.
Not exact matches
The future of global commerce will be affected
by the
impact of
climate change, disruptive innovations and other game changers.
Adani Group, controlled
by the billionaire Gautam Adani, said it will now plan to finance the vast Carmichael coal project on its own, but the company faces an uphill struggle as both governments and major banks adopt a harder line towards new coal projects, citing the
impact of coal - fired power on
climate change.
So while the
impact on
Climate Change of the electric car may not be all its visionaries claim, the alternative of a world powered
by coal and oil is — particularly for the populations of China's and India's cities — unthinkable.
The report comes as the reef, considered one of the most vulnerable places in the world to the
impacts of
climate change, is at risk of having its status downgraded
by the UN cultural organization UNESCO to «world heritage in danger».
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or
climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused
by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the
impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
An article published this week in Nature
Climate Change (article via Nature paywall) is making the rounds of the headlines because it makes some pretty bold claims — namely that the US State Department under - estimated the emissions
impact of the Keystone XL pipeline
by up to a factor of four.
Zooming in on
climate change, Proxy Preview highlights one new shareholder proposal «that raises questions about transporting oil and gas
by train and several taking up different angles on deforestation that connect ecological and human rights
impacts.»
The US Global
Change Research Program is required by statute to produce the comprehensive National Climate Assessment report on climate change impacts on the United States every four
Change Research Program is required
by statute to produce the comprehensive National
Climate Assessment report on climate change impacts on the United States every four
Climate Assessment report on
climate change impacts on the United States every four
climate change impacts on the United States every four
change impacts on the United States every four years.
A new federal infrastructure package presents a critical opportunity to strengthen America's infrastructure against the growing risks posed
by extreme weather and other
impacts of
climate change.
We can expect NDP cabinet ministers to boast about achieving the approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans - Mountain Pipeline expansion and Environment & Parks Minister Shannon Phillips to release further details of the plan to address
Climate Change, including government support for communities
impacted by the phase out of dirty coal - fired power plants.
«While there are small marginal groups within evangelical Christianity who are often quoted in the press in opposition to
climate change action, almost all major global evangelical bodies including the Lausanne Movement have declared their commitment to care for God's creation and to serve the poor affected
by climate change impacts.»
He was credited
by the UN's Christiana Figures as having a «major
impact» on the process to agree the world's landmark deal on
climate change.
«We are calling for justice for all those
impacted by climate change now and in the future, and for an ambitious outcome at next year's
climate talks in Paris.
«The world's poorest, who least deserve it, are hit hard
by the life and death
impacts of a
changing climate, unstable seasons and a natural world out of balance.
The Association of Producers of Steel for Packaging (Apeal) has confirmed that the
impact on
climate change of the average unit of steel packaging was reduced
by 32 % during 2000 to 2013.
«We are really
impacted by climate change,» Figueroa says.
As no one can really tell when or where the
impacts of
climate change will hit, aside from identifying
climate tolerant varieties farmers are also using nature's strength
by relying on diversity.
The technologies — which can repay the cost of their installation in as little as two years — will be explained
by Mr Bambridge, who has decades of experience in assisting organisations manage energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and the
impacts of
climate change.
The
impacts of
climate change will be countered
by greater investment in Research and Development to boost productivity and international food production and processing competitiveness.
IRRI's work in India is supported
by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for
Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).
This proposed legislation would help prepare Massachusetts for the
impacts of
climate change by identifying where we are most vulnerable and taking measures to protect public health, public safety, and the economy.
Mass Audubon supports the passage of An Act establishing a comprehensive adaptation management plan in response to
climate change, which prepares Massachusetts for the
impacts of
climate change by identifying where we are most vulnerable and taking measures to protect public health, public safety and the economy.
LINCOLN, MA — Mass Audubon, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and LandVest, has developed a web - based interactive map to assist the Massachusetts land conservation community and state and municipal environmental planners in identifying parcels best suited to meet land protection goals as birds, other animals and plants, and the habitats they depend upon are
impacted by climate change.
In this program, students define
climate, discover carbon's role in
climate change by becoming a carbon molecule, explore the possible outcomes of
climate change, and brainstorm ways to positively
impact their environment.
Mass Audubon, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and LandVest, has developed a web - based interactive map to assist the Massachusetts land conservation community and state and municipal environmental planners in identifying parcels best suited to meet land protection goals as birds, other animals and plants, and the habitats they depend upon are
impacted by climate change.
«And it's important to note that hibernating animals such as groundhogs may be
impacted by the growing effects of
climate change.
New York must finish the job,
by fully implementing DERA to protect public health — particularly children in highly -
impacted communities — and advance the state's
climate change agenda.
We could make a bold commitment to invest in renewable energy, one that will get us off fossil fuels completely and provide tens of thousands of new jobs — especially in the communities most
impacted by pollution and
climate change.
However, rising water scarcity — made worse
by climate change — could
impact the Indian manufacturing sector's future ability to meet Chinese consumer demand.
The panel is expected to discuss topics ranging from the
impact of
climate change on New Yorkers» health, the increase in extreme weather such as heightened flood risk, and recent efforts
by the state to respond.
«
Climate change is a serious problem already
impacting New Yorkers across the state, but far too often has been put on the back - burner or even denied
by the Senate Majority,» said Squadron, who chairs the panel.
The CCPA is a landmark piece of legislation that would put New York at the forefront of the fight against
climate change by creating individualized plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and direct energy funding to communities like the 20th state senate district that are most
impacted by climate change.
The terrible environmental and human
impact of a nuclear disaster is overshadowed
by the
impact of fossil fuels,
climate change and natural disasters.
«Given that the leading cause of power outages is extreme weather — which is exacerbated
by climate change — the Trump administration's head - in - the - sand approach would actually undermine grid resiliency and reliability while promoting
climate change and its catastrophic
impacts,» he said.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office on Thursday continued to question the legitimacy of a review
by House Republicans into an investigation over whether ExxonMobile understated the
impact of
climate change.
David Cameron betrayed anxiety about the coincidence — and its
impact on potential Ukip supporters opposed to overseas aid or sceptical of
climate change —
by refusing to say how much Britain is likely to offer and stressing the funding would come from existing government funds.
Government needs to be constantly reminded that research has already shown clearly that
impacts of
climate change will intensify in northern Ghana with temperature increasing
by 2OC
by the year 2030.
Regrettably, this same government in this very month of August is authorizing the cutting down of the same rosewood trees in the part of the country that has livelihoods seriously threatened
by the harsh
impacts of
climate change.
We wish to conclude
by urging government to, as a matter of urgency stop all these companies from further logging of the rosewood trees in northern Ghana that is already grabbling with desertification and other
climate change impacts.
Gibson's resolution gained national attention when he introduced it in September on the eve of a U.S. visit
by Pope Francis, who has warned that
climate change will have a greater
impact on the poor and vulnerable.
Climate change is having a dramatic
impact on Earth's biodiversity,
by causing rapid fluctuations in temperature and precipitation that alter species» environments.
«Projecting Health
Impacts of
Climate Change: Embracing an Uncertain Future»
by Howard H. Chang, associate professor in the department of biostatistics and bioinformatics at Emory University; Stefanie Ebelt Sarnat, associate professor in the department of environmental health at Emory University; and Yang Liu, associate professor in the department of environmental health at Emory University.
«Ecological
Impacts of
Climate Change: The Importance of Temporal and Spatial Synchrony»
by Christopher K. Wilke, Curators» Distinguished Professor of Statistics at the University of Missouri
Kirstin Dow puts her research into action
by convening local and regional decision - makers and community members to jointly explore solutions to
climate change impacts.
«Rather than trying to assess the probability of an extreme event occurring, a group of researchers suggest viewing the event as a given and assessing to which degree
changes in the thermodynamic state (which we know has been influenced
by climate change) altered the severity of the
impact of the event,» notes Dorit Hammerling, section leader for statistics and data science at the Institute for Mathematics Applied to Geosciences, National Center for Atmospheric Research.
When combined with overfishing,
climate change, fertilizer runoff — induced dead zones and other human
impacts on ocean fishes, a watery evolutionary stage has been set for a jellyfish takeover — dubbed the «gelatinous ocean»
by some scientists.
«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 devel
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 develo
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 devel
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 develo
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 devel
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 develo
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 devel
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 develo
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 devel
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 devel
climate - resilient development.
«Logistically, negotiations on the agreement's detailed rules will likely take another year or two to finalize, and all countries will need to raise the ambition of their commitments under the agreement if we're to avoid the worst
impacts of
climate change and reach a goal of net - zero global warming emissions
by midcentury,» said Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists.